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Google has released a new search app called Go in 26 African countries that would allow users to search the web faster, even with slow Internet connections. It will partner with pan-African wireless carriers such as MTN Group Ltd. and Vodacom Group Ltd. to preload the app on some of their low-end devices. The internet

From 2016 onwards, WhatsApp has emerged as one of the fastest growing networking apps as well as a media platform in Africa. For most Africans, WhatsApp is their main social media platform, overtaking even Facebook. According to recent reports, more people in Africa use WhatsApp, not Facebook, to communicate with each other and share information.

Western Union has been providing fast, reliable and convenient money transfer services in Ivory Coast since 1995 ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 9, 2018, Western Union (www.WesternUnion.com), a leader in global cross-border, cross-currency money movement, announced today the opening of an office in Ivory Coast, reinforcing the company’s on-going commitment to service excellence by getting even

From 2016 onwards, WhatsApp has emerged as one of the fastest growing networking apps as well as a media platform in Africa. For most Africans, WhatsApp is their main social media platform, overtaking even Facebook. According to recent reports, more people in Africa use WhatsApp, not Facebook, to communicate with each other and share information.

President Museveni has promised to allot 27 square miles of land in Mbarara District to a United Arab Emirates investor to set up model farm in the country. The investor, Dr Ahmad Eltigani Al Mansouri, will bring in new technology to fertilise cows that produce high milk, according to a press release from State House.

South Africa ranks highest in Africa with respect to the use of mobile applications. They are followed by Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda respectively. According to internet company, Opera, a third of South Africa’s population used mobile applications, followed by 31% in Ghana, 28% in Nigeria, 19% in Kenya and 18% in Uganda. This was

Nigeria has launched an online system aimed at enabling business executives to apply for a visa online and collect it on arrival 48 hours later. The move to ease visa rules in the West African country follows complaints from foreign executives that obstructive embassy officials made it difficult to enter the country. Under the new

Alphabet Inc’s Google aims to train 10 million people in Africa in online skills over the next five years in an effort to make them more employable, its chief executive said on Thursday. The U.S. technology giant also hopes to train 100,000 software developers in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, a company spokeswoman said. Google’s

Parts of Africa continues to suffer frequent internet outages for different reasons. Firstly, there are political compulsions – which are designed by the political elute especially during elections. Prime examples of this are Congo, Uganda, Chad and The Gambia which went suffered internet blackouts in 2016 die to political instability in these countries. When Cameroonians

Mobile phone utility is on the rise in Africa, but charging devices can be a struggle, especially in areas with limited access to electricity. Some entrepreneurs have rekindled hopes of millions of people in Rwanda by coming up with solar smart kiosk that serves different purposes like charging phones, internet browsing and mobile money transfer.

Investors dumped Zimbabwe stocks since the military seized power in the country on November 15 making the stock market to shed nearly a third of its value in a week. For a while, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange looked unstoppable. A record-breaking bull run, fueled by inflation-weary investors seeking refuge in stocks, propelled the market to

Senegal is all set to inaugurate a new international airport, the Blaise Diagne International Airport on December 7, 2017 with the aim of easing congestion in the capital, Dakar, where the West African nation’s biggest airport is based. Blaise Diagne International (AIBD) will have initial capacity for three million passengers per year, rising to 10

Asmara, the capital of Eritrea has started using solar energy to power street lights. Under the first phase of a plan to ensure street lights rely on solar energy, 10 kilometers of road have so far been connected, informed Yemane Ghebre Meskel, Eritrea’s Minister of Information. The main areas in Asmar using solar street lights

President Yoweri Museveni is in Dubai to attend the 4th Global Business Forum on Africa – a series, held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai was launched by the Dubai Business Chamber of Commerce and Industry in

Organised by Africa Business Pages jointly with Automechanika Dubai, the Africa Buyer Seller Meet was held at the Dubai World Trade Centre at the Sheikh Rashid Hall to promote trade to and from Africa through this special B2B networking event. Attended by African buyers from various African countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Nigeria,

The party that emerges as the winner of Kenya’s general election, to be held on 8 August, has an opportunity to supercharge job creation and economic growth by adopting policies that help Small & Medium Businesses to thrive NAIROBI, Kenya – The party that emerges as the winner of Kenya’s general election, to be held on