Category: West Africa

Social media giant, Facebook, has revealed that it has now set its sight’s on Senegal – in order to launch Internet.org as well as more than a dozen free basic services within the country. The services will be available to will be available to Tigo SIM card holders. Facebook originally launched Internet.org with the intention of

Since their initial release, Smartphones have changed the way we communicate with each other. These days, people around the world can instantly interact and bridge the distance via text messages, instant messages, emails and voice chats or calls with the simple touch of a button. Video calling which is the most recent of the developments

Facebook has shared new statistics revealing that 2.2 million Kenyans use Facebook every day and 4.5 million each month, while 7.1 million Nigerians use Facebook daily and 15 million are active every month. Almost all these people are coming to Facebook on a mobile device: 100% of Nigerian monthly users are active on mobile as

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest $35 million in telecom operator Africell to support the expansion and upgrade of mobile networks in Gambia, the DRC, Sierra Leone and Uganda. Africell is an emerging telecommunications operator, with a customer base in some of Africa’s most challenging markets. Since its launch in 2001, Africell has become

As part of Vodafone Ghana’s overall push to increase its services and connectivity in the West African country, it has announced an investment of around USD 700 million to improve its network capacity and lines across Ghana. Vodafone subsidiaries across Africa and the globe have been pushing forward on investment efforts to bolster their bandwidth and

Samsung has revealed its plans to launch the Galaxy Note 4 in Nigeria on 24 October. The device will be available for purchase through all authorised Samsung partner stores and telecom operator stores nationwide. Emmanouil Revmatas, Samsung Electronics West Africa’s IT and Mobile director said that a formal launch of the new device in Nigeria

The recent violent attack on the Malta-flagged VLCC MT Kalamos off the Nigerian coast has sparked a fresh round of talks in the shipping industry about the escalating piracy threat in West Africa and its potential implications. Shipping and maritime security sources say an inadequate response to piracy is likely to result in higher insurance

Jumia, in partnership with MTN has unleashed a Zero Rate App for all subscribers of the telecom giant to enable customers shop confidently and conveniently without data charges. In order to reduce data costs and boost e-commerce in Nigeria, Jumia, leading online shopping destination in Africa, launched its free internet service with MTN, Africa’s leading