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Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA, highlighting online safety

27 Mar 2025

Source: © CIPESA TThe African Academy of AI and the MMA have announced a strategic partnership to champion AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

African Academy of AI & MMA partnership champions AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

29 Jan 2025

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Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In 2025 AI will transform advertising, signalling a fundamental shift in how advertisers approach digital marketing

AI to transform advertising in fundamental shift in digital marketing in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

Africa's affordable smartphone dilemma is the biggest facing the medium since Kelly tried to text Nelly on an Excel sheet. Source: Youtube/Vevo

Africa faces revenue dilemma in push for affordable smartphones #AfricaTechFestival2024

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Streaming services remain the most subscribed subscription category, with 22% of users signing up for these platforms

ChatGPT the fastest-growing subscription-based service worldwide growing 296%

5 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Mathieu Coquillon, co-founder and director at Mama Money.

Mama Money card simplifies banking with WhatsApp integration

27 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

3 Jun 2024

The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

Raymond Langa 24 Apr 2024

Meta has unleashed its AI assistant into all of its social media apps.

Meta slides AI assistant into DMs in 7 African countries

Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Why telcos are the new banks in Africa’s mobile revolution

Robert van Breukelen 27 Mar 2024

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Kenya judge finds Meta is not in contempt of court

7 Dec 2023

Call of Duty: Mobile season 10 also dropped this week.

COD Mobile partners with Carry1st for local in-game purchases

10 Nov 2023

Senegal seeks regulation deal with TikTok after ban

Senegal seeks regulation deal with TikTok after ban

Ngouda Dione 5 Oct 2023

Bob van Dijk steps down as CEO of Naspers and Prosus, Ervin Tu named successor

Tannur Anders 18 Sep 2023

Source: MoonPay.

Nigerian cryptocurrency access revolutionised

13 Sep 2023

Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

7 Sep 2023

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Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram and 1XBet over 'horrific' content, misinformation

Abdi Sheikh 21 Aug 2023

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Senegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent

Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam 3 Aug 2023

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

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BetaLife Health makes headway in Africa with AI-backed blood donations

22 May 2023

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Digital banking: Kenya welcomes Fingo Africa

9 May 2023

Source © Premium Times The number of Nigerian customers choosing to engage and transact with brands online is increasing

More Nigerian customers engage and transact with brands online

Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai 5 May 2023

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Nearly 70% of consumer payments to be instant by 2027

9 Mar 2023

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

Heidi Badenhorst 1 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Phatho Zondi, chief operating officer and clinical lead at Unu Health.

Standard Bank, Unu Health commit to bridging the gap in primary healthcare

28 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

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