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Content posted in October 2021
Research Bites: Why Africans stop using mobile apps
  • Guest Perspectives
This article – in collaboration with the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development – explores the reasons behind why Africans stop using certain mobile apps.
Cell C earnings improve under new strategy
  • Paula Gilbert
South African operator Cell C's half year results were a noticeable improvement from a year ago, with net income swinging from a loss to a profit.
Orange sees major 4G boom in MEA
  • Paula Gilbert
Orange Africa and Middle East saw a 33.6% year-on-year increase in 4G customers while revenue saw double digit growth in the region, according to Q3 earnings from the French telco.
Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's HouseAfrica
  • Tom Jackson
This month's featured startup is Nigerian blockchain-based land registry, HouseAfrica, which is on a mission to unlock dead capital in Africa's land and real estate space.
MTN Online School launches in SA
  • Paula Gilbert
MTN SA has launched an online education portal in partnership with South Africa's Department of Basic Education.
SACS cable sees tenfold traffic growth
  • Connecting Africa News
Angola Cables' South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) has seen a major increase in traffic with more African telcos looking for direct access to markets in the Americas.
Vodacom launches VodaPay 'super app'
  • Paula Gilbert
Vodacom's long awaited 'super app' VodaPay is now officially live in South Africa and has ambitious goals to boost financial and digital inclusion.
The $1T cost of the digital gender gap
  • Paula Gilbert
Barriers preventing women from accessing the Internet have cost low- and lower-middle income countries $1 trillion in GDP in the last ten years, according to new research from the World Wide Web Foundation and the Alliance for Affordable Internet.
Omdia View: September 2021
  • Guest Perspectives
This month's Omdia View covers Africell's Ugandan exit and MTC's Namibian stock exchange IPO; as well as Netflix's free Kenyan offering and a new broadband service in SA from Multichoice and MTN.
Google pledges $1B for Africa's digital transformation
  • Paula Gilbert
Google has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years through a range of initiatives, from improved connectivity to investments in startups and low-interest loans to help small businesses.
Expensive 4G devices are keeping 2G going
  • Paula Gilbert
The cost of 4G smartphones is still a major factor keeping Africa's 2G usage high, according to a new report from Vodacom, Vodafone and Safaricom.
MTN to list in Uganda
  • Paula Gilbert
MTN Uganda will float 20% of its shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE).
IHS Towers launches IPO
  • Paula Gilbert
IHS Towers has been approved to list on the New York Stock Exchange, with its IPO expected to be the largest US listing by an African company.
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban, with conditions
  • Paula Gilbert
Nigeria's ban on Twitter could be lifted, but only if the social media company meets certain conditions from the government including setting up a physical presence and paying taxes locally.


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Hot startup of the month: Pan-African fintech KamaPay

This month's hot startup is pan-African fintech KamaPay, which helps individuals and businesses make cross-border payments on the continent.

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Afretec awards $3.3M in grants to African research teams

The African Engineering and Technology Network (Afretec) has awarded grants worth $300,000 each to 11 university research teams across Africa to advance digital technologies.

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Deep dive into East Africa's tech startup ecosystem

New survey reveals a lack of access to investors, reliance on international VCs and global recession trends as the biggest barriers for East African tech startups to access funds.

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Challenges and opportunities for women's tech careers

A new survey reveals that COVID-19, the cost-of-living crisis, skills shortages and a lack of mentorship have negatively affected women's career development over the past two years.

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Survey: Opportunities for Women in Tech

Take our new survey for women across Asia, Europe and Africa looking at the biggest challenges and opportunities for women-led enterprises and trends in tech careers for women.

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Omdia View: February 2023

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In February 2023 key events in the Middle East and Africa included a major Internet project for Africa's underserved by Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Microsoft as well as a 5G launch in Tanzania – that and more in this month's Omdia View.

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Kenya and Zambia move towards 5G with new spectrum allocations while Tunisie Telecom plans to shut down its 3G network - that and more in this month's Omdia View.

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