innovation

Konga, Nigerian Online Retailer Launches Loyalty Points Program

Konga.com, a leading e-commerce start-up in Nigeria, has just launched a Points Loyalty Program as a way of saying thank you to their loyal…

Airtel Crosses 60 Million Active Customer Mark In Africa

AIRTEL a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today celebrated its 60 millionth customer in Africa. Airtel,…

Initiative Unveiled To Increase ICANN’s Presence And Participation Across Africa

The leaders of Africa’s internet community have unveiled a comprehensive plan designed to dramatically increase African involvement in ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model. The plan was…

Uncovering The Interswitch You May Not Know At October’s #DevParapo

With the CBN’s decision to drive through the Cashless Nigeria policy, paramount on the mind of most people in the technology and financial services…

Geeks in Pink: Where are the African Female Developers? – Part 1

Co-Creation Hub is where I spend a huge chunk of my week, and if you ever visit the tech incubation space at Yaba, Lagos,…

Let’s Talk Cloud – National Software Conference And Competition 2012

In both the government and business world today, organizations that benefit most from the transformational role of Information Technology (IT) are those that treat IT as…

Goal-Line Technology: Was That A Goal Against Man Utd?

Cisse heading in the 50th minute of the premiership match between Newcastle and Manchester United on Sunday, October 6, 2012 could have earned Newcastle 1-2 and closed the…

Rancard Mobility: Innovating Within The Mobile Network – #MoMoNigeria

The last Mobile Monday (September 2012 edition) was great with the enlightening presentation by Inmobi on “what customers want developers to create”. If you…

Amazon Web Services’ $100,000 Global Startup Challenge

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Global Start-Up Challenge, aimed at giving promising start-ups an avenue to get noticed and compete for the opportunity to…

News From The African Mobile Telecoms Industry – October

Editor’s Note: Here’s a brief of what’s been happening in the Africa mobile telecom industry, courtesy of Global Mobile Daily. With news from telcos such…