APP DEVELOPMENT
Charity uses OutSystems to rapidly build an app
Mercy Ships has utilised OutSystems’ Platform to create a custom online application that has led to a 20 percent increase in volunteer registrations for the charity in just two months. Read More
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MTN unveils app to enhance voter education
As the general elections in Nigeria draws nearer, MTN has unveiled a mobile app designed to ...
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App for disabled children reaches Ericsson Innovation Award semi-finals
Team Handi’Educ from Senegal has emerged a semi-finalist in the Ericsson Innovation Awards representing sub-Saharan ...
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Buzztrick overall winner of MTN App Challenge Version 2.0
The developer of the Buzztrick app, Nana Ekow Taylor, has been adjudged the overall winner of ...
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Tuesday 27 Jan
Fun loving Ugandans enjoy new app
UGANDA
Entertainment loving Ugandans are snapping up the new TiKiTi app, which alerts them to trending night spots in their area, and allows them to use their phones to buy tickets for their preferred night clubs. »Monday 26 Jan
Ugandan innovators use smartphones to detect malaria
UGANDA
A team of young Ugandan innovators has developed a tool that can diagnose malaria using a smartphone.»Friday 23 Jan
Safaricom launches ideas portal
KENYA
Safaricom has launched an interactive portal dubbed Zindua Café through which external innovators and developers will be able to share their ideas, applications and prototypes with Safaricom. »Monday 19 Jan
Draw your own video game
Cartoon Network Games has partnered with Pixel Press on an innovative title encourages players to draw their own Adventure Time game levels.»Tuesday 13 Jan
New GoMetro Mini gives easy access to public transport info in 11 SA languages
SOUTH AFRICA
South African transport app GoMetro has expanded to include a new mobile app for older phones, the brainchild of an intern working at GoMetro.»Friday 9 Jan
Mozambican developer groups to step up activities in 2015
MOZAMBIQUE
Google Developer Groups in Mozambique say they have pegged 2015 as the year to step up activities to boost app development in the country.»Wednesday 7 Jan
iLabAfrica to take Android training to students
KENYA
Kenyan high school and university students with a passion for programming will now have a chance to excel in developing Android mobile apps.»Monday 5 Jan
MTN Congo finishes 2014 in style with App Store top prize
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
MTN Congo has finished the year 2014 in style and has kicked off 2015 with pride after its MTN App Store collected a top prize at the Africa Telecom People (ATP) Awards held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.»Sunday 28 Dec
Seven startups built on AMPION Venture Bus Tunisia
TUNISIA
Tunisia is set to welcome seven freshly baked startups emerging from the Ampion Venture Bus Tunisia 2014. »Wednesday 17 Dec
Hundreds apply to be digital change-makers
GHANA
Over 400 young Ghanaians have responded to Tigo’s call to become ‘Digital Change-makers’.»Tuesday 16 Dec
Magazine Reel wins second Safaricom Appwiz Challenge
KENYA
A team of Egerton University graduates, who came up with a mobile-based web application that allows youth to access the latest campus news though their mobile phones, have emerged the winners of this year’s Safaricom Appwiz Challenge.»Tuesday 9 Dec
2go racks up 2m monthly users on Android app
Mobile social network 2go has announced it has achieved over two million monthly users on its Android app just over a year after its launch.»Tuesday 9 Dec
Developing businesses in emerging markets – Ampion Venture bus heads to Tunisia
TUNISIA
From December 14 to December 19 the final AMPION Venture Bus 2014 will embark on a unique journey to create innovative ICT startups when traveling Tunisia. »Sunday 7 Dec
Kampala duo develops trendy social media app
UGANDA
Kamapala’s Vibe Labs has developed an app that simplifies the task of keeping up with important news from friends.»Thursday 4 Dec
Airtel boosts entrepreneurship with Catapult-a-Startup
NIGERIA
Airtel Nigeria has launched an entrepreneurial initiative tagged ‘Catapult-a-Startup,’ a platform which aims to inspire innovation and assist start up mobile app developers towards actualising their business goals and dreams. »Saturday 29 Nov
Modisar Farm management system launched
BOTSWANA
The Botswana project that won the Orange Africa Social Venture Prize for Innovation was launched at a packed event at the Botswana Innovation Hub.»FEATURED STORY
Malawi Govt denies clinging to ‘Cashgate’ softwareThe Malawi Government will not exclude the software brand that has been in use for the country’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS), but it has rejected reports implying that it is ‘clinging’ to the old system.
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MTN demonstrates the benefits of its video on demand offeringMTN showcased the benefits of FrontRow when it streamed high bandwidth video content onto multiple mobile devices using its video on demand (VOD) offering.
VMware appoints Bask Iyer as chief information officerVMware has announced the appointment of Bask Iyer to the role of senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of VMware.