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Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

20 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Airtel Africa has appointed Publicis Groupe Africa as its integrated marketing partner across 12 key markets on the continent

Marketing

Publicis Groupe Africa appointed Airtel Africa's integrated marketing partner

16 May 2025

Research

Charting 20 years of brand value: Kantar BrandZ 2025 ranking reveals the world’s most valuable brands

Issued by Kantar 15 May 2025

MTN Group and Airtel Africa agree to share networks in Uganda and Nigeria

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Group and Airtel Africa agree to share networks in Uganda and Nigeria

27 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Africa back in favour as investors eye currency stability and demographic opportunity

22 Nov 2024

Source: © Gallo Images Lanre Adisa, Founder/Chief Creative Officer of Noah’s Ark communications based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: How Noah’s Ark turned Airtel into Nigeria’s most loved brand

Danette Breitenbach 11 Oct 2024

Loeries has announced this year's international jury presidents (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries 2024 announces global creative leaders jury presidents

27 Sep 2024

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

Banking & Finance

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

18 Sep 2024

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Competition Law

Impact of Malawi's new competition law on mergers - Part 2

Tamara Dini and Nazeera Mia 14 Aug 2024

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Competition Law

Impact of Malawi's new competition law on mergers - Part 1

Tamara Dini and Nazeera Mia 7 Aug 2024

Hudson Sandler Invicomm launches in South Africa

Marketing & Media

Hudson Sandler Invicomm launches in South Africa

Issued by Hudson Sandler Invicomm 20 Jun 2024

Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

Telecoms & Networks

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Image supplied. Last year's African Banker Award. the African Banker magazine’s African Banker Awards nominees have been announced for this year

Banking

3 women nominees for African Banker Awards Banker of the Year

7 May 2024

Cisco showcased the strength of its partnerships at MWC

Telecoms & Networks

#MWC2024: Cisco is using partnerships to build future proof networks

28 Feb 2024

Dentsu celebrates the appointment of Chishimba Musonda as managing director in Zambia

Marketing

Dentsu celebrates the appointment of Chishimba Musonda as managing director in Zambia

Issued by Dentsu 14 Dec 2023

Kampala, Uganda. Source: Keith Kasaija/Unsplash

Telecoms & Networks

MTN launches first 5G network in Uganda

Elias Biryabarema 28 Jul 2023

Cell C appoints Rachael Ayo-Oladejo as its new chief of staff, strategy and business transformation

Telecoms & Networks

Cell C appoints Rachael Ayo-Oladejo as its new chief of staff, strategy and business transformation

4 Jul 2023

The Bar (left to right) co-founders Yash Deb, Animesh Deb, Marls Truter, and Shounak Guhathakurta

Advertising

Africa's newest creative agency: Raising the Bar

Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2023

The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2023

Research

The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2023

Issued by Kantar 14 Jun 2023

Meeting customer expectations: The urgent need for transformation in SA's telecoms sector

Telecoms & Networks

Meeting customer expectations: The urgent need for transformation in SA's telecoms sector

Ashley Nyiko Mabasa 12 Jun 2023

Advertising

Pitcher Awards 2023: Nigeria brings it home for Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 22 May 2023

Source: © Provoke Media The 2023 Africa Sabre Awards finalists and winners have been announced

PR & Communications

All the Sabre Awards Africa 2023 winners & finalists

14 Apr 2023

Advertising

Pitcher Awards 2022 winners announced

Danette Breitenbach 23 May 2022

Flutterwave closes $250m in Series D funding

Funding

Flutterwave closes $250m in Series D funding

16 Feb 2022

Branding

Over 400 companies have withdrawn from Russia - but some remain

23 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied ©New York Festivals Advertising Awards

Advertising

African creatives named in New York Festivals Advertising Awards grand jury

21 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied

Trends

The 2022 African banking trends unpacked

3 Dec 2021

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

Telecoms & Networks

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

12 Oct 2021

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

Digital

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

6 Oct 2021

MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

Telecoms & Networks

MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

8 Sep 2021

Consortium led by Safaricom appoints MD of new Ethiopian unit

Telecoms & Networks

Consortium led by Safaricom appoints MD of new Ethiopian unit

5 Jul 2021

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

Telecoms & Networks

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

7 Jun 2021

All the Pitcher Awards 2021 winners!

Advertising

All the Pitcher Awards 2021 winners!

24 May 2021

FoxP2 welcomes Sello Leshope as strategic planning director

Advertising

FoxP2 welcomes Sello Leshope as strategic planning director

Issued by Dentsu 8 Apr 2021

From mobile first to mobile forced: What SA marketers need to know

Mobile

From mobile first to mobile forced: What SA marketers need to know

Issued by Mobitainment 3 Mar 2021

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

Media

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

5 Nov 2020

Havas Group appoints Vineel Agarwal as managing partner of Havas Africa

Advertising

Havas Group appoints Vineel Agarwal as managing partner of Havas Africa

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 3 Nov 2020

Airtel Zambia and Ericsson partner to drive responsible e-waste disposal

Hardware

Airtel Zambia and Ericsson partner to drive responsible e-waste disposal

19 Oct 2020

The state of cybersecurity culture in Africa

Cybersecurity

The state of cybersecurity culture in Africa

14 Oct 2020

Media

Yewande Adewusi is BBC Global News' new regional director for Africa.

20 Jul 2020

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

Nixon Muganda 20 Jul 2020

#PrismAwards2020: ALL THE WINNERS!

Prism Awards

#PrismAwards2020: ALL THE WINNERS!

15 May 2020

Data prices remain an obstacle in Africa

Data & Analytics

Data prices remain an obstacle in Africa

Jørgen Arnesen 9 Mar 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Mobile

Airtel to roll out mobile money in Nigeria

15 Aug 2019

Ai African Infrastructure Investment Awards shortlist released

Infrastructure & Utilities

Ai African Infrastructure Investment Awards shortlist released

6 Aug 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Mobile

New mobile-to-mobile digital payment service launched in Africa

25 Jul 2019

Branding

Brand Africa announces the Most Admired Brands in Kenya

26 Jun 2019

Using creativity to solve business problems

Advertising

Using creativity to solve business problems

Issued by Dentsu 26 Feb 2019

An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

Social Media

Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

15 Feb 2019