December 19, 2022
Ghana: Fintech Bezo Money Raises US$750,000 to Offer Social Financial Products and Services
The mobile phone financial ecosystem is steadily growing in depth and one of the more successful areas is small-scale loans. Russell Southwood spoke to Bezo Money CEO Mubarak… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Seventeen Years After Initial Deadline Sub-Saharan Africa Has Still Not Completed Digital Switch Over in Broadcasting
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November 25, 2022
Africa: MTN's Social Platform Ayoba Has 10.5 Million Actives and Is Targeting 100 Million By the End of 2025
As African mobile operators seek to reinvent themselves for a digital future, one key area for competition will be social platform services. MTN picked up the challenge in 2019… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: Africa Tech Festival/Africacom 2022 - Those Not Busy Being Reborn Are Busy Dying
Understandably this year's Africa Tech Festival/AfricaCom 2022 was smaller than the last time it happened. But there was a visible sense of relief at being able to meet… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Report Lashes Kenya State Broadcaster's Failings
A small number of Africa's state broadcasters have re-invented themselves for the digital age and as a consequence have sharpened their content offer. But in the main they have… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Africa: Nivi's Mobile-Based 'Conversational Marketplace' in Health Looks to Create an Ecosystem of Partners Who Are Interested in User Acquisition
Once upon a time every last NGO was creating pilot health apps in Sub-Saharan Africa. But those that have gained some deeper understanding are now getting into their stride. On a… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Newly Released Audience Survey Gives Pointers to Programming Preferences Across the Continent
21 October 2022- Satellite operator Intelsat's Media Market Watch 2022 gives broadcasters a peek into the programming preferences in six key African TV markets. Russell Southwood… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Africa: Open Access Data Centres Puts Money On Edge Computing for Sub-Saharan Africa
WIOCC's Open Access Data Centers has said it will invest US$500 million in data centres across Sub-Saharan Africa in the next five years. Russell Southwood spoke this week to Open… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: The Advertising Regulation Council of Nigeria (Arcon) Sues Meta and Its Local Agent for Failing to Get Its Advertising Approved
Nigeria's advertising regulator ARCON has chosen to pick a fight with social media giant Meta over advertising approval and content. Russell Southwood looks at the implications of… Read more »
June 20, 2008
Mauritius: Call-Centre And BPO Sector Needs Lower International Bandwidth Prices to Stay Competitive
Bandwidth is the petrol of the new global economy and as the price of actual petrol continues to go through the roof, it is an essential component of being able to sell "smart… Read more »