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itel Launches Three Smartphones on Android Oreo System in Africa

itel, a mobile phone brand has announced the launch its first three smartphones, itel P32, A32F and A15, which run on the Android Oreo operating system (Go edition), into the.

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Brian Gitta Wins Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize

24 year old Brian Gitta, has become the first Ugandan to win the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize, after he invented a device which detects signs of malaria without.

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Google to Launch Artificial Intelligence Research Centre in Ghana

Google plans to launch an artificial-intelligence research centre in Accra, Ghana. The research centre will focus on using artificial intelligence in areas such as agriculture, healthcare and education, Google said..

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South Africa: Timothy Stranex and the Success of Luno, a Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

Cryptocurrency trading platform “Luno” which was launched in 2014 as a small business but has now turned into a multi-million business. Mr Stranex stated that the technology has increased immensely.

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Vodacom Agrees To A $1.3bn Black Economic Empowerment Deal

Vodacom has revealed that an agreement of about 1.3 billion dollars has been made with its black economic empowerment (BEE) partners and a new staff scheme that would see to.

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African Development Bank Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Propel Coding for Employment

African Development Bank has partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook to launch the Coding for Employment Program in the ongoing African Innovation Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The aim.

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South African Astronomical, Observatory and Department of Science and Technology Launches World’s First Optical/Radio Telescope

The South African Astronomical, Observatory and Department of Science and Technology last month (May, 2018) launched the MeerLICHT optical telescope at the Observatory site in Sutherland, which will be ‘the.

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Contactless Payment to Become a Norm in Africa

Mastercard has just revealed plans to create a strategy for easy payment by making “tap and go” a standard in five years to come. This would ensure that consumers, brokers.

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Facebook Launches First African Tech Hub in Nigeria

One of the largest social media platforms in the world, Facebook has just launched its first technology hub in Africa in Nigeria. The hub which is situated in Montgomery, Yaba.

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Safaricom Foundation to 3-Year Plan to Empower Local Communities

In line with fulfilling its socio-economic obligations, Safaricom Foundation has recently launched its Ksh350 million three-year strategic plan to improve the health, education and economic situations on the continent. The.

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