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Ooredoo Qatar reveals free calls with Mobile Money transfers

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Ooredoo Qatar has announced that its Mobile Money service will give 20 free international minutes, with all international transfers to selected African countries, until 25 July 2015. According to the company, the offer will be valid in: Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria and Kenya. For Hala customers, the 20 international minutes […]

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MEA smartphone shipments boosted by low cost devices

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Smartphone shipment volumes to the Middle East and Africa grew 83 percent in 2014, boosted the increased availability of cheaper models and dual-Sim devices, according to a media release issued by the IDC.

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ISS 2015: Intel Compute Stick has great potential in Africa

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Smartphones and tablets have boomed in Africa; however, the standard desktop PC has been left behind. At the Intel Solutions Summit 2015, Intel unveiled its latest innovation – the Intel Compute Stick. Laura Crone, Intel’s VP of the Client Computing Group (CCG) and general manager of Channel Platforms and Operations at

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Facebook unveils free VOiP video calls

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Facebook has announced the launch of free video calling via its Messenger VOiP app in the US, Canada, UK, Nigeria and 14 other countries. The new feature allows users to start a video call within an existing Messenger conversation by tapping the video icon in the corner of the screen. Video calling

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New online job portal launches in Cameroon

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork According to online portal Everjobs, it has now launched Cameroon’s latest online job portal. During a press conference, Co-founder and Managing Director for Africa, Eric Lauer introduced the company officially to the public. According to Lauer, Everjobs’s mission is to simplify the job search and hiring process by connecting job

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What are the biggest challenges facing start-ups in Africa?

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Starting a new business within the continent of Africa can be as terrifying as it is exciting. At any given time, a fledgling company can come up against a number of common challenges. From hiring the right people to defining your brand… start-ups must overcome these obstacles to ensure success.

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Standard Bank unveils multiple incubators for entrepreneurs

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork [wysija_form id=”1″] Standard Bank launched two incubators on the 16 April 2015 with the aim to educate, create, empower and develop entrepreneurs. According to the company the new incubators are Standard Bank-owned brick-and-mortar facilities where entrepreneurs can test, develop, and deploy their innovations with personal guidance from the bank’s innovation

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Liquid Telecom expands FTTH in Zimbabwe

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Liquid Telecom has revealed the latest expansion of its FTTH network in Zimbabwe. Liquid Telecom has already laid fibre rings around Victoria Falls, which provide multiple routes of redundancy. It is now starting to lay fibre to homes and businesses in the town over which the Fibroniks service will be

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Zimbabwe: Telone Rolls Out Metro Wifi

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork STATE-owned Telecommunications company, TelOne has rebranded and introduced Metro Wifi Service and Fibre to the Home (FTTH) services. The new product will see the price of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) of data tumbling by 90%. FTTH, also called fibre to the premises, is the installation and use of optic

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Middle East and Africa tablet market on the rise

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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded a significant growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly strong performance in the consumer segment. This is according to the latest figures from the IDC. According to the IDC, the overall

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