JUMIA celebrates one year in Nigeria

JUMIA, Nigeria’s number one online retailer, celebrates its one year anniversary. In June 2012, JUMIA started the largest e-commerce Web site in the country. Twelve months later, the company has served over half a million customers – changing the way people shop...

Redington named Nexans distributor

Nexans, the worldwide leader in cables and cabling systems, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Redington Gulf, a leading value added distributor and service provider that supports global IT and telecommunications brands in the Middle East...

Smile launches 4G network in Uganda

Smile Communications Uganda Limited (Smile) has launched the first true 4G (“fourth generation”) LTE broadband network in Uganda. Smile has had commercial customers using its 4G LTE services for the past six months and, with the launch, Smile becomes the only operator...

Antarc Furniture grows market share with SAP

Enterprise software solutions market leader SAP has played a critical role in helping East Africa’s leading furniture and lifestyle store, Antarc, significantly grow its business. Since implementing the SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA software in 2009, the...

The first TabletCafé launches in Senegal

A new concept that seeks to give cybercafés a new look while providing users with a novel experience is being experimented thanks to Google’s support in Senegal. Google has sponsored a cybercafé to replace desktops with tablets. This experiment, the first of its kind,...

Botswana innovates with SAP Business One

The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has appointed local SAP Business One specialists 4most to implement an affordable, easy-to-use business management software application. SAP Business One will help BIH better manage its processes and provide greater visibility into...