IBM employees can now use Mac computers for work
IBM isn't just embracing the iPhone and iPad for enterprise apps, the company will also be allowing employees to choose a Mac as a...
Business tycoon spends £100m on turning office into giant Star Trek...
The new headquarters is the size of three football pitches, took six years to complete and has 30ft metal slides to connect each floor.
A...
West African Billionaire Mike Adenuga Offers Ivorian Mobile Phone Company $600...
Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga has made a bid to buy Ivorian mobile telecoms operator Comium Cote d’Ivoire.
According to news website Telegeography, Globacom, a Nigerian...
Young African Leaders To Watch: Meet Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, CEO Of...
Isaac Kwaku Fokuo is the founder of Botho Limited, a Nairobi-based investment advisory company, and the Sino Africa Center of Excellence Foundation (SACE), a...
Facebook now has 1.44 billion monthly users
Facebook may have missed Wall Street's estimates for its latest quarter, but it continues to grow at a healthy clip when it comes to...
Facebook launches standalone messaging app for the web
Facebook rolled out a web browser version of its standalone Messenger app on Wednesday.
Like the Messenger mobile app, the web platform — which can...
First 1,000 African Entrepreneurs To Receive $5,000 Grant From Tony Elumelu...
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the selection of the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP).
TEEP is a...
Africa’s Richest Woman Isabel Dos Santos Proposes Merger Of Millennium, BPI
Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos has reportedly proposed a merger between Banco BPI and Millennium bcp – two of Portugal’s largest listed banks,...
Ghanaian Venture Capitalist Making An Impact On The Kenyan Economy
Ghanaian-born Kris Senanu is the Managing Director of Access Kenya Group, one of Kenya’s largest Internet service providers. Senanu, 41, started off his career...
Somali Startup WorldRemit Raises $100 Million
WorldRemit, a London-based online money transfer service that lets people send money to friends and family in other countries, has raised $100m in a...
Mohammed Hamid, A Sudanese Foreigner Who Became A Millionaire In Uganda
Mohammed Hamid is one of Uganda’s most successful and prominent entrepreneurs. He is the Chairman and founder of Aya Group, a $200 million (annual...
Africa’s Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs
Africa’s growing crop of young entrepreneurs will transform the continent and rewrite its future. And they are taking charge of that destiny now. Today,...
Meet Narendra Raval. The Millionaire Who Rejected Africa’s Richest Man
Narendra Raval, a steel tycoon, is one of Kenya’s most successful entrepreneurs. He is the founder of Devki Group, a $650 million (annual revenues)...
Xiaomi Unveils Lighter, Thinner Smartphone
Chinese Tech Firm Unveils Xiaomi Note in Beijing...
China’s Xiaomi Inc. launched the Xiaomi Note on Thursday as the smartphone maker seeks overseas expansion.
The world’s...
Kenyan Multi-Millionaire Chris Kirubi Makes $30 Million From Insurance Deal
Kenyan multi-millionaire businessman Chris Kirubi is set to earn more than $30 million from the sale of his stake in East African insurance company...