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Zuckerberg Promises New African Languages for Facebook

Zuckerberg Promises New African Languages for Facebook

01/09/2016

Facebook’s Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, arrived in Nigeria this week praising Nigerian talent as well as promising more African, and specifically Nigerian, languages on Facebook. On his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, Zuckerberg has shone a bright light on the country’s tech and digital innovations. His first visit in Lagos was the Co-creation Hub Nigeria (CcHUB) in Yaba,…

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Facebook Lure Hausa Speakers with Translations

Facebook Lure Hausa Speakers with Translations

02/08/2016

Facebook’s march into Africa continues this time launching translations in the Hausa language further closing its digital grasp on Africans the continent over. Negativity aside, the move is a great boost for the Hausa language and especially Hausa translations. We are sure readers will agree that languages need to embrace the digital age to ensure…

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Facebook Localize into Kinyarawanda

Facebook Localize into Kinyarawanda

17/10/2015

Facebook continue their drive into Africa, now with news that Rwandans will from next week be able to use the social media platform in their own language, Kinyarawanda. The new Kinyarwanda version of Facebook will be launched at the Transform Africa Summit which will take place in the capital city Kigali. “The new Kinyarwanda version will be applicable…

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Facebook seeks next billion users in Africa

Facebook seeks next billion users in Africa

24/07/2015

Facebook’s growing investment and interest in Africa has received some heavyweight publicity of late. The social media site has also opened an office in South Africa from where it aims to increase its audience across the continent. We have been tracking Facebook’s involvement in Africa for the past few years. Their Internet.org project is helping…

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African Entrepreneurs Can Use Social Media to Grow Business

African Entrepreneurs Can Use Social Media to Grow Business

27/08/2014

Now that internet penetration in many African country is growing, should African entrepreneurs should turn their attention to social media in order to help their businesses grow? According to Jeff Tyson in an article on Devex, African entrepreneurs can use social media to help their business. During a panel discussion held at the U.S.-Africa Leaders…

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Facebook Target Zambia in Africa Expansion Plans

Facebook Target Zambia in Africa Expansion Plans

31/07/2014

Facebook has today unveiled its plan to get millions of people in Zambia online and of course using Facebook in the process! Internet.org explained to he BBC that 85% of people in Africa who aren’t connected to the internet are actually in places with mobile phone coverage. So why aren’t they logging on? Well two…

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Afrikaans Social Media Platform Launches in South Africa

Afrikaans Social Media Platform Launches in South Africa

06/06/2014

A new addition to  the social media family – Toeter . Speakers of Afrikaans can finally share their thoughts online in their native language! Have you always wanted to use Afrikaans to do your social media business in? The wait is over! Media Online gives account of the launch of Toeter, a social networking site…

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Ecommerce in Africa – What’s the State of Play?

Ecommerce in Africa – What’s the State of Play?

22/05/2014

Many people are calling Africa the new frontier for ecommerce. The continent is one of the fastest growing markets for purchasing items online. Although the gains aren’t substantial compared to other markets, many industry insiders are predicting 40% annual increases of ecommerce over the next decade. Africa as a whole is showing marked improvement in…

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Facebook deal in East Africa shows importance of African market

Facebook deal in East Africa shows importance of African market

02/05/2014

News out that mobile phone company Tigo and Facebook have joined forces, offering all East Africans who are clients of Tigo with  free access to the social media site on their mobile devices. The move  clearly demonstrates the importance of Africa in Facebook’s future growth plans. According to an article on AllAfrica, the recent partnership…

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Twitter Use in East Africa

Twitter Use in East Africa

26/03/2014

Right now, the eyes of the Twitter community are all on Turkey, as the Turkish president has threatened to “wipe out” the social medium. However, there are other interesting things to say out the state of Twitter in other countries as well. How is the social medium used in East Africa, for example? In a…

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