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Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

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Newsroom blueprint to combat AI and fake news published ahead of US elections

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Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

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New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

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MTN denies illegal transfer of USD14bn from Nigeria

MTN denies illegal transfer of USD14bn from Nigeria

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WorldRemit founder and CEO, Ismail Ahmed.

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Tigo Tanzania General Manager, Diego Gutierrez (left), at the Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) Mobile 360-Africa Conference, Tanzania; with discussion moderator, Bradley Shaw, founder, Continuum Consulting. Credit: Tigo.

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Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

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Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

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BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

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International mobile money transfers for Tanzania

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Somalia. © fotovlad via

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Minister for Constitutional Affairs, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe (L) presents a birth certificate to a parent during the launch of mobile birth registration campaign in Geita and Shinyanga Regions. Tigo Tanzania donated 1,200 mobile phones to support the exercise. Credit: Tigo.

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Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds

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New Red Cross app to optimise services

New Red Cross app to optimise services

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New insurance app brings sponsored cover to Uganda

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Smarter banking solution for East African millennials

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New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

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Telecoms merger could see major shakeup in Ghana

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Kirusa's InstaVoice service breezes past 100 million monthly active users

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Tanzania's Ubongo launches learning app for kids

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MTN denies illegal transfer of USD14bn from Nigeria

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Pay as you go solar power

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