Since its debut in Nigeria in 2018, Yellow Card has made it their mission to bring financial freedom to all by making it simple for anybody, wherever in Africa, to buy cryptocurrency at the best rates using cash, mobile money, cards, and bank transfers. Ivory Coast’s Yellow Card country manager, Sylvio Contayon, is optimistic about the journey ahead, claiming that the country is an untapped market with an increasing number of crypto enthusiasts....

Its app allows users to keep their balances in the currencies that are important to them and convert between them quickly. “The addition of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda was data-driven. These six countries have nationals abroad who often need to send money back home,” said Afeez Gbotosho, Lemonade’s head of products. Lemonade claims to have thousands of users across North America and Europe, and secured a US$725,000 pre-seed funding round led by Microtraction, Ventures Platform, and Acuity Venture Partners following its Y Combinator participation....

The new funding will allow the business to expand its focus on building digital services for the three core pillars of last-mile delivery, e-commerce and fulfillment, and financial services, with the goal of digitizing informal African trade from logistics to financial services. XBTO Ventures, a digital asset and fintech investor, led the round, which also included investments from several new and existing owners, including venture capital firm Humla Ventures, Nabuboto, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, and Pulse Africa founder Leonard Stiegeler....

The Nokia C30 is no different from the C20 device we reviewed a couple of days ago, starting with the adaptive display. It would be better if the manufacturer could pack the 90HZ display rate on this gadget. With the C30, however, you have a built-in battery, but you would still have to remove the back lid to insert the SIM cards & and maybe expandable storage. Let us take a look at the technical specs of the C30 gadget...

The earphones are powered by a battery of 36 mAh which is able to support up to 29 hours of audio, with its case, which retails with a USB-C port. Both can take full charge in 9 hours. The Ear(Stick) is light in weight and with dynamic drivers of 12.6 mm. They also offer a balanced sound quality between low and high frequencies and an enhanced diaphragm. It is water and sweat resistant as per the IP54 certification and supports Bluetooth 5....

A vision for a more democratic version of today’s online world, web3 will reduce the control of data by the few, empowering individuals to connect, collaborate and transact peer-to-peer. Underpinned by blockchain technology the metaverse and web3 will change our relationships with the online world profoundly. Through this agreement, Ogilvy Africa and Savannah Labs will collaborate and share complementary skills and competencies currently available in the two organizations. Ogilvy Africa brings on board its solution expertise in marketing and a deep understanding of the continent, while Savannah Labs brings technology expertise in blockchain and other Web 3 technologies....

The online marketplace, founded in 2006, operates in 45 countries and is the largest online classified ads company in Pakistan, Brazil, India, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal and Ukraine. OLX promotes the sale of second-hand furniture and home appliances as the more economical option; stating the possibility of buyers saving up to about 39% of the total original price of an item. The campaign hopes to eliminate the stigma behind buying used items in the country, which they say saves more money, effort, and time, in addition to being environmentally beneficial for both parties in the transaction....

The Nairobi-based initiative was founded in 2007 to promote socially just, democratic, and progressive taxation systems on the continent. It also promotes public awareness of tax issues in 16 African countries. This is not Omidyar Network first such iniative. Last year it gave Nigeria’s Budgit a two-year $450,000 grant to expand the amount of budget and procurement information available to the public, stimulate its use in participatory governance, and promote media awareness of open-source tools available to aid in the reporting about public budgets, procurement, and spending....

However, it has some limitations that other IM apps don’t have, such as the lack of an Apple Watch app. On Telegram’s app, for example, users can quickly switch between multiple accounts. This feature is not available in WhatsApp, but there is a workaround. Dual-SIM phones have been available for some time, but for some reason, WhatsApp does not allow account switching on its apps. Users on iOS can use two accounts thanks to WhatsApp Business, an official business-oriented version of the app....

According to the team, less than a decade ago, 9 out of 10 physicians in the United States relied on paper records, but today over 85% use an EHR system like ours. It’s time for Nigeria’s transition to a technology-driven healthcare system, that’s why we spent years building an innovative solution that is perfect for any hospital or clinic in Nigeria — regardless of size, resources or structure. The platform thus claims to be accelerating Nigeria’s transition to an electronic/data-driven healthcare system....

The phone’s headline feature is the selfie camera, well, we would expect nothing less from an F series Oppo. This front camera is a dual variant with an 8MP 120 degrees wide angle lens to make sure that all your friends fit in and a whopping 16MP sensor for high resolution solo shots. The back camera goes for a 16MP sensor, the Sony IMX 398 to be exact. This Sony-made sensor utilizes dual pixel technology, the same one on the famous Samsung Galaxy S7....

In the box – OPPO F3 Fast charger USB cable Earphones Silicon clear case SIM remover tool Documentation Quick Specifications SCREEN: 5.5 inch Full HD OS: Android 6 Marshmallow + Color OS 3.0 CPU : Mediatek 6750T octacore RAM: 4GB STORAGE: 64GB Expandable SELFIE CAMERA: 16MP+8MP REAR CAMERA: 13MP with PDAF BATTERY: 3200mAh See the in-depth specs and price here Display & Design The OPPO F3 has a 5.5 inch Full HD display that is bright enough for visibility in direct sunlight....

Over the last couple of years, the phone maker has sold itself as one of the few OEMs that produce some of the best smartphone cameras. And it has delivered. Save for the now X series that does not ship here anymore, the Reno line has attempted to fill that space with what the company thinks is the perfect balance between the all the things that make a phone great, and an exemplary camera – for the price of about Ksh 40K....

From Selfie Expert to Portrait Master The favourite camera phone brand of young people everywhere, OPPO, has always been committed to providing creative youths with the inventive mobile phones that allow them to snap and share expressions of themselves and the world around them. Seeing as portraits are the most popular form of smartphone photography, OPPO first devised a selfie function that was continuously refreshed and enriched with cutting-edge selfie technology as well as a front camera....

While speaking at a roundtable discussion organized by Amref Health Africa today, Samsung east Africa Chief Operations Officer Robert Ngeru said that the mobile phones will be used for tracking mother and child health while still in the womb all targeted at reducing maternal deaths. Together with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and GSMA under the mHealth initiative, Samsung was involved in a similar initiative in other African countries and in East Africa Kenya will be the first country in February 2015 followed by Tanzania and Rwanda....

Successful start-ups will tap into the vast networks of Pangea Accelerator while receiving relevant coaching that speaks to the needs of their businesses The startups will further tap into the vast networks of Pangea Accelerator while receiving the relevant coaching that directly speaks to the needs of their business. The support will also enable the startups to move up the ladder from the Seed level to Series A. “Out of the local start-ups that have raised more than $1 million, only 6% have local founders while the rest are founded by expatriates....

Elements of Paygops. Management of leases: Paygops assists businesses in that: A contract list is provided that assists you access your clients’ contract page. All information related to the contract is offered.You can trace the lease information of your customers. Being aware of your clients’ plans and contracts enables effective management. Activation of products is allowed. Grounded on the status of repayment you can switch on and off products. Design an incentive that is to be repaid on time....

The deal will see Afripods distribute podcasts produced by Portable Voices Podcast Network as well as co-produce future “Afripods Original” podcasts through Afripods platform and all other distribution channels available pan-Africa and internationally. Allan Niongira, Portable Voices Founder said ‘‘We’re excited about this new partnership with Afripods. Podcast consumption is really growing in Kenya and across Africa, this new partnership allows us to continue producing more local podcasts.” Portable Voices sees Afripods as its distribution partner able to help it reach more listeners and content creators across the region....

This is solely to enhance their service delivery. The company regularly undertakes system maintenance. Following the past improvements on their prepaid system, they have greatly enhanced the customer experience in purchase and delivery of prepaid tokens. The timing has been planned to result in less to least disruption hoping they are no inconveniences. However, Postpaid Bill Payments via 888888 and other payment outlets including the banking halls will not be affected....

Take enough fluids and water should account for the highest amount of fluids you consume. Although there are several articles that suggest eight glasses of water a day, it really depends on your ambient conditions and the kind of foods that you consume- whether they are fluid rich or not. New research has suggested that no particular quantity of water is universal for every human. Therefore, watch out for thirst sensors in your throat that provide the right guidance on how much and when to drinkResearch has shown that cranberry juice has enormous benefits when it comes to improving urological health especially in mitigating the risks of urinary infections and also improves the hydration levels in the body....