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Africa’s mobile-first music scene: Antos Stella, Content Connect Africa

There’s huge potential in Africa’s mobile-first music scene. But you need strong local knowledge to unlock it. So says Antos Stella, managing director of Content Connect Africa. In this exclusive interview for MEF Minute, she explains why she is so excited about the market… In the ‘mature markets’ of Europe…

Tim GreenJanuary 4, 2017

Africa VAS

Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones

The availability of faster networks, cheaper data tariffs and smartphones all have a part to play when it comes to driving demand for Internet services in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Analysys Mason, total service revenue across Sub-Saharan Africa will reach USD51.1 billion in 2021, driven by growth opportunities in mobile…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Africa Analytics Stats Roundup VAS

15 stats that explore the growth of mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa

The boom in smartphone sales in Africa is slowing, despite the fact that overall mobile handset shipments were up slightly in Q2 2016, with shipments of basic feature phones rising 31.9 per cent year on year to total 29.8 million units. That's according to figures from IDC’s recently published Worldwide…

MEFDecember 6, 2016

Africa VAS

Will NFC have an impact in the African mobile payments space?

NFC technology already supports huge amounts of mobile payments around the world. Ovum forecasts that the number of consumers using it will hit 939 million by 2019 (in 2015 it was 11 million) and the value of transactions is expected to reach $115 billion, from $0.7 billion for the same…

MEFNovember 29, 2016

Africa Music

AfricaCom: new models and mobile services are accelerating digital business in Africa

Earlier in November, Africa’s mobile movers and shakers came together for the annual mobile and technology conference, AfricaCom. Here Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at MEF takes the pulse of the event and discusses some of the highlights of MEF's packed programme of events, forums and workshops during the conference in Cape…

Rimma PerelmuterNovember 28, 2016

Africa Opinions

Where’s the Amazon for Africa?

Africa has a Nile, but can it also have an Amazon? Tim Green – just back from AfricaCom – looks into the issues facing e-commerce hopefuls like Jumia and Konga... Last week at AfricaCom someone was explaining to me how much Nigerians love to shop. He told me that when…

Tim GreenNovember 24, 2016

Africa Industry Views

Industry Views: lite apps in emerging markets

There is a growing trend for big mobile brands to develop lite versions of their apps to hook mobile users in emerging markets. Just last month Shazam and Facebook Messenger announced that they are going lite for example. The logic is straightforward. Unlike saturated established app economies, these markets are…

MEFNovember 23, 2016

Africa Analytics

Stat Attack: how Africans use the mobile web, data and apps

With AfricaCom still fresh in our minds, MEF Minute takes stroll through Opera's well-timed State Of The Mobile Web Africa report. Here are the key findings... After 20 years of astonishing growth, the mobile market has reached the top of the S curve. It’s far from settled - and it’s…

MEFNovember 22, 2016

Africa

Doing business in Nigeria: a practical guide

This week, MEF has released an essential guide to doing business in Nigeria, with detailed information on how to make the most of the opportunities in the vibrant market. Here, Miranda Smith outlines what you can expect to find in the guide, and why Nigeria is one of Africa’s most…

MEFSeptember 22, 2016

Africa VAS

Nigeria’s NCC consultation for the provision of Value Added Services

In March 2016 the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) published a consultation paper on the Procedures and Guidelines for the future provision of Value Added Services in Nigeria. Its goal is to make sure that consumers are properly protected. The proposals were broad, impacting all stakeholders directly and included the introduction…

MEFJuly 4, 2016

Africa’s mobile-first music scene: Antos Stella, Content Connect Africa

Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones

15 stats that explore the growth of mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa

Will NFC have an impact in the African mobile payments space?

AfricaCom: new models and mobile services are accelerating digital business in Africa

Where’s the Amazon for Africa?

Industry Views: lite apps in emerging markets

Stat Attack: how Africans use the mobile web, data and apps

Doing business in Nigeria: a practical guide

Nigeria’s NCC consultation for the provision of Value Added Services

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