The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was held this year as the world continues to see complex socio-economic issues. Many economies are still reeling from the COVID-19 crisis. And with just eight more years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the burden of ending...

Meta, the tech giant created by Mark Zuckerberg, has launched the "Creators of Tomorrow" campaign. The objective is to highlight the most innovative online content creators from around the world. Among the creators, ten Africans will be supported to grow their project. By M. A It's a big first. The...

Africa No Filter (ANF), an organization dedicated to changing the narrative about Africa, and Meta have announced a partnership to launch the "Africa of the Future: Telling Stories, Building Worlds" program, which aims to boost the use of virtual reality in storytelling in Africa. The program will provide grants and...

The announcement by Facebook to change its name to Meta takes place in a very tense context for the Californian company, with actions and complaints from European Union consumer groups, but also after a series of breakdowns, and the "Facebook Files" scandal, accusations made by a whistleblower that Facebook is...

Facebook announced the launch of Marketplace in 37 countries and territories in sub-Saharan Africa (Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Republic of Congo,...

Big Tech companies see an opportunity for growth on the continent, but they risk becoming accessories to authoritarian regimes. By Torinmo Salau* In April, Twitter announced it was opening an African headquarters in Ghana’s capital, Accra—more than a year after founder Jack Dorsey mentioned his own personal plans to move...

"Due to the implementation of a value added tax (VAT) in Kenya, Facebook is required to charge VAT on the sale of ads to advertisers who do not advertise for commercial purposes in Kenya," the group explains in a communication. To this end, a 16% VAT on advertising services purchased...

As part of the international commemoration of Women's Month, Facebook (www.Facebook.com) has published LeadHERs : African Women's Life Lessons, a collection of real and inspiring stories shared by 19 women from diverse backgrounds who are pushing the boundaries in areas such as media, entertainment, politics, education and business. Available free...

Social media giant Facebook apologized yesterday to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta after falsely reporting his congratulatory message to Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, who has just been declared elected by the Election Commission....