Facebook has launched a new campaign in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) across Africa against Covid-19 misinformation. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic Facebook
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Facebook adds Instagram Lite for Sub-Saharan Africa, emerging markets
Facebook has announced the launch of Instagram Lite to Sub-Saharan Africa, a new, lightweight version of the Instagram app for Android that uses less
Facebook unveils ‘LeadHERs – Book spotlights female leaders from across Africa
As part of its celebration around International Women’s Month, Facebook has announced the launch of ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’, a collection of beautifully
Ending digital platform dystopia: New study outlines stopping harmful dominance of ‘big tech’ AI platforms
New study outlines four recommendations to end the harmful dominance of “big tech” AI platforms (e.g. Google, Facebook, Amazon, Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba) Push for
Facebook unveils its 2020 Africa Year in Review
Facebook has released its “2020 Year in Review: Highlights” an infographic showcasing some of its key investments and work across Africa in 2020. Supported by an
Africa is already connected NOT by Facebook and Google
Eric Osiakwan In the midst of the pandemic, Facebook[1](and partners) announced 2Africa[2] a new subsea cable. About the same time last year, Google also
Facebook, Creatives Garage add #RealpeopleRealstories to support creative industry
Facebook and Creatives Garage have launched #RealpeopleRealstories – a campaign that showcases the stories of ordinary people using creativity and innovation to inspire their communities. Through its
Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft earnings soar as Apple plunges
Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft revenue grew by 35%, 17% and 13% respectively during the first nine months of 2020. On the other hand, Alphabet’s
How Facebook is supporting elections across Africa
By Akua Gyekye, Public Policy Manager, Africa Elections Our work in supporting elections across Africa continues to be a priority and we’ve dedicated unprecedented
Kaspersky reports challenges of digital parenting in Nigeria
About 37% of Nigerian parents are not sure which information their children share publicly, according to new findings by Kaspersky. Parenting in a digital