Technology has always enabled people to connect and express themselves. As communication became faster, the video became a richer way to share experiences. We’ve gone from desktop to web to mobile; from text to photos to video. But this wave…
Today, Meta, the US-based tech and social media touchstone, has announced an expansion of the availability of its Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The “Reels” feature was first launched on Meta’s…
Africa No Filter, a narrative change organisation, and Meta, formerly Facebook, have announced a partnership to launch “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds” program, aimed at boosting the use of Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling. Supporting Extended Reality storytellers to…
Mastercard is collaborating with Meta to support the digitization and growth of SMEs across the MEA (the Middle East, & Africa) region by organizing a training webinar that will provide SMEs insights from industry experts, and a masterclass on how…
Facebook, the social media platform owned by Meta, removed a post on the page of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for allegedly violating its policies against inciting violence. The post in question, uploaded to Facebook on Sunday, asked citizens of…
During Facebook’s Connect 2021 conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be renamed from “Facebook” to “Meta,” and according to a statement from the firm, “Meta’s focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people…