Africa

• Google, Idris Elba pledge $1 million to bring generative AI to African creators
• TikTok Sets Sights On African Market With Local Hires, Talent Push, Mobile Marketing Campaigns

  TikTok has its sights set on Africa -- namely three key markets: Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa -- as it has undertaken various mobile marketing initiatives in these countries as well as local executive hires and an aggressive talent acquisition push.

  
• Data-Saving YouTube Go App Arrives In Thailand, Malaysia, Ghana, Kenya, More

  It's also available in Vietnam, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, and will arrive in Sri Lanka, Senegal, and Uganda in coming weeks.

  
• ‘Offline-First’ YouTube Go App To Launch In Nigeria

  Google CEO Sundar Pichai travelled to Nigeria to make the announcement at an event yesterday in Lagos called #GoogleForNigeria.

  
• Influencer And CoverGirl Spokesman James Charles Apologizes For “Offensive” Africa Joke
• African Influencers Celebrated At YouTube’s First Sub-Sahara Africa Creator Awards
• Mobile Video Viewership Has Doubled In Africa Year-Over-Year, Driven By YouTube (Study)
• Fund This: For $20,000, Viewers Can Discover ‘The Unseen Africa’
• Here Come The KONY 2012 Parodies
• Did KONY 2012 Cheat To Get Views? (And Does It Matter?)
• What All The KONY 2012 Hype Is Really About
• 'CongoCast', Gripping Web Series Doc On A Mission