Africa's apps: farming to gaming

Digital enterprise on the continent has sparked a range of user-friendly programs, from chat forums and photo-sharing sites to the first mobile 'cow calendar'

Pesapal

While M-Pesa is the dominant form of mobile money in east Africa, accounting for 80% of global mobile transactions, the new PesaPal offers more features and payment options. It uses mobile phones to buy and sell goods, printable receipts, a payment history and email or text notifications when payments are due...

• Ushahidi
• Ma3Racer
• iCow
• mPedigree
• Farmerline
• 2go
• Mxit
• Motribe
• Frontline SMS...