The pace of activity in Nigeria’s online travel sector just went a notch higher with the launch of Travelstart. Co-sponsored by Arik, Delta and Rwand Air, the Nigerian version of the service was formally presented to the public at the Lagos Oriental Hotel.

Have you always wanted to stay connected to your fellow corp members in your state or region? Or you served a while back and looking to reconnect with people you met?

We’ve learned that Bandeka co-founder, Tunde Kehinde has joined the team at Rocket Internet Nigeria that is building Nigeria’s Amazon clone.

Nigeria’s largest online home of Nollywood movies, iROKOtv has teamed up with Rancard Solutions to launch what appears to be the first Nollywood/celebrity news distribution service via SMS.

We’ve learnt that Rocket Internet, a German-based incubator is planning to launch a new e-commerce service in Nigeria, with huge potential to compete in the West African region’s e-commerce market.

It seems that online consumers in Nigeria may soon be ending their flirtatious relationship with the latest darling of Nollywood movies online, iROKOtv.

The Cameroon Startup Challenge is a competition offering a cash prize of USD $5,000 for the most innovative web, mobile or hardware-based business venture in Cameroon.

So after all the hype, we finally get to experience Spinlet for real. I’ve been playing with the app for the past two days on my Samsung Galaxy Pro, an Android device. Here’s what I think about the app that everyone’s touting as Africa’s iTunes.