The 15th Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP), which supports social innovation and promotes entrepreneurship, is currently accepting applications throughout Africa and the Middle East. Innovative startup ventures that employ and develop new technologies to improve the region in areas like education, healthcare, e-commerce, agriculture, or the environment have been rewarded by the OSVP in Africa…
In order to promote greater access to capital and markets for women-owned and women-led small and medium-sized businesses (WSMEs) in Nigeria, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has teamed up with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and FSDH Merchant Bank Limited to open applications for its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator Program. By reducing…
The highly anticipated Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON) 2.0 is set to convene industry leaders, policymakers, fintech innovators, and key stakeholders to discuss the evolving landscape of digital payments, with a special focus on cybersecurity, trust, and regulatory compliance in the AI era. PAFON 2.0, scheduled to take place on April 10, 2025 at the Function…
An investment-readiness accelerator program called Greentech Africa 2025: The Future of Sustainability will help ten to fifteen startups with creative ideas for sustainable development in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa. The program’s goal is to assist startups in identifying early milestones and getting ready for their upcoming funding round or expansion plans, if…
In a major step toward digital governance, Nigeria’s top digital infrastructure provider, Galaxy Backbone (GBB), plans to give more than 300 federal servants with thorough training on Govmail, the government’s secure official email system. GBB will provide specific training sessions for email administrators and heads of ICT from different Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) until…
A new feature in Gmail called Gemini will make it simpler for users to create events on Google Calendar. The internet giant with headquarters in Mountain View said Monday that it is launching a new button that may be touched to create and save a calendar event. The AI chatbot can automatically recognize emails that…
The Open Call for the 2025 Batch of RAISEAfrica – Renewables Accelerators for Innovative Startups and Entrepreneurs in Africa has been launched, according to the RES4Africa Foundation. Supporting and growing renewable energy-focused companies within the African startup ecosystem is the main objective of RAISEAfrica. This entails supporting creative company concepts from aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs…
The Mastercard Foundation BRIDGE-in Agriculture Program provides access to affordable finance and business development services to young entrepreneurs operating SMEs in agriculture and adjacent sectors to foster financial inclusion and reduce inequalities. Eligibility To be considered for the Mastercard Foundation BRIDGE-in Agriculture, you must: Benefits The BRIDGE-in Agriculture program provides access to affordable finance and…
More than 500 insurance leaders weigh in on risks, opportunities and trends to watch through 2040 The global protection gap – the difference between insured and uninsured losses across life, health, natural catastrophe and crop insurance – was last estimated at $1.8 trillion. A new “future of insurance” survey of more than 500 insurance executives from 17…
Only 12% of organisations feel ready for agentic AI workflows, despite significant investments, underscoring critical data and infrastructure challenges Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics and artificial intelligence, today announced findings from an IDC survey exploring the challenges and opportunities in adopting advanced AI technologies. The study highlights a significant gap…
The Global Africa Gateway Summer Internship Program is proudly launched by Afreximbank and The Africa Center! Through this program, young professionals from the continent and its diaspora can access life-changing internship opportunities in a variety of vibrant African industries. Changing how the world perceives Africa As the center for the sharing of ideas about the…
According to a person involved in the program, The Information revealed on Friday that Microsoft is creating its own artificial intelligence reasoning models to compete with OpenAI and may offer them to developers. According to the report, the Redmond, Washington-based business, which is a significant supporter of OpenAI, has started experimenting with models from xAI,…
Applications for the 2025 Hustle Academy, a free online course created to give small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya the resources they need to prosper in the digital era, have been made available by Google. A new season of the “Hustle Academy Brings You” speaker series, which provides direct access…
Experienced researchers are being invited to work with Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a prominent pan-African organization that promotes digital rights and inclusion in the Global South, on a study called “Evaluating Africa’s Digital Literacy Initiatives and Impact on Global Competency Applicability and Work Readiness.” The success of digital literacy initiatives throughout the African continent will be…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) have renewed their commitment to implementing the Digital Literacy and Skills Curriculum across all Nigerian universities. This was announced during the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa and his management team visit to the National Universities Commission (NUC), where they engaged with…
A fully sponsored chance to exhibit at the Nigeria Pavilion at GITEX Africa 2025 is being extended to 12 high-potential Nigerian entrepreneurs by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in partnership with the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Global investors, industry executives, policymakers, and creative entrepreneurs come together at GITEX Africa, the continent’s biggest…
For African women entrepreneurs, limited access to capital continues to be a major obstacle, with an estimated USD 49 billion in financing gaps. The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program, which seeks to unlock up to USD 3 billion in financing for women-owned/led Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (WSMEs) throughout…
In a bid to bolster women’s entrepreneurship in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has kicked off the “IgniteHer” Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Abuja, a five-day intensive program designed to empower and uplift women entrepreneurs across the nation. Speaking during the launch of the programme,…
Plans are underway towards building a United Kingdom/Nigeria National Cybersecurity Architecture. The UK/Nigeria Inward Cyber Trade Mission is to be facilitated by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA,Kashifu Inuwa CCIE at the meeting with some UK delegates on Monday in Abuja, said that President Bola Tinubu was…
Moniepoint Inc has sealed a strategic deal with AfriGoPay Financial Services Limited (AFSL), a subsidiary of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), to drive tap-to-pay solutions and accelerating the adoption of AfriGO Card, Nigeria’s National Domestic Card Scheme nationwide. Industry watchers believe the partnership is a significant move to further enhance the availability of digital payment services to…
An Interview with Peace Okhianmhense-Philips– Chief Digital Officer, Heirs Insurance Group In 2025, Africa’s insurtech landscape is poised for a transformative leap, driven by rapid technological advancements and a burgeoning demand for accessible insurance solutions. The continent’s insurance market, valued at approximately USD 92.9 billion in 2024, is projected to reach USD 160.9 billion by…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a present-day catalyst transforming businesses worldwide. For Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa, AI offers a unique opportunity to leapfrog traditional barriers and drive growth. By embracing AI, African MSMEs can increase their productivity, reach new markets, and experience unimaginable growth. For instance,…
Nigeria’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector is experiencing robust expansion, fuelled by the financial services, oil and gas and fintech industries. This brings with it new investment prospects for data centres, to service advances in cloud computing infrastructure and the rollout of 5G technology[1]. According to a 2023 research report, the size of the…
Uptodown, the multi-platform app store specialized in Android with over 100 million unique users per month, publishes a report listing the most downloaded apps from its marketplace during the first weeks of 2025. Said report is based on its traffic statistics from a catalog of 260,000 apps between January 1 and February 12 of this year….
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has been positioned in the Leaders Category in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing Execution Systems 2024 -2025 Vendor Assessment. According to the IDC MarketScape report: “AVEVA’s composable and model-driven MES combines the power of a business process management workflow engine with the standard…
A study peek of the GPT-4.5 artificial intelligence (AI) model was made public by OpenAI on Thursday. The GPT-4o model’s successor offers enhancements in coding, reasoning, and natural communications. The AI business referred to it as “our largest and best model for chat yet,” emphasizing that it was used to scale up both pre- and…
The African Development Bank formally introduces ENNOVA, a platform for innovation and business expansion, today. Startup founders are invited to join a group that is intended to hasten their business path. The African growth Bank’s long-term plan to enhance inclusive economic growth and boost investment in African youth includes Ennova as a flagship project. It…
Leading digital workforce platform Zydii has partnered with talent accelerator Venture for Africa (VFA) to offer a hands-on, execution-focused Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy course designed for African companies by African professionals. The partnership creates a useful, highly effective learning experience for entrepreneurs aiming to grow by fusing Zydii’s proficiency in providing easily available digital learning with…
Connecting Founders Applications for early-stage startups in Kenya and Nigeria are being accepted by Pitch2Win. Special advantages and equity-free subsidies up to $2,500 are available. In addition to subsidies, Founders Connect gives businesses the exposure and business relationships they need to succeed. Another benefit is the funding. This year’s offerings include $2,500 in equity-free awards…
Between January 20 and 24, the town of Davos-Klosters, Switzerland hosted the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). Among the key highlights drawing media attention were several special addresses by prominent political figures. NETSCOUT’s ASERT team of engineers and researchers specialising in information security observed an increased volume of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks shortly before and during at…