Africa Tech Summit Holds in London in April
|

Africa Tech Summit Holds in London in April

Africa Tech Summit holds in London in April 20th.Africa Tech Summit London (ATSLDN) is the leading African tech event in Europe providing unrivaled insight and networking with the African tech ecosystem.The summit brings together 200+ tech leaders, international investors, entrepreneurs, African governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures to drive investment and business between Africa and Europe….

The Building Blocks of a New Mobile Revolution: Strategic Focus Areas for Africa Telcos in 2017

The Building Blocks of a New Mobile Revolution: Strategic Focus Areas for Africa Telcos in 2017

This article titled: Building Blocks of a New Mobile Revolution: Strategic Focus Areas for Africa Telcos in 2017 was contributed by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa Despite on-going economic challenges and some tricky regulatory issues, Africa is fast approaching the 1bn mobile subscriptions landmark. The continued rollout of 3G and 4G networks,as…

Mastercard partners with Mobile Money Africa to host the CashlessAfrica Conference and Expo in Nigeria
| |

Mastercard partners with Mobile Money Africa to host the CashlessAfrica Conference and Expo in Nigeria

Leading digital payment solutions provider,Mastercard, has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the 6th Edition of the CashlessAfrica Conference and Expo.The event is organised by Mobile Money Africa and is scheduled for 22 to 23 March, at the Oriental Hotel,Lekki in Lagos, Nigeria. The CashlessAfrica Conference and Expo is a platform for technology companies,FinTech’s…

Telkom and Business Connexion launch BCX, Africa’s Premier End-to-end ICT Solutions Provider
|

Telkom and Business Connexion launch BCX, Africa’s Premier End-to-end ICT Solutions Provider

Telkom and Business Connexion have announced the launch of BCX , Africa’s premier end-to-end information communication technology (ICT) solutions provider. This new brand, built from a strategic partnership between Telkom Business and Business Connexion, is uniquely suited to support businesses throughout the continent as they seek to digitalise business operations. “The launch of BCX is…

Garmin Partners with MTN Nigeria to Introduce Wearable Health Devices
|

Garmin Partners with MTN Nigeria to Introduce Wearable Health Devices

Garmin in collaboration with MTN Nigeria partner to introduce a range of world class health and fitness devices to help boost fitness standards while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. There is an increased focus around the world to be healthy and more active, and through innovation and technology Garmin created a range of wellness devices that…

Codulab-A Nigerian Technology Company Develops Chatbot for BBC

Codulab-A Nigerian Technology Company Develops Chatbot for BBC

                                An innovative new way for audiences to interact with BBC News is available to try with the African-designed pilot: “BBC Newschatta“. BBC Newschatta is a chatbot developed by Nigerian technology company Codulab. This chatbot is a service for mobile phones which generates news stories based on the users’ input, using keywords and topics to…

US$350 Million Power Plant will Increase Rwanda’s Installed Capacity by 40%

US$350 Million Power Plant will Increase Rwanda’s Installed Capacity by 40%

A US$350 million deal to finance an 80 megawatt (MW) peat to power project in Rwanda, which will improve access to electricity for the three quarters of the country’s population that is currently off the grid, has reached financial close.The power plant, which is expected to increase installed capacity in Rwanda by 40%,will utilise the…

South Africa Hosts The 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Congress

South Africa Hosts The 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Congress

South Africa is the host of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) 2017 between March 13-16. The bid was awarded to Johannesburg as part of the opening ceremony at GEC 2015 in Milan, Italy. The Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) is an inter-disciplinary gathering of start-up champions from more than 150 countries and attracts over 4000 delegates….

AfricInvest and Bpifrance launch French African Fund to Support Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

AfricInvest and Bpifrance launch French African Fund to Support Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

AfricInvest and Bpifrance announced recently the launch of the French African Fund (FFA), the first cross-border investment fund dedicated to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both Africa and France. The fund will be managed by AfricInvest, a leading pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm with almost EUR1bn of funds under management and…

SIMA 2017 Provides Unique Access to African Markets in AgriBusiness
|

SIMA 2017 Provides Unique Access to African Markets in AgriBusiness

SIMA, the Paris International Agri-Business Show, will take place from 26 February to 2 March 2017 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre (France). This major international trade show will take a look at what farming professions will be like in 10 years’ time through the eyes of manufacturers and start-up companies – and their innovations…

Enter for the Ecobank Fintech Challenge to Win Up to $500K

Enter for the Ecobank Fintech Challenge to Win Up to $500K

Developers, programmers and fintech innovators all over Africa are  encouraged through the Ecobank  Fintech Challenge to join forces with Ecobank, one of the continent’s biggest banking ecosystem to transform finance through technology and innovation. Ecobank is challenging Africa’s new generation of entrepreneurs to find lasting solutions to the continent’s most pressing banking issues. Submit entries…

GE Africa Innovation Centre (GEAIC) Offers Great Opportunity for Healthcare Innovation in Africa
|

GE Africa Innovation Centre (GEAIC) Offers Great Opportunity for Healthcare Innovation in Africa

Healthcare Innovation in Africa is a key area for government,businesses,entrepreneurs,investors,researchers in Africa to begin to explore especially with emerging technologies like virtual reality,artificial intelligence,robotics,internet of things etc. One company is taking a big step in that direction.GE recently launched the GE Africa Innovation Centre (GEAIC) in Johannesburg, South Africa.This is GE’s  centre of excellence for…

EARN UP TO N40, 000 FREE AIRTIME WITH ZOTO REFERRAL 3.0
|

EARN UP TO N40, 000 FREE AIRTIME WITH ZOTO REFERRAL 3.0

Hi guys! It’s a while since I gave you the latest gist on sizzling hot deals in Naija. I’m back with the hottest one yet in 2017 and mehn… it is juicy! Nigeria’s number one recharge app, Zoto, is offering another mouthwatering deal on free recharge which will allow its users earn as much as…

Triple Helix Summit to Hold in Kenya
|

Triple Helix Summit to Hold in Kenya

The 1st International Summit of the Triple Helix Association (THA) will be held on 4th-6th April, 2017 at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of this THA international conference is “Accelerating the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through ICT and Data”. The Triple Helix Summit will seek to catalyze the overall attainment of…

Connect with Global Opportunity at BLAST in Rome
|

Connect with Global Opportunity at BLAST in Rome

Connect with Global Opportunity at BLAST in Rome.Blast is the brand new international event that gathers and connects professionals, enterprises, technology leaders, investors and startups from all over the world to boost and spread new business and effective actions. According to the BLAST “Connections are vital for the Blast Team and we do believe that…

Samsung Announces $150M Fund to Support Early Stage Startups in Emerging Technologies
|

Samsung Announces $150M Fund to Support Early Stage Startups in Emerging Technologies

Samsung through its Samsung NEXT initiative announced recently the creation of the Samsung NEXT Fund, a $150 million venture capital investment fund, to increase Samsung’s global support of early stage startups pursuing advanced software and services innovation. The Fund enables Samsung NEXT to build upon its multi-stage global innovation platform to empower tech entrepreneurs with funding, resources and…

Leading Investors Take a Trip to Africa To Explore Startup Opportunities and Investments
|

Leading Investors Take a Trip to Africa To Explore Startup Opportunities and Investments

Last year when Mark Zuckerberg visited Africa  and had so much positive remarks about Startup development in Africa and its potentials,we knew that one impact of that visit will be attracting more investors and top businesses to the continent.Am glad to learn that leading Investors and organisations around the world will take a trip to…

UNBOXING THE GIONEE M6… WHAT A POWERFUL PIECE OF MAGIC!
|

UNBOXING THE GIONEE M6… WHAT A POWERFUL PIECE OF MAGIC!

In the world of smartphones, one phone particularly stands out: the GIONEE M6. A peek into this article will tell you why. Stay hungry, because we are about to serve you the Gionee masterpiece. The Specifications. Let’s open the box. To unravel the mystery and here it is… The GIONEE M6 phone. The phone did…

Nigeria Innovation Summit Emphasises the Need for Nigeria to Invest in Research to Drive Technology and Innovation

Nigeria Innovation Summit Emphasises the Need for Nigeria to Invest in Research to Drive Technology and Innovation

The maiden edition of the Nigeria Innovation Summit with the Theme: ‘Innovation – A Key Driver of Economic Growth and Sustainable Development’, organized by Emerging Media, concluded successfully with the participation of more than 300 delegates with Diplomats, government representatives, academia, business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, students and journalists from within and outside Nigeria in attendance.The…

Nigeria Innovation Summit in the Media

Nigeria Innovation Summit in the Media

As 2017 unfolds with great opportunities around the world especially through technology and innovation,Nigeria will do well to really embrace technology and innovation.Promoting and growing Nigerian Innovation in 2017 should be a key focus of the government.In November 2016 we held the Nigerian Innovation Summit the leading annual event in Nigeria that focuses on the need…

International Conference for Research, Innovation and Development for Africa to Hold in June
|

International Conference for Research, Innovation and Development for Africa to Hold in June

EAI International Conference for Research, Innovation and Development for Africa will hold in June 20–21, 2017 at Victoria Falls Zimbabwe.The Conference Theme is: “Moving Africa forward through Engineering, Technology and Innovation”. The conference seeks to bring together academics, researchers and industrialists across many disciplines, in particular those that have the most impact in Africa’s Development….

Apply for the Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge

Apply for the Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge

Johnson & Johnson is introducing the Africa Innovation Challenge to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in Africa and the creation of consumer healthcare solutions that address the critical unmet needs of the continent. Throughout Africa, Johnson & Johnson is looking to drive entrepreneurship and help advance promising consumer healthcare solutions. Chosen applicants will receive a combination of…

Johannesburg to host IoT Forum Africa 2017
|

Johannesburg to host IoT Forum Africa 2017

The Internet of Things is the next big wave in technology, with major repercussions for Africans. By connecting to the everyday devices to the internet the Internet of Things opens up a host of new opportunities and challenges for companies,governments and consumers. The IoT has the potential to solve many of the issues the African…

Africa Finance Corporation to Host Summit on Infrastructure Development in Africa

Africa Finance Corporation to Host Summit on Infrastructure Development in Africa

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) will host what is being billed as the continent’s most critical summit on African infrastructure in Abuja, Nigeria, on 27-28 March 2017.AFC Live 2017, to be opened by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, is a global event that will bring together financiers, developers and policy makers to discuss how to increase…

Open Call for International Startups at Tel Aviv Global Launchpad

Open Call for International Startups at Tel Aviv Global Launchpad

The Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center(StarTAU) in partnership with key players from the Israeli start-up ecosystem opens application to International Startups to learn and grow their business from the Israel startup ecosystem through the TLV Global Launchpad programme. International  startups will be immersed into the the Israeli startups scene for an exclusive one-month Launchpad in…

A Note from Mark Zuckerberg on How he Built Jarvis-his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant

A Note from Mark Zuckerberg on How he Built Jarvis-his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant

This is a note from Mark Zuckerberg on how he built Jarvis My personal challenge for 2016 was to build a simple AI to run my home – like Jarvis in Iron Man. My goal was to learn about the state of artificial intelligence – where we’re further along than peo- ple realize, where we’re…

Mark Zuckerberg and his Artificial Intelligence(AI) Assistant called Jarvis

Mark Zuckerberg and his Artificial Intelligence(AI) Assistant called Jarvis

The realities and opportunities been created by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI),Virtual realities(VR) and  Internet of Things(IoT) give machines great intelligence and cognitive abilities,one I find very fascinating. Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook is one guy set to expand the scope of what is possible and push these realities we have today like…