The UN focused World Summit Awards 2017 Opens Application for Digital Innovations around the World that are changing and impacting the society.The World Summit Award is a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation with high social impact. Combining an ongoing a series of international events and activities with a global network of start-ups,…
MainOne launches Data Center project in Sagamu, Ogun State
The World Economic Forum in Partnership with the Government of the Republic of South Africa will hold the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban,South Africa between 3-5 May 2017.The forum will convene regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to agree priorities that will help Africa achieve inclusive growth. Africa is facing…
A Nigerian Fintech Startup REACH is one of the finalists of the Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) Boot Camp in Sri Lanka.REACH is an innovative app that helps you set, track, and achieve your financial goals.It is a group savings tool, helping customers plan savings for big life moments. REACH partners with Zenith Bank to bring…
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering is open for applications and will close on 24 July 2017.The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler…
Picture above:L-R is Mr Simon Olanipekun receiving Award for the Best Innovative Energy Invention at the Nigeria Innovation Awards 2016 from Mr Olayinka Omolere of Asoko Insight In order to make energy cheap and available 24/7 a young Nigerian engineer is working towards an effective and efficient energy source. Engr. Simon Olanipekun has invented an…
In celebration of 100 years of heritage & service, Union Bank Nigeria is running a Centenary Innovation Challenge to find and support great ideas that address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in entrepreneurial ways. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect…
The recent N756.3m grant to 81 young Nigerian innovators as part of the Federal Government’s Economic Empowerment initiatives is a welcomed development as it is focused on increasing digital innovation and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. As an organisation that promotes technology,innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa we are offering this opportunity to our followers on the social media…
Africa’s first and biggest network of centers of excellence, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, today announced the launch of AIMS in Rwanda, an ecosystem of pan-African transformation that will leverage scientific innovation, learning and research to apply solutions to the continent’s challenges. The official launch took…
No other organisation covers or really supports Emerging Markets like the SeedStars. In 2014,I witnessed this in one of their events around the world. SeedStars is a leading global movement that supports and creates opportunities for Emerging Markets around the world.They have seen the opportunities in these markets as 57% of world GDP comes from emerging markets….
Africa is in dire need to distinguish,position,grow herself around the world to an enviable height.Am particularly glad to see the energy in young Africans who understand the need and are making great sacrifices to change the narrative of Africa from the world’s perspective.As technology and innovation become the focal point of advancement for economies,there is…
As Nigeria faces great economic challenges which calls for innovative ideas,products and services across all sectors of the economy,it becomes interesting to see one Nigerian information Technology(IT) company who is already taking the lead in manufacturing of innovative IT hardwares for the African Market.The company is VNTS. VNTS Company Limited is a Technology products and…
MainOne has continued to push the boundaries for IT professionals in Nigeria from its inception with a 7000km private submarine cable which changed the face of the Internet in West Africa, to the opening of a Tier III data center in 2015. The leadership the company provides in changing the technology landscape is providing the…
Mohammed Dewji,Group CEO of MeTL (Mohammed Entreprise Tanzania Limited) takes home the prestigious CEO OF THE YEAR award and Anta Babacar Ngom Bathily of Sedima wins the award for YOUNG CEO OF THE YEAR. Mohammed Dewji beats off competition from business heavyweights across the continent to take home one of the biggest awards in Africa’s…
African Regional Internet and Development Dialogue Enhancing Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education in Africa through the Internet When: 08-09 May 2017 Where: Kigali Marriott Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda The Internet Society recently announced that it will hold the first ever Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue from 8-9 May 2017 in Kigali,Rwanda, in partnership with UNESCO and…
Mara Social Media of the Mara group, an African multi-channel platform of online and mobile tech innovations that are designed to connect people across emerging markets, has announced this week that it has acquired global platform Nimbuzz Assets. Nimbuzz, initially released in May 2008 is a powerful cross-platform mobile calling and messaging app. The app…
Worldwide leader in IT and networking Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) released its Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR). The Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report, now in its tenth year, examines the latest threat intelligence gathered by Cisco security experts, providing industry insights that reveal customer security trends. The 2017 report also highlights key findings from the third annual Cisco…
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The Adansonia Project connects entrepreneurs with one another through in-person events and an online chatting platform; trains entrepreneurs on starting businesses and writing business proposals with in-person workshops and an online course taught by professors at Bocconi University; and offers opportunities to pitch to investors. The Adansonia Project is a collaboration between researchers at Bocconi University in Milan,…
TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, today announced that it has been working with the GSMA to ensure TerraPay compatibility with the recently rolled out standardized mobile money APIs. TerraPay will provide support by providing a staging environment for the new GSMA Mobile Money API Developer portal that will enable the wider technical community to…
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….
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
The AFRICA CEO FORUM 2017, the most high-profile international forum on African private sector development, will be held on 20 and 21 March in Geneva and, for the fifth consecutive year, will salute the economic performance of African business leaders and companies at the 2017 AFRICA CEO FORUM AWARDS.Every year, the AFRICA CEO FORUM AWARDS…
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….