In order to work together to offer digital skills programs and solutions to young leaders in the region, the Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Centre East Africa (YALI) have signed a memorandum of agreement. The MoU states that the ADC will give YALI participants access to its…
Mon Artisan, based in the Ivory Coast, is a skill-on-demand digital platform for gig workers and artisans in the unorganized sector. It provides a variety of services, such as plumbing, home maintenance, and repairs, IT help, and other services. Mon Artisan, which is also available in Burkina Faso, enables clients to swiftly and easily schedule…
The African Food Fellowship, which is creating a radical movement of African leaders fighting to improve food systems all over the continent, is now accepting applications. With funding from the IKEA Foundation, the fellowship was established by eminent organizations Wageningen University and Research and Wasafiri Consulting. It provides food system actors with access to world-class…
According to reports, WhatsApp intends to update its Android software with a number of new features. The option to block unknown callers, a new user interface with a bottom navigation bar, the creation of single-vote polls, and other innovations are among them. While some of these improvements have only been made available to a small…
Educatial, the world’s next-generation EdTech Ecosystem designed to cater to the needs of educators and learners has been launched. Educatial is the result of dedicated research into making the pursuit of education more accessible and manageable for students, educators, and the government. The goal of Educatial is to make education easy and accessible to everyone….
In today’s technological landscape, building products that align with users requires beyond basic understanding of design. As a seasoned Product manager with over 5 years of experience, I stand at the forefront of a paradigm shift in Product Management, where strategies and principles of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science are utilised to scale user-centric products. I…
Google has finally started rolling out support for the passkeys authentication method, which it claims is more secure than ordinary passwords and even two-step verification (2SV), after over ten years of preparation and a year of declaring support for the same. A year ago, Apple, Google, and Microsoft jointly stated that they will start adopting…
For the third consecutive year, Bolt has launched its Women in Tech internship program. The ‘The Bolt Outternship’ internship program this year, which will run for three months starting in July 2023, aims to empower young women by giving them the opportunity to begin their careers in technology. Bolt started the #WomeninTech program in 2021…
The Federation of Kenya Employers (“FKE”), the employers’ membership body in Kenya, and the Africa Digital Media Institute (“ADMI”), a training platform for Africa’s creatives, have partnered with Nexford University, the Washington, DC-based next-generation university platform offering affordable, US-accredited degrees worldwide, to address graduate recruitment challenges. Following Nexford’s entry into East Africa, the agreement will…
Africa’s security, logistics, and agricultural firms may now choose from a variety of risk protection solutions thanks to a data infrastructure developed by Nigeria’s Towntalk that makes use of “hard to collect” location data and applies AI approaches. Towntalk, a 2020 startup, has created a “data ecosystem” that has been strengthened by industry alliances with…
Construction ramps up of purpose-built super venue in Marrakech, Morocco for historic debut of GITEX Africa, now the largest and most influential tech and start-up event in the African continent Marrakech, Morocco: The cross-continent support of the global tech community has culminated in a sold-out GITEX Africa 2023, with an expansion phase now underway as…
Aiming to combat deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and unfavorable climate change, the Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration Africa 2023 program is managed by Village Capital and supported by Moody’s Corporation. Despite having some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world, Sub-Saharan Africa still struggles with significant environmental issues related to…
Treepz, Africa’s biggest car-sharing platform that offers on-demand car rentals for flexible periods, has re-launched its consumer app as Africa’s largest car-sharing marketplace. The company claims to have spent the last five months developing this solution and is thrilled to introduce it in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya. Treepz aims to lead the charge in…
Understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) “Artificial intelligence” is a broad term that refers to any type of computer software that engages in humanlike activities – including learning, planning and problem-solving. Broadly speaking, AI can support three important business needs: automating business processes, gaining insight through data analysis, and engaging with customers and employees. How Startups Are Evolving With…
Sophos Adds Team of MDR Experts in Germany, Expanding Global Footprint of Security Operations Specialists Defenders Have Less Time to Defend; MDR Services Become Critical Cybersecurity Layer as Attacker Dwell Time Decreases, Says Sophos’ Annual Active Adversary Report Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has announced that its industry-first…
The National Blockchain Policy was approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. This was revealed following this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting, which was presided over by President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at the State House in Abuja. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy is Prof. Isa Pantami. The…
Creators come to Instagram every day to create and connect, grow their audience, and build their businesses. With more than 2 Billion people using Instagram each month, Instagram offers a global reach and a wide breadth of features, which makes it a one-stop-shop for all creators, and offers a variety of opportunities and experiences for…
Three new features are purportedly being rolled out by WhatsApp to beta users. On iOS, the first feature enables users to lock particular chats. Additionally, WhatsApp for Android is testing the capability to directly share your Status with your Facebook friends. Recent beta versions of the iOS app allow beta testers to test a feature…
The renowned African Unicorn Award for Greentech & Energy has been given to the pan-African Energy-as-a-Service company Solarise Africa. The honor acknowledges Solarise Africa’s commitment to the expansion and advancement of green energy technologies in Africa. The African Unicorn Awards honor outstanding businesses that are on track to be valued at $1 billion or more…
In the “iHack4SDG Challenge 2023,” ICAN-BOI, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, and the Bank of Industry will bring together a new generation of creative thinkers from the tech sector to address some of the most pressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Applications are now being accepted for the iHack4SDG Challenge, which will be physically…
Kenyan taxi service for women An Nisa has 10,000 customers in its native market and is considering an expansion into Saudi Arabia. An Nisa Taxi was established by Mehnaz Sarwar in 2018 and became an app last year. It currently has over 10,000 members. “We cater to ladies and children, and we have a team…
On July 13-14, the National Advisory Boards (NABs) for Impact Investing in South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia will conduct the first Africa Impact Summit at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The hybrid event is titled “Unleashing African Potential Through Impact Investing” and is supported by connected African task groups, the Bertha Centre…
According to CEO Arvind Krishna, International Business Machines (IBM) anticipates pausing employment hiring as approximately 7,800 positions may be eliminated by artificial intelligence (AI) in the upcoming years. According to Krishna, hiring in back-office areas like human resources will stop or slow down. He also predicted that in five years, automation and AI might replace…
Peter Oluka (@peterolukai), the Editor of TechEconomy has joined the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) Executive Board of Directors (EBoD). Peter, a multi-award winner practicing ICT Journalist was elected at the 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) cum election held in Lagos on Friday at The Zone, Lagos where Mr. Adesola Akinsanya and Mr. Murtala Abdullahi emerged the new President and…
Recently, Samsung included a skin temperature-based sensor to the Galaxy Watch 5 series’ menstrual health tracker for women. According to reports, the tech giant is currently working on incorporating more skin-temperature-based health-tracking capabilities. However, there are currently no additional details available regarding the update. The menstrual cycle monitoring function, meanwhile, is already available in 32…
Elon Musk outlined on Saturday an idea for his Twitter platform that would let media producers charge users with a simple click for each item. The billionaire businessman explained on Twitter that this allows readers who wouldn’t sign up for a monthly membership to pay a higher per-article price when they want to read an…
South African Rand (ZAR) deposits and withdrawals are now possible for users of Roqqu, a Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange platform, in that country thanks to regulatory permission. The goal of Roqqu’s action is to broaden the use and accessibility of cryptocurrencies worldwide and to help usher in a new era of borderless cryptocurrency exchanges. Israel Ololade,…
As the company looks to monetize content on the website in an effort to diversify its revenue sources, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10 percent cut on content subscriptions after the first year. Earlier this month, social media platform users will be able to sell…
A $1.5 million project to harmonize digital trade and e-commerce regulations across 10 African nations has been launched in collaboration with the African Development Fund and Smart Africa Alliance. A day before the 2023 Transform Africa Summit, which will take place in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from April 26 to 28, the agreement was signed on…
Leading innovators are needed to join the second cohort of Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African program for entrepreneurs creating the future of healthcare supply chains. The i3 initiative, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and AmerisourceBergen, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), Microsoft, and Chemonics, is assisting 60 promising early-stage and growth-stage…