Twenty Ghanaian startups graduated from the UNICEF StartUp Lab Accelerator, receiving GHS500,000 (US$445,000) in investment. The UNICEF StartUp Lab is an accelerator programme dedicated to supporting businesses working to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for children and young people, led by UNICEF in Ghana and supported by KOICA through the “KOICA-UNICEF Accelerating…
The country’s first online university was founded with support from Kenya’s legislators, opening up a new path to academic education. The National Assembly anticipates an initial intake of 7,100 applicants after the institution’s charter has been approved. Depending on what the applicant wishes to study, the Open University of Kenya would charge prospective students between…
Less than a week after Facebook parent company Meta unveiled its new microblogging site, Threads had 100 million registered users. A competitor to services like Twitter, which Elon Musk purchased last year, the company’s app is intimately connected to a user’s Instagram account. The app has experienced a meteoric growth in users joining up for…
Digital Encode Limited, a multi-award-winning consulting and integration firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. Founded in 2003, Digital Encode specializes in designing, managing, and securing business-critical telecommunications environments and IT infrastructures. Recognized in the industry for its vendor-independent perspective, the firm excels in solving multifaceted, complex enterprise network security…
My 1Health, a leading health-tech startup and a top medical facilitator, is proud to announce the official launch of its global platform, connecting patients to world class specialised healthcare services worldwide. This innovative platform results from a merger between two industry leaders, MyHealth Africa and International Medical Treatment, combining their expertise to create a unified…
The Anambra State Government, through its Solution Innovation District (SID) has announced the launch of its software development program called ‘Code Anambra’. This is a comprehensive software development training program aimed at empowering the Ndi Anambra with advanced in-demand skills and opportunities in the global tech industry. Code Anambra training program is starting just as…
‘Tobi Adekunle, who co-founded the Association of Digital Marketing Professionals (ADMARP), the foremost professional body for digital marketing practitioners in Nigeria, has released a new eBook on Growth Marketing for the Growth Skool UK. The eBook title: Growth Marketing Series: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners and Professionals,’ serves as a beginner’s Guide tailored for beginners and…
Grand Africa Initiative-GAIN and the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) have announced the second edition of their collaboration to train two hundred young Nigerian Women in an entrepreneurship course titled “GAIN Entrepreneurship Masterclass for Women (Nigeria)”, starting in July 2022. According to the organizers, the course is designed to equip selected young women entrepreneurs from…
Skizaa Education, a Kenyan startup, has been named the only African company among global education companies to compete as a finalist in the Milken Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition. Skizaa, which was founded in 2022 and has been invited to exhibit at Edtech Week 2023 in New York this autumn, specializes in gathering and…
The Africa Fintech Summit, the largest bi-annual fintech event in Africa, announces the application for its 6th AlphaExpo Micro-Accelerator cohort. The AlphaExpo is a program at the heart of the Africa Fintech Summit mission. This year the program will enable up to 15 African startups the opportunity to attend and exhibit at this November’s AFTS…
50 finalists from 20 nations have been chosen as finalists for the fifth edition of Africa’s Business Heroes, a charity initiative to support African businesses. The biennial Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, searches the continent for 10 outstanding, mission-driven entrepreneurs who are seeking to make…
Through a collaboration with the Ugandan government and the World Bank, internet connectivity will soon be available in refugee camps in Uganda. The goal of the project is to give refugees the necessary digital skills and linguistic competency to improve their employment. The Universal Digital Acceleration Program, a bigger objective, includes the internet connectivity program….
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen seven African digital startups among its list of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2022. These businesses are reshaping a variety of markets, including healthcare, retail, and many others. The WEF Technology Pioneers are early- to growth-stage businesses from around the world engaged in the application of…
Samsung, Nigeria’s consumer electronics brand, announced the launch of Galaxy A14 5G. This latest addition to the popular Galaxy A series is aimed at offering a complete package of the latest Galaxy innovations at an affordable price, making awesome technology accessible to everyone, especially to Airtel Nigeria customers. The device was unveiled on Monday, June…
The 25 firms with headquarters in Africa that were chosen for this year’s $4 million Black Founders Fund have been revealed by Google for firms. The US$3 million Google for Startups Black Founders Fund Africa, a component of Google’s racial equity commitments launched in June 2020, was the subject of a Disrupt Africa report in…
SHELT Global Limited (www.shelt.com) has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification both globally and locally in Nigeria under Cyber Immune Limited. SHELT GLOBAL LIMITED is a technologically advanced European based Managed Security Service provider (MSSP), offering a versatile range of cybersecurity services to and through leading institutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is a world-renowned…
Applications for the Obuntu Foundation’s second program, which aims to encourage, accelerate, and catalyze young African venture capital fund managers, have been made public. The Obuntu Foundation created the Obuntu Launchpad Fellowship, which is run by African and international professionals in VC and aims to promote innovation and economic progress in Africa. The seminars at…
Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures, a $20 million investment mandate aimed at early-stage entrepreneurs in Africa with a focus on enhancing the wellbeing of people under the age of 30 in low- and middle-income countries, has been created by Seedstars Capital and the Swiss philanthropic foundation Fondation Botnar. The evergreen fund will support pre-seed to Series…
Elon Musk, the owner of the social media firm, announced in a tweet on Saturday that there are plans for a Twitter video app for smart TVs. This would be in keeping with the company’s new ambitions to concentrate on expanding video content on the platform. Musk tweeted “It’s coming” in response to a comment…
According to an investor presentation by owner Elon Musk and incoming Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino that was examined by Reuters, Twitter aims to concentrate on video, creative, and commerce partnerships to revitalize the social media company’s economy outside of digital advertising. According to a source familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of…
By combining the knowledge and resources of the Orange Digital Centers and Digital Africa, Orange Middle East and Africa and Digital Africa hope to support and strengthen the development of African entrepreneurs. As part of this partnership, Orange and Digital Africa will search the African continent for and choose innovative tech firms. Orange Middle East…
The business Prembly, best known for its Y Combinator-selected Identitypass product, is not well-known in the African startup scene. However, the business offers a wide range of services. Prembly formalized as a parent business late last year after seeing the need for expansion beyond KYC, biometrics, and data verification. Prembly was founded in 2021 when…
Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA), now in its third year, include winners in 14 categories. In addition to the “Next Gen Intrapreneur of the Year,” “Rising Entrepreneur of the Year,” “Entrepreneur for Good Award,” “From Art to Business,” and EEA’s first regional award, in partnership with IFC, “She Wins Arabia” program, “Regional Woman Entrepreneur of the…
In the past 12 months, ten African entrepreneurs from five startups on the continent have been welcomed into the global Endeavor network, giving them access to a range of support services to aid in the growth of their businesses. The Endeavor project, which selects, mentors, and accelerates the world’s greatest high-impact entrepreneurs in order to…
54 fellows from 22 countries have been chosen by the African venture capital talent network Dream VC to join the 2023 cohort of its renowned VC accelerator program, which aids present and aspiring investors in breaking into the African startup arena. Since its founding in 2021, Dream VC has trained more over 80 African and…
International Finance Corporation and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank Group have announced a $157.4 million equity investment to provide millions more Ethiopians with accessible, dependable mobile and internet services. According to a statement from the IFC, the money is a component of the ongoing expansion of Safaricom Ethiopia’s telecom network, a significant…
Pitch AgriHack 2023 is now accepting applications from young agri-tech entrepreneurs with solutions to food security concerns and empowering smallholder farmers throughout the continent. Pitch AgriHack provides a platform for these entrepreneurs to propose their technological solutions in order to revolutionize the agricultural environment of the continent. Pitch AgriHack 2023 will award the most innovative…
Dr Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner, NDPB has been appointed into Forbes Technology Council for 2023. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and Technology Executives. Scott Gerber, Forbes Councils’ founder said they are really excited to welcome Dr. Olatunji to the Council. He stressed that their mission with Forbes Councils is “to bring together proven leaders from…
Startups in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania have been given the opportunity to scale their impact-driven businesses and receive up to EUR100,000 (US$107,000) in grant funding from develoPPP Ventures. develoPPP Ventures, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and administered by DEG Impulse, strives to empower businesses through entrepreneurial…
Google appears to have enhanced its already amazing photo recognition capabilities. The tool is useful for tagging people in recorded images, and Google’s images app is usually accurate in doing so. A new trick offered by Google Photos (on the server end) is the ability to recognize persons even when they are not facing the…