Aspiring African investors can now apply to Dream VC’s venture capital programs, which were just announced for the year 2023. Dream VC co-founder Mark Kleyner commented on the debut in 2023 and said, “Understanding how to invest or support startups with operational questions in emerging markets is already very difficult. Many aspiring startup investors are…
With the establishment of Miva Open University, the Nigerian edtech startup uLesson, which offers online K–12 education across Africa, is moving into postsecondary education. The pan-African distance learning university will be a degree-granting institution with full licensing, offering undergraduate courses in software engineering, cyber security, data science, and computing. Moreover, it will contain a school…
Omeife, a humanoid robot, has been given permission by the federal government to be used to enhance national digital literacy. The Uniccon Group of Companies created Omeife, a female-appearing humanoid robot that can speak Pidgin, Yoruba, English, French, Arabic, Kiswahili, Hausa, Igbo, and Afrikaans. It is the first humanoid robot made in Africa. Yau Isa…
Impacc gGmbH has published a call for applications for its third venture cohort of investment in innovative entrepreneurs in Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania who will receive a smart equity investment to scale their firms. Impacc gGmbH supports local, green enterprises in Africa. The investment will range from $30,000 to $150,000 and will focus on six…
In order to find, qualify, and certify top engineers, Andela, a global network for remote technical talent, has acquired Qualified, the premier technical skills assessment platform. With the acquisition of more than 3.6M engineering users from Codewars, a Qualified-powered online community that allows technical talent to compete and hone their practical coding abilities in gamified…
The African Energy Chamber created The African Women Business Energy Network project to honor and empower women in the energy sector in honor of International Women’s Day. The African Women Business Energy Network (AWBEN) is a platform established to support women’s career growth in the energy sector by linking them and women-owned businesses in the…
The operating parameters for open banking have been accepted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), launching an open banking system in Nigeria. Nigeria is the first nation in Africa to establish an Open Banking regulation as a result of this regulation. On March 7, 2023, Musa Jimoh, Director of the CBN’s Payments System Management…
ALX, a technology training company with a focus on Africa that provides young Africans with technical and professional skills, has collaborated with Mastercard to introduce a fully sponsored Software Engineering training program with a target audience of 50 000 women worldwide. The United Nations International Women’s Day (IWD) theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender…
In honor of International Women’s Day, Google today unveiled three fresh projects focused on empowering and supplying African women business owners with the tools they require for success. Among the initiatives are the Hustle Academy for Women-Led Businesses, the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort, and a social media campaign honoring influential women…
Over the past seven years, Nairobi-based Villgro Africa, an early-stage investor and business incubator with a focus on health and life sciences, has invested over $1.36 million in 36 Kenyan healthcare startups. As part of its regional expansion, Villgro Africa now plans to open a Biotech Innovation Hub. The annual 2023 Sankalp Summit, which released…
A new workshop has been introduced by Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and Microsoft Leap that was built especially for university professors who instruct technology-focused courses. With the help of this program, university instructors will have the opportunity to work with other educators, develop their abilities, and discover best practices they may use in their…
Although while it is debatably still “a man’s world,” particularly in the tech industry, Nigerian women are undoubtedly doing their share and doing it well enough to attract attention from around the world. These are the seven female business founders from Nigeria who have made the Aurora Tech Awards 2023 shortlist. The AURORA Tech Awards…
Samsung has announced the new Galaxy A14 with the latest innovation and technology that has become synonymous with Galaxy smartphones. This latest Galaxy A series comes with a large screen, an awesome camera and all the essentials you need to stay connected. It looks and feels awesome as it delivers a truly special performance from…
Bellafricana has opened its tech-enabled community as a FREE platform to support creative entrepreneurs in the fashion, arts & craft, beauty, home & living, food produce & snacks industry, to gain visibility, increase sales, have the right business support and structure that gives them the capacity to grow their business. Speaking to the press on the…
Rwandan startups are encouraged to submit applications for the ZEP-RE InsurTech Program, which will aid scalable startups in expanding their market reach and increasing productivity. Next month, 25 businesses will be chosen for an insurtech hackathon, which will be hosted by the PTA Reinsurance Company (ZEP-RE) in collaboration with Westerwelle Startup Haus. Five teams will…
The fifth annual edition of the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy-sponsored Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Award Competition has begun, and the continent’s entrepreneurial talent is now encouraged to enter. ABH is a component of the Jack Ma Foundation’s ongoing dedication to promoting an open, robust, and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa. Since 2019, ABH…
The fact that Nigeria’s debt profile keeps increasing without any corresponding economic growth is very concerning. In January 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari authorized the appropriation bill, which had been originally proposed to be voted into law at a cost of N20.51 trillion, to be increased to N21.83 trillion. The president then announced a planned loan of N1…
The 9th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit has been scheduled for April 12th. At the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, the location of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022, regulators, policymakers, financial and technology industry executives, fintech startups, top innovators, investors, and government representatives from around the world will assemble. The Africa Fintech…
…Spotlight on Dayo Paul Samuel Dayo Paul Samuel has built a solid reputation as a transformative Senior Product Manager with the rare ability to navigate the challenges that high-growth organizations face. His career is a case study in resilience, foresight, and the art of balancing competing priorities while driving sustainable product innovation. This spotlight on…
As software development changes, microservices has become the bedrock for developing scalable and resilient systems. As an industry leader with over 5 years’ experience in software development, I built and integrated advanced software solutions. I have utilised methods of attaining fault tolerance and high availability in microservice architectures. Resilience in microservices architecture means system ability…
Google announced today that applications for the third cohort of the Black Founders Fund for Startups are now open in Africa and Europe, in keeping with the company’s commitment to digital transformation and support for black-founded startups. Google has committed $4 million this year to support eligible black-founded startups. Startups based in Africa with a…
CS ICT and Digital Economy Eliud Owalo has established the first regional Jitume Laboratories in the counties of Uasin Gishu and Bungoma. The Jitume program is a government initiative that aims to provide young people in Kenya with digital skills, e-services, and online opportunities. Several ministries, including the Ministry of ICT and the Digital Economy,…
The French-African Foundation has launched a call for applications for its 2023 Young Leaders programme around the theme “Unleash the energy”. The French-African Foundation, founded in 2019, works to develop generations of committed leaders in both France and Africa. Every year, it issues a call for applications in all African countries and in France in…
The first Africa Digital Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in South Africa from May 24 to May 26 at the Sandston convention center. “The Future of Finance in Africa: Our pathway to a new Africa” is the theme of the three-day conference. The Summit will include a thought-leadership conference with participation from governments,…
Start Path Small Business, a new four-month initiative from Mastercard, will bring companies and entrepreneurs together to create and expand solutions that support simple, secure digital experiences for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Startups are currently applying to the program to build cutting-edge accounting software, e-commerce solutions, lending platforms, payment technology, digital banking, and other…
African-based agritech firms can now submit an application to the GROW Impact Accelerator. The GROW Impact Accelerator, which is supported by AgFunder, is giving new foodtech and agtech companies a big boost as they work to address some of the most serious sustainability concerns facing the world. The accelerator program aims to speed up the…
Officials have confirmed that Starlink, the satellite-based internet company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has begun operating in Rwanda. According to prior reports, the Ministry of ICT and Innovation announced that the high-speed internet service would formally start in the nation on February 22. According to information received by The New Times, the business will…
Due to the rising demand for payroll and other HR solutions, the global HR payroll market is anticipated to develop at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2% and reach a value of $14.31 billion by the end of this decade. As more firms move their activities online, it is anticipated that a rising…
On Tuesday, Qualcomm announced the launch of a for-profit cloud software solution to assist businesses using its processors to track products as they move through the supply chain. The business from San Diego, California, is the biggest manufacturer of semiconductors used to link smartphones to mobile data networks. Yet Qualcomm has entered other markets, including…
The Rice Business Plan Competition 2023 for Student Entrepreneurs, which offers student entrepreneurs practical experience and financial rewards, is now accepting applications. The tournament, which is organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, has grown over the past 20 years from nine teams from around the world fighting for US$10,000 in rewards in…