Digital Africa is a mission-driven effort funded by the French government with the goal of assisting African tech entrepreneurs and innovators by offering technical assistance, financing projects and enterprises, and establishing a regulatory climate that encourages African innovation. Digital Africa has expanded to a community of 6,000 African entrepreneurs across multiple sectors since its debut…
The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Ghana has signed a Masters Sponsored Research Agreement (MSRA) with Google Research, with the goal of pushing scientific research forward in fields such as artificial intelligence. As part of their continued commitment to collaborate and improve computing and technology in Africa, the agreement aims to strengthen the collaboration…
Elon Musk revealed in a tweet on Friday that Starlink, his space exploration company’s satellite internet service, has been licensed in Nigeria and Mozambique. This announcement comes three days after Musk responded to a tweet regarding the service’s debut in Africa. “Yes, first African countries to be named soon,” he tweeted. “Everywhere on Earth where…
According to a joint statement released by the South African government and the African Development Bank, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, and other European Union countries have pledged an initial amount of $8.5 billion to South Africa to fund the country’s long-term ‘just transition’ process to reduce the carbon intensity of the…
The CcHUB’s Creative Economy Practice has selected 15 entrepreneurs to participate in the Createch Accelerator 1.0 program, which will provide them with knowledge, networks, and assistance to help them accelerate their journey to profitability, scalability, and institutional financing. The selected startups will have access to a network of Creative Economy leaders, including the ATCG network…
As it continues to expand across Africa, Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card has added Ivory Coast to its list of 16 countries where it operates. Yellow Card, which was founded in 2018 and launched in Nigeria in 2019, allows anyone in Africa to buy cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT Stablecoin with cash, mobile…
Solar Sister, Inc. and LivelyHoods Kenya have combined in a move that is projected to provide millions of individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa with economic opportunities and renewable energy. Solar Sister’s operations in Nigeria and Tanzania will be combined with LivelyHoods’ network in Kenya, resulting in greater effect on the three most pressing concerns of our…
Gebeya Inc., a Pan-African marketplace for freelance professional talent, has announced a new relationship with the Blacks In Technology (BIT) Foundation, a global community that provides training, networking, and mentorship services to Africans working in the technology area. By serving as a connecting channel for a global professional network and freelancing marketplace, our alliance will…
The latest development in Visa’s Practical Business Skills (PBS) initiative, which offers potential partners integration and co-branded opportunities to contribute to business transformation and empowerment, is their partnership with Trace Academia, a mobile-based learning application that aims to enable 26 million youth across Africa. The collaboration provides a free online learning platform with a variety…
Nigeria’s Federal Government intends to work with the Korean government to train 200,000 civil officials on the eGovernment program over the next five years in order to accelerate the objective to make Nigeria a paperless government by 2030. The project’s initial phase has already trained 1400 government employees. According to The Guardian Nigeria, the Minister…
A Nigerian man, Chidi Nwaubani has launched the “Looty” project, which aims to restore African antiques taken by European colonists by creating 3-D reconstructions of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and donating the proceeds to young African artists. Objects taken during the colonial period have recently been returned to their countries of origin,…
Boris Bison (BB) Incubator, a Cameroon-based business incubator, has partnered with Ludique Works, a pan-African video game publishing company, and Start North, a Finnish technology learning accelerator network, to bring their technologically advanced learning environments, known as ‘5G Mokki Tech Spaces,’ to the African continent. Mr. H.E. Bassilekin III Achille, Cameroon’s Minister for Small and…
The initial impact report from Honoris United Universities, Africa’s first and largest pan-African network of private higher education institutions. Honoris’ commitment to Education for Impact for students, their families, and communities across Africa is highlighted in the report, which estimates that Honoris has altered over 770,000 lives in Africa by educating its students for fulfilling…
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced it has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response. It is commended as an Overall Leader, sweeping all product, innovation and market leadership ratings. “An increasing number of organizations are being hit with ransomware, and the average ransom payment…
ADH Twitter Space is a monthly forum hosted by Orodata Science whose mission is to continue to democratize data, and knowledge towards solutions that impact the lives of millions. The goal is to drive an incisive conversation and share learnings on the wins, missteps, and impact of the Covid19 pandemic on the continent. The Africa…
Autocheck, a Nigerian auto-tech firm, has purchased KIFAL Auto, a Moroccan competitor, to help it expand into the North African market. Autocheck’s goal is to create digital solutions that will improve and enable a seamless and secure automotive commerce experience throughout Africa. By developing a single platform for consumers’ automotive needs, from sourcing and financing…
The ShelterTech Sub-Saharan Africa accelerator program, run by the global non-profit Habitat for Humanity, is now accepting proposals from entrepreneurs with scalable solutions to today’s affordable housing concerns. ShelterTech is an affordable housing innovation platform that works across sectors, industries, and geographies to support and grow cutting-edge products and services that can help low-income households…
With Timbuktu, the home of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) new innovation funding hub, Rwanda is quickly becoming Africa’s first significant digital hub. The UNDP’s goal for the new hub is to jumpstart Africa’s startup boom. It also seeks to debate early-stage risk capital gaps, as well as cultivate global-class entrepreneurs and create the…
Meta Pay is rumored to be a cryptocurrency-friendly payment platform from Meta. The parent company of social media behemoths Facebook and Instagram has submitted five patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Meta is looking for licenses to operate as a “online social networking service for investors that allows financial trades and…
The ICT Authority (ICTA) and Kodris Africa, an online publishing company, have agreed to establish a coding curriculum in a few Kenyan schools. This comes after the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development approved the country’s coding curriculum as a way to improve kids’ digital literacy. The Kenyan government has provided 1.2 million computers to students…
The 5G rollout in Nigeria will be overseen by MTN Nigeria in conjunction with Mafab Communications. According to the Nigeria Communication Commission’s release, the exercise will begin in August 2022. When releasing license letters to the two businesses that won the 5G Spectrum Licences auction, the NCC made this declaration. Spectrum distribution: After Airtel withdrew…
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has established a US$2 billion facility to promote bank-driven economic recovery in Africa and the resilience of African economies in the face of global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The AFC will fund up to half of the facility and raise the balance…
Africa lags behind all other continents in terms of economic development. Some may believe that African countries lack resources, however, this is not true. Although African countries have the necessary resources, there are several other issues impeding economic progress, which we will explore below: Inadequate Educational System In Africa, the level and quality of education,…
According to a statement made by the two private investment firms on Wednesday, Interswitch has received $110 million in a combined investment from LeapFrog investments and Tiana Africa Capital. The digital payment firm is Africa’s second unicorn, and its current funding will help it expand its digital payment services across the continent. Interswitch, which was…
Elon Musk revealed on Friday that the Twitter transaction is currently on hold due to the quantity of spam and fraudulent accounts on the platform. The latest development comes just over a week after Musk said last month that he would buy the microblogging site for $44 billion. As a result of his acquisition, Musk…
For aspiring and professional developers in Africa, Google has announced 30,000 Android and Google Cloud training scholarships. The goal of the program is to boost the number of developers on the continent. “Software development opportunities in Africa are at an all-time high. For over ten years, Google has supported African developers through community and training…
Sendy, a logistics startup based in Nairobi, has been selected one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers” for 2022. The World Economic Forum has identified the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2022, companies that are addressing issues such as sustainability, climate change, healthcare, and other areas. These are early-stage to growth-stage enterprises from…
Adeola Ajayi, the savings manager at Nomba, speaks in this interview on recent developments in the financial sector and shares his experience leading one of the largest fintech companies in the country. Adeola Ajayi is an emerging leader in Nigeria’s fintech sector. He has won a number of accolades, including the coveted Migration Entrepreneurship Prize…
“As a product designer, you’re bound to hit creative roadblocks and face executive hurdles, turning what should be an exciting process into a daunting challenge that stalls your design potential.” – Precious Nnamani Today, we spotlight Precious Nnamani’s journey from a budding designer to a seasoned professional who has successfully navigated the complexities of the…
On May 4, 2022, Kidato Inc. CEO/Founder Sam Gichuru announced on Twitter that they are collaborating with Nailab on a kidatoschool children’s campus in Lavington, Kabarsiran Avenue. The campus will house the office and provide room for bi-weekly physical and social activities. “For their experiments, our tiny scientists now have chemistry, biology, and physics labs.”…