The technology and science company Merck recently, announces its ten new startups taking part in the Merck Accelerator. The teams are operating in the fields of life science, healthcare, performance materials and additional search fields. One of the startups comes from Lagos, Nigeria: Life Bank solves the problem of shortages in medical supplies by collating inventory…
Speakers at the International Conference on Responsible and Inclusive Finance (ICRIF) (http://www.amir.org.rw) held in Kigali on 21 March urged Rwandan microfinance institutions (MFIs) to embrace new-age technology to streamline their operations and to enhance their ability to extend financial inclusion among the country’s unbanked and underbanked population. Straton Habyalimana, senior programme manager for responsible financing at…
Africa’s scientists and innovators descend on Kigali, Rwanda, for the Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering 2018 set to be held on 26 – 28 March 2018. The three-day forum brings together over 1200 leading scientists, policymakers, business leaders, civil society leaders and entrepreneurs to showcase Africa’s contributions to the global scientific endeavor and how this…
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. introduces the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, the smartphones that reimagine the way people communicate, share and experience the world. Made for an age in which consumers increasingly communicate and express themselves more with images, videos and emojis, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ drive innovation with Samsung’s advanced camera. Redesigned with…
The Republic of Malawi (“Malawi”) has become the second Southern African member country of Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), Africa’s leading infrastructure development finance institution. The accession of Malawi to AFC’s membership is a progression of the Corporation’s existing investment footprint in the country. AFC had previously acted as Joint Mandated Lead Arranger…
Millions more people in Africa now have access to financial systems thanks to cashless systems using digital technology, and more and more people are seeing the benefits of mobile banking, according to Ecobank . Ecobank is the main sponsor at the Africa Tech summit currently taking place in Kigali, Rwanda. Today, Nshuti Lucy Mbabazi, Assistant…
ITU Telecom World 2018, will take place in Durban, South Africa, from 10 to 13 September, at the Durban International Convention Center (ICC).Organized by ITU Telecom (part of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),the United Nations specialized agency for ICTs), ITU Telecom World 2018 provides an international platform for government, business and tech SMEs to exhibit…
Startupbootcamp (SBC), a global family of industry-focused accelerators, last year launched its first-ever Africa-based programme. Building on the success of its inaugural 2017 Cape Town tech venture accelerator program, SBC Cape Town now embarks upon its FastTrack tour for 2018 – sourcing top-tier tech startups to join the programme’s second year. The first-ever Cape Town…
Nigeria’s digital publisher, Publiseer, has been announced as one of the 14 finalists of the 2018 Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition,taking place in Boston, MA, United States, on March 2, 2018. The Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School will be hosting the competition to showcase the diversity of entrepreneurs making a difference on…
Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. An important part of this is supporting the leaders who foster community—people who offer support, build bridges and make change. We believe society thrives as a result of their work. The Facebook Community Leadership Program exists to empower…
Afarmers in the US’s South—faced with continued failure in their efforts to run on successful farms their launched a lawsuit claiming that “white racism” is to the blame for their inability to produce crop yields. Black farmers in the US’s South— faced with continued failure their efforts to run successful farms their launched a lawsuit claiming that…
The U.S. African Development Foundation invites proposals for grant financing and local support, from African enterprises, cooperatives, and producer groups with innovative solutions
Tony Elumelu Foundation Accepting Applications For 4th Cycle Of $100M Entrepreneurship Development Programme 2018
Richard Branson,Founder of Virgin Group in a recent blog post encourages Impact Investors to explore the $10 Billion Renewable Energy Market in Nigeria.Here is excerpts from his post: Energy access in Africa is close to my heart. Bringing clean, renewable power to people instead of building coal-fired power stations is absolutely essential if we are…
All On is launching the Clean Energy Innovation Challenge, in partnership with Co-Creation Hub to facilitate increased access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy sources for low income households, small and medium scale enterprises, and communities. All On works with partners to increase access to commercial energy products and services for under-served and un-served off-grid…
How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing personalized medicine,
This came as a shock learning about the death of Prof Calestous Juma.Africa has in deed lost a distinguished academics who is passionate and wants to see the continent leverage her potentials through technology and innovation.His views on where Africa should be is always very obvious.His contribution to technology and innovation in Africa will always remain…
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) recently announced its second Ambassadors Class, 45 scientists and tech champions across Africa, all under 42 years of age, who are solving Africa’s and the world’s challenges. An initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the NEF will hold its second…
MainOne (www.MainOne.net) and Tizeti (www.Tizeti.com) today announced the completion of a joint development project with Facebook (www.Facebook.com) to enable the expansion of internet services in Lagos. This partnership will leverage MainOne’s fiber connectivity, Tizeti’s twenty brand-new solar-powered towers, and Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi. As a result of this project, internet services will be more accessible across…
DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has announced that the company has signed on as title sponsor for the 2018 DHL eCommerce MoneyAfrica Conference & Exhibition (Confex), which will be hosted at the new East Wing of the Cape Town International Convention Center on the 14th and 15th of March 2018. The DHL eCommerce MoneyAfrica Confex has established itself…
The ICAEW Economic Insight: Africa, is a quarterly economic forecast for the region prepared directly for the finance profession. Africa’s performance over the year 2017: Q4 summary The aftershock of the oil price slump continues to plague un-diversified economies Overall growth is braked by the problems of the big economies (Nigeria, South Africa, Angola) Diversified…
Africa’s smartphone market bounced back from two consecutive declines to post quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth of 4.4% in Q3 2017, according to the latest insights released today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows smartphone shipments for the quarter reached 21.7 million units, spurred by ongoing economic recoveries…
Facebook in partnership with Co-creation Hub Lagos Nigeria will open the NG_Hub by Facebook in 2018 to grow a community of digitally empowered entrepreneurs, business leaders and people in Nigeria. NG_Hub will open early next year in Lagos in partnership with the Co Creation Hub. This multi-faceted space will bring together developers, start-ups, entrepreneurs and the…
The World Intellectual Property Report 2017 released recently examines the crucial role of intangibles such as technology, design and branding in international manufacturing.First-ever figures reveal that nearly one third of the value of manufactured products sold around the world comes from “intangible capital,” such as branding, design and technology, according to a WIPO study of…
Few days ago Google reminded everyone about the impact Chinua Achebe made through his literary works.Google Doodle Celebrates Chinua Achebe’s 87th Birthday and his achievement in promoting African literature to the rest of the world.Google website states: One man took it upon himself to tell the world the story of Nigeria through the eyes of…
Seedstars World (SSW), the global community and platform for entrepreneurs in technology in emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is hosting the third annual Seedstars Africa Summitthat connects the most relevant players in innovation and technology in Africa with the world and between each other. Tickets are available now on www.seedstarsafrica.com. After hosting competitions in 20 Africa…
Konnect Africa (www.Konnect-Africa.com), the Eutelsat-owned satellite broadband service provider, has unveiled SmartWIFI, a new hotspot service, as part of its ongoing commitment to bring digital opportunities to Africans. This new service leverages Konnect Africa’s powerful, reliable satellite broadband network to enable sales outlets (retailers, hospitalities, gas stations, etc.) as well as healthcare centres or schools…
The Republic of Benin (Benin) has become the 17th Member State of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa’s premier infrastructure development finance institution. Hon. Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Economy & Finance, formally acceded to AFC membership by signing the Letter of Adherence on 7 November, 2017. Benin, therefore, joins the list of Francophone African States that…
More than 100 senior executives, entrepreneurs and thought-leaders from media, tech, business and civil society will gather in Accra from Sunday 12 to Tuesday 14 November, for the annual Africa Business Media Innovators summit (ABMI), to discuss the changing face of media and new hybrid models. Convened by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Ford Foundation, Africa…
Africa-ASEAN Business Expo & Forum in Johannesburg,South Africa is designed to be the strategic platform that links businesses between ASEAN and the African Union.Investors, manufacturers, importers and distributors will meet their counterparts from ten South East Asian (ASEAN) nations at the inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo (AABE) and Forum. DATE: 6 to 8 November 2017 TIME: All day VENUE: Sandton Convention Centre…