Africa

Spring startup accelerator wants to empower girls in East Africa

Sponsored by UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Nike Foundation, the East African Spring…

8 exciting African startup programmes and accelerators to watch in 2015

While still arguably lacking, there a growing number of entrepreneursial programmes in Africa these days, each with its own agenda and “recipe for success”….

IceCubed and VoguePay partner to bring Bitcoin transactions to Nigeria

Through a recent partnership, South African Bitcoin exchange IceCubed announced that Nigerians using the payment processing service, VoguePay, will be able to make transactions…

88mph trades off startup accelerator for 1-week DealWeek programme

This year 88mph is accelerating tech startups faster than ever. In Cape Town, South African at least the seed fund is trading off its…

Meet Tracking the Wild: the social tool using crowdsourcing to help Africa’s wildlife

One of the biggest tourist attractions in South Africa — and Africa as a whole — is its sprawling wildlife. However valuable this attraction…

$100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme is calling for applications

Applications for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme have opened in a grand mission to forge over 10 000 entrepreneurs within the next decade. Founded…

Shoe etailer Heels.com.ng secures investment, hopes to ride ecommerce wave

Nigerian online designer shoe shop Heels.com.ng has secured an investment from Kernel Fund, a regional seed stage investment fund. Both Kernel Fund and Heels.com.ng…

TechCabal Battlefield 2014: the top 3 Nigerian startups

TechCabal Battlefield 2014 has come to pass, and after much hype and excitement the Nigerian startup competition ultimately looked to three ventures as the…

Momentum Core and Leti Arts bring African apps to Mobile World Congress

African start-ups Momentum Core and Leti Arts will this year showcase their apps optimised for Intel Architecture at Mobile World Congress. Momentum Core will…

What startups may come: a look at Silicon Lagoon in Nigeria

“What exactly is a business plan?” a startup says to me. Life in Nigeria’s booming startup scene is not like any other. “We don’t…

Bus.com.ng now takes Nigerians to over 200 destinations, compatible with PAGA

Spark, the Nigerian “company builder” founded by Jason Njoku, Bastian Gotter and Mary Remmy-Njoku (all of iROKOtv) has reason to be happy as one…

SA student entrepreneurs invited to Toronto for fellowships, incubation

Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada announced the creation of fellowships for student entrepreneurs from top South African universities. The initiative aims to help students…

Bitcoin accepted here: 6 SA ecommerce stores using the cryptocurrency and why

You can buy many things using Bitcoin. The digital cryptocurrency has made headlines for its links to the deep dark web, notably the online…

Microsoft 4Afrika Advisory Council adds members to represent Africa’s youth

Microsoft has made a move to listen to, and represent, the youth demographic in Africa by adding the first four youth members to its…

MEDO entrepreneurs return to SA after successful international trip

Last year, the South African development group MEDO offered entrepreneurs training as well as international exposure to business and investment partners. Last week, 12…

Skills, infrastructure, local investment: Nigeria’s tech challenges [#SMWLagos]

“The internet revolution is similar to the industrial revolution,” said Nigeria’s ICT Minister Omobola Johnson at Social Media Week in Lagos. “President Goodluck Jonathan…

Konga’s new ‘revolutionary’ Marketplace invites all small players online

Last year Nigerian online retailer Konga debuted the online storefront Konga Mall which gave certain businesses the opportunity to have their products available online….

Mobile elearning startup Sterio.me seeks partners, set to launch in Nigeria

StartupBus Africa was great fun and brought about some really exciting ventures. Some of them, however, have crept off the radar since the startup…

Hellofood Nigeria reveals most ordered dish this Valentine’s Day: desserts

Although the concept of romance on Valentine’s Day focuses on roses, cards, perhaps even jewellery, Nigerians have remained loyal to the classic idea of…

Anzisha Prize 2014 calls for entries to promote Africa’s young entrepreneurs

In an effort to uncover and nurture Africa’s best young entrepreneurs, entries for the Anzisha Prize for 2014 has opened this week. The competition…

WeChat partners with DStv to drive second screen user engagement

Social messaging app, WeChat, has partnered with South Africa’s popular satellite television service, DStv, to further user engagement using methods such as second screen…

Meet the 7 finalists fighting for $20K in Nigeria’s TechCabal Battlefield

There’s nothing like a good contest right? From hackathons to code jams, many young bright programmers and entrepreneurs love to fight it out for…

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

The Alarming Truth About Gen Z Gaming Cybercrime

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Novare Holdings anchors R2.8 billion Investment

Investors Finding Their Way Back to the Kenyan Market

African VC Market Rebound

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Luca de Meo and his Renault legacy

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

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