Africa

Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Everything you need to know about East African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Here’s what you need to know about Kenya’s tech startup ecosystem

Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other…

Here’s what you need to know about Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem

Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other…

African Innovation Foundation announces that Rwanda will host this year’s IPA

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda announced today that Rwanda will host the 7th annual Innovation Prize for…

Here’s what you need to know about Zimbabwe’s tech startup ecosystem

Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other…

Officials at Nigeria’s company registration office milking it with ‘consultation fees’

The Nigerian government may claim to be cutting the cost and time it takes to register a business in the West African country. But officials…

‘Entrepreneur prize not bankrolled by Angolan sovereign wealth fund’

Swiss Angolan entrepreneur Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais says his Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) has not received any donation from Angola’s sovereign wealth fund which his company manages….

Nigerian ecommerce: Is the end near for payment on delivery?

Nigeria ecommerce retailers are increasingly viewing payment on delivery as a problem. While some etailers believe it’s an effective way to get around the…

Facebook, Taxify among first 25 speakers announced for Africa Tech Summit

The first 25 speakers from leading tech companies across Africa have been announced for the upcoming Africa Tech Summit Kigali which is set to take…

Ghanaian lending platform Bloom Impact plans to expand following funding close

Ghanaian lending platform Bloom Impact, which last week landed an undisclosed amount in seed funding from a Canadian fund, plans to enter three other African markets…

African startups have just one day left to apply to attend EU-Africa startup fair

Want an all-expenses paid trip to Abidjan to showcase your startup? You better hurry. There is less than a day left to apply to attend…

Despite slow growth of tech ecosystem, those in Gambia remain optimistic

Touching down at the Banjul International Airport, a first-time visitor would be impressed with the petit nature of the continent’s fifteenth least populated country….

Seedstars World launches call for applications from Angolan startups

Seedstars World has launched a call for Angolan startups to apply to take part in the global seed-stage startup competition. Applications are open until next Thursday…

Microsoft 4Afrika teams up with Tony Elumelu Foundation to help IT firms

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has collaborated with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to provide entrepreneurs in the foundation’s entrepreneurship programme with technology-based tools, resources and…

Google expands intake for new Launchpad Accelerator cohort to 10 African nations

Google’s Launchpad Accelerator has opened applications for its next cohort — and has added seven more African countries to the three countries it initially targeted when it…

With over a million downloads meet Cameroon’s file sharing service Feem

Have you ever had issues with transferring files between devices? Then you might be happy to learn that there is a world-class file sharing…

Seedstars World launches call in Lagos in search of Nigeria’s next top startups

Global seed-stage startup competition Seedstars World today launched a call for applications to search for Nigeria’s next top seed-stage startups. With the support of sponsors Orange, Merck,…

Still stuck in school — NITDA’s awkward romance with Nigerian startups [opinion]

When many Nigerian founders of startups are asked to list their major challenges, they often mention the lack of support from the Nigerian government….

Q&A: Africa’s mobile money ecosystem and its opportunities for startups

Ninety-nine percent of high school fees in the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) in 2015-2016 were paid via mobile money, while M-KOPA and Fenix International…

SA, Ghanaian startup shortlisted for Swiss-based Kickstart Accelerator

South African startup Libryo and Ghanaian startup Farmerline have been selected for Swiss-based Kickstart Accelerator’s second cohort of 30 startups which hail from around the world. The…

Egyptian wins $100 000 Innovation Prize for Africa with smart magnetic bearings

Egyptian Aly El-Shafei was last night awarded the Innovation Prize for Africa‘s grand prize of $100 000 for his innovative magnetic bearings which help increase energy generation….

Don’t rush to get backers, African Innovation Foundation head tells hubs

Those running tech hubs in poor areas of Africa should not rush to get corporate and government sponsors, but should rather grow their hubs organically…

Google Photos will now let you search for text in your camera roll

YouTube to discontinue direct messages feature in September

Google ditches the desserts in its biggest Android rebrand yet

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo

Nigerian real estate firm Landwey acquires 25% stake in proptech platform Vistafront

New features coming to Google Assistant on Lenovo Smart Clock

Apple’s next ‘Pro’ iPhones to feature improved cameras, shatter-resistant screen

New firmware updates available for Canon EOS R and EOS RP

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals

Africa

Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Everything you need to know about East African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Here’s what you need to know about Kenya’s tech startup ecosystem

Here’s what you need to know about Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem

African Innovation Foundation announces that Rwanda will host this year’s IPA

Here’s what you need to know about Zimbabwe’s tech startup ecosystem

Officials at Nigeria’s company registration office milking it with ‘consultation fees’

‘Entrepreneur prize not bankrolled by Angolan sovereign wealth fund’

Nigerian ecommerce: Is the end near for payment on delivery?

Facebook, Taxify among first 25 speakers announced for Africa Tech Summit

Ghanaian lending platform Bloom Impact plans to expand following funding close

African startups have just one day left to apply to attend EU-Africa startup fair

Despite slow growth of tech ecosystem, those in Gambia remain optimistic

Seedstars World launches call for applications from Angolan startups

Microsoft 4Afrika teams up with Tony Elumelu Foundation to help IT firms

Google expands intake for new Launchpad Accelerator cohort to 10 African nations

With over a million downloads meet Cameroon’s file sharing service Feem

Seedstars World launches call in Lagos in search of Nigeria’s next top startups

Still stuck in school — NITDA’s awkward romance with Nigerian startups [opinion]

Q&A: Africa’s mobile money ecosystem and its opportunities for startups

SA, Ghanaian startup shortlisted for Swiss-based Kickstart Accelerator

Egyptian wins $100 000 Innovation Prize for Africa with smart magnetic bearings

Don’t rush to get backers, African Innovation Foundation head tells hubs

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