Africa

Meet Seedstars World’s 11 top startups of Ethiopia

The startup competition for emerging markets, Seedstars World, has made it to Ethiopia for the first time, revealing 11 of the East African county’s…

5 startups chosen at DEMO Africa to pitch in Silicon Valley

One of the continent’s most-talked about startup events, DEMO Africa 2015, recently concluded with five startups chosen as the winning teams to pitch in…

How the SA government is trying to seed more startups

The South African government has quietly been piloting a new seed-funding programme and has wisely teamed up with universities to do so. A new…

$100m fund launches to catalyse African entrepreneurship, job creation

A fund worth a whopping US$100-million has recently been announced to support nearly 1 000 entrepreneurs in Africa. The second of its kind within the last…

Microsoft, Ampion ‘accelerator on wheels’ to support 200 entrepreneurs

Global tech company Microsoft and pan-African entrepreneurship initiative Ampion have launched the latest “accelerator on wheels”. The Venture Bus will consist of 200 entrepreneurs and…

Seedstars World competition heads to Kenya for next leg, partners with CfC Stanic Bank

After naming duty-free shopping startup Airshop the winner of its round in Abidjan, the Seedstars World competition will next be taking place in Nairobi, Kenya…

Africa Technology Summit bringing together the ‘who’s who’ in African tech

The Africa Technology Summit (ATS), backed by Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) will be holding a tech summit in Accra, Ghana 3 and…

GoMetro launches low-cost data mobi site in all 11 official SA languages

Transport data startup GoMetro has just launched a new mobi site designed with the emerging world, specifically South Africa, in mind. GoMetro Mini, as…

Africa gets its first billion dollar equity fund, courtesy of Helios

London-based investment group Helios Investment Partners has created the first billion dollar plus Africa-focused private equity fund. The group, founded by Nigerian expats in…

TechWomen calls for 2015’s in-take of tech savvy ladies

US exchange programme TechWomen is calling for its 2015 in-take of skilled women in tech and sciences from Africa, the Middle East and more…

Via Afrika partners with Tabtor for personalised math programme in SA

Via Afrika Publishers has partnered with the tablet-based learning solution Tabtor, to bring world-class learning techniques in math to young South African students. Tabtor’s…

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…

11 of SA’s biggest (and most exciting) tech startup investments of 2014

Money makes the world go round. And if you play your cards right, might just make your startup successful — putting a smile on…

2014 was as good for early stage startups as it was for established players

Things are looking good for the African startup space. We’ve already revealed how much established players, especially in the ecommerce space, have benefited from…

7 African countries with booming ecommerce markets

Ecommerce is at the epicenter of Africa’s thriving economy. With internet penetration rapidly spreading across the region, this represents huge potential which has hitherto…

Zambia’s StreetCred inks partnership with mobile PoS Nomanini

Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred has secured an exclusive partnership with Nomanini — a South African-based mobile point of sale service that specialises in facilitating…

Safaricom Appwiz Challenge dubs Kenyan student news app winner

Kenyan campus news startup Magazine Reel has won the Safaricom Appwiz Challenge — an initiative by the major telecom to promote mobile developers in…

How Digital Platforms Are Enhancing Culture and Connectivity for Tourists in Portugal

South African Shoppers Tempted With Free Tablets As Windows 10 Deadline Nears

Why Some Apps Feel Like a Digital Comfort Zone

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel