Africa

Ugandan logistics solution claims top regional prize at Seedstars World

International logistics solution Intership Ug has been named Uganda’s best startup by Seedstars World. The startup will travel to Switzerland in February 2016, where…

MasterCard’s Start Path programme to support African startups

MasterCard recently announced that startups in Nigeria and other African countries can apply for its Start Path Global programme — a six-month partnership initiative…

Q&A with AgroInfoTech on building real tech solutions for Nigeria

No one doubts the booming status of the tech ecosystem in Nigeria, but taking a closer look at where the action is happening would…

These 10 Ugandan startups will pitch at local Seedstars World event

The global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets, Seedstars World, has chosen 10 exciting Ugandan startups to pitch in Kampala later this month. The…

Q&A: What Africa needs to build the next Facebook

I recently sat down with Seedstars World’s Marcello Schermer (pictured middle) and Gregory Pepper (pictured left). We spoke extensively about the startup pitching competition…

Lessons learned from Angel Investor Bootcamp in South Africa

On 27 August the third session in a series of Angel Investor Bootcamps leading up to the ABAN Investor Summit at DEMO Africa was hosted in…

Hong Kong VC firm partners with Nairobi, Cape Town Garage

Hong Kong venture capital firm and entrepreneurial hub Nest recently signed a partnership agreement with the Nairobi Garage and Cape Town Garage to connect…

Crowdsource location app Traffic Lite hits Nigeria’s streets

New community-based app Traffic Lite by Nigerian software developer Panthelope Technologies has been launched in an attempt too curb Lagos’ notorious traffic. Traffic Lite…

Tanzania’s pre-paid solar startup Off Grid Electric raises $16 million

Things are looking bright for East Africa this season. At least that’s the case for the solar as a service startup Off Grid Electric…

Guns and Rain: an art gallery that inhabits the contours of online space

Ann Gollifer, Ntlo, Pelo, Mosadi Guns and Rain founder Julie Taylor’s oldest art memory is of drawing dinosaur stencils. That memory, wrapped up as…

Ampion Venture Bus to wrap-up tech startup travels in Tunisia

From the inception of health app in West Africa to an innovative water sanitation solution in Southern Africa and a carpooling service in the…

Startup Weekend Nairobi kicks-off today at Nairobi Garage

While the rest of us scramble for weekend plans, people in Nairobi, Kenya are taken care of. The city’s weekend promises to be exciting…

Digital communications startup Everlytic finds impressive 600% growth

Knighted Deloitte’s third fastest growing company in Africa, digital communications company Everlytic recently announced it grew 606% in the last five years, claiming the…

Airtel launches the ‘Catapult-a-startup’ initiative in Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria has revealed an entrepreneurial initiative named “Catapult-a-Startup”. The initiative aims to inspire innovation and assist startup mobile app developers towards actualising their…

Opera Mediaworks acquires South Africa-based AdVine Mobile

Browser and mobile software company Opera Mediaworks (OMW) — which is part of Opera Group — is getting its foot into Africa’s mobile ad…

$100m pan-African initiative to support 10k entrepreneurs across the continent

Africa’s startup landscape just got a lot more exciting. The Nigerian-based Tony Elumelu Foundation has just announced a US$100-million entrepreneurship programme that seeks to…

About 40% of global SMEs don’t believe Africa has growth opportunity

A new study has shown that approximately 40% of global SMEs don’t see the growth opportunity Africa offers, despite positive economic growth. This doesn’t…

Feet on the ground, head in the cloud: the mindset of doing business in Africa

Barely two years ago, foreign businesses and analysts were hailing Africa as the world’s economic miracle. With economic, political and social reforms sweeping the…

Safaricom announces new $1-million venture fund for Kenyan startups

Kenyan startups seem to be treading on fertile grounds. Kenyan operator, Safaricom, has revealed a US$1-million venture fund aimed at assisting the development of…

Smart-water startup E-Maji, carpooling service Jambo Car win Ampion Venture Bus comp

Ampion Venture Bus has announced the winners of the East African and Southern African startups. Carpooling service Jambo Car won the East African round,…

Africa Twenty10 accelerator is calling for first intake of savvy startups

The Africa Twenty10 accelerator programme is looking for local startups that would help solve the problem of fragmentation and small market sizes on the continent….

BRCK founders embark on epic roadtrip to promote African connectivity

This is pretty cool: the folks behind BRCK — the device that allows you to connect to the internet, no matter where you are…

50 young Africans who could totally transform the continent

The fact that more than half of Africa’s population is under the age of 25 is often cited as one of the things in…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves