In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
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…
$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…
