Africa

We’re looking at holding event in Africa, reveals Web Summit founder

Web Summit, which claims to be one of the world’s biggest tech events, is looking at holding an event in Africa, the event’s founder…

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…

Let’s do it for ourselves Africa and stop copying overseas tech trends [Opinion]

I like comparing the startup scene in South Africa to where hip hop was in the country about 10 years ago. Artists trying to imitate…

Weetracker African VC report raises questions on definition of tech startups

Did the first half of 2018 really see African startups net over $168-million in 118 disclosed deals, as a new report claims? The African startups and VC ecosystem report released this…

How fintechs can help tackle financial inclusion in Africa [Sponsored]

The year 2016 was a pivotal one for electronic payments as for the first time such payments surpassed the use of cash. The change has taken…

Partech Ventures announces launch of Africa fund, having secured €57m so far

Silicon Valley fund Partech Ventures has announced the launch of its Partech Africa fund, which has secured over €57-million commitments so far. In a press…

Time to re-imagine education, training to prepare for Fourth Industrial Revolution

“If you are left behind in the digital era, you will never catch up.” These were the thoughts shared by Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko…

3 ways investors can navigate Africa’s mobile markets

As investment opportunities go, Africa’s mobile market is about to have its day in the sun.Two-thirds of the sub-Saharan population own mobile devices, and…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [09/11/2015]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Why startup incubators in Africa just don’t work

I am 100% convinced that the incubation model in Africa is fatally flawed as a method of creating big software companies. Of the nine…

The IoT Focus: 9 African startups shaping the continent’s IoT industry [Native Content]

About this content. The Internet of Things (IoT) industry as a whole has been touted as becoming a US$7.1-trillion giant by the year 2020….

Parlez-vous français? How language is isolating Francofrique’s startups

Startup conversations in Africa are largely on developments in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. Little is often said about development in the Ivory…

Africa is the new frontier of impact investing

In the endless search for global development opportunities, the supply is limited for the first time in history. Africa is truly the last frontier….

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…

$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…

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…

Nigerian online marketplace to tap into Africa’s growing arts space

An online marketplace for art, dubbed The Art Cabal, is set to officially launch in October this year with the hope of attracting independent…

Why governments in Africa should seriously support more angel investors

The following article is by Carol Musyoka, the founder and CEO of Carol Musyoka Consulting who has over 10 years of financial leadership experience working in…

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…

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…

The Duke of York, President of Nigeria start African Entrepreneurship Programme

The African Entrepreneurship Programme (AEP) has been created in partnership by the UK’s Pitch@Palace and The Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS). This venture aims…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion