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Here are the speakers for next month’s Mobile 360 Africa conference in Kigali

GSMA‘s Mobile 360 Africa conference returns to Rwanda for a second year next month. The event, which is themed “Rise of the Digital Citizen”…

Innovation Prize for Africa founder freed from jail after settlement reached

Swiss Angolan entrepreneur Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais — the founder of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) — has been released from jail in…

Andela’s VP global operations on why Kigali is strategic location for tech hub

US software training organisation Andela is betting on East Africa as a strategic location from which to recruit and train software developers for top employers around the world….

Andela partners with Rwandan govt to launch pan-African tech hub in Kigali

Andela, a talent accelerator that trains software developers and pairs them with top employers around the world, has announced that it is partnering with…

Seedstars launches call for African tech startups to enter pitching competition

One of the world’s largest emerging market competitions for tech startups Seedstars World today opened applications to tech startups in Sub-Saharan Africa to apply for…

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…

WhereIsMyTransport, Facebook to run hackathon series in five African cities

SA mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport has partnered with Facebook for Developers to tomorrow host the the Connect Hackathon Series in five cities across the continent….

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…

Here are the 12 startups pitching at Seedstars World in Rwanda

One of the world’s biggest pitching events, Seedstars World has announced the top 12 startups to pitch in Rwanda. The winner of the Rwandan event on…

Rwanda’s Think adds 4 new startups to its accelerated incubator

Think, a Rwandan-based startup accelerator, has recently added four new startups to its new programme. Taking place over the course of three months, entrants in…

Rwanda’s Think incubator reveals top 10 pan-African finalists for 2015

Rwanda’s popular tech incubator Think has announced the top 10 finalists for its second cohort. Selected finalists are in the running for investment and…

Rwanda’s Think reveals 4 promising African startups for acceleration

Rwanda’s Think accelerator (brought to the world by mobile network operators Tigo and Millicom), earlier this year called for applications to fill its first…

Rwanda’s Think tech incubator calls for Africa’s savvy entrepreneurs

Based in Kigali, Rwanda, and brought to us by Tigo and Millicom, the Think tech incubator has now opened its doors and is looking…

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