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IBM Broadens Global Software Reach on AWS Marketplace

IBM has dramatically expanded the availability of its software portfolio on AWS Marketplace to 92 countries, the company announced on 6th May. This expansion…

Morocco based logistics startup Freterium raises $4M

Morocco-based transport management software startup, Freterium, has raised $4M in its latest funding round which closed in December. The seed round was led by…

Orange Digital Ventures launches seed challenge to invest €500k in seven startups

Seven startups from Africa and the Middle East will be able to land investment of between €50 000 and €150 000 through a new…

AfriLabs announces Morocco as host for next Annual Gathering

AfriLabs, a pan-African network of 174 technology and innovation hubs across 45 African countries has announced that it will host the fifth edition of…

Morocco’s Impulse Accelerator offering share of $250k to startups from around world

Morrocco’s newly launched zero-equity Impulse Accelerator will offer the top tech startups that pitch at its demo day a share of $250 000 in cash…

As the Atlas Lions march into battle, learn how MedTrucks is disrupting healthcare

Morocco kicks off their 2018 World Cup campaign today at 5pm (Central African Time) when they take on Iran. The Atlas Lions currently on an 18-game…

This is how Ventureburn will celebrate African tech startups this World Cup

The 2018 Fifa World Cup kicks off today. This year’s tournament stands out from previous editions as for the first time video assistant referees will use…

All you need to know about AfricArena’s current open innovation challenges

AfricArena, the international African startup and investor conference, currently has six challenges that entrepreneurs from across the continent can apply to. Two close this…

Seedstars in call for Moroccan startups to enter pitching competition

Do you run a Moroccan-based tech startup? Fancy your chances of coming out tops and winning a trip to Switzerland to meet investors and clinch up…

How Moroccan entrepreneur chose SA to launch wearable security device Seon

When Moroccan entrepreneur Samia Haimoua and her three German co-founders of startup Seon were looking for a country to launch their wearable panic button, they chose South Africa…

Seedstars to launch hub in Cairo, kick off first Seedstars competition pitch

Seedstars, a Swiss-based organisation that supports startups in emerging markets, will open its first hub in Egypt, Seedspace Cairo this Friday (4 May). The announcement was…

Google expands intake for new Launchpad Accelerator cohort to 10 African nations

Google’s Launchpad Accelerator has opened applications for its next cohort — and has added seven more African countries to the three countries it initially targeted when it…

‘Fintech startups in Middle East, North Africa raised $100m last decade’

Fintech startups in the Middle East and North Africa have raised $100-million over the last decade, yet 28% fail in their initial years, says…

These are African Entrepreneurship Award finalists

The African Entrepreneurship Awards have selected their 37 finalists to take part in their Presidential Round which takes place on 2 December 2016 with winners…

Rockefeller Foundation pumping $100 million into Africa’s digital scene

Africa is where it is at and its digital/tech scene is all the rage. Bigwigs are noticing the continent. The latest group to take…

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

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain