F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [23/06/2020]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa needs entrepreneurship and investment to recover from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. This, as SA food…
Nigerian agritech startup Farmcrowdy raises $1m in additional seed funding
Lagos based agritech startup Farmcrowdy has announced that it has raised $1-million in additional seed funding from Cox Enterprises, Techstars and local investor Ajayi…
GSMA reveals first speakers of 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa
The GSMA has announced the first speakers of the 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa conference which will take place on 16 and 17…
Five agritech startups that aim to take Africa into greener pastures
If Africa is to foster more efficient growth, agriculture technology (or agritech) is likely to have an increasing role to play. Already a number of startups across the…