Ghanaian Startup: Dropifi Becomes First African Startup To Join #500Strong Program.
Dropifi, a smart widget that allows companies to better analyze incoming “contact us” messages, announced today that they’ve joined the 6th batch of companies to join 500 Startups Accelerator Program. Dropifi seeks to clear out the era of long and scary website “contact us” forms that deny businesses of valuable feedback and leads, but will still deliver business critical insights and a spam-free cus...
World Economic Forum on Africa 2013: Delivering on Africa's promise
This year’s World Economic Forum on Africa will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 8 to 10 May. “Delivering on Africa’s Promise” is this year’s Forum title, and will gather regional and global business, government and civil society leaders to further Africa’s integration agenda and renew commitment to sustainable growth and development. Day in, day out; we keep hearing of Africa's growth an...
Innovation Prize for Africa Announces 2013 Finalists
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, April 25, 2013/ -- Ten African innovators have developed practical solutions to some of the continent’s most intractable problems. Chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, the finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2013 provide practical examples of Africa’s investment potential. Experts from across Africa develop market-oriented solutions to address ...
7 African Countries Joins Fastest Growing Countries League
According to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report (.pdf), 7 countries from the African continent: Sierra Leone, Niger, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Rwanda grew at 7 percent or higher, putting them in a league with the fastest growing countries in the world. The 28-page report highlights on new data on sub-Saharan African countries growth, sound economic policies and prog...
Solar-powered Kiosk by Coca-cola in Africa
In FastCompany, Neal Ungerleider writes about Coca-Cola's adoption of green technology in consolidating their African market share by the introduction of a Solar-powered kiosk. According to Guarav Machanda: “Most of our customers in Kenya are families without electricity at home, and it is great to see the system lead to such significant benefits for small business owners as well. It is exciting t...
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