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uLesson is the first of its kind in Africa. An organisation that leverages best in class teachers, media, and technology to create high-quality, affordable and accessible education for African students. We have built a platform that helps students be the very best they can be - an app that... -
Many financial services claim to adopt an omni-channel approach but more often than not, the reality is that, whether the user is being onboarded via the website, mobile app, USSD or in-person (agent /banking hall), these channels are designed with inbuilt flaws, that needs constant optimization.... -
How 10,000 Women in Tech Are Being Trained in Kenya by Linda Kamau, Managing Director and Co-Founder of AkiraChix, Over the Next Decade. Linda Kamau, Managing Director and Co-Founder of AkiraChix, is no stranger to striking new paths because she is an inherently inquisitive and self-assured individual. In her... -
Nigeria’s Channels Television, The Guardian Nigeria, Legit.NG and South Africa’s Eye Witness News, and Tiso Black Star are recipients of GNI Youtube innovation funding. In July, as part of the Google News Initiative (GNI), they announced innovation funding to help newsrooms and publishers strengthen their online video capabilities and experiment with new formats for video... -
2018 saw Facebook grow its momentum and step up its investment in Africa. More than 139 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa come to Facebook every month, of which nearly 98% come back on mobile. Have a look at this infographic to see the year in numbers, projects and highlights... -
Andile Masuku hosts Google South Africa’s Mich Atagana in this episode of the Africa Tech Roundup podcast on her views on everyday Africans online. This super-chill conversation, taped at the fringes of Africa Tech Summit 2018, features Google South Africa’s Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Mich Atagana. Mich... -
Boomplay strikes partnership with Universal Music Group to distribute music from UMG’s world-renowned labels to users in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming and download service, has struck a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group covering multiple markets within Africa. The company,... -
A South African cab-hailing app, uMeshesha wants to be both a ride-hailing service during peak periods and delivery service.... -
The answer to Ghana’s lack of official addresses is an app called SnooCode, which generates a unique code for each location using a computer algorithm. This code then acts as an address. Ghanaian Sesinam Dagadu (29) is what some might call an accidental entrepreneur – meaning the business created...
