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The NimCure app is a digital patient care tool to promote adherence to treatment by TB patients in Nigeria developed by NIMR in partnership with CcHub. The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in partnership with Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has launched a medical trial for NimCure App – a...
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Airbus BizLab launches a call for African startups to rethink how their technology could interact with Aerospace. Airbus announced the launch of its second edition of #Africa4Future, a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ global aerospace accelerator BizLab and Make-IT in Africa, a programme by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
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Amazon plans to build new data centers in Cape Town, South Africa to speed up cloud services and reducing costs for Amazon’s local corporate clients. U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon has announced plans to construct new data centers in South Africa, establishing the company’s first infrastructure region in Africa. The data...
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Nigerian ISP startup Tizeti and its consumer-facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led by 4DX Ventures. This follows on from the company’s Seed investment of $2.1M reported in 2017, with this round included existing investors Y Combinator Continuity, Lynett Capital, Social Capital, Western Technology Investment, Friále, and Golden Palm Investments. Tizeti will use this investment to expand...
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TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa Competition sponsored by Facebook is scheduled to take place from December 11, 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria Speed Read: Startups apply HERE for Startup Battlefield Africa 2018. Selected teams pitch live December 11 in Lagos in front of top investors & the global TC audience. One startup...
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AdMaxx – a Ghanaian audio advertisement network for radio and podcast content by the developers behind AF Radio has launched today. An audio ad network for radio and podcast content, AdMaxx developed by the team behind AF Radion has launched today. This new product will enable brands to place audio ads...
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Kenyan ride-sharing app, Mondo Ride raises $5 Million and plans expansion into six African cities. Kenya is fortunate to have several ride-sharing platforms, and one of them is Mondo Ride. Today, they have announced that they have closed a second financing round of $2 million (KES 204 million) for...
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Uber’s operation in Ghana has been handed with a one-month ultimatum for drivers to brand their cars as local taxi cabs. This article highlights why GPRTU and MoT got this approach wrong. Ride-sharing service, Uber has allegedly been issued a one-month ultimatum by Ghana’s Ministry of Transport to brand...
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ITU reveals the latest global ICT Development Index country ranking with the release of Measuring the Information Society 2017 Report The 9th edition of ITU’s flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report has been released today. The Measuring the Information Society Report is widely recognized as the repository of the...
The NimCure app is a digital patient care tool to promote adherence to treatment by TB patients in Nigeria developed by NIMR in partnership with CcHub. The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in partnership with Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has launched a medical trial for NimCure App – a...
Airbus BizLab launches a call for African startups to rethink how their technology could interact with Aerospace. Airbus announced the launch of its second edition of #Africa4Future, a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ global aerospace accelerator BizLab and Make-IT in Africa, a programme by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
Amazon plans to build new data centers in Cape Town, South Africa to speed up cloud services and reducing costs for Amazon’s local corporate clients. U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon has announced plans to construct new data centers in South Africa, establishing the company’s first infrastructure region in Africa. The data...
Nigerian ISP startup Tizeti and its consumer-facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led by 4DX Ventures. This follows on from the company’s Seed investment of $2.1M reported in 2017, with this round included existing investors Y Combinator Continuity, Lynett Capital, Social Capital, Western Technology Investment, Friále, and Golden Palm Investments. Tizeti will use this investment to expand...
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa Competition sponsored by Facebook is scheduled to take place from December 11, 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria Speed Read: Startups apply HERE for Startup Battlefield Africa 2018. Selected teams pitch live December 11 in Lagos in front of top investors & the global TC audience. One startup...
AdMaxx – a Ghanaian audio advertisement network for radio and podcast content by the developers behind AF Radio has launched today. An audio ad network for radio and podcast content, AdMaxx developed by the team behind AF Radion has launched today. This new product will enable brands to place audio ads...
Kenyan ride-sharing app, Mondo Ride raises $5 Million and plans expansion into six African cities. Kenya is fortunate to have several ride-sharing platforms, and one of them is Mondo Ride. Today, they have announced that they have closed a second financing round of $2 million (KES 204 million) for...
Uber’s operation in Ghana has been handed with a one-month ultimatum for drivers to brand their cars as local taxi cabs. This article highlights why GPRTU and MoT got this approach wrong. Ride-sharing service, Uber has allegedly been issued a one-month ultimatum by Ghana’s Ministry of Transport to brand...
ITU reveals the latest global ICT Development Index country ranking with the release of Measuring the Information Society 2017 Report The 9th edition of ITU’s flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report has been released today. The Measuring the Information Society Report is widely recognized as the repository of the...