Internet Freedom is currently at stake as China is exporting their digital surveillance methods to African governments to spy on its citizens. The internet is growing less free around the world, and democracy itself is withering under its influence. The China-Africa (SinoAfrica) relationship is seeing new light in the...

Google today announced Equiano, a new private subsea cable fully funded that will be between Lisbon in Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa. Google has announced the launch of a new private subsea cable that will connect Africa with Europe. Named Equiano, the new Google subsea cable to Africa...

Kaspersky Lab researchers tracking the activity of malicious spammers and phishers have uncovered multiple operations during May seeking to exploit people’s desire to secure a good bargain. Among other things, the researchers found more than 8,000 phishing attacks disguised as offers from popular lodging platforms, as well as several...

Pan-African telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet, and global crop nutrition leader, Yara International ASA, today launch “Generation Africa”, a partnership initiative to inspire young African entrepreneurs to join the agri-food sector for its viable business opportunities....

A MEST Africa portfolio company, Jumeni Technologies has launched their cloud-based field service management solutions to tackle waste management in Ghana. MEST portfolio company Jumeni Technologies has announced the launch of its flagship product for the waste management industry! Founded by members of the MEST Class of 2018, Jumeni specializes in...

Tech-enabled logistics platform which connects the supply of trucks with the demand of transport services by freight/cargo owners, Kobo360 has officially launched operations in Ghana. One of the fastest growing technology companies in Africa focused on the logistics/ supply chain framework, Kobo360 has officially widened its operations to Ghana...

Identifying entrepreneurs willing to replicate and scale their businesses in Liberia. The World Bank is helping the Government of Liberia to prepare an urban development project for the capital city Monrovia and its region...

Kenyan teacher, Peter Tabichi who teaches at a school with just one computer wins the coveted USD $1 Million Global Teacher Prize in Dubai. A Kenyan educator’s lesson in selflessness has just earned him the title of the best teacher in the world. Peter Tabichi — who teaches at...

The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BFA today released Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa, new research that shows 80 million young people will benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa by 2030. These findings indicate that the digital commerce sector has the potential of disrupting...