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Feedback from the Facebook community is one of many signals Facebook uses to raise potentially false stories to fact-checkers for review....
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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...
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Africa can be thought of as having a blank canvas. It is not marred by legacy systems which inhibit the adoption of new technologies. This invariably necessitates the creation of a robust infrastructure across Africa to allow for the construction and development of telecommunications systems, mobile payment systems, and...
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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...
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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...
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Seeds for Impact Program Launched in Ghana to Promote Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa n partnership with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. Seeds for Impact Program (SIP), a programme and rolling competition that offers financial and technical assistance to seed companies and smallholder farmers across Africa, was successfully...
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The latest report by Visa Openness Index shows African countries are becoming more open to each other, with indications that travel within the continent is getting easier. In this 3rd edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index Report 2018 published by the African Development Bank and the Africa Union Commission,...
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From the Ventureburn.com blog: 30 African startups were profiled. Their selections were based on the startup coming from an African root and secondly, it been just brilliant. From Transport apps: TaxiRank – South Africa Down in Cape Town, Taxi Rank makes it easy for the city’s 4-million citizens to...
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A couple of weeks ago, my Global Voices colleague Rosebell Idaltu Kagumire contacted Ato Ulzen-Appiah, Nii Ayertey and myself about adding our voices to their new Twitter campaign – Africans Act 4 Africa which is focusing on the current Congo crisis. The 2012 East Democratic Republic of Congo conflict is...
Feedback from the Facebook community is one of many signals Facebook uses to raise potentially false stories to fact-checkers for review....
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...
Africa can be thought of as having a blank canvas. It is not marred by legacy systems which inhibit the adoption of new technologies. This invariably necessitates the creation of a robust infrastructure across Africa to allow for the construction and development of telecommunications systems, mobile payment systems, and...
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...
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...
Seeds for Impact Program Launched in Ghana to Promote Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa n partnership with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. Seeds for Impact Program (SIP), a programme and rolling competition that offers financial and technical assistance to seed companies and smallholder farmers across Africa, was successfully...
The latest report by Visa Openness Index shows African countries are becoming more open to each other, with indications that travel within the continent is getting easier. In this 3rd edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index Report 2018 published by the African Development Bank and the Africa Union Commission,...