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In Ghana, a social media platform for African creatives called ‘New Comma’ has been launched by Natalie Narh and Nigel Atta-Mensah. Natalie Narh and Nigel Atta-Mensah are the co-founders of New Comma – a 2020-based online platform focused on discovering, supporting, and providing opportunities to African and Black creatives.... -
The weeklong innovation week is aimed at mobilizing collective action and investment to catalyze growth in Ghana’s digital innovation ecosystem. Ghana’s innovation ecosystem continues to grow, with positioning as a leading frontier in digital transformation in Africa. In line with the Trilateral Co-operation among Ghana, Germany and Israel, GDIW... -
Clubhouse partnered with Stripe to allow users to send Payments to their favourite creators. 100% of the payment goes directly to the creator, Clubhouse takes 0%. The social audio-chat platform, Clubhouse has today added a payment method to its mobile app. The platform will now let users send money... -
Digital influencer platform, Whoopro launched to create more value for brands and digital influencers Whoopro to power digital reach for brands and influencers. ... -
Data from jobs platforms across Africa reveals that 14 job listings attracted more than 2,000 applications each. ROAM Africa’s data sheds more light on the challenges facing both job seekers and employers in the African jobs market.... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Cameroonian Tech-entrepreneur and CEO of AppsTech; Rebecca Enonchong has been elected into the United Nations (UN) Africa Digital Identity Advisory Board. Cameroonian born technology entrepreneur, Rebecca Enonchong has been elected into the United Nations (UN) Africa Digital Identity Advisory Board, chaired by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and an Ethiopia’s...
