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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... -
A group of researchers at Makerere University in Uganda have developed an app that uses photos of blood samples to diagnose malaria quickly. This technology is a huge step towards helping patients in shorter spaces of time.... -
The design lab is an unprecedented next step in Africa’s growing tech sector, and is set to become a leading creative space where it’s multidisciplinary team of product designers and engineers will collaborate with scientists and stakeholders globally, to explore the application of emerging technologies that will solve Africa’s... -
The Nerve Africa has published its #YellowWall list of "Africans That Should Inspire You In 2019" which features Technologists, Innovators and others.... -
Quartz Africa handpicked its young Top Five African Innovators in Fashion, Technology, and Robotics to watch out for in 2019. Quartz Africa has had its focus on innovators who are disrupting the African tech ecosystem. This annual anthology did not just start today, it had released lists in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and now, the... -
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... -
More and more people worldwide have access to and are using the Internet. At the same time, ICT prices have dropped globally in the last decade. However, stronger information and communication technology (ICT) skills are needed to connect people everywhere.... -
Applications are still open for the 2019 Meltwater Entrepreneurial Training Program that equips the trainees with seed funding for their ventures/startups. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), like the name, suggests is an entrepreneur training program that also goes as far as equipping the trainees with seed funding... -
Africa’s leading animation studio, Triggerfish, is introducing aspiring African animators to the principles of animation and the tools they need to make their first short films. Ever wondered how Dragon Ball Z or the latest Pixar movie was animated? Africa’s leading animation studio, Triggerfish, is introducing aspiring African animators to the...
