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Last year in Ghana, 2 million citizens came online for the first time. Through rural internet connections, they were able to access information and resources previously unavailable. And the country has plans to connect millions more in the years to come.... -
Uganda’s co-working space; Hive Colab to host payment startup Flutterwave to discuss their flagship product; rave to Startup Founders San Francisco and Nigerian based online payment technology solutions firm; Flutterwave in partnership with Uganda’s co-working space; Hive Colab will on Friday 2nd, November 2018 hold a meet and discuss... -
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... -
MEST Africa officially launched its flagship East African space in Nairobi, Kenya after the launch of MEST Lagos and MEST Cape Town Incubators. A shared space with the Meltwater Nairobi Office in Nairobi Garage, the MEST Incubator Nairobi is home to Portfolio Companies Sharehouse and Nestmetric. The new Nairobi Incubator will... -
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... -
GovChat is South Africa’s largest civic engagement platform accessible online, on any mobile handset and feature phones allows governments to speak and connect with citizens at NO cost. A South African civic technology platform; GovChat that helps governments engage with citizens, will officially be launched in Ghana on 12... -
19-Year-Old Ethiopian Tech Prodigy, Betelhem Dessie is leading the charge to get more young Ethiopian women into coding and Artificial Intelligence. In Ethiopia, 19-year-old Betelhem Dessie has quickly risen from a young pioneer to a leading figure in the tech community. She handles five projects and has seven patents... -
For fans of comics, superheroes, and heroines, there’s a new badass heroine in town called Karmzah. Karmzah, a comic that portrays a person with cerebral palsy as a heroine was launched on Saturday, 6th October to coincide with the celebration of World CP Day worldwide. The Comic to be made... -
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...
