From Nigeria, Tobi Ayanwoye joins other world players in the fight against Environmental Pollution from plastic bottles
According to the United Nations, about 1 million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute, with over half of all
Africa
Akure as an emerging tech cluster: the journey so far
Few weeks to the November 2016 Governorship elections in Ondo State, a group of stakeholders in Akure met on the
Africa and the 4IR: The way forward.
The fourth industrial revolution(4IR) is no longer a new trend! For the most ‘part of Europe and America, it is
Rwanda set to take the lead on e-transportation in Africa
As part of efforts to cut fuel costs and protect the environment, the Government of Rwanda has announced plans to
Flutterwave partners Alipay on China-Africa trade payments
Flutterwave has announced a partnership with Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba to offer digital payments between Alipay and merchants in Africa.
EZFarming selected for 500 Startups batch 25 accelerator programme in San Francisco
Nigerian Agritech startup, EZFarming has been selected for the batch 25 of the 500 Startups accelerator programme in San Francisco,
OPay raises $50 million in funding
Mobile payment platform, Opay has raised $50 million in funding. Sequoia China, IDG Capital and Source Code Capital led the
Google announces a subsea cable from Europe to Africa
Google has announced a subsea cable stretching from the edge of Portugal to Africa’s western coastline. The subsea cable, Equiano,
Gokada raises $5.3 million Series A round
Ride hailing startup, Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round. Rise Capital led the investment joined by Adventure Capital, IC
Africa and the latest buzz for Artificial Intelligence
As conversations continue around the recent launch of a $100 million African Development Centre (ADC) by Microsoft with offices in
Walk4SMEs debuts in Akure with over 500 startup founders and small business owners
Over 500 Startup founders and small business owners in Akure converged on the Ondo State capital for a networking and
Tizeti (Wifi.com.ng) has launched an internet voice calling service
Internet service provider, Tizeti, has launched wifi call.ng—an internet voice-calling platform that allows unlimited calls to any phone number, even if
IderaOS Is Helping Merchants Sell Better Online and You Need to Know How
IderaOS provides an interconnected ecosystem that helps you create and customize an online store, manage products, inventory, local logistics, local
ScholarX is Improving the Access of Underserved African Young People to Education
We live in a time where we cannot under-emphasise the importance of Education in building the Africa of our dream
Accelerating the Industrialization Agenda in Africa
More than it was 4 years ago, when the 4th industrial revolution was first discussed in a Foreign affairs article
Tony Elumelu Foundation Shortlists over 3000 Entrepreneurs from Around Africa for the 2019 Cohort
The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme(TEFEP), has announced the list of 3,050 entrepreneurs who made its 5th cohort. Launched in
DO NOT download cracked software-Eyitemi Egbejule (Cybersecurity expert)
Eyitemi Egbejule(@eeyitemi) is a Cybersecurity Researcher/Engineer, a Python Software Foundation Fellow & individual member of the Django Software Foundation. He
Paylater Targets Full-Service Digital Banking after Securing $5 Million Debt Facility
Consumer lending platform, Paylater is working on a plan to transition to a full-service digital bank after securing a $5
Rwanda Deploy Satellites to Provide Internet Service to Underserved Schools
In recent months, Rwanda has been in the news for many technology developments on the African continent and it does
We Cannot Overemphasise the Need for African Kids to Be Exposed to Basic ICT Training – Watti Boaz (Programme Manager Middle East and Africa, Seeddev)
As Programme Manager Middle East and Africa for SeedDEV, Juwon Watti has coordinated a technology outreach to over 7,000 kids