Search results for "tech solutions"
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2.8KAwardsPIVOT East 2015 Semi-finalists Announced
PIVOT East, has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s event. The competition opened the call for applications in April 2015 with startups from...
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3.7KEast AfricaMasterCard to bolster banking in Somalia
MasterCard has announced it is to become the first international payments network to enter Somalia following years of war and conflict.
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Apps
SMS service seeks to reduce baby mortality in Africa
Most tech start-ups feel pressure in delivering a good experience for users but none probably as important as this one. “I wish...
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Ethiopia
ICTs boosting growth but teachers reluctant to change
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the key to improving education and thus boosting growth across Africa – but there is still...
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Awards
Crowdfunding platform Afrikstart dedicated to African entrepreneurs
With President Barack Obama attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya in July, 2015 is deemed to be the Year Of the...
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Ghana
MEST Incubator & Samsung partner in West Africa
Recognized as one of Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Companies in Africa”, The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced...
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Innovation
CcHub call for entrepreneurs
Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) is a launch pad for start-ups, transforming ideas to sustainable ventures that solve real Nigerian problems. To date CcHub...
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Awards
Big data innovation winners to combat African challenges
There is a tremendous opportunity in unlocking big data and utilising it alongside traditional data to reveal new insights that can help...
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Events
Start-ups applications for DEMO Africa 2015 now open
The application window for DEMO Africa 2015 has opened wide and entrepreneurs can now enter under 12 different categories. The application process...
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Innovation
Is Africa ready to facilitate large-scale satellite deployments?
With the advent of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services within Africa’s connected business environment, the question of what happens with the remainder...
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Events
Day 4 of Social Media Week Lagos
Here’s the full schedule of today’s events at Social Media Week in Lagos
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Innovation
MTN Solution Space to boost innovation in Africa
The MTN Group and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) have announced a major new partnership to...
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East Africa
Mobile operators emerge as Africa’s latest VC investor
Venture capital (VC) funding is slowly but surely arriving in Africa for in greater quantities. High profile funding rounds in 2014 for...
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Innovation
MTN launch Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Africa
MTN Group will be the first African company to offer Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect to business customers across multiple countries...
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Innovation
African online recruitment pushes beyond traditional jobs boards
Online recruitment in Africa has been on an upward curve in the past few years, both for full-time and temporary work, with...
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Awards
Airtel wins best App for Africa at AfricaCom Awards
The winners of the digital and telecoms awards have been announced at AfricaCom Awards 2014 in Cape Town, with Airtel winning best...
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Innovation
Airtel and Grameen Foundation to launch mobile health services
In an effort to reduce infant and maternal mortality rate in Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria has partnered with Grameen Foundation and VAS2nets Technologies...
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Awards
Calling all African innovators for $150K IPA 2015 award
AIF announces 30-day extension for the US$ 150 000 IPA 2015 award – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for African innovators to take their...
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Social Media
Social media for business a no-brainer
Social media for business is the single most cost effective distribution channel any business has at its disposal. This Content-generating resource lends...
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Apps
Transport startup built around social relationships
There has been a rush to provide technology solutions to Nairobi’s transport sector. Easy Taxi, a company bankrolled by Rocket Internet entered...
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Awards
SEED awards to recognise new eco start-ups
Small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) are the backbone of African society, accounting for about 90 per cent of businesses and more...
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3.2KGadgetsAfrica’s first low-power android desk-top
As technology advances many communities are still left out of the global village which is why there is a need for tailor-made...
