Search results for "development"
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5.5KInnovationInvestWell platform to bridge FDI gap in Africa
With Sub-Saharan African growing at three times faster than developed markets and anticipated to drive 65% of economic growth by 2020, Africa...
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3.2KAwardsPIVOT 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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3.1KEventsEmpowering women and entrepreneurship drives “Africa Together”
African leaders representing a variety of fields from countries including Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal convened in Cambridge for the...
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4.4KEast 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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4.4KInnovationFrom motorists to expectant mothers, the CcHub is driving innovation in Nigeria
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), Nigeria’s first social innovation centre based in Lagos has just announced three new start-ups have been admitted to its...
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4.8KAppsSafeMotos long journey to improve road safety in Rwanda
African roads are often not the smoothest, riddled with pot holes and often drivers need to take an alternative route to get...
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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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East Africa
Affordability is holding back internet penetration in Africa
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is the world’s broadest technology sector coalition. They want everyone, everywhere, to be able to access...
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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
Tech Pitch LDN finalists announced
The Africa Technology Business Network is a growing community of entrepreneurs, innovators and change makers who are passionate about driving business-led economic...
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4.3KInnovationAfrica: the new digital skills outsourcing location
With ICT skills beginning to take on a prominent position in education agendas across Africa and the youthful population of Africa increasingly...
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3.3KAppsFacebook identifying new target market in Africa
After what seems like years of neglect, Facebook is making serious moves in Africa. But are the company’s initiatives helpful or rather...
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Events
Applications now open for the first Africa TechPitch LDN.
Africa TechPitch is an evening pitch event in London aimed at showcasing high-potential, high-impact, Africa-relevant startups, ideas and businesses.
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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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East Africa
Raspberry Pi helps drive education in Tanzania
Masekelo secondary school in Shinyanga, Tanzania has many challenges: there’s no electricity or water, so each pupil needs to collect 5 litres...
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Innovation
MWC: Google to launch MVNO in U.S.
Sundar Pichai, senior VP at Google and the, has confirmed the long-standing rumors that it was planning to enter the mobile virtual...
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Events
Unlocking opportunities in Africa through business and technology
Africa’s one billion plus population is adopting technology at an unprecedented rate. However many tech startups and entrepreneurs in the UK are not...
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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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Events
#GetLocal in Lagos this week at Social Media Week
Social Media Week Lagos attendees are encouraged to #GetLocal this Friday 27th and explore Lagos’s tech and creative communities. The city’s most...
