Search results for "education"
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6.2KAppsMillions of users across Africa read books on mobile
Research has shown that reading for pleasure is positively linked with literacy-related benefits such as writing ability, text comprehension and grammar. It...
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4.4KAppsOpportunities abound for tech startups in agriculture
All stakeholders in the agricultural industry need information and knowledge through each stage of the supply chain, providing great opportunities for tech start-ups to...
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3.1KAppsLast call for entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 are fast approaching and the deadline for submitting applications is tomorrow, September 10th.
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2.8KGadgetsThe Internet of Things is upon us
Being up to date with technology is nice and being in touch with the innovation around us is helpful, but like any other...
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5.4KEast Africa5 million readers in Africa to access books via mobile
Worldreader, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy in the developing world through digital books, has announced a new partnership with Opera...
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4.6KAppsBitcoin: a cryptocurrency ideal for Africa?
Bitcoin entrepreneurship is taking hold worldwide. The first quarter of 2015 saw record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups across the...
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2.7KAppsTwo weeks left to enter the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards
Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have just two weeks left to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards...
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2.0KEast AfricaDigging for data on Africa’s climate future
Efforts to digitise old records and gather new data will improve local climate modelling explains Lou Del Bello from SciDevNet. The cardboard...
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3.4KAppsSocial media boosting m-commerce sales in Nigeria
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest and 26th largest economy in the world is experiencing a boost in online businesses due to the massive surge in...
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2.3KNigeriaDEMO Africa Releases List of Top 30 Technology Start-ups
DEMO Africa has today released a list of the thirty technology start-ups from across Africa that will pitch at the 2015 edition...
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3.0KApps
Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 open for applications
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 celebrate the enormous growth in mobile, technology and entrepreneurship in Africa. Innovation knows no borders and Appsafrica.com...
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2.0KEventsAfrican kids to learn entrepreneurship through Citrus Saturday
Young people around the world will be starting their very first enterprises on Saturday 4 July as they take part in Citrus...
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West Africa
5 things to know about e-commerce in Nigeria
E-commerce in Africa is no doubt experiencing a boom with Nigeria occupying the top position as the largest internet market in the...
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2.9KAwardsPIVOT 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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5.0KAppsData compression cuts cost for African subscribers
Over 80% of mobile users in Africa do not use data which is a huge challenge in bringing mass populations online in...
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Innovation
The e-payment last mile hurdle for tech companies in Nigeria
Even though Uche (pseudonym) works with a tech company that provides electronic payment services in Nigeria, he is not keen on using...
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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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Innovation
Andela tackling youth unemployment through developer training
Nigeria-based developer training school and digital skills outsourcer Andela claims to be the most selective developer school in Africa, and intends to...
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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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Apps
Ghanian start-up wins the #MWA2015 App Developer Competition
The App Developer pitch final has just finished in Lagos and Suba has been voted the Mobile West Africa, App Developer 2015 winner.
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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...
