The COVID-19 pandemic can’t affect computers...can it? Well, not exactly, but there are an awful lot of hackers hoping to capitalize off of it. Whether it’s exploiting users’ fears about...
Read moreAfripods, a platform for podcasters, listeners, and advertisers has launched in Kenya to help the country's growing number of digital continent Africa find a user-friendly platform for their podcasts. Founded...
Read morePhanes Group’s, Solar Incubator is calling for applications for this year's competition set to be held in Dakar, Senegal at the Unlocking Solar Capital: Africa 2019 conference. now in its...
Read moreThe “last mile” creates a unique set of challenges that has plagued industries ranging from transport & logistics to urban planning to old analog POTS lines. Like these other domains,...
Read moreKenya's Shortist, Flare, Egypt's Taskty, Ghana's Bloom Impact, Nigeria's Farmerline and South Africa's Inclusivity Solutions are among the 12 African startups battling it out for the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation...
Read moreUmba, formerly Mkopo Kaka has raised an undisclosed equity financing round led from ACT Venture Capital, Frontline Ventures and Bloom Equity to lend up to €1 million a month to...
Read moreHuawei Mobile Kenya has launched end of the month offers on their latest Y series in the market. The offer will see consumers purchasing a range of devices in the...
Read moreWiSolar, a Solar-as-a- Service product in Nigeria and South Africa is seeking to raise $40m to launch its products in Nigeria and South Africa. The Gauteng-based firm will be rolling...
Read moreCredoLab, which develops bank-grade digital scorecards based on mobile device data is launching in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya to help banks, consumer finance companies, auto lenders, online and mobile lenders,...
Read moreThe African Development Bank has unveiled a new digital platform for the African Investment Forum connecting investors to investment opportunities in Africa, with up-to-date information and documentation about the deals....
Read moreiflix, Southeast Asia’s subscription video streaming service has raised over $50m in a new round of investment to drive growth ahead of a prospective IPO. The round of funding was...
Read moreThe Intel Egypt Corporation, together with the Nile University has announced the results of year long business plan competition that would help identify and support some of the most...
Read moreTo determine the quantity of power a client can receive and to turn off the power supply to certain clients at an individual level, the Hi-Tech Engineering Industry under Metal...
Read moreTo establish an integrated public service platform that will only offer Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Citizen (G2C) services in Rwanda, or which will be accessible via internet and...
Read moreEbola has affected at least 1,800 people with numbers on the rise in recent months. Doctors resorting to saving lives through treatment, have not been spared either. Nevertheless, a device invented...
Read moreWhatsApp has improved the convenience of sending or receiving messages without fussing about how much phone credit you'll spend. However, cheating spouses, rebellious kids and unruly employees now have their...
Read moreA leading provider of communication services, Vonage Holdings Corp. has today announced the grant of two patents by the Trademark Office and the United States Patent, of which, could impact...
Read moreEntrepreneurs in African Countries like South Africa using Vodacom services are set to benefit as Vodacom Business has extended its long term evolution set to cater for small businesses with Vodacom...
Read moreM-PESA as a mobile concept for money transactions is budding in Kenya. However, in a more economically stable country like Nigeria, M-pesa is lagging behind due to factors such as unawareness, poor target market,...
Read moreHalf a century ago, Africa was represented by Western filmmakers who portrayed the continent as an exotic land with neither history nor culture. That has changed. Today, the Hot...
Read moreBringing together everyone in tech fields to learn, interact and have fun, the new version for Tech4Africa now in its fifth year will be running the first Cape Town event...
Read moreIn Kenya, wood is the most popular material in home, workstation and entertainment décor, but one entrepreneur profiled on CNN International’s ‘African Start-Up’ this week has cut an edge with...
Read moreRestaurants are booming in Nairobi. That has led to Hellofood an online food delivery service to partner with Safaricom to launch an app that would enable Safaricom users to order...
Read morePrime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has presented to Ambassador Navdeep Suri, potential technical projects set to take advantage of recent developments in India, to boost investments in Egypt. The Prime Minister...
Read moreTo create jobs, boost economy and speed up traffic, Egypt has just began the construction of a new Suez Canal that would run parallel to the 145 year old original canal....
Read moreIn the drive to enhance and deliver network field maintenance services and improve network quality in Cairo, Egypt, Ericsson has for the first time signed a three year services agreement with...
Read moreSet to migrate into linking broadcasting assets and digital entries to acquire in-depth understanding of its audiences, Kagiso Media has a new chief innovation officer: Vincent Maher who is backed...
Read moreFollowing a growing demand for mobile phone payment services in Africa, Vodacom had just redesigned M-pesa for the South African Market. The culmination of this redesign is the launch of...
Read moreTired of watching Eastern, Western or old action movies while reading subtitles simultaneously? Using simple technology, DJ Afro Amingos, Kenyan translator cum commentator has mastered the art of keeping viewers glued to the screen without butting...
Read moreThe Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) has joined with global partners to launch the Diagnostics Access Initiative which calls for...
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