Angola Cables has entered into a strategic business partnership with Silica Networks in Argentina and Silica Networks in Chile to connect their terrestrial fiber networks to the recently commissioned South Atlantic Cable System (SACS). SACS will be Silica Networks’ preferred Southern Hemisphere…

  Microsoft exam 70-487 is designed to test the learners’ skills in the development of Windows Azure and Web Services. Microsoft 70-487 exam is one of the six tests you can pass to receive MCSD: App Builder certification and some may argue…

On October 19th, during Seedstars Cape Town, HouseME won the 1st round of Seedstars South Africa and will be heading to the Seedstars South Africa Finals that will be held on November 14th. The event took place this past Friday, at Seedspace Cape…

Global blockchain company ConsenSys formally announced today a $15m investment in a new enterprise ethereum venture, Adhara, a real time, multi-currency global liquidity management and international payments platform. Adhara’s solutions will leverage tokenised fiat on the Ethereum blockchain, a smart contract-enabled distributed…

BitPay merchants will now be able to receive settlements for their Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash payments via Gemini Dollars (GUSD) and Circle USD Coin (USDC) after BitPay introduced stable coin settlements in Gemini Dollars and Circle USD Coin. The firm says Gemini Dollars…

InsurTech company OKO Finance is using satellite and mobile technologies to bring crop insurance to emerging markets. OKO uses satellite information to define the risk and create insurance products for farmers in emerging markets. These products are then distributed using mobile technologies….

Uber has rolled out a Safety Toolkit for riders and drivers across 38 countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda which includes a Safety Centre, Trusted Contacts, Share Trip, emergency assistance button and customisable speed alerts Set to be rolled…

On the 26th of October, around ten of Ivory Coast’s best seed-stage startups will compete to represent the country at the Seedstars Summit and win up to USD one million in equity investments and other prizes. The companies selected to pitch at…

SA based company Aerobotics is leveraging drones and machine learning to help large scale farmers monitor their farms. Their technology enables farmers to spot troubled plants individually (those with pests and diseases), as opposed to the most commonly used satellite imagery, which…

The African Development Bank has approved a €7 million equity investment in Partech Africa Fund,  a Venture Capital Fund dedicated to investing in tech-enabled, innovative, high growth potential and talented entrepreneurs operating early stage companies across Africa. According to Stefan Nalletamby, Director,…

Search engine giant Google has introduced its two-wheeler mode in Kenya. This new functionality allows motorcycle riders to calculate journey times accurately, get directions for narrow shortcuts inaccessible to larger vehicles. The new feature will also alert riders of restricted roads. The…

Kenya is Google’s first choice for its Google maps – street view in Africa. The service is very popular in other countries around the world. The feature allows a user to explore and navigate a neighborhood virtually through panoramic street-level images. The…

The GSMA has launched a new Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity, aimed at expanding digital inclusion through innovative new technology solutions for connecting unserved rural communities. The Fund is backed by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and managed by the GSMA….

Somalia’s country-code domain (dotSO) has launched the (.me.so) domain and gave out free domains to students and authors to promote blogging within the young people during Somalia’s first Information and Communications (ICT) exhibition which brought out in-depth debates and fresh ideas on the…

We live in an increasingly digital and inter-connected world, driven in large part by a collective reliance on mobile phone technology. In South Africa, 38 million of us are mobile users. That is over half the country: 67 percent if we want to be…

Stanbic Bank has partnered with RentCo Leasing and Cool4School to launch a laptop leasing scheme targeted at students in tertiary learning institutions in Kenya. Safaricom and KCB tried to to run such a scheme eight years ago but failed we hope RentCo…

Ten startups from Cape Town’s startup scene have been selected to compete at the fourth edition of Seedstars Cape Town for a chance to represent the country at the Seedstars Africa Summit and the global Seedstars Summit in Switzerland. Besides representing South…

On October 19, 10 of Nigeria’s best seed-stage startups will compete to represent the country at the Seedstars Summit and win up to USD one million in equity investments and other prizes. Here are the 10 startups selected to compete at Seedstars…

instead of having CEOs in each country, Liquid Telecom is appointing regional heads to lead four or more countries in a new cost cutting move aimed at growing the firm and streamlining operations across Africa. The firm has appointed Adil Youssefi as…

Google has announced a Sh100 million grant to train more than 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers in digital skills at the first  Google for Kenya, where the company outlined its long-term strategy and commitment to contribute to the country’s economic and social growth. To help…

Internet Solutions has introduced consumption-based billing service dubbed IS Open Network (ISON) by Internet Solutions in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Ghana to help companies cut down on the overheads experienced during downtime and off-peak seasons. Speaking during the launch of the…

As at 30thJune 2018, the number of mobile service subscriptions in Kenya stood at 45.5 million, translating to an increase of 13.2 percent compared to the 40.2 million subscriptions recorded as at 30th June 2017 according to a new report by Kenya’s regulator,…

In the era of tinder and other online dating apps it’s hard to know how safe online dating really is. You’re talking to a total strange that you have never met which just means it’s easier to get duped. There are many…

  SunExchange has received a $500,000 (USD) seed investment from Alphabit, a multi-million-dollar hedge fund supporting its vision of creating a thriving, inclusive and decentralized, global solar-powered economy. “Alphabit invests in companies that solve real-world problems by applying blockchain and decentralization,” said Liam…

Companies shortlisted for the 4th AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards have been announced. The 70 finalists have been selected from a pool of 300 submissions from 39 countries, with solutions in all 54 African countries. The awards recognize the best mobile and technology startups…

Egypt’s first smartphone maker, Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), has announced its plans to expand into seven new African countries, among them; Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique. The company is targeting low-income earners in Africa with handset…