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Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Source: Reuters.

Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

8 Jul 2022

Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

1 Jun 2022

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

6 Apr 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Showcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

"Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.

Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

9 Mar 2018

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Mar 2018

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

7 Mar 2018

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Tom Jackson 28 Feb 2018

Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.

The missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

8 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Social Media Week Lagos announced

Social Media Week Lagos announced

2 Feb 2018

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Women and Girls Startup Challenge launched

12 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

MEST expands in key African markets

MEST expands in key African markets

21 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

27 Oct 2017

Africa Code Week 2017.

Africa Code Week launches in Tanzania

22 Oct 2017

Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry

Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry

13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

Tom Jackson 11 Oct 2017

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

9 Oct 2017

New MEST boss plots major expansion across Africa

Tom Jackson 27 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

22 Sep 2017

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

14 Sep 2017

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

Tom Jackson 22 Aug 2017

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

27 Jul 2017

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Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

6 Apr 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Showcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

"Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.

Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

9 Mar 2018

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Mar 2018

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

7 Mar 2018

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Tom Jackson 28 Feb 2018

Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.

The missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

8 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Social Media Week Lagos announced

Social Media Week Lagos announced

2 Feb 2018

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Women and Girls Startup Challenge launched

12 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

MEST expands in key African markets

MEST expands in key African markets

21 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

27 Oct 2017

Africa Code Week 2017.

Africa Code Week launches in Tanzania

22 Oct 2017

Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry

Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry

13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

Tom Jackson 11 Oct 2017

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

9 Oct 2017

New MEST boss plots major expansion across Africa

Tom Jackson 27 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

22 Sep 2017

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

14 Sep 2017

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

Tom Jackson 22 Aug 2017

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

27 Jul 2017

Jumia receives global accolade

Jumia receives global accolade

6 Jul 2017

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Tom Jackson 5 Jul 2017

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

20 Jun 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

Vikrant Singh 14 Jul 2016

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