News Anzisha Prize announces 20 finalists for Very Young African Entrepreneurs 2020 Anzisha Prize announced the finalists of its Very Young African Entrepreneurs annual competition on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The annual competition is the brainchild of the African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation. This
Social media Ugandans now need government approval to go live on social media The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) made the shocking announcement via their Twitter account on 7 September 2020, much to the dismay of Ugandans and Africans in general.
Events 10 reasons why you should attend the Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence townhall TechCabal will be holding its first townhall of the year on February 28, at the Zone Tech Park, 9 AM prompt. Use TCEM004BD to get 20% discount.
News Google's first Africa Developer Space launched in Lagos is free for all Google has launched its first Developer Space in Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria. The Google Developer Space would serve as a hub for Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa and can be used by members of the Africa tech community for free.
News Oui Capital invests in Mauritius first app-based mobility startup, Vite Oui Capital—an Africa-focused venture capital firm—has made an undisclosed pre-seed investment in Vite Technologies, the first app-based mobility startup in Mauritius
News Go Global Africa 2020 is now open for application Go Global Africa is now for open for applications from Kenyan, Nigerian and South African entrepreneurs who are using technology solve problems in their countries.
Opinion 5 remote-friendly companies with a lot of flexibility and good pay A list of remote-friendly companies you can work for that pay pretty well and give you a lot of flexibility.
News Nigeria should not send a man to space. It is pointless Space exploration is a worthy capital-intensive venture Nigeria must undertake, but experts believe sending a man to space is immaterial
News Five Nigerian Startups will be pitching at Africa Startup Summit From zero participation last year to having 50% representation, five Nigerian startups, namely HouseAfrica, Limestart, OkwuEco, Riby and ThankUCash, will Pitch Live at 2020 Africa Startup Summit
News Obi Ozor wins 'Young Business Leader of the Year’ & ‘Innovator of the Year’ awards The co-founder and CEO of Kobo360, Obi Ozor, has been named Young Business Leader of the Year and Innovator of the Year.
News Sim Shagaya's edtech startup, uLessson secures $3.1 million seed funding uLesson—the latest venture of Sim Shagaya—has secured $3.1 million (₦1.1 billion) funding in a seed round led by TLcom Capital, one of the leading venture capital firms focused on the African market.
News First ‘Facebook iD8 Nairobi’ conference celebrates Africa's growing tech ecosystem Facebook gathered over 400 developers, business owners and startups from across Sub-Saharan Africa at the maiden edition of its "Facebook iD8 Nairobi" conference
News OLX Group to become largest shareholder in FCG, the parent company of Cars45 OLX Group has announced plans to invest up to $400 million (₦144.6 billion) in Frontier Car Group (FCG) — the parent company of Lagos-based Cars45.
News Expected outcomes after Twitter & Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, visit Nigeria Aside the photo ops and jollof rice, what are the expected outcomes of Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square CEO, visit to Nigeria?
News CcHUB celebrates African tech leaders with augmented reality exhibition CcHub has officially launched an augmented reality (AR) art exhibition to celebrate 24 African tech leaders, including Jason Njoku, Funke Opeke, Tomi Davies and Rebecca Enonchong
Events 2019 Web Summit achieves record participation from Africa If there was a watchword for this year, it would be 2019: Africa to the World. 30 startups and 10 thought leaders in tech represented Africa at the 2019 World Summit.
News PayJoy partners Transsion, others to provide instalment payment plans for smartphones PayJoy has signed an agreement with Transsion Group, Alcatel Mobile, Hisense and D.Light via Skyworth to enable instalment payment plans for their devices.
