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Fintech start-ups in Africa have been invited to participate and pitch at the second annual Finnovation Ethiopia event in Addis...

Applications are now open for Ugandan start-ups to Pitch at Seedstars Kampala

The perennial venue partner for Seedstars Kampala,Outbox Hub, which is also an incubation and co-creation space in Uganda for techies...

New Fund to Help Somali Start-ups Has Been Launched

The Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund has been established in Somalia with a $10 million fund specifically for supporting...

EDF Invests in SunCulture, Kenyan Solar Start-up

08/02/2018

SunCulture, the Kenyan start-up that develops solar-powered water pumps and irrigation solutions for smallholder farmers has secured an investment fund...

WhatsApp Releases New Feature On Group Video Call

During the Facebook’s F8 developer conference in May, WhatsApp announced that it would update both its calling with both voice...

The Big 5 Daily: Nigerian Students Wins Gold Medal at World Robotics Competition, Innov8Agric Challenge, Kenya Application and More

It's a new month Africa! Here are our Big 5 picks for the most interesting news and articles across Africa...

MTN Rated As The Best Mobile Data Provider in South Africa

Photo Credit: mybroadband.com Latest consumer survey carried out by MyBroadband has shown that South Africa-based telecommunications company, MTN is rated...

Applications are now open for Innov8Agric Challenge, Kenya

Agric-tech start-ups in Kenya have been called upon to apply for 2018 MTFC Innov8Agric Challenge. The innovation challenge which is...

Nigerian Students Shine at 2018 World Adolescent Robotics, Win Gold Medal

Members of Team Nigeria at the competition - Photo Credit: premiumtimes.comThree Nigeria students; Tawakalitu Giwa, Oluwaseun Omotayo, and Ayomide Adetunji...

Microsoft Unveils Tech Start-ups with Social Impact