Africa
News and events happening across Africa. From startups to innovations, entrepreneurship, new tech, events, and more, this category features stories that cover a broad range of topics and issues that are of interest to readers who are looking for news and perspectives on African affairs.
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Koa Academy Wins MEST Africa Challenge to Secure $50,000 Investment
After a competitive pitch battle among Africa’s brightest tech innovators at the 2023 MEST Africa Challenge, South African startup, Koa…
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TICON Africa Opens Nominations For its 2024 Awards
Pan-African ICT body, Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) has opened nominations for its 2024 TICON Africa Awards that celebrate…
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TikTok, AUC Launch a New Campaign to Educate Africans on Digital Safety
TikTok and the African Union Commission (AUC) have launched the Africa-wide #SaferTogether Campaign to educate and engage youth, parents, teachers,…
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Liquid C2, Google Cloud and Anthropic to Advance Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Gen-AI in Africa
Liquid C2 a business of Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced a partnership with Google Cloud and Anthropic to deliver advanced…
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12 Startups Present to a Vast Network of Investors at Techstars’ Demo Day in Lagos
Techstars in partnership with the Lagos-based innovation program, ARM Labs, held an Accelerator Demo Day on Feb. 20th at Balmoral…
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Impact Amplifier Launch the Africa Online Safety Platform in South Africa
To mark the annual Safer Internet Day (which was celebrated on Feb. 6th), Impact Amplifier, with the financial support of…
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African Tech Startup Investment Fell by 28% to $2.4bn in 2023 as Global “funding winter” Begins to Bite
Total investment into the African tech startup ecosystem fell by 27.8 percent to US$2.4 billion in 2023 as the impacts…
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Ugandan Startup, FutureLink Tech Selected to Pitch at the Africa Tech Summit Investment Showcase
Ugandan startup, FutureLink Technologies is among the ten (10) startups across Africa that have been selected to showcase its innovative…
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Airtel Africa Plc Appoints New CEO to Succeed Segun Ogunsanya
Airtel Africa Plc has announced the retirement of Segun Ogunsanya from the company and will step down as its CEO…
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