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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The Huawei ICT Competition sails through its 6th edition in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Huawei ICT Competition is this year sailing through its 6th edition in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 15,000 students from over…
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UNICEF and Liquid Intelligent Technologies launch a partnership to help Giga bridge the digital divide in Africa
UNICEF and Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced a partnership in support…
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NITA-U Female ICT Experts Recognized Among Africa’s Most Influential Women in Tech
CIO Africa has announced the ‘Top 35 Most Influential Women in Technology, Africa’ —and among them are two Ugandan female…
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Nigerian MaaS Startup Treepz Acquires Ugabus After Closing a $2.8M Seed-round
Nigeria-based mobility-as-a-service platform Treepz (formerly Plentywaka) has acquired Ugabus, a Ugandan bus company that aggregates inter-city bus operators. The terms…
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MTN IPO Six Weeks later: A worthwhile Investment
Since October 11, when it announced the opening of its offer to the public to acquire shares, The MTN Uganda…
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The 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes Winners Announced
The Jack Ma Foundation’s philanthropic program, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) announced its winners of this years ABH prize competition during…
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Fintech launches an asset-based financing system to ease doing business in the leasing sector
Fintech – the leading enterprise IT solutions & services provider with operations in Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Uganda and Zimbabwe, has…
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Raxio Data Centre Uganda and UIXP Hold first annual Peer Fest event
The Raxio Data Centre Uganda and Uganda Internet eXchange Point (UIXP), have developed an annual event called the ‘Peer Fest’…
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Africell Group Uganda Timeline and Farewell— 2014-2021
UK-based Africell Group that entered the Ugandan market in 2014 by acquiring Orange Uganda is officially off the grid. It…
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A Ugandan Emerges in the Top 10 Africa’s Business Heroes Competition
The Jack Ma Foundation’s philanthropic program, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) on Monday this week announced the final top ten (10)…
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