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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Africa Tech Festival Lines-up Women in Tech to put a Spotlight on Female Trailblazers
Africa Tech Festival 2023 will field an impressive line-up of strong African women in technology, as a catalyst to shift…
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Eversend Introduces Money Transfers From Europe to Africa
Eversend, an African fintech that allows customers to pay, spend, and send money across borders has announced that its users…
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10 Startups To Compete For a Spot in the Startup World Cup Finals
James Williams, Senior Director of Events at Connecting Africa and Informa Tech has announced the 10 startups that will compete at…
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OP-ED: How Access To Finance Changes Lives
Africa has undoubtedly made immense gains in lifting people out of poverty. But it’s also clear that there’s still a…
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Segun Ogunsanya Challenges Telcos to Leverage Emerging Technologies
Airtel Africa’s Group CEO, Dr. Segun Ogunsanya has challenged the telecommunications industry in Africa to leverage emerging technologies to enable…
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Airtel Africa Unveils $17 4G Smartphone in Rwanda
Airtel Africa, in conjunction with the Rwandan government, has launched a budget-friendly 4G smartphone, making strides toward bridging the digital…
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HiPipo Unveils Nominees of the 2023 Digital Impact Awards Africa
HiPipo has unveiled the 2023 Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) nominees after a verification process that has been ongoing since…
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AfriLabs, Builder.ai Partner to Build the Future of African Tech
At the recently ended 2023 AfriLabs Annual Gathering event, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda this month, AfriLabs announced a…
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OP-ED: Bridging Africa’s Digital Divide the Jumia-Starlink Way
The recent partnership between Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, and Starlink, a satellite internet service by SpaceX, has cast a…
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