Africa Innovation
Ugandan FinTech Innovation, ChapChap Makes the Global Maker Challenge Finals
News
August 3, 2020
Ugandan FinTech Innovation, ChapChap Makes the Global Maker Challenge Finals
Ugandan FinTech innovation; ChapChap has made it to the 20 finalists that have been selected for the final round of…
Three Ugandans Shortlisted for 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Innovation
January 3, 2020
Three Ugandans Shortlisted for 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Three Ugandan innovators; Timothy Kayondo, Dr. William Wasswa, and David Tusubira were shortlisted for the 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering…
DEMO Africa Tour Dates Announced, Kicks Off in Kampala on June 11th
Innovation
June 4, 2018
DEMO Africa Tour Dates Announced, Kicks Off in Kampala on June 11th
DEMO Africa; a flagship initiatives of LIONS@frica has on Monday announced its Africa tour dates over the next month to select 30…
French President Emmanuel Macron Launches a USD$76M Africa Startup Fund
News
May 28, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron Launches a USD$76M Africa Startup Fund
While speaking at the VivaTechnology conference held in Paris last week, the 25th President to France, H.E Emmanuel Macron announced that the French government,…
Rwanda Hosting The 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa
Events
May 16, 2018
Rwanda Hosting The 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda on Tuesday announcement a partnership that will see Rwanda host…
Ruth Njeri Waiganjo From Kenya Crowned Ms. Geek Africa 2017
Innovation
May 13, 2017
Ruth Njeri Waiganjo From Kenya Crowned Ms. Geek Africa 2017
Ruth Njeri Waiganjo from University of Nairobi in Kenya beat four of her other competitors in the final held on…
Uganda’s ‘MamaOpe’ Invention Wins the 2017 Pitch@Palace Africa Contest
Innovation
March 21, 2017
Uganda’s ‘MamaOpe’ Invention Wins the 2017 Pitch@Palace Africa Contest
Established by The Duke of York, Pitch@Palace offers tech entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch in front of a global audience…
IBA To Host the Second Annual Edition of the Innovations Against Poverty Fund
Innovation
March 16, 2017
IBA To Host the Second Annual Edition of the Innovations Against Poverty Fund
The Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) Fund is an initiative of the Inclusive Business Accelerator (IBA) platform, challenges private sectors to…
Sage Foundation Launches a New $1 Million Fund For Non-profit and Charity Organizations
Innovation
February 22, 2017
Sage Foundation Launches a New $1 Million Fund For Non-profit and Charity Organizations
Sage Foundation has today launched a new $1 million fund; Sage Foundation’s Enterprise Fund which is open to non-profits in Africa…
Opportunity: Global Entrepreneurs StartUp Challenge 2017
News
January 12, 2017
Opportunity: Global Entrepreneurs StartUp Challenge 2017
Global Startup Challenge is an online competition for aspiring entrepreneurs from all over the world with the aim is to…