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Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Joubert Van Eeden

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Orange calls on Meta and OpenAI for African language modelsGianluca Lo Nostro and Mathias de Rozario

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

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Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

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#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

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Satellite TV growth in Ghana

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Call for applications: Google Deep Learning Indaba

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Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia with the GE Digital team on a tour of the company’s San Ramon facility.

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12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

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How to embrace AI in emerging markets like Africa

How to embrace AI in emerging markets like Africa

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Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

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Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

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Why my startup scene is better than yours: Rwanda

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Smart cities in Africa? It's not just about ICT

Smart cities in Africa? It's not just about ICT

Eckart Zollner 13 Apr 2018

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Smart cities: Tapping into innovation networks

Wayne Hull 12 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

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Aviation agency permits use of drones

Aviation agency permits use of drones

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Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

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Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

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Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Tom Jackson 29 Mar 2018

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

Nairobi Tech Week to take place in April

Nairobi Tech Week to take place in April

Tom Jackson 28 Mar 2018

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Africa CEO Forum.

Showcasing African startups and leadership

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Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Matthew Kibby 20 Mar 2018

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

Kevin Odhiambo Opiyo 19 Mar 2018

Jakarta’s traffic system is one of many facets of the city that could be improved by smart cities technologies, but at what cost? ,

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Women In Tech Summit 2018 gathers women in Lagos

Women In Tech Summit 2018 gathers women in Lagos

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Innovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

Innovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

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#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

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Call for applications: Google Deep Learning Indaba

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Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia with the GE Digital team on a tour of the company’s San Ramon facility.

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12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

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Peter Pedroncelli 24 Apr 2018

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Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

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Smart cities in Africa? It's not just about ICT

Smart cities in Africa? It's not just about ICT

Eckart Zollner 13 Apr 2018

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Smart cities: Tapping into innovation networks

Wayne Hull 12 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

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Aviation agency permits use of drones

Aviation agency permits use of drones

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Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

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Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

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Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Tom Jackson 29 Mar 2018

Photo by Max Boettinger on

Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

Nairobi Tech Week to take place in April

Nairobi Tech Week to take place in April

Tom Jackson 28 Mar 2018

Top five robotic systems to watch in agriculture

Nate Dorsey 23 Mar 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Showcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

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IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

Kevin Odhiambo Opiyo 19 Mar 2018

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Three scenarios show we have to think carefully about ethics in designing smart cities

Anthony Burke and Prasuna Reddy 19 Mar 2018

Women In Tech Summit 2018 gathers women in Lagos

Women In Tech Summit 2018 gathers women in Lagos

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Innovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

Innovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

Tom Jackson 19 Mar 2018

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Maroefah Smith 16 Mar 2018

African tech and telecom sector to thrive in 2018/19

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Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

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Urbantech hub KMT House launched in Egypt

Urbantech hub KMT House launched in Egypt

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Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

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New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

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Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

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Cameroon startup launches drones for global market

Cameroon startup launches drones for global market

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