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Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa

Rowland Chukwuemeka Amaefula

Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

Source: Supplied. AfricArena celebrated 100 years of innovation with @totalenergies_za for the 100 Startupper of the Year Challenge at the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit 2024.

Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

Source: Supplied. Mathieu Coquillon, co-founder and director at Mama Money.

Mama Money card simplifies banking with WhatsApp integration

27 Jun 2024

Google Hustle Academy is back for 2024

Google boosts African SMEs with AI-powered Hustle Academy

15 May 2024

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A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

11 Oct 2017

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

Tom Jackson 11 Oct 2017

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

9 Oct 2017

New MEST boss plots major expansion across Africa

Tom Jackson 27 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

iRise, Somalia.

Somalia is getting its first tech incubator

22 Sep 2017

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

22 Sep 2017

Seedstars announces Senegal finalists, heads to Cameroon

Seedstars announces Senegal finalists, heads to Cameroon

22 Sep 2017

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

14 Sep 2017

Online printing platform Ryteprint launched in Nigeria

Online printing platform Ryteprint launched in Nigeria

Tom Jackson 12 Sep 2017

Tech startups crucial to Pick n Pay's technology strategy

Tech startups crucial to Pick n Pay's technology strategy

Stephen Timm 7 Sep 2017

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

6 Sep 2017

Nigeria's CowryWise launches digital savings platform

Tom Jackson 1 Sep 2017

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

29 Aug 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Aerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

Seedstars Ethiopia.

AI-powered language tool LangBot wins Seedstars Ethiopia

Tom Jackson 23 Aug 2017

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

Tom Jackson 22 Aug 2017

Seedstars crowns Numida best Ugandan startup

Seedstars crowns Numida best Ugandan startup

8 Aug 2017

SA's Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund

SA's Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund

Tom Jackson 8 Aug 2017

Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport

Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport

Gabriella Mulligan 4 Aug 2017

2017 Fak'ugesi Festival themed ‘Brave tech hearts beat as one'

2017 Fak'ugesi Festival themed ‘Brave tech hearts beat as one'

2 Aug 2017

SA payments startup Yoco to expand across Africa

SA payments startup Yoco to expand across Africa

Tom Jackson 31 Jul 2017

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

27 Jul 2017

Orange agrees to back Egyptian tech startups

Orange agrees to back Egyptian tech startups

Tom Jackson 26 Jul 2017

Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round

Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round

25 Jul 2017

Nigeria's techAboki launches on-demand gadget repair service

Nigeria's techAboki launches on-demand gadget repair service

Tom Jackson 18 Jul 2017

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

#StartupStory: The Sun Exchange

#StartupStory: The Sun Exchange

Ilse van den Berg 11 Jul 2017

Travis Kalanick, former CEO of Uber. Photo: Inc.

Bowing out gracefully: What startup founders can learn from Travis Kalanick

10 Jul 2017

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African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

Tom Jackson 11 Oct 2017

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

9 Oct 2017

New MEST boss plots major expansion across Africa

Tom Jackson 27 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

iRise, Somalia.

Somalia is getting its first tech incubator

22 Sep 2017

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

Digital Africa innovation programme launches

22 Sep 2017

Seedstars announces Senegal finalists, heads to Cameroon

Seedstars announces Senegal finalists, heads to Cameroon

22 Sep 2017

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs

14 Sep 2017

Online printing platform Ryteprint launched in Nigeria

Online printing platform Ryteprint launched in Nigeria

Tom Jackson 12 Sep 2017

Tech startups crucial to Pick n Pay's technology strategy

Tech startups crucial to Pick n Pay's technology strategy

Stephen Timm 7 Sep 2017

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

6 Sep 2017

Nigeria's CowryWise launches digital savings platform

Tom Jackson 1 Sep 2017

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

Medsaf wins Nigeria round of Seedstars World

29 Aug 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Aerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

Seedstars Ethiopia.

AI-powered language tool LangBot wins Seedstars Ethiopia

Tom Jackson 23 Aug 2017

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

Tom Jackson 22 Aug 2017

Seedstars crowns Numida best Ugandan startup

Seedstars crowns Numida best Ugandan startup

8 Aug 2017

SA's Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund

SA's Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund

Tom Jackson 8 Aug 2017

Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport

Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport

Gabriella Mulligan 4 Aug 2017

2017 Fak'ugesi Festival themed ‘Brave tech hearts beat as one'

2017 Fak'ugesi Festival themed ‘Brave tech hearts beat as one'

2 Aug 2017

SA payments startup Yoco to expand across Africa

SA payments startup Yoco to expand across Africa

Tom Jackson 31 Jul 2017

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

27 Jul 2017

Orange agrees to back Egyptian tech startups

Orange agrees to back Egyptian tech startups

Tom Jackson 26 Jul 2017

Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round

Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round

25 Jul 2017

Nigeria's techAboki launches on-demand gadget repair service

Nigeria's techAboki launches on-demand gadget repair service

Tom Jackson 18 Jul 2017

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

#StartupStory: The Sun Exchange

#StartupStory: The Sun Exchange

Ilse van den Berg 11 Jul 2017

Travis Kalanick, former CEO of Uber. Photo: Inc.

Bowing out gracefully: What startup founders can learn from Travis Kalanick

10 Jul 2017

Jumia receives global accolade

Jumia receives global accolade

6 Jul 2017

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Tom Jackson 5 Jul 2017

Silicon-on-Seine: world's biggest tech incubator opens in Paris

Silicon-on-Seine: world's biggest tech incubator opens in Paris

30 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: KapitalWise

#StartupStory: KapitalWise

Ilse van den Berg 27 Jun 2017

Thomson Reuters wants to partner with “vibrant” African innovators

Thomson Reuters wants to partner with “vibrant” African innovators

Tom Jackson 26 Jun 2017

Emeka Afigbo, Facebook’s head of platform partnerships for the Middle East and Africa.

Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge winners announced

22 Jun 2017

Tabech wins Seedstars Mozambique round

Tabech wins Seedstars Mozambique round

22 Jun 2017

Three African startups win development prize

Three African startups win development prize

Tom Jackson 21 Jun 2017

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

20 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

New digital venture fund from Orange

New digital venture fund from Orange

14 Jun 2017

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

13 Jun 2017