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2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

Mandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

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This week in tech - robots are coming for your jobs

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Jason Snyman 9 Mar 2018

Hubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

Hubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

Gabriella Mulligan 26 Feb 2018

Google Assistant adds more languages in global push

Google Assistant adds more languages in global push

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Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

Gabriella Mulligan 15 Feb 2018

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The missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

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Survey reveals interesting data about Nigeria's tech industry

Survey reveals interesting data about Nigeria's tech industry

7 Feb 2018

Mobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

Mobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

Lynette Hundermark 1 Feb 2018

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Commissions.ng allows Nigerians to launch e-commerce stores

Tom Jackson 5 Jan 2018

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

How to thrive in the digital era

How to thrive in the digital era

Marc Gower 14 Dec 2017

5,000 African programmers to be trained between 2018-2022

5,000 African programmers to be trained between 2018-2022

13 Dec 2017

Africa Code Week 2017 empowers 1.3 million young Africans

Africa Code Week 2017 empowers 1.3 million young Africans

7 Dec 2017

Handy smartphone for hotels: A revolutionary hospitality IoT solution

Handy smartphone for hotels: A revolutionary hospitality IoT solution

6 Dec 2017

BCX, GE co-creates Digital Farm solution tailored for SA and African agriculture

BCX, GE co-creates Digital Farm solution tailored for SA and African agriculture

1 Dec 2017

By Arthur Buliva (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons

Speakers announced for Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018

Tom Jackson 27 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

11 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: How businesses can play their part in growing the tech ecosystem

#AfricaCom: How businesses can play their part in growing the tech ecosystem

Ilse van den Berg 10 Nov 2017

Lillian Barnard from Microsoft SA giving us some insight on digital transformation at AfricaCom.

#AfricaCom: Digital transformation is real and it's urgent

Juanita Pienaar 10 Nov 2017

Africa Code Week 2017.

Africa Code Week launches in Tanzania

22 Oct 2017

Moringa School to host women's coding course

Moringa School to host women's coding course

Gabriella Mulligan 18 Oct 2017

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A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

Driving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

Driving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

28 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

Abidjan hosts major video-game festival

Abidjan hosts major video-game festival

14 Sep 2017

Photo by Gleb Kozenko via Unsplash

#InnovationMonth: How AI will change the automotive game for the better

Trevor Hill 11 Sep 2017

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Anton Cabral 11 Sep 2017

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African game developers can enter $200k Microsoft challenge

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2017

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

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Innovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

ICTInnovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

Tom Jackson 19 Mar 2018

This week in tech - robots are coming for your jobs

HR & ManagementThis week in tech - robots are coming for your jobs

Jason Snyman 9 Mar 2018

Hubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

ICTHubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

Gabriella Mulligan 26 Feb 2018

Google Assistant adds more languages in global push

ICTGoogle Assistant adds more languages in global push

26 Feb 2018

Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

ICTAfrica Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

Gabriella Mulligan 15 Feb 2018

Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.

ICTThe missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

8 Feb 2018

CIAT via

AgricultureEvidence patchy on value of mobile apps for farmers

Inga Vesper 8 Feb 2018

Survey reveals interesting data about Nigeria's tech industry

ICTSurvey reveals interesting data about Nigeria's tech industry

7 Feb 2018

Mobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

ICTMobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

Lynette Hundermark 1 Feb 2018

Commissions.ng allows Nigerians to launch e-commerce stores

RetailCommissions.ng allows Nigerians to launch e-commerce stores

Tom Jackson 5 Jan 2018

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

ICTGambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

How to thrive in the digital era

ICTHow to thrive in the digital era

Marc Gower 14 Dec 2017

5,000 African programmers to be trained between 2018-2022

ICT5,000 African programmers to be trained between 2018-2022

13 Dec 2017

Africa Code Week 2017 empowers 1.3 million young Africans

ICTAfrica Code Week 2017 empowers 1.3 million young Africans

7 Dec 2017

Handy smartphone for hotels: A revolutionary hospitality IoT solution

Tourism & TravelHandy smartphone for hotels: A revolutionary hospitality IoT solution

6 Dec 2017

BCX, GE co-creates Digital Farm solution tailored for SA and African agriculture

AgricultureBCX, GE co-creates Digital Farm solution tailored for SA and African agriculture

1 Dec 2017

By Arthur Buliva (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons

ICTSpeakers announced for Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018

Tom Jackson 27 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

Marketing & Media#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

11 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: How businesses can play their part in growing the tech ecosystem

ICT#AfricaCom: How businesses can play their part in growing the tech ecosystem

Ilse van den Berg 10 Nov 2017

Lillian Barnard from Microsoft SA giving us some insight on digital transformation at AfricaCom.

Marketing & Media#AfricaCom: Digital transformation is real and it's urgent

Juanita Pienaar 10 Nov 2017

Africa Code Week 2017.

ICTAfrica Code Week launches in Tanzania

22 Oct 2017

Moringa School to host women's coding course

ICTMoringa School to host women's coding course

Gabriella Mulligan 18 Oct 2017

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Tourism & TravelA new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

Driving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

Tourism & TravelDriving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

28 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

ICTForum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Abidjan hosts major video-game festival

Marketing & MediaAbidjan hosts major video-game festival

14 Sep 2017

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Automotive#InnovationMonth: How AI will change the automotive game for the better

Trevor Hill 11 Sep 2017

Anton Cabral

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Anton Cabral 11 Sep 2017

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ICTAfrican game developers can enter $200k Microsoft challenge

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2017

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

ICTDeveloper Circles launches in South Africa

6 Sep 2017

Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

ICTLast call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

5 Sep 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Logistics & TransportAerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

Retail#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Aug 2017

Ghana gets SAP Africa Code Week

EducationGhana gets SAP Africa Code Week

11 Aug 2017

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ICTUpgrading business with mobile app development

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Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

ICTFacebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

App economy worth $6.3 trillion by 2021 - report

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Dean Workman 30 Jun 2017

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ICTZuckerberg on Facebook's new mission statement

23 Jun 2017

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

ICTBots for Messenger Developer Challenge winners announced

22 Jun 2017

Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

EducationAfrica Code Week to train half a million young Africans

21 Jun 2017