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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

Source: Google.org

Google extends African commitment with new AI skills investment

By Lindsey Schutters 29 Oct 2024

Unlocking Africa's VC potential: The power of collaboration in a challenging year

Unlocking Africa's VC potential: The power of collaboration in a challenging year

23 Oct 2024

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Sustaining growth through partnerships

Sustaining growth through partnerships

5 Jun 2018

Release of Edelman Trust Barometer in Nigeria.

78% of Nigerians still trust the media

4 Jun 2018

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Mercy Mpinganjira 4 Jun 2018

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

1 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron.

French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

Gabriella Mulligan 31 May 2018

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

28 May 2018

Support for African youth development from EU

Support for African youth development from EU

25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

Pieter Bensch 25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

Cobus van Zyl 24 May 2018

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

24 May 2018

Seedstars Summit '18 Global Winner: Agrocenta

Seedstars Africa on the hunt for promising startups

23 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Scaling up with Startupbootcamp's 'sandbox' success

Leigh Andrews 23 May 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Shift Social Development 23 May 2018

Jared Molko. Image by Gregor Rohrig

#AfricaMonth: Africa's time to shine

Jared Molko 21 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Creating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Shift Social Development 21 May 2018

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

Shift Social Development 18 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Duke's YPO Africa campaign drives membership on African continent

Duke's YPO Africa campaign drives membership on African continent

Duke Advertising 14 May 2018

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Gabriella Mulligan 14 May 2018

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Tom Jackson 10 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

Louise Marsland 8 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

Marco Croella, chief operating officer of StreetLib.

Italian StreetLib and Nigerian Publiseer partner to distribute more African literature

7 May 2018

Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro; Rudi Visser, head of innovation acceleration for RCS; Victoria Jackson of Mest; Kerry Petrie of Silicon Cape; Xabiso Lombo, founder of Guardian Gabriel; Alexander Fraser of VC4A; and Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena.

#AfricaMonth: "We're not the United States of Africa"

leigh andrews 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Two Egyptian startups selected for 500 Startups accelerator

Two Egyptian startups selected for 500 Startups accelerator

Tom Jackson 3 May 2018

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Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Mercy Mpinganjira 4 Jun 2018

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

1 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron.

French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

Gabriella Mulligan 31 May 2018

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

28 May 2018

Support for African youth development from EU

Support for African youth development from EU

25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

Pieter Bensch 25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

Cobus van Zyl 24 May 2018

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

24 May 2018

Seedstars Summit '18 Global Winner: Agrocenta

Seedstars Africa on the hunt for promising startups

23 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Scaling up with Startupbootcamp's 'sandbox' success

Leigh Andrews 23 May 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Shift Social Development 23 May 2018

Jared Molko. Image by Gregor Rohrig

#AfricaMonth: Africa's time to shine

Jared Molko 21 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Creating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Shift Social Development 21 May 2018

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

Shift Social Development 18 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Duke's YPO Africa campaign drives membership on African continent

Duke's YPO Africa campaign drives membership on African continent

Duke Advertising 14 May 2018

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Gabriella Mulligan 14 May 2018

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Tom Jackson 10 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

Louise Marsland 8 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

Marco Croella, chief operating officer of StreetLib.

Italian StreetLib and Nigerian Publiseer partner to distribute more African literature

7 May 2018

Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro; Rudi Visser, head of innovation acceleration for RCS; Victoria Jackson of Mest; Kerry Petrie of Silicon Cape; Xabiso Lombo, founder of Guardian Gabriel; Alexander Fraser of VC4A; and Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena.

#AfricaMonth: "We're not the United States of Africa"

leigh andrews 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Two Egyptian startups selected for 500 Startups accelerator

Two Egyptian startups selected for 500 Startups accelerator

Tom Jackson 3 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa's youth represent hope for the future

#AfricaMonth: Africa's youth represent hope for the future

Louise Marsland 2 May 2018

Help for entrepreneurs in West Africa

Help for entrepreneurs in West Africa

2 May 2018

The Commonwealth Africa Forum.

Africa is open for business

2 May 2018

Seedstars to open hub in Cairo

Seedstars to open hub in Cairo

Tom Jackson 30 Apr 2018

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

Peter Pedroncelli 24 Apr 2018

African youth participate at an international youth forum at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo: Africa Renewal/Shu Zhang

African youth demand a seat at the table

Busani Bafana 24 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Uganda

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Uganda

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2018

How to embrace AI in emerging markets like Africa

How to embrace AI in emerging markets like Africa

Tyler Golato and Rob Green 19 Apr 2018

Disrupt Africa to host live pitching competition in Nairobi

Disrupt Africa to host live pitching competition in Nairobi

19 Apr 2018

Adisa Amanor-Wilks is the founder and CEO of Abjel Communications.

Social entrepreneurship - an amazing tool that can help African development

Adisa Amanor-Wilks 18 Apr 2018

Alisée De Tonnac, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Seedstars World.

Today's emerging market entrepreneurs will achieve SDGs - Seedstars

17 Apr 2018

Kigali, Rwanda.

AfDB partners with Africa Innovation Summit

16 Apr 2018