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Google Go now available locally

Google Go now available locally

Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

Four African startups make Seedstars final

Four African startups make Seedstars final

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Smart cities: Tapping into innovation networks

Smart cities: Tapping into innovation networks

Wayne Hull 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Alan Knott-Craig 9 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

Flat6Labs Cairo accepting applications for 11th cycle

Flat6Labs Cairo accepting applications for 11th cycle

9 Apr 2018

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Applications now open for Demo Africa

Applications now open for Demo Africa

Tom Jackson 4 Apr 2018

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

4 Apr 2018

Aviation agency permits use of drones

Aviation agency permits use of drones

3 Apr 2018

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

3 Apr 2018

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Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

ICTMental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Alan Knott-Craig 9 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

ICTWhy my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

Flat6Labs Cairo accepting applications for 11th cycle

ICTFlat6Labs Cairo accepting applications for 11th cycle

9 Apr 2018

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

ICTNominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

AgricultureApplications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Applications now open for Demo Africa

ICTApplications now open for Demo Africa

Tom Jackson 4 Apr 2018

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

ICTAfrican data analytics markets receive $5m injection

4 Apr 2018

Aviation agency permits use of drones

Logistics & TransportAviation agency permits use of drones

3 Apr 2018

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Tourism & TravelConsumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

3 Apr 2018

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AgricultureScaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

ICTWhy my startup scene is better than yours: Tanzania

Tom Jackson 29 Mar 2018

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

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

Nairobi Tech Week to take place in April

ICTNairobi Tech Week to take place in April

Tom Jackson 28 Mar 2018

How to avoid falling prey to a Facebook/Cambridge Analytica-type scandal

ICTHow to avoid falling prey to a Facebook/Cambridge Analytica-type scandal

Ilse van den Berg 26 Mar 2018

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

ICTMore competition for MTN in Nigeria

26 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

ICTTigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

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AgricultureTop five robotic systems to watch in agriculture

Nate Dorsey 23 Mar 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

EntrepreneurshipShowcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

442 tech hubs active in Africa - GSMA

ICT442 tech hubs active in Africa - GSMA

Gabriella Mulligan 22 Mar 2018

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

RetailSharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Matthew Kibby 20 Mar 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

ICTWhy my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

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ICT12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

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

Tourism & TravelIFEC 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? ,

Construction & EngineeringThree scenarios show we have to think carefully about ethics in designing smart cities

Anthony Burke and Prasuna Reddy 19 Mar 2018

Jumia report launch.

Marketing & MediaSocial media prompts smartphone adoption in Nigeria

19 Mar 2018

Women In Tech Summit 2018 gathers women in Lagos

ICTWomen In Tech Summit 2018 gathers women in Lagos

19 Mar 2018

Taxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

Logistics & TransportTaxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

19 Mar 2018

Innovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

ICTInnovation policy hackathons to take place in Abuja, Lagos

Tom Jackson 19 Mar 2018

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Retail#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Maroefah Smith 16 Mar 2018

Gulivery.

EntrepreneurshipOnline delivery startup Gulivery scales across Somalia

Tom Jackson 16 Mar 2018

African tech and telecom sector to thrive in 2018/19

LegalAfrican tech and telecom sector to thrive in 2018/19

16 Mar 2018

IP rights improved in Egypt

ICTIP rights improved in Egypt

16 Mar 2018

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

RetailDigital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Simon Holt 16 Mar 2018

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AgricultureFighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

15 Mar 2018

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

ICTAfrica's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

14 Mar 2018

"Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.

ICTCasablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

Urbantech hub KMT House launched in Egypt

ICTUrbantech hub KMT House launched in Egypt

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

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

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

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

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ICTResearch points to AI driving disruption in analytics space

13 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