Telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel, has announced a new app challenge for startup developers. The Singtel/Airtel Accelerator Challenge is part of a strategy to engage with app developers in Africa and Asia to develop and launch two apps on both continents. The...
Since its inception in September 2012, the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has been trying to promote Nigeria’s position on the global internet ecosystem by advancing internet governance issues in the nation through a multi-stakeholder framework. This year,...
"Future of Business: How Technology is Redefining Business" is the theme for the first edition of The Orange Summit which holds on Saturday, the 18th of July 2015. It will be a platform where entrepreneurs, and industry leaders come together to find ways to a better...
Last week, we reported Ahmad Farroukh’s resignation as the CEO of MTN South Africa owing to, according to MTN Group president and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, personal and family reasons. As of yesterday, Saudi Arabia-based telco, Etihad Etisalat, with tradename, Mobily has...
Jumia and Kaymu have partnered up to launch AIG-Express, a logistics system that is looking into a fulfilling delivery platform for online sellers across Africa and creating more job opportunities across Kenya. The venture is currently delivering up-to 100,000...
Africa’s telecoms industry is a vital component for the continent's economic growth, affecting all aspects of the business and social sphere. Dramatic expansion in the telecoms sector has taken place over the past five years, with a 72% penetration on average in...
The Founder Institute, the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, has announced today that it is exploring a new semester launch in Lagos this year. The Founder Institute is a part-time, four-month program where promising entrepreneurs can...
One Laptop per Child is a non-profit organization offering an inexpensive laptop designed for children in developing countries. The initiative aims to provide each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop. They have designed hardware, content and...
The Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) and the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) have announce that the first Angel Investor bootcamp will hold this July, according to TechCabal. The goal of the bootcamps is to mobilize the early stage investing community in Africa. After...
The “FANTASTIC-5G” (Flexible Air iNTerfAce for Scalable service delivery wiThin wIreless Communication networks of the 5th Generation)research project was launched to speed up the development of a flexible air interface below 6 GHz to support the diverse and growing...
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