Emerging Tech Africa

Emerging Tech Africa seeks out Africans doing exciting things with emerging technologies. From artificial intelligence to blockchain and even Internet of things, the series focuses on future technologies and where Africa stands.

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This Nigerian robotics expert is developing a tech solution that could uncover terrorist hideouts and end terrorism

Bolu Abiodun

6 months ago

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Emerging Tech Africa

Earning $15k monthly as a Web3 designer: Clement Hugbo’s journey from oil and gas to tech

Anyone can be a designer but standing out in Web3 goes beyond fancy fonts and colours. Clement Hugbo takes us through his design career and how he has built a name for himself in the Web3 design space.

Bolu Abiodun

7 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

A blockchain-powered Africa will need no banks?

While decentralised finance (DeFi)and cryptocurrencies have been touted as replacements for traditional financial systems, Bundle Africa’s Emmanuel Babalola sees them more as the natural progression of the existing financial system than a disruptor

Bolu Abiodun

8 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

When babies cry, artificial intelligence understands them; here’s how

The sound of a baby’s cry could save their lives and the co-founders of Ubenwa, who made this discovery, have built a technology to detect birth asphyxia using an infant’s cry. Is it truly possible? Find out.

Bolu Abiodun

8 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

Crypto scammers stole $14bn in 2021, but this new blockchain protocol could make crypto scams "impossible"

Anonymity on the blockchain makes crypto scams easy to carry out, but a cryptocurrency forensics expert says a new protocol is coming to the blockchain that’ll make KYC compulsory. What is it, and how will it work?

Bolu Abiodun

9 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

How Kemisola Bolarinwa invented a smart bra to detect cancer and save lives globally

Hardware is the trenches of Africa's tech ecosystem. But the Smart bra inventor, Kemisola Bolarinwa, is holding on to passion and skill to mass produce her invention and save African lives.

Bolu Abiodun

10 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

Introducing Emerging Tech Africa

Despite billions of dollars in annual funding, Africa still lags behind the world when it comes to emerging technologies. The Emerging Tech Africa Series will highlight the problems and success stories to inspire deep tech innovations in Africa.

Bolu Abiodun

10 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

Solutions Engineer at Polygon shares tips on how to start a career as a Blockchain developer in Africa

A SlashData survey suggests developers are more interested in learning about blockchain than any other tech. We spoke to a solutions engineer at Polygon on the best ways to break into blockchain as a developer.

Bolu Abiodun

10 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

From ₦35k monthly to seven figures: How Oluchi Enebeli became one of Nigeria's first female-blockchain engineer

Dubai-based blockchain engineer Oluchi Enebeli once wandered the streets of Lagos with no clue where her life was headed; on this edition of People in Emerging Tech, she shares the travails and trials that made her the superstar engineer she is today.

Bolu Abiodun

10 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

Prodigeezy created the iconic “This is Nigeria” video; now he’s taking music to the metaverse

From directing music videos by Burna Boy and Falz, Prodigeezy now leads metaverse and NFT projects. In this edition of People in Emerging Tech, Prodigeezy shares his plans to create Africa’s first musical metaverse.

Bolu Abiodun

11 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

How Xend Finance CEO, Ugochukwu Aronu, went from chasing oil money to discovering blockchain gold

Whether tech money or oil money, this week’s People in Emerging Tech personality, Ugochukwu Aronu, just wanted to be rich. But when he discovered blockchain, he realised that passion also mattered in his pursuit of greatness.

Bolu Abiodun

11 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

How Tadii Tendayi is using blockchain and crypto to support vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe daily

While most people get into crypto to make a killing for themselves, Tadii Tendayi wants to use cryptocurrencies to support Zimbabweans in vulnerable communities by providing daily income and scholarships.

Bolu Abiodun

11 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

African history on the blockchain: Venn Oputa and the creation of the Afrobubble NFT collection

While the exploits of Queen Amina, one of Africa’s greatest warriors, might have ended centuries ago, a team of Nigerians is telling her story on the blockchain; however, the warrior’s story is only a means to a huge end.

Bolu Abiodun

12 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

“To me, my laptop was human.” - Lazerpay CEO, Njoku Emmanuel’s journey to blockchain stardom

Njoku Emmanuel’s (@njokuScript) dream of becoming Africa’s Zuckerberg started with hawking digital solutions for small businesses and trying to solve state-wide water scarcity. How did all this become Lazerpay? Find out.

Bolu Abiodun

12 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

Even after a $10,000 loss, this crypto trader found a gem in the crypto space, and she’s never letting go

Are you ready to lose all your money? This is one of the questions you ask yourself before diving into crypto trading. However, the crypto space is full of gems more profitable than trading; here’s how @Ademiici found them.

Bolu Abiodun

12 months ago

Emerging Tech Africa

Blockchain is hard, but Crevatal wants to make it easy

Unfamiliar terms and complex charts are some features that make blockchain platforms complex, but Crevatal has a design solution to make it as simple as ABC.

Bolu Abiodun

1 year ago

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