Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of network connection in rural areas around the world, remain the last frontier for the telecom…
Senegal Oil & Power Conference & Exhibition
Oil and gas hotspot in Africa will host a flagship conference in Dakar, May 27-28 2020; the Senegalese government has officially named Africa Oil & Power as the official organiser of this event; the conference…
Tangible solutions to Ethiopia’s energy and infrastructure challenges
Contributing to improving Ethiopia's energy infrastructure; German corporate collaborates with smaller company to implement a viable solution in Africa; creating jobs, providing training and developing local value chains In April 2019 Siemens signed a Memorandum…
Rosgeo to start operations in Equatorial Guinea
Joint Stock Company Rosgeo and the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the recent Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi. Sergey Gorkov, Director General and…
Chatbots de legaltech en español
El chatbot es el concepto que ha adquirido una nueva dimensión en el mundo legaltech. Los chatbot o asistentes virtuales no son el desarrollo más puntero en el ámbito de la inteligencia artificial (pues ya…
Fellowship for Young African Agribusiness Innovators
The World Food Prize Foundation and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and entrepreneurs The World Hunger Fighters Foundation will award annual Borlaug-Adesina…
Empowering Africa to Make Energy Work
Under the second day’s theme of “Energy in Powering Growth”, panel discussions and talk sessions unpacked the challenges and opportunities in Africa’s power sector Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa, Gwede Mantashe,…
Top 12 Ventures for its 2019 Series-A Venture…
VC4A is proud to announce the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for its 2019 Venture Showcase. These companies represent the best investment opportunities on the continent. They have been vetted by 40…
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2019: Young Africans…
The Bank has invested more than $150 million in building technology hubs in Rwanda, Senegal and Cabo Verde • Leaders should devise an “incentive structure” to promote a startup culture among young Africans. “I think…
Africa dialogue only effective if followed by action
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Africa remains small by global standards, but prominent in relation to Gross domestic products (GDP) • Africa’s growth remains uneven, with East Africa out-pacing the rest of the continent •…
Improving disease diagnosis for Nigeria’s South-East Regions
Memfys is the first hospital in South-East Nigeria to install GE Healthcare’s SIGNA™ Explorer 1.5Tesla MRI system • The collaboration will help provide innovative technology to enable early diagnosis and detection of diseases GE Healthcare…
Digital Agriculture next frontier for economic development in…
Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles, participants at an official side event, organized Wednesday during the 7th Tokyo International Conference, heard. The…
Priorities to accelerate Africa’s technology transformation journey
Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) • “Let’s be visionary. Let’s be bold. Let’s support concrete initiatives to boost science, technology, and innovation in Africa,”- Akinwumi Adesina Science, technology and innovation as…
Ideas de jóvenes talentos valencianos en Sillicon Valley
Gracias al programa Explorer los emprendedores visitarán empresas tecnológicas líderes, recibirán formación en universidades punteras y tendrán la oportunidad de presentar sus proyectos a inversores. • A su vuelta de San Francisco, optarán a 83.000…
APO Group African Women in Media Award
Call for Entries: APO Group African Women in Media Award to Recognise Support of Female Journalists for Women's Entrepreneurship in Africa • A USD 2,500 cash prize, an all-expenses paid trip to a prestigious International…