Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Government Technology

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications Launches National Centre For Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has launched the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and

Orange
Music Music Streaming Partnership

Orange Egypt and Deezer Partner to Provide Music Service in Egypt

Orange Egypt has announced an exclusive partnership with Deezer, the global audio streaming service. For the first time, Orange customers

FinChatBot
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

South African AI Fintech Startup FinChatBot Raises $1.6m Investment to Expand into West Africa

FinChatBot, which develops conversational AI solutions for the financial services industry, has raised $1.6 million from Saviu Ventures, Compass Venture

NCDC
Health Innovation Technology

NCDC and UNICEF Launch Chatbot to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with support from UNICEF, through the U-Report platform, has launched an SMS-based interactive chatbot to provide Nigerians with

Black Friday
Business Ecommerce Jumia

Four Tips to Buy Cheaper Products, Secure Free Delivery During Black Friday

Oh, yes, it is quite phenomenal how in recent years, both ecommerce players and retailers have used Black Friday to

Pfizer
Health

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine is 90% Effective

Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that the first COVID-19 vaccine can prevent more than 90 percent of people from getting

Outlierz Ventures
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Morocco’s Outlierz Ventures Returns Exceptional Results in 2020

Outlierz Ventures, an African venture capital fund based in Morocco, continued to actively invest in high-growth startups across Africa, with

WhatsApp
Facebook Payment Social Media WhatsApp

WhatsApp Launches its Payment Service in India

Facebook has launched its WhatsApp payment service for users in India after getting approval from the country’s regulators. The service

DAAYTA
Entrepreneurship Startup

Call For Entry: Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2021

The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC Labs that aims

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

25 Young African Agripreneurs Advance to ‘Boot Camp’ in the AfDB’s $120,000 AgriPitch Competition

Twenty-five young African agripreneurs have advanced to the “boot camp” final round of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) AgriPitch competition,