AfCFTA
Africa Business Trade

Nigeria Agrees to Sign AfCFTA at Extraordinary Summit of the African Union

The Nigerian government has said it will sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the upcoming Extraordinary Summit

FbStart Accelerator
Accelerator Social Entrepreneurship Social Media Startup

Deadline For FbStart Accelerator Extended to July 7th

Facebook and Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) have extended the deadline for FbStart Accelerator 2.0 to July 7th. The close of applications

FoodTech Accelerator
Accelerator Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Entrepreneurship Startup

African Startups Can Now Apply For Global FoodTech Accelerator 2019

Applications are open until September 30th 2019 for the Foodtech Accelerator; the global open innovation initiative based in Milan, powered

Westerwelle
Africa Entrepreneurship Event Startup Technology

Call for Applications for the Autumn 2019 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme

Westerwelle Foundation is looking for outstanding young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging countries to receive six months of business mentoring

Liquid Telecom
Africa Government Internet

Liquid Telecom Connects South Sudan To “One Africa” Broadband Network

Liquid Telecom, a leading pan-African telecoms group will implement and operate South Sudan’s first fibre broadband network, connecting the country

Impulse
Accelerator Africa AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

Moroccan Varsity Launches ‘Impulse’ Startup Accelerator Program, Opens Application

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has announced that the launch of Impulse, a best-in-class startup acceleration program, with the support

Teraco
Africa Data Internet Technology

Google Names Third Undersea Cable That Will Transmit Data From Portugal to South Africa After Nigerian Writer Olaudah Equiano

Google, the global tech giant has named its third undersea cable after Nigerian Writer Olaudah Equiano. Dubbed Equiano, the cable

Huawei
Business Government Smartphones

Trump Says US Firms Can Now Sell Technology to Huawei

In a much-needed respite to Huawei that stands to lose nearly $30 billion in two years owing to the US

MumsVillage
Africa Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Women

Kenya’s MumsVillage Forays into E-Commerce

MumsVillage, a leading parenting website for expert advice and online community support in Kenya, has announced today its foray into

Arnergy
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Renewable Energy Solutions Platform Arnergy Raises $9m Series A Investment

Arnergy, a Nigerian distributed utility company, today announced it has raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led