The 2019 shortlist for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation was announced today in Cape Town, South Africa, recognising the
US-based venture capital (VC) firm 500 Startups has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Misk Innovation to launch an early-stage accelerator programme
EdTech startup Kukua has raised $2.5m in seed funding in a bid to solve child illiteracy. The company’s round was
Twiga Foods has announced a $10 million investment led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global
Winners have emerged from the annual AppsAfrica Awards in Cape Town. Now in its 4th year, the Awards celebrate the
Google and Telkom have secured regulatory approval from the Communications Authority (CA) to launch internet powered balloons called Loon. The
Nigerian consumer data analytics firm Terragon Group has acquired Asian mobile marketing company Bizense in a cash and stock deal. Based in Singapore, with operations
Most SMEs aren’t structured and have poor record keeping practices including payroll management. However, SMEs are beginning to show readiness
The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region has launched the WHO Africa Innovation Challenge. This Challenge is calling
The Class 2 of Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme has graduated in Lagos. The Country Director, Google, Mrs. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor