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28/02/2020

Photo Credit: The Washington Informer Roosevelt Skerrit, Dominica Prime Minister,stated that CARICOM must step in and intervene to assist Haiti in this complex situation reported The Washington Re…

The artificial intelligence mobile money “assistant” enables customers to engage with MTN’s MoMo services, including pay...
13/06/2019

The artificial intelligence mobile money “assistant” enables customers to engage with MTN’s MoMo services, including payments, on various social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, and via SMS. The service will also be included over time, in MTN’s own newly released advanced instant messaging service “Ayoba”.

Industries can make a variety of goods, but they struggle to transport them safely and quickly to customers without esta...
12/06/2019

Industries can make a variety of goods, but they struggle to transport them safely and quickly to customers without established networks.

According to global property consultancy Knight Frank, the cost of transport takes up 50-75% of the retail price of goods.

But there is hope, from both foreign investment and home-grown solutions.

German ambassador to Ghana Christoph Retzlaff earlier today announced that the German government had launched a €1-billi...
12/06/2019

German ambassador to Ghana Christoph Retzlaff earlier today announced that the German government had launched a €1-billion Africa fund.

Retzlaff (pictured above, left with former Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama) said in a tweet last week that the fund will support African startups and small businesses, as well as German and European companies.

With this new policy, when Uber sees a pattern of riders getting consistently bad feedback, they will receive a warning ...
12/06/2019

With this new policy, when Uber sees a pattern of riders getting consistently bad feedback, they will receive a warning and will be given advice on how to improve, if they continue to receive bad feedback from drivers after warnings, the next step would be to temporarily suspend their account for one week and if still there is no improvement eventually face the possibility of full deactivation.

Governor of Lagos state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the Eko Innovation Centre, a tech hub that is private secto...
12/06/2019

Governor of Lagos state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the Eko Innovation Centre, a tech hub that is private sector-driven. The Eko Innovation Centre is supposed to run independent, without any form of support from the Lagos government, Sanwo-Olu said.

As iPhone sales continue to dip and Apple is paying more attention to its services, the Chinese phone manufacturer leadi...
11/06/2019

As iPhone sales continue to dip and Apple is paying more attention to its services, the Chinese phone manufacturer leading the market in Africa, Transsion Holdings, seems to be toeing the same line and developing a service portfolio for itself.

Kenya will be one of the nine countries that will benefit from Microsoft’s Cloud Accelerator Program that entails a 6-mo...
11/06/2019

Kenya will be one of the nine countries that will benefit from Microsoft’s Cloud Accelerator Program that entails a 6-month training designed to help women-led companies start and build their business through Microsoft products and its cloud distribution channel.

As the United States leads a drive for the West to shun Huawei over security fears, the Chinese tech giant has sought to...
11/06/2019

As the United States leads a drive for the West to shun Huawei over security fears, the Chinese tech giant has sought to strengthen its position in Africa, where it is already well-established.

While the solution to the crisis will include fixing the inefficiencies in each segment of the value chain from genera...
11/06/2019

While the solution to the crisis will include fixing the inefficiencies in each segment of the value chain from generation to distribution, there is a need for solutions that make it easier for consumers to access power. In a number of scenarios, some consumers will never be able to access without these solutions.

As a part of the London Tech week, the Africa Tech summit will take place June 11, 2019. The event is the fourth of its ...
10/06/2019

As a part of the London Tech week, the Africa Tech summit will take place June 11, 2019. The event is the fourth of its kind, and will provide the opportunity to speak to and hear from African business leaders, as well as networking opportunities with international tech leaders and investors to drive growth in Africa.

Jumia may be the first startup you’ve heard of from Africa. But the e-commerce venture that recently listed on the NYSE ...
10/06/2019

Jumia may be the first startup you’ve heard of from Africa. But the e-commerce venture that recently listed on the NYSE is definitely not the first or last word in African tech.

The continent has an expansive digital innovation scene, the components of which are intersecting rapidly across Africa’s 54 countries and 1.2 billion people.

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