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Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Source: Reuters.

Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

8 Jul 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

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Jumia receives global accolade

Jumia receives global accolade

6 Jul 2017

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Tom Jackson 5 Jul 2017

Thomson Reuters wants to partner with “vibrant” African innovators

Thomson Reuters wants to partner with “vibrant” African innovators

Tom Jackson 26 Jun 2017

Three African startups win development prize

Three African startups win development prize

Tom Jackson 21 Jun 2017

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

20 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

5 Jun 2017

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Tom Jackson 25 May 2017

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

Tom Jackson 8 May 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Lagos, Nigeria. ©leonardo viti via

Lagos is Africa's most valuable startup ecosystem

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

17 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

31 Aug 2016

SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists

SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists

Tom Jackson 20 Jul 2016

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

Vikrant Singh 14 Jul 2016

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Gabriella Mulligan 11 Jul 2016

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 2016

#AfricaMonth: Data collection software to reach the hard-to-reach

#AfricaMonth: Data collection software to reach the hard-to-reach

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 May 2016

Cisco and Seacom unveil startup hub in Mombasa

Cisco and Seacom unveil startup hub in Mombasa

19 Apr 2016

[Net Prophet 2016] Erik Hersman: technology is the easy part

[Net Prophet 2016] Erik Hersman: technology is the easy part

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Apr 2016

African tech hubs looking for sustainable models - Google

African tech hubs looking for sustainable models - Google

Gabriella Mulligan 24 Mar 2016

Kenyan startup selected for TechStars accelerator programme

Kenyan startup selected for TechStars accelerator programme

11 Feb 2016

Norman Muga and Mburu Njunge pose for a photo with principal secretary Ministry of Information and Communication Dr. Victor Kyalo when they received their prize.

Agribusiness developers wins @iLabAfrica

1 Feb 2016

'Apping' SA's awesome SMEs

Leigh Andrews 11 Dec 2015

African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech

African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech

Tom Jackson 10 Dec 2015

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

18 Nov 2015

Disrupting the tech industry

Disrupting the tech industry

Eran Feinstein 12 Oct 2015

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Jumia receives global accolade

Jumia receives global accolade

6 Jul 2017

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Tom Jackson 5 Jul 2017

Thomson Reuters wants to partner with “vibrant” African innovators

Thomson Reuters wants to partner with “vibrant” African innovators

Tom Jackson 26 Jun 2017

Three African startups win development prize

Three African startups win development prize

Tom Jackson 21 Jun 2017

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

20 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

5 Jun 2017

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Tom Jackson 25 May 2017

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

Tom Jackson 8 May 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Lagos, Nigeria. ©leonardo viti via

Lagos is Africa's most valuable startup ecosystem

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

17 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

31 Aug 2016

SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists

SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists

Tom Jackson 20 Jul 2016

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

Vikrant Singh 14 Jul 2016

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Gabriella Mulligan 11 Jul 2016

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 2016

#AfricaMonth: Data collection software to reach the hard-to-reach

#AfricaMonth: Data collection software to reach the hard-to-reach

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 May 2016

Cisco and Seacom unveil startup hub in Mombasa

Cisco and Seacom unveil startup hub in Mombasa

19 Apr 2016

[Net Prophet 2016] Erik Hersman: technology is the easy part

[Net Prophet 2016] Erik Hersman: technology is the easy part

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Apr 2016

African tech hubs looking for sustainable models - Google

African tech hubs looking for sustainable models - Google

Gabriella Mulligan 24 Mar 2016

Kenyan startup selected for TechStars accelerator programme

Kenyan startup selected for TechStars accelerator programme

11 Feb 2016

Norman Muga and Mburu Njunge pose for a photo with principal secretary Ministry of Information and Communication Dr. Victor Kyalo when they received their prize.

Agribusiness developers wins @iLabAfrica

1 Feb 2016

'Apping' SA's awesome SMEs

Leigh Andrews 11 Dec 2015

African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech

African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech

Tom Jackson 10 Dec 2015

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

18 Nov 2015

Disrupting the tech industry

Disrupting the tech industry

Eran Feinstein 12 Oct 2015