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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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French President Emmanuel Macron.

French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

Gabriella Mulligan 31 May 2018

Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech

Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech

29 May 2018

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Tom Jackson 24 May 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

Tom Jackson 15 May 2018

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Gabriella Mulligan 14 May 2018

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Tom Jackson 10 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro; Rudi Visser, head of innovation acceleration for RCS; Victoria Jackson of Mest; Kerry Petrie of Silicon Cape; Xabiso Lombo, founder of Guardian Gabriel; Alexander Fraser of VC4A; and Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena.

#AfricaMonth: "We're not the United States of Africa"

leigh andrews 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Orange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

Orange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

3 May 2018

AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities

AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities

30 Apr 2018

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

Peter Pedroncelli 24 Apr 2018

Disrupt Africa to host live pitching competition in Nairobi

Disrupt Africa to host live pitching competition in Nairobi

19 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Four African startups make Seedstars final

Four African startups make Seedstars final

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

6 Apr 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Showcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

"Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.

Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

9 Mar 2018

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Mar 2018

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

7 Mar 2018

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Tom Jackson 28 Feb 2018

Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.

The missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

8 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Social Media Week Lagos announced

Social Media Week Lagos announced

2 Feb 2018

More news

French President Emmanuel Macron.

French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

Gabriella Mulligan 31 May 2018

Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech

Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech

29 May 2018

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Tom Jackson 24 May 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

Tom Jackson 15 May 2018

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Gabriella Mulligan 14 May 2018

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Tom Jackson 10 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro; Rudi Visser, head of innovation acceleration for RCS; Victoria Jackson of Mest; Kerry Petrie of Silicon Cape; Xabiso Lombo, founder of Guardian Gabriel; Alexander Fraser of VC4A; and Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena.

#AfricaMonth: "We're not the United States of Africa"

leigh andrews 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

Orange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

Orange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

3 May 2018

AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities

AfricArena World Tour to select startups in top African tech cities

30 Apr 2018

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

Peter Pedroncelli 24 Apr 2018

Disrupt Africa to host live pitching competition in Nairobi

Disrupt Africa to host live pitching competition in Nairobi

19 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Four African startups make Seedstars final

Four African startups make Seedstars final

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open

6 Apr 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Showcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

12 startups selected for first African Google Launchpad Accelerator

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

"Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.

Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

9 Mar 2018

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Kenya's A24Media launches $1m media tech investment fund

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Mar 2018

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

Tech startups invited to apply for Injini's second cohort

7 Mar 2018

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Tom Jackson 28 Feb 2018

Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.

The missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

8 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Social Media Week Lagos announced

Social Media Week Lagos announced

2 Feb 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Kenya

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Kenya

Tom Jackson 1 Feb 2018

Kenya's Nailab selects 15 startups for Make-IT accelerator

Kenya's Nailab selects 15 startups for Make-IT accelerator

Tom Jackson 18 Jan 2018

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Women and Girls Startup Challenge launched

12 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

MEST expands in key African markets

MEST expands in key African markets

21 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

27 Oct 2017

Africa Code Week 2017.

Africa Code Week launches in Tanzania

22 Oct 2017

Kenya's Lori Systems wins TechCrunch Battlefield Africa

Tom Jackson 17 Oct 2017