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Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chancesVera Ng’oma, British Council

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#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

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Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Matthew Kibby 20 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

$1 million for innovative African entrepreneurs

$1 million for innovative African entrepreneurs

14 Mar 2018

"Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.

Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

How to promote innovation in Africa

How to promote innovation in Africa

13 Mar 2018

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

12 Mar 2018

2018 Africa Forum CEO of the Year: Nadia Fettah, MD of Saham Finances,

Nadia Fettah named 'CEO of the Year'

12 Mar 2018

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

9 Mar 2018

Calling all Africa's young entrepreneurs - Anzisha Prize open for entry

Calling all Africa's young entrepreneurs - Anzisha Prize open for entry

9 Mar 2018

Deloitte panel at Africa Outlook 2018: (L-R) Hardy Pemhiwa, Sola David-Borha, MD Ramesh, and Sabine Dall’Omo.

Africa's new winning companies

7 Mar 2018

Africa's growth story celebrated

Africa's growth story celebrated

5 Mar 2018

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Tom Jackson 28 Feb 2018

Mark Kamau, user experience design director, BRCK.

#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

Tomi Davies, president of the African Business Angels Network.

'Now is the time to invest in Africa'

Tomi Davies 20 Feb 2018

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

19 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

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

12 African startups to watch in 2018

12 African startups to watch in 2018

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jan 2018

Predictions for 2018: What the investors said

Predictions for 2018: What the investors said

Gabriella Mulligan 4 Jan 2018

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Applications open for Unreasonable East Africa accelerator programme

Tom Jackson 28 Dec 2017

African Entrepreneurship Award 2017 finalists.

African Entrepreneurship Award winners announced

18 Dec 2017

Women and Girls Startup Challenge launched

12 Dec 2017

Strategic partnership to promote African entrepreneurship

Strategic partnership to promote African entrepreneurship

1 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

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 8 Nov 2017

Empowering Africa with skills for the industrial internet

Empowering Africa with skills for the industrial internet

8 Nov 2017

Music distribution startup Caketunes launches in Nigeria

Music distribution startup Caketunes launches in Nigeria

Tom Jackson 3 Nov 2017

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Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

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Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Ghana

Tom Jackson 20 Mar 2018

$1 million for innovative African entrepreneurs

$1 million for innovative African entrepreneurs

14 Mar 2018

"Sofitel Tour Casablanca" by TarikossMazti - Own work.

Casablanca to host Afrikonnect event later this month

Tom Jackson 14 Mar 2018

How to promote innovation in Africa

How to promote innovation in Africa

13 Mar 2018

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

12 Mar 2018

2018 Africa Forum CEO of the Year: Nadia Fettah, MD of Saham Finances,

Nadia Fettah named 'CEO of the Year'

12 Mar 2018

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

New book launches with stories of African female entrepreneurs

9 Mar 2018

Calling all Africa's young entrepreneurs - Anzisha Prize open for entry

Calling all Africa's young entrepreneurs - Anzisha Prize open for entry

9 Mar 2018

Deloitte panel at Africa Outlook 2018: (L-R) Hardy Pemhiwa, Sola David-Borha, MD Ramesh, and Sabine Dall’Omo.

Africa's new winning companies

7 Mar 2018

Africa's growth story celebrated

Africa's growth story celebrated

5 Mar 2018

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Ten African startups finalists of Harvard competition

Tom Jackson 28 Feb 2018

Mark Kamau, user experience design director, BRCK.

#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

Tomi Davies, president of the African Business Angels Network.

'Now is the time to invest in Africa'

Tomi Davies 20 Feb 2018

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

19 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

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

12 African startups to watch in 2018

12 African startups to watch in 2018

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jan 2018

Predictions for 2018: What the investors said

Predictions for 2018: What the investors said

Gabriella Mulligan 4 Jan 2018

Image credit: rawpixel via .

Applications open for Unreasonable East Africa accelerator programme

Tom Jackson 28 Dec 2017

African Entrepreneurship Award 2017 finalists.

African Entrepreneurship Award winners announced

18 Dec 2017

Women and Girls Startup Challenge launched

12 Dec 2017

Strategic partnership to promote African entrepreneurship

Strategic partnership to promote African entrepreneurship

1 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

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 8 Nov 2017

Empowering Africa with skills for the industrial internet

Empowering Africa with skills for the industrial internet

8 Nov 2017

Music distribution startup Caketunes launches in Nigeria

Music distribution startup Caketunes launches in Nigeria

Tom Jackson 3 Nov 2017

Digital marketing tips for SA's small businesses

Digital marketing tips for SA's small businesses

Stephen Sandmann 2 Nov 2017

Design Market in Ghana launches

Design Market in Ghana launches

1 Nov 2017

Africa needs to focus on 'intrapreneurship'

Africa needs to focus on 'intrapreneurship'

30 Oct 2017

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

Promoting Africa as a digital innovation hub

27 Oct 2017

Kenyan gender advocate Vivian Onano for innovation summit

Kenyan gender advocate Vivian Onano for innovation summit

26 Oct 2017

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

Harnessing design thinking to drive entrepreneurial impact, innovation

Gilbert Saggia 19 Oct 2017

Africa Week: Unleashing the continent's potential

Africa Week: Unleashing the continent's potential

19 Oct 2017

Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry

Africa Innovation Prize 2018 call to entry

13 Oct 2017

Uber's productive four years of economic transformation

Uber's productive four years of economic transformation

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Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

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12 Oct 2017