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Launch of the JAMI application, the first social network dedicated to agribusiness in Africa, designed and developed by the AFRIKAMART startup.

October 15, 2018

In the agri-food sector in Africa, how many fail to sell their production? How much are struggling to find their suppliers? What about funding for pro...

SENEGAL: OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE WEEK OF AFRICA CODE WEEK

Eric Ky

October 14, 2018

Education

The Africa Code Week will be officially launched this Saturday, October 13, at 09:00, at UCAD 2, the objective of this event is: Give African you...

Mozambican firm SolarWorks raises $ 2.3 million to fund expansion in Southern Africa

Eric Ky

October 11, 2018

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EDP, a Portuguese state-owned electricity supplier, has decided to take a minority stake in SolarWorks, a Mozambican-based start-up specializing in th...

Senegal decided to better sell its ICT expertise abroad

Eric Ky

October 10, 2018

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Despite the major advances noted in recent years - an estimated export rate of 70% and a status of leading provider of IT services and first provider ...

Orange Money celebrates a decade of financial innovation in Africa and confirms its position as a major player in mobile money

Eric Ky

October 9, 2018

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Orange Money, Orange's mobile money solution, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Launched in 2008, the service, which today has 40 million...

Africa has 2490 people with a fortune of at least $ 30 million by the end of 2017, according to Wealth-X

Eric Ky

October 8, 2018

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By the end of 2017, there were 2490 people in Africa with a personal wealth of at least $ 30 million, according to a study published last September by...

Senegal, a paradise for start-ups in West Africa?

Eric Ky

October 7, 2018

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Senegal multiplies incubators and investment funds to enable start-ups to develop. Objective: to reach 35,000 direct jobs in the field of new technolo...

Senegal, Purgatory for Business Angels

Eric Ky

October 4, 2018

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Mostly male audience, suit without tie, tablet or phone grafted to one hand, looking serious and always in a hurry. The "tech" meetings follow one ano...

Sierra Leone: Akon promises 5,000 solar street lights and 2,500 traffic lights

Eric Ky

October 3, 2018

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Senegalese rapper Akon (photo) promised to equip Sierra Leone with 5,000 solar street lights and 2,500 traffic lights to accompany the national electr...

Entrepreneurship: how to empower Africa

Eric Ky

October 3, 2018

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With its emerging economies and its competitiveness in terms of labor costs, Africa is emerging as the new space to conquer. To succeed, however, it i...

The African digital revolution will have to go through waste management at the height of the challenge

Eric Ky

October 2, 2018

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According to several specialized firms, the continent is the next major ICT market. The largest manufacturers of mobile and technological devices are ...

Tunisia: Inauguration of the first edition of Afric’up

Eric Ky

September 29, 2018

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(Press release - Afric'Up) Who knows that Tunisia is a member of the Smart Africa Alliance in charge of the development of the African startups ecosys...

Justin Hendrix: “We connect African factories with American, British or European brands.”

Eric Ky

September 29, 2018

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In Koudougo, the International Exhibition of Cotton and Textile (SICOT), is the jamboree of all players in the sector. Of these, some, like Ethic Appa...

Benin: Epitech School establishes its first African campus in Sèmè City

Eric Ky

September 28, 2018

Education

The French computer school network will open an establishment in the smart city of Sèmè City in Benin. Registrations will open on October 6 for a new ...

Diaspo Assur: Meeting with Styve Tchachuang, founder of the 1st panafrican insurance brokerage firm

Eric Ky

September 28, 2018

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Assessed by the African Union to more than 3.51 million people in Europe alone, the African diaspora is an economic and development windfall for the c...