June 2015 - AfrikaTech

A forum on investment in ICT / Telecom in Africa will take place next October in Casablanca

June 30, 2015

In partnership with PwC, the company Interworld, will present on October 21 and 22 in Casablanca a forum on ICT / Telecom in Africa "for the optimization of investments". The telecoms / ICT sector has become...

Senegal: A first venture capital fund for start-ups

Boubacar Diallo

June 30, 2015

Start a business

One of the first Senegalese venture capital funds "Téranga Capital" is the initiative of two men: Omar Cissé and Olivier Furdelle. Its purpose is to promote the country's start-ups by providing them with funds,...

Africa’s basic needs can catapult it to the top of digital innovation

Boubacar Diallo

June 30, 2015

Health, Start a business

Twenty-five billion connected devices by 2020 and five billion by the end of 2015: Drones delivering pizza, roads repairing themselves; the next decade will be the decade of connected devices present in every a...

Cameroon: Roger Milla wants to create 2,500 jobs in the manufacture of pavers from recycled materials

Boubacar Diallo

June 30, 2015

Start a business

The project for the artisanal manufacture of pavers from recycled plastic waste was launched this Monday, June 29, 2015 in Yaoundé by the itinerant Ambassador. Its ultimate goal is to provide employment for dis...

Ecobank Zimbabwe mobilizes funds to enable companies to acquire new equipment

Boubacar Diallo

June 29, 2015

Health

Ecobank Zimbabwe announced that it had just made a second withdrawal of $ 5 million from a global line of credit of $ 15 million, mobilized by its parent group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. According to D...

Kenya: Microsoft wants to connect Nanyuki to Wi-Fi using available TV frequencies

Boubacar Diallo

June 29, 2015

Health

The American computer software firm Microsoft plans to connect the populations of Nanyuki, a town located in Laikipia County, in central Kenya, to the wireless Internet at a lower cost. To achieve its objective...

MTN Cameroon: The Foundation to Help Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes

Boubacar Diallo

June 29, 2015

Health

The organization donated medical equipment to four health facilities in several cities in Cameroon at the Ad-Lucem hospital in Douala at the end of May. The numbers are alarming. 25 to 30% of Cameroonians ov...

Nigerian scientist creates glasses that detect cancer cells

Boubacar Diallo

June 27, 2015

Health

A 52-year-old Nigerian scientist, Dr. Samuel ACHILEFU won the prestigious Saint Louis 2014 award for creating glasses that identify cancer cells. Dr.-Achilefu-a-professor-of-radiology3 Achilefu, a profess...

ColocTrankil: Finance the rapid launch of an innovative colocation service

Boubacar Diallo

June 27, 2015

Start a business

The housing crisis is a reality in the Paris region. Knowing that the region has 2 million 18/30 year olds, including 1.4 million young workers and 600,000 students. It is the second European metropolis in numb...

Ghana: first solar panel assembly plant to go into operation in September

Boubacar Diallo

June 27, 2015

Health

Kwame Donkor, the Ghanaian Minister of Energy, called on the population to adopt the various solutions offered by solar in terms of energy. According to him, this type of energy will allow an efficient and fast...

Cameroon: Digital Thursday, exchange and train on digital

Boubacar Diallo

June 26, 2015

Misc

Come to the Digital Thursday school, it's 1 hour of exchange / Training on a subject related to digital. Register for free and participate in the first edition. Free registration on http://www.digitalthursda...

Energy deficit can be ‘serious threat to peace’ says Macky Sall

Boubacar Diallo

June 25, 2015

Energy, Health

"The energy deficit can be a serious threat to the peace and stability of countries." said Macky Sall, the Senegalese president at the 33rd session of the Orientation Committee of Heads of State and Government ...

Call for applications for students and ICT pros with 14,000 euros divided among the 3 winners

Boubacar Diallo

June 25, 2015

Misc

Call for applications from the Francophone Fund for Digital Innovation launched in 2015, on the theme "Sustainable Francophone Cities: #digital innovation for urban environmental policies in Francophone develop...

Ivory Coast: Drogba donates a FCFA 16 million dialysis machine to the Kalou Foundation

Boubacar Diallo

June 19, 2015

Health

By organizing its gala dinner on Monday at the Sofitel hotel Ivoire, the Kalou Foundation had set itself the main objective of reaching the 100 million CFA mark both in material donations and in hard cash. The ...

Senegal: Cyan Girls, video game developers

Boubacar Diallo

June 18, 2015

Health

Passionate about computers, Awa C., Awa G. and Binta took on their 100% male colleagues and jointly developed the first Senegalese video game, Dakar Madness. The three young women are not lacking in ambition...

[Rwanda] Next Einstein Forum announces new cohort of 25 Fellows, Africa's top young scientists

PayDunya: Essay analyzing the success of African fintech

Gaming: an income-generating activity still underestimated in Africa

ICT and agriculture: the perfect symbiosis for the emergence of Africa

Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple: will the GAFA war take place in Africa?

YouTube: How are African content publishers doing to make money?

CoinAfrique: The Senegal-based classifieds site that convinced investors

A forum on investment in ICT / Telecom in Africa will take place next October in Casablanca

Senegal: A first venture capital fund for start-ups

Africa’s basic needs can catapult it to the top of digital innovation

Cameroon: Roger Milla wants to create 2,500 jobs in the manufacture of pavers from recycled materials

Ecobank Zimbabwe mobilizes funds to enable companies to acquire new equipment

Kenya: Microsoft wants to connect Nanyuki to Wi-Fi using available TV frequencies

MTN Cameroon: The Foundation to Help Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes

Nigerian scientist creates glasses that detect cancer cells

ColocTrankil: Finance the rapid launch of an innovative colocation service

Ghana: first solar panel assembly plant to go into operation in September

Cameroon: Digital Thursday, exchange and train on digital

Energy deficit can be ‘serious threat to peace’ says Macky Sall

Call for applications for students and ICT pros with 14,000 euros divided among the 3 winners

Ivory Coast: Drogba donates a FCFA 16 million dialysis machine to the Kalou Foundation

Senegal: Cyan Girls, video game developers

Monthly Archives June 30, 2015