Monthly Archives November 11, 2015

November 11, 2015

South African startup Mama Money has been listed as the cheapest remittance service for sending money from South Africa to Zimbabwe for the third quarter running by the World Bank. Data gathered by the World...

ekaya 5 African online real estate startups to watch

November 10, 2015

The real estate world across Africa is yet another industry being disrupted by tech, and is quickly moving to the online space. This is one startup sector which sees funding announcements galore. So Disrupt Af...

Ethiopia Sets Up First Vehicle Manufacturing And Assembly Plant

November 10, 2015

Ethiopia has opened its first vehicle manufacturing and assembly factory at a military base and plans to use local labor to produce automobiles for both local consumers and export. The fast growing East ...

DRC: Thérèse Izay and her 100% “made in Kin” robot

November 10, 2015

Engineer Thérèse Izay invented androids to regulate traffic. Now it rolls in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. And soon maybe on the whole continent… Any visitor passing through Kinshasa and Lubumbashi is struck by t...

Senegal: Microsoft signs agreement with mayors

November 9, 2015

Microsoft corporation and the Association of Mayors of Senegal (Ams) have signed a cooperation agreement to make municipalities in Senegal centers of excellence in the fields of application of the Microsoft Cit...

#AfricanGeek, the web series that raises awareness of digitalization in Africa

November 9, 2015

Published on Youtube, AfricanGeek is a web series produced by Douglas Mbiandou a digital entrepreneur. Aimed at raising awareness among African youth, the series offers inspiring themes in a comical tone that c...

Jjiguene Tech Hub promotes technology for women and for women

November 9, 2015

Engineers and computer and digital enthusiasts, four young women decided to create a space intended to raise awareness among women to help them penetrate this area where they are poorly represented. In Dakar, t...

Funding taps open for African start-ups

November 9, 2015

In West Africa, technology incubators are entering the dance with, for example, the launch from Ghanad’s an ambitious new venture capital fund. A fund managed from Accra by the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School ...

Two Atlanta Startup Hubs Merge to Diversify Tech Sector

November 9, 2015

TechSquare Labs, a technology innovation hub for startups and corporations, has merged withOpportunity Hub, a diverse and inclusive entrepreneurship center and multicampus co-working space. The two Atlanta-base...

#SiliconValley Africa: mPharma Is Going to Disrupt the Healthcare Sector in Emerging Markets – Here’s How

November 7, 2015

Gregory Rockson, CEO of mPharma is building the largest pharmaceutical data platform for emerging markets. How is he doing it? Disruption. Here is an instance where the beloved tech buzzword will not be used i...

At 15, This Child Already Provides Electricity For His Entire Village

November 6, 2015

Kelvin Doe is a little genius straight from Sierra Leone. At 13 he was already building batteries and electric generators for his entire village, today at 15 he became the youngest guest of MIT, one of the most...

Flying Doctors: Dr Ola Orekunrin to the rescue!

November 5, 2015

Long hair extensions, lipstick, mini dresses and heels are regular features of Ola Orekunrin‘s presentation. Her grooming belies the hardship she endured to get the first air ambulance in Nigeria, if not West A...

Young Cameroonian researcher develops ecological cement produced from laterite

November 5, 2015

Patrick Lemougna Ninla (photo), a young Cameroonian researcher, has just been honored with the National Young Scientists Kwame Nkrumah Prize, organized by the African Union and the Academy of Sciences for the D...

Nigerien invents remote irrigation system

November 5, 2015