#VivaTech: Africa to its challenge
As part of the second edition of the Viva Technology fair, Africangels, partner of the event, is launching a challenge aimed at startups and companies. Through this innovative challenge, Africangels proposes to...
Le Ghana pourra exporter de l’électricité dans quatre ans, selon la Banque mondiale
Le Ghana pourrait devenir un exportateur régional d’électricité, d’ici les quatre prochaines années, selon Henry Kerali, le responsable de l’institution financière dans le pays. Selon lui, les accords de constr...
Bénin : trois jeunes entrepreneurs plein d’avenir
Ils ont des idées, de l’ambition et l’esprit d’initiative. Portrait de trois patrons fonceurs et inventifs.
Ulrich Sossou 29 ans, cofondateur de TekXL,directeur général de Botamp
À 29 ans, Ulrich Sossou a déj...
TIC : le Nigéria fait les yeux doux aux investisseurs étrangers
Le Nigéria organise les 28 et 29 juin prochain son sommet «Smart cities Nigeria 2017». Annoncé par le ministre de Communication du pays à Kigali, lors du sommet «Transform Africa» qui, lui aussi, était axé sur ...
Sahel : en attendant la révolution numérique
La Banque mondiale vient de dresser dans un récent rapport l’état des lieux des TIC et de leur degré d'accessibilité dans certains pays du Sahel et d’Afrique Subsaharienne. Constant un taux de pénétration rédui...
Facebook choisit 60 finalistes dans le cadre du concours de développement Bots for Messenger
Facebook a sélectionné 60 finalistes parmi les centaines de candidatures reçues du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique dans le cadre du concours Bots for Messenger. Le concours Bots for Messenger vise à reconnaître et à ...
Facebook chooses 60 finalists for Bots for Messenger development competition
Facebook selected 60 finalists from the hundreds of entries received from the Middle East and Africa for the Bots for Messenger competition. The Bots for Messenger competition aims to recognize and reward devel...
Sahel: while waiting for the digital revolution
The World Bank has just drawn up in a recent report the state of play of ICTs and their degree of accessibility in certain countries of the Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa. Constant a low penetration rate in this ...
ICT: Nigeria gives foreign investors soft eyes
Nigeria is organizing its “Smart cities Nigeria 2017” summit on June 28 and 29. Announced by the country's Minister of Communication in Kigali, during the “Transform Africa” summit which also focused on smart c...
Benin: three young entrepreneurs with a future
They have ideas, ambition and initiative. Portrait of three go-getter and inventive bosses.
Ulrich Sossou 29 years old, co-founder of TekXL, CEO of Botamp
At 29, Ulrich Sossou has already put ...
Rwandan President calls on African countries to work together to ensure access to technology
Rwandan President Paul Kagame opened the 2017 Transform Africa Summit in Kigali on Wednesday, calling on countries to collectively ensure universal access to technology.
Opening the summit, Mr. Kagame observ...
Transform Africa Summit: will digital technology support the continent’s development?
The continent's elite met from May 10 to 13 in Kigali to talk about technology as part of the Transform Africa summit. The objective of the event is to explore avenues for making technology the engine of inclus...
A young Kenyan woman elected “Miss Geek Africa”
This Friday, May 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, the 3rd edition of the Transform Africa summit ended. This African forum brought together over three days some 3000 participants - decision-makers, entrepreneurs, members ...
Attijariwafa Bank launches start-up offensive in five African countries
The launch of Attijariwafa Bank's “Smart Up” Group Open Innovation Program is scheduled for May 19, 20 and 21 with the organization of an international Hackathon. Five countries are concerned: Morocco, Tunisia,...
I&P and USAID, in favor of start-ups and SMEs in the Sahel
An innovative acceleration program for young companies located in Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal will soon see the light of day. Supported by Investors & Partners (I&P) and the United States Agency for...