Leadership is one of the biggest failures of the African continent. It is unfortunately blessed with a handful of non-performing and sit-tight leaders who have refused to abdicate political power. Topping the list of longest serving African leaders are Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea and Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Angola who have…
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced that applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme will kick off on January 1st, 2017. In a statement, Tony Elumelu, the founder of TEF said: TEF Founder Tony O. Elumelu said: “I believe the seeds we are planting through the Programme…
Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube have agreed to collaborate in order to limit the spread of terrorist propaganda on their various platforms. The tech giants said they will launch a database that will be accessible to the companies. The database base will be used to identify images, videos and content that…
In the next few months, agrotech startups in East Africa that are in the so-called “Pioneer Gap” will have the opportunity to raise between $100,000 and $500,000. Thanks to the launch of the Africa Investment Marketplace bankrolled by Village Capital and Schooner Africa Fund which aims tackle the disconnect between the region’s developing…
The Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index has ranked Namibia the best country in Africa for prospective entrepreneurs to invest because the South African nation has the best enabling environment in the continent. According to the index, Namibia beat eminent African nations like South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya to come…
Uber is appearing at the European Court of Justice in a case to determine if it is a digital platform or transport company. This particular case started in Spain where a taxi operator service in Barcelona filed charges against Uber accusing it of running an illegal taxi service in the…
PayConnect, a Nigerian startup where you can get quick and hassle-free loans without collateral alongside 16 other African startups have been selected to take part in the 2016 Global Impact Accelerator (GIA) at the Slush event in Helsinki Finland where they will be coached and mentored to help them accelerate…
V8, a co-working hub has been launched to find entrepreneurial talents, assist in business development and provide a friendly environment for startups to function in Lagos. Located at 7B, Dr S. Ezekuse Close, Lekki Phase 1, V8 will offer professional support services to entrepreneurs, and small businesses such as on-demand…
Despite the expansion of telecoms and internet companies into Africa and as more affordable smartphones encourage consumers to browse the internet in the continent, a new United Nations report shows that only 25.1% of Africans use the internet. According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN agency that prepared…
Google says that it has acquired Qwiklabs, a startup that develops commercially available training courses that individuals and developers could use to become familiar with public cloud infrastructure services as well as the applications that run on them. In a blog post to make the announcement, Jason Martin, Director, Professional Services Google Cloud…
Samsung has released a statement saying the Galaxy S7 smartphone family is completely and totally safe and there are no battery issues with these devices. The company was prompted to release this statement due to recent explosion reports of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Recall that few months…
At the end of 2016, the estimated population of Africa will hit 1,069 billion. This staggering population explosion is not what is key here. What is important is that majority of these people are under 30. Today, across the continent, there are over 200 Innovation hubs, 3,500 new tech-related ventures…
Are you looking for where to download a potpourri of African music? If yes, you don’t need to look any further as Coca-cola Central, East and West Africa has unveiled the Coke studio mobile app that allows users to download and stream African songs from Coke studio Africa season 2,…
Microsoft has announced that anyone can now use Skype without necessarily having an account. According to Skype’s latest update, users who don’t have the app or don’t want to open an account can visit Skype.com and click “start a conversation” then add your name. After adding your name, a link…
Facebook will for the first time host its widely acclaimed FbStart tomorrow, 15th November 2016, in Capetown, South Africa at the Africa Com 2016 which also starts tomorrow. FbStart is a global programme designed to help mobile startups build and grow their businesses. The event is part of Facebook’s FbStart world tour,…
Last month, Zipline a drone delivery startup delivered Cartons of blood to the Kagbayi District Hospital. This delivery wasn’t done by a dispatch rider but by a drone. The drone flew for five minutes before dropping its package. This happened in Rwanda, East Africa. Presently, companies have recognised Zipline’s efforts…
As a very religious country, we all know the knack of Nigerian pastors for predicting the outcome of major international events. While some of these prophecies come true, others have gone over the goal post which has no doubt questioned the authenticity of these prophecies. A Nigerian pastor who thrives…
You can now submit applications for the Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge which is a challenge to find solutions to some of the health problems facing the African continent. The Africa Innovation competition is one of the many novel initiatives of Johnson & Johnson to promote and improve health care…
Remember the popular African saying that it takes a community to ‘educate’ a child? Yes. That is arguably tenable in this 21st century. The mind your business syndrome is rife. As personal and physical touch are declining in Africa and other parts of the world, the virtual and online community…
Despite widespread criticism that followed the announcement that Facebook overstated its video views, the social media giant’s advertising revenue is projected to exceed $30 billion in 2017 according to eMarketer. Ad revenue will gross $21.98 billion in 2016 which is an increase of 66.6% when compared to last year. Furthermore,…