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Drone delivery service provider, Zipline, has launched its service in Ghana. Zipline drones will serve up to 2,000 health facilities and 12 million people in Ghana. The US-based automated logistics company, will use drones to make on-demand, emergency deliveries of high priority products including emergency and routine vaccines and other health…

Hospital goes digital by using Liquid Telecom’s high-speed fibre network to connect with outreach clinics that serve more than 3.5m residents across the coastal region Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has made telemedicine a reality for thousands of patients at the Aga Khan…

Global premier mobile phone brand TECNO Mobile lately launched a new dawn into the smartphone ecosystem with the release of a new camera-centric smartphone series – SPARK 3 and SPARK 3 Pro.  As one of the most remarkable devices to “light up” your photos, the newly released have been upgraded by AI…

Google are partnering with Pluralsight and Andela to train 30,000 mobile developers through the Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. For certifications like the Google Associate Android, Mobile Web, and Associate Cloud Engineer certifications, they will give out 1,000 grants. “Africa is on track to have the largest working-age population of 1.1 billion by 2034. It is important…

The Swiss innovation acceleration program is looking for promising growth ventures in EdTech, FinTech, FoodTech, Smart City, HealthTech and Cybersecurity – and is founding its own company. The application phase for the fourth Kickstart program in Zurich has started today. Kickstart fosters innovation through partnerships between successful startups and established…

Farmcrowdy Group, through its subsidiary Farmgate Africa, has announced a partnership with Livestock247.com, an online Livestock Market established to bring together Buyers, Sellers, Ranchers/Feedlot Operators, Veterinary Professionals, Haulage Companies, Butcheries/Abattoirs, and Financial Service Providers. The partnership between Livestock247.com, Farmgate Africa and the Farmcrowdy Group as a whole will deepen the offerings…

Sawa Minerals, a tech-driven company has created and launched a platform that will transform the lives of many African miners. The blockchain backed smart contracts platform has been designed in such a way that it is easy to buy ethically mined minerals from artisans and small scale miners (ASM) across…

Liquid Telecom, the leading pan-African telecoms group, is proud to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) official partner for the 2019 Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) in Africa. Since 2016, the MIT’s Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) has challenged entrepreneurs around the world to re-invent the way technology innovation is harnessed.…

Innovation Village is giving away one (1) Nokia X5 smartphone. Launched in China in 2018, Jumia Nigeria retails this smartphone for N46,600 in Nigeria However this can be yours free of charge if you participate in this giveaway. Key features of smartphone are as follows: Display: 5.86 inch 1520 x 720 pixels screen…

Lifebank, a healthcare technology and logistics company based in Nigeria, has launched a 100 Million Naira fund named BOAT. Blood and Oxygen Access Trust (BOAT) was created to democratize access to blood and oxygen by providing these essential medical products to poor and vulnerable Nigerians at no cost. “LifeBank believes that no Nigerian…

Ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Bezos, will be worth $35 billion dollars after the divorce settlement from the Amazon founder and world richest man. This will make her the third wealthiest woman in the world. Jeff will retain 75% of his shares in Amazon while he transfers 25% to his…

Seedstars has announced that it would launch a $100-million fund to invest in African startups in collaboration with New York based First Growth Ventures. This announcement was made by Seedstars World chief financial officer Charlie Graham-Brown at the Seedstars Summit which is being held today at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. According…

Samsung revealed the new Galaxy A Series in Lagos Nigeria today. They were first introduced in India on 28 February 2019. The series include ths Galaxy A30, A50 and A70. Samsung also announced the Galaxy A10, A20 and the Galaxy A2 core. The A series are designed with incredible improvements to…

In the world of E-commerce, finding a niche market is as important as making sure you have a parachute before skydiving… without it, you will plummet to the bottom! You may be experienced in interior design, construction, and cake baking but if you can’t narrow it down, you’ll soon become…

French Group, Thales, has completed the acquisition of Gemalto, creating a global leader in digital identity and security. This acquisition increases Thales’s revenues to €19 billion and self-funded R&D to €1 billion a year, with 80,000 employees in 68 countries. The larger Thales will master all the technologies underpinning the critical decision chain…

Samsung has released a statement and a video that it conducted a rigorous Galaxy Fold’s folding test to make sure that the Galaxy Fold is ready to come to market. This is seemingly to refute an earlier video (see below) that was uploaded by a YouTube user phoneoftime to show a visible…

In line with recent trend with Naspers in the Sub-Saharan market, the e-commerce giant is shutting down aggregator-based news platform Bounce News Nigeria. Bounce was launched without any pomp and pageantry in 2017 with an app and a website. It was branded and marketed as a personal news service – as you…

Global management consulting and professional services firm, Accenture, has restructured its operations in Nigeria. It will now operate under a new name called Verraki. As can be seen from LinkedIn profile of Niyi Yusuf, the former Country Managing Partner, he is now the Managing Partner of Verraki Partners. Accenture, previously known…

Jiji and OLX have entered an agreement to transfer all OLX assets in Sub-Saharan Africa to Jiji. The Ukranian Genesis classified ads company, Jiji, was launched in Nigeria in 2016. In 2018, Naspers closed the OLX local offices in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. Since then, OLX Nigeria traffic has been…

The new Access Bank identity and logo was unveiled at an event in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday 31 March 2019. Following the successful merger with Diamond Bank, the new Access Bank boasts of 27,000 staff across 592 branches, spanning three continents, 12 countries and with 29 million customers. Now dubbed the…