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Digital training centres will be established based on the OpenClassrooms diploma with “Guaranteed employment” commitment, with the help of local partners Orange and OpenClassrooms are pleased to announce the signing of a broad-based partnership to provide digital training in Africa. Several Orange subsidiaries in Africa are already working on the launch…

It has been officially confirmed that Teleology Holdings is the official bidder of 9mobile in Nigeria. The report was first announced by ThisDay newspapers yesterday. The Cable online has also reported that Boye Olusanya CEO of 9mobile confirmed the story. “In line with my previous communications on the bid process,…

If you work in one of the four African nations to top international entrepreneurship rankings, you’ll know just how much there is to think about as you get your endeavour off the ground. From hiring staff to developing strategies, there’s so much to do. But one lesser known aspect of…

As the Smartphone market continues to stiffen in the country, Global mobile phone maker OPPO has made another stab at the Kenyan smartphone market with a new device, OPPO A83 that may shake up the local handset market. Inspired by the previous major launches in the country, the new device…

Following the success of its maiden YES boot camp in Lagos in 2017, HYBR, in partnership with THNK School of Creative Leadership is set to launch its second Young Enterprise ScaleUp (YES) bootcamp. The 2018 bootcamps are scheduled to take place in four cosmopolitan cities across Africa; Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Cape Town through the…

Digital currencies have continued to be popular in 2018. With many ‘altcoins’ as they are popularly called launching for several services and integrating with current financial systems, cryptocurrency is here to stay. Altcoins like Ethereum and Litecoin have been successful at fixing some of Bitcoin’s underlying problems and have become…

The hospitality business still rests on the principle of people serving people. This means that the hospitality industry is one of the few to still host large teams at each site. This demands that proper leadership plays a central role in your organization. Here are the 3 essential goals of…

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who served two terms as President of Liberia from 2006 to 2017, is the fifth recipient of the Ibrahim Prize, which recognises and celebrates excellence in African leadership. The Ibrahim Prize aims to distinguish leaders who, during their time in office, have developed their countries, strengthened democracy…

The Boston Dynamics Spot Mini is certainly getting cleverer by the day. A new video released by Boston Dynamics shows a redesigned Spot Mini that can open doors. The video shows a Spot Mini approaching a door and having to call on the new buddy with an electronic arm to…

The L’Atelier art competition is one of the longest-running and most prestigious visual arts competitions on the African continent. It was established in South Africa 33 years ago, but in recent years has been expanded to include a number of other African countries in order to reach more young artists…

Apple has announced the availability of Apple Music Student Membership plan in 82 countries this month. It is now available in 79 countries and three other countries will be added on the 26th of February. It was first launched in 2016 The Apple Music Student Membership plan offers eligible students a…

Startup.Info has announced the winners of the “Startup of the Year 2018 competition” following an awards ceremony which took place in Casablanca at the end of last month. Following the success of the first edition of “Startup of the year Africa”, the collaborative startup magazine Startup.Info has reiterated its commitment to…

Just some weeks after rolling out its online classifieds service, Facebook Marketplace,  in South Africa, Facebook says it will be rolling out this service in three new African countries in the coming weeks. They are North African countries – Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. Facebook Marketplace is a platform where people buy and…

Endeavor has opened a new office in Lagos, Nigeria, making its the 31st location globally and 5th in Africa. Launching with support from local business leaders and a partnership with Omidyar Network, Endeavor Nigeria will support  entrepreneurs and companies that have passed through the initial start-up phase and who demonstrate the potential…

BitPesa, the first and largest blockchain payments platform for Africa and Europe, announced today their acquisition of TransferZero, an international, online money transfer platform that specializes in sending money to consumers and companies in 200 countries using over 50 different currencies. TransferZero, the first fintech company licensed by the Bank of…

Anike Lawal from Mamalette (Nigeria), Jacqueline Mutumba Nambooze, DigiHealth (Uganda) and James Steere, I-Drop Water  (South Africa) are part of the 15 man cohort participating the 21st edition of Blackbox Connect taking place from February 26-March 9 in Silicon Valley. Blackbox Connect consists of a two-week immersive residential experience at Fact0ry in San Francisco, offering the opportunity…

Nigerian based eCommerce firm, MallforAfrica has announced its expansion into eleven new markets on the continent. The app will now be available in Angola, Botswana, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda. “This is an exciting time for Mall for Africa as our…

Nike has revealed Nigeria’s Super Eagles collection to the upcoming 2018 Football World Cup taking place in Russia this summer. It is part of the 27 country collections released by Nike yesterday. Nike’s energetic collection for the Nigeria Football Federation is imbued with the “Naija” spirit In a press release,…

Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has launched the Dusty Manuscript Contest to give budding writers the opportunity to win publishing deals for their finished, but yet-to-be published, manuscripts. Organized in partnership with publishing houses Okadabooks and Farafina, the contest is part of the Bank’s YouREAD initiative which…

Fresh from divesting from its African assets, Konga.com and OLX in Sub-saharan Africa, Naspers has announced another investment in Indian based online food delivery service, Swiggy. This is, in addition to the $80 million investment in the same company in 2017. This time around, Chinese e-commerce company Meituan-Dianping participated in the…