The ABN Group owners of the prestigious Forbes Africa and CNBC Africa platforms have recently appointed Peace Hyde as its new Head of Digital Media and Strategic Partnerships. Hyde will still be maintaining her current role as the West Africa Correspondent for the leading business publication but will also head…
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Apple finally unveiled the much awaited iPhone X at the event today at the Steve Jobs Center. The $999 smartphone is all screen without even the home button. It has a 5.8-inch Super Retina display, A11 Bionic chip, wireless charging and an improved dual 12-MP rear camera with dual optical image…
One of the key features of the new Apple Watch Series unveiled at the Apple event today at the new Steve Jobs centre is the fact that you don’t need to have an iPhone beside you when you receive calls on the new watch. The world’s number one watch, which…
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) today announces its second Fellows Class, 16 scientists, all under 42 years of age, who are solving Africa’s and the world’s challenges. An initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the NEF will hold its second…
Social Media Week kicked off for the very first time in Accra, Ghana yesterday, 11th of September. It launched at the Accra Mall with industry leaders, agency heads and many people in attendance. The theme of the week-long event is “ACCRA IS CONNECTED” Here is the CEO of Echohouse Ghana Limited, Beryl Agyekum…
It is September 12, 2017 and everyone is expecting the announcement of new devices from Apple. We are expecting new iPhone models, a new Apple Watch as well as a new Apple TV. We will also be expecting Apple to unveil a special, tenth-anniversary edition of the iPhone. The event will take…
The rain has been quite heavy this season, although the farmers would be extremely grateful for the rain; those who drive or own cars are concerned about the effect the rain would have on their vehicles. Leading online classifieds site OLX.com.ng provides a platform for Nigerians to buy and sell…
Xiaomi has continued in its trend of minimising the bezel in its new offering – the Mi Mix 2. It claims it has trimmed the lower border of the smartphone down by a significant 12 percent over the first iteration, the Mi Mix launched in October 2016. It has minimized…
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Former Managing Partner of Nest VC, Aaron Fu, has joined Ghana-based Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) as the new Managing Director. Aaron has more than 10 years of experience in financial services and technology across Europe, Asia and Africa with Standard Chartered and Société Générale. He also kickstarted and led Nest…
On this episode of Analyse This, Honey Ogundeyi (CEO of fashion startup, Fashpa) & Tunji Andrews (Lead Economist, T.T.A.C AFRICA) discuss the various funding opportunities available for startup companies in Nigeria. They are joined by Chukwuezam Obanor, CEO of Prepclass.com.ng. Watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=17kzTkpLg8M
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a $6million investment in mobile tech firm, Africa’s Talking. The investment is to assist the Kenya-based company to expand beyond the seven markets it currently serves. “What we are looking for is to continue expansion into Africa and to expand our product offering,” Africa’s…
Chinelo Anohu-Amazu a Nigerian lawyer, public servant and administrator had to overcome several obstacles in her journey to become the Director General and CEO of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) managing over N2 trillion in assets. After recently stepping down from this position, which she pioneered and held for several years,…
Uber rival, Taxify, has been ordered to stop operations in London after only three days of operation because of licensing issues. According to a report from Business Insider, “It isn’t registered as a private-hire operator under the name “Taxify,” and London transport regulator TfL launched an “urgent investigation.” In an…
Google is officially deprecating Drive for Mac/PC it launches Drive File Stream. This was formally announced in a blog post by Google saying that it will no longer be support it as from December 11th, 2017. It also said that it will shut down completely on March 12th, 2018. Google is not…
The European Patent Office (EPO) has granted South African based Entersekt patents for two of its foundational technologies: the company’s mobile-based transaction authentication system and the cryptographic processes it uses to identify individual mobile devices and secure communications to and from them. Both inventions are already protected in other international jurisdictions. The…
It was estimated in 2016, that the number of unemployed people actively looking for employment in sub-Saharan West Africa was 28 million and was estimated to rise to 29 million in 2017. Unemployment is a major problem in Africa and there have been efforts by governments to resolve this issue.…
Automobile giant, Nissan has unveiled the 2018 Nissan Leaf, its latest entry in the electric vehicle industry. It is the embodiment of Nissan Intelligent Mobility. The three key aspects of Nissan Intelligent Mobility are Nissan Intelligent Driving, Nissan Intelligent Power and Nissan Intelligent Integration. Nissan Intelligent Driving Headlining the new…
Gebeya – A Pan-African Edtech and IT Service Marketplace company is pleased to announce the launch of their developers marketplace in London, UK. The platform sets to increase the accessibility of software developers in Europe at competitive market rates. According to Accenture, the UK needs 745,000 more workers with digital skills this…
Today, VC4A (Venture Capital for Africa), a fast growing community of business professionals, launched VC4A Startup Academy, a learning resource for Africa’s entrepreneurs. The VC4A Startup Academy offers direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors operating across Africa. Founders can take their business to the next level by learning…