Author: Staff Writer

Award winning Nigerian artiste, Yemi Alade is listed as the only African on the dance rhythm game, “Just Dance 2018” Video Game. She will be joining other international stars like Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Lil Wayne and more. “Just Dance 2018” is a video game where players mimic the on-screen dancer’s choreography to a…

DropBuddies is the result of a combination of technology and logistics. It is a peer-to-peer package delivery service that uses Global Positioning System (GPS) to alert couriers (DropBuddies) closest to where one has indicated as pickup point via push notification on their mobile device. The DropBuddies platform connects people who…

Kirusa, a global leader in communication solutions over data networks, announced today that its Kirusa Konnect™ product has been awarded West Africa Com’s Outstanding Enterprise Solution of 2017. The award is in recognition of the role played by Kirusa Konnect in facilitating the Ebola Education Campaign to educate Ghanaians on…

The largest network of over 60 technology and innovation hubs across 27 African countries has expanded by 7 new hub members, also extending its membership base to three new African countries – Sierra Leone, Somalia and Djibouti. Since it’s inception in 2011, the network has grown steadily over the years.…

The Lagos Startup Week for this year is scheduled to kick off on Monday, 25 September 2017. The theme of this year’s event is “Visionary” It is about visionary entrepreneurs whose questioning minds and unconventional ideas are transforming Africa and tackling the world’s challenges. This year, the event is lined…

Transport For London (TFL) has issued a notice to confirm that is will not renew Uber’s licence to operate in London. Uber had tendered a request for renewal for the operational license which is due to expire on the 30th of September. According to TFL, in the notice, “Uber London…

Wecyclers has announced the appointment of Olawale Adebiyi as its new CEO as founder Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola has been called into public service as the General Manager of he Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) Mr Adebiyi, who is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Wecyclers, will begin in this new position…

Techcrunch has published the agenda for the TechCrunch Battlefield of Sub-Saharan Africa taking place on the 11th of October in Nairobi Kenya. This is the first time the event is taking place in Africa. The pitch-off competition will feature startups from all over Africa in three categories: Productivity and Utility, Social…

Microsoft through its 4Afrika initiative is collaborating with Tony Elumelu Programme to provide entrepreneurs with technology-based tools, resources and mentorship. Through this support – which will benefit TEF entrepreneurs across the continent – the two organisations will help entrepreneurs effectively use ICT to modernise their businesses, enrich their offerings and reach…

Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote told investors “Agriculture, agriculture, agriculture. Africa will become the food basket of the world.” In a packed room at the headquarters of global law firm Shearman and Sterling LLC  high level business leaders and international diplomats invited by the Corporate Council for Africa to hear…

I will like to begin with the definition of “Osusu”. Also known as “Esusu”, it is a practice commonly found in West Africa. “Osusu” is a kind of micro savings scheme where some individuals come together to put a certain amount aside and the individuals take turns to collect the…

Media giant, Naspers, is in the process of acquiring South Africa’s leading automotive marketplace, AutoTrader.co.za. This was confirmed in a Classifieds Intelligence report by AIMGroup . According to the report, Naspers head of investor relations Meloy Horn confirmed that the company has filed an application with the Competition Commission of SA. “Classifieds…

Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, the CEO of Wecyclers, has been appointed to oversee the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK). As the new General Manager, she is tasked with making Lagos greener and healthier through the creation and maintenance of functional and operational parks and gardens, planting and maintenance of trees.…

Tonjé Bakang, CEO of Afrostream TV, took to his blog on Medium to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and why he had to shut down the Video-On-Demand service. Though there is no message to this effect on the website, he starts his 17 minute long post (written in French but the post…

The second largest supermarket chain in South Africa, PicknPay, is accepting bitcoin payment for goods and services for a limited period at its head office campus store in Cape Town. This has been made possible by the payment platform provided by tech company, Electrum, with bitcoin exchange Luno providing the payment…

Safaricom’s Spark Venture Fund has announced an undisclosed investment in iProcure. This is the second investment in AgricTech made by the fund after its investment in FarmDrive earlier this year. However this is the sixth and final African startup to benefit from the $1million set aside for investments. Based out…

Tuskys Supermarket has entered into a deal with Nakumatt supermarket to take over the management of the company. The troubled Nakumatt is looking to Tuskys to rescue it from total collapse. The deal sees Nakumatt accessing stock from suppliers using Tuskys supermarkets’ goodwill and value chain to stock the Nakumatt shelves…

66 year old William Reed was born colour blind. So for his birthday, his family decided to pitch in to get him Enchroma glasses for his birthday. His reaction is priceless. This is what his wife said when she posted the video on YouTube; “Born colorblind, William lived his whole…

African media company Kwesé and Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service, today launched a long-term partnership for Sub-Saharan Africa, leveraging Kwesé’s pan-African reach to help make it easier for African consumers to enjoy Netflix. As part of the partnership Kwesé will develop partnerships with telecoms operators across Sub-Saharan Africa to…

Econet Media has joined the league of companies offering Video-on-demand (VOD) service in Africa. The Strive Masiyiwa owned company has just announced the launch of its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service Kwesé Play a video streaming service delivered on high speed data networks, in particular fibre-to-the-home (FTTH). Interestingly Econet Media has taken a…