Elections present a milestone beyond which countries either strengthen their democratic credentials or become failed…
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You are already used to domain names that end with .com, and .org but not .africa. This…
In 2016, low commodity and oil prices subdued the growth of African economies to their…
Rose Mugambi Karanja remembers the morning over 20 years ago when she first got into…
It looks like 2016 was a better year than previously imagined for African startups. An…
Somali mothers are facing an agonizing choice over how to divide their shrinking food supply…
For the second year running, the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) says there is no…
IBM is investing $70 million in building much-needed digital, cloud, and cognitive IT skills to…
African tech startups raised funding in excess of US$129 million in 2016, with the number…
Leadership is one of the biggest failures of the African continent. It is unfortunately blessed…
The Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index has ranked Namibia the best country in Africa…
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) today officially announced its plans for French-speaking African…
Despite the expansion of telecoms and internet companies into Africa and as more affordable smartphones…
At the end of 2016, the estimated population of Africa will hit 1,069 billion. This…
Africa is expected to cross 1 billion mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2016,…
Facebook will for the first time host its widely acclaimed FbStart tomorrow, 15th November 2016, in…
Nigeria is Africa’s second most developed pay-TV market according to Frost & Sullivan’s “Pay-TV, Video-on-Demand,…
Earlier today, SAP officially opened its first Co-Innovation Lab (COIL) in Africa, the facility is…
Video on demand (VOD) partnerships key to growth for telcos With voice revenues in terminal…
By raising a total of approximately $570 million of committed capital for its fourth private equity fund,…