Melvyn Lubega is the founder of the online education business Go1, South Africa’s first unicorn tech company valued at over $1 billion, and a Partner at venture capital firm Breega. He shares his thoughts on the future growth of Africa’s tech ecosystem. Breega has invested in early-stage tech companies across…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the approval of €10.5 million in investment funds to support African tech entrepreneurs through the Janngo Start-Up Fund. The funds include €7 million from the AfDB and a €3.5 million contribution from the European Union and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific…
The Urumuri robot helping to screen passengers at Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport is just one of more than 120 health technology innovations that Africans are using in the fight against COVID-19. That’s according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis of 1,000 new or modified technologies developed around the…
President Emmanuel Macron of France wasn’t the only head of state to appear at Viva Technology in Paris, which wraps up the three-day expo on Saturday. Also on hand were President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who participated in the Africa Tech forum. They were…
A Nigerian startup just a year into its e-health mission has been getting a lot of attention, now that founders Chika Madubuko and Ogochukwu Obi have been selected for the She Leads Africa Accelerator 2017. The two entrepreneurs, along with Remilekun Dosumu, shared a vision to deliver quality home care…
Somalia is opening its first tech hub in Mogadishu this month, in what is another positive sign of the nation’s future amid the many challenges that remain. The vision for the iRise hub in Mogadishu began with the popular #SomaliaRising hashtag. Its founders, led by Abdihakim Ainte, decided to capitalize…
The Geeks on a Plane Africa tour heads for Johannesburg and Cape Town this week, after successful meetings with tech entrepreneurs and startups in Ghana and Nigeria. Beginning Tuesday in Johannesburg, they’ll be visiting the Braamonfontein Cluster tech hub and the Sw7 tech accelerator. More than 20 participants also will…
Zimbabweans poured out their anger on social media Thursday after hearing news that the City of Harare plans to shut down MotoRepublik, billed as the first co-working space for creatives in Zimbabwe. The arts and tech hub on Milton Avenue in the Harare Central district is home to Internet startup…
Matibabu, the startup launched by computer science students trained at Makerere University in Uganda, headed to the United States and this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with a project they hope will revolutionize malaria testing and diagnosis. The Matibabu team at CES 2017 was invited to compete in the TechCrunch…