By Kelly Mua Kingsly When the world thinks of artificial intelligence (AI), the usual suspects dominate the imagination: Silicon Valley’s tech titans, Shenzhen’s hardware ecosystems, or...
By Danilo Desiderio On December 18 2023, the Financial Times published an article that had an international resonance, which argued that Africa cannot grow without increasing...
By Chike Ayodele Igwegbe The mass deportation of Africans from the United States is an undeniably complex and emotional issue. Yet, amidst the challenges, it presents...
By Gregory Simpkins In the latest episode of Real Talk Habari, the directors of The Habari Network—Oscar Sekyewa, Ryan Elcock, Emmanuel Musaazi, and Gregory Simpkins—dive deep...
Kenyan Wall Street | US Tech giant Microsoft Corporation, in collaboration with G42, an Emirati artificial intelligence (AI) development company, has announced a $1 billion investment...
Africa Press | Angola is set to invest US$89 million to build Angola’s National Cloud infrastructure, train technicians and specialists, and store and unify government services....
By Boutheina Guermazi, Brigit Pickel and Lacina Koné Digital technologies offer new avenues for economic growth in Africa by accelerating job creation, supporting access to public...
Ventures Africa | In this age, technological innovation and development of a country or continent are closely knitted. That is why governments around the world prioritize it...
Jamaica is to be positioned as the technology and innovation hub of the Caribbean, says Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. “We are known for our athletes, music,...
Reuters | A project in Kenya is using biogas technology to tackle two major pollution problems with one device: a machine that converts waste such as...
Wider smartphone and Internet access has allowed technology firms to reach remote African farmers with apps providing veterinary diagnoses, crop planting guidance and virtual marketplaces. Human...
The Tiger Woods Foundation is hosting more than 300 parents and students in South Florida later this month for a one-day career and college conference. The...
Visa Inc., which is piloting Ethiopia’s first international debit card, is seeking to persuade the government to ease tight restrictions on banks in an effort to...
South Africa’s Telkom SA has offered to buy Business Connexion in an expansion bid. The 2.67 billion rand ($256 million) offer will see Telkom SA expand its...
Utilizing advanced manufacturing has become a necessity for South Africa. “The reality is that for us to even debate whether we should be considering developing capability...
Nigeria’s ICT sector has been able to attract about 30 billion US dollars, communication minister Omobola Johnson told CNBC Africa. Johnson noted that the huge investments...
Vodacom Business Nigeria’s outstanding contribution to connecting and enabling enterprise businesses in Nigeria was recognized at the Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards ceremony held at the weekend in...
As young pitchmen shout to potential passengers over blaring music, a graffiti-covered private minibus fills up more quickly than the other dozen in the scrum. It...
The Kenyan banking sector has been more resilient on stock performance compared to its Nigerian counterparts. “The reason why the Kenyan banks stock price share performances...
High quality software development is possible on the African continent but it needs to be encouraged and promoted. “The key thing to remember is, especially here...
Co-operative Bank of Kenya reported on Wednesday a 9 percent rise in pre-tax profit for 2013 and said it expected better growth this year thanks to...
In the last decade, the use of technology has contributed enormously to growth story of sub-Saharan Africa’s economies. Technology has opened Africa to new vistas and...
Technology and shifting populations are changing the economics of Johannesburg’s, and sub-Saharan Africa’s, real estate markets, IndependentOnline reports. So far, the South African government has promised...
The Kenyan government is in the process of developing an online procurement system to fight tender corruption. The system dubbed ‘Procure to Pay (P2P)’ is scheduled...
Global investors are not taking notice of Kenyan start-ups as 60% of new tech businesses in the East African country are ‘bootstrapped’, according to a GSMA...
Tablets, which are light mobile computers, are in vogue. Because they are handy and easy to use, tablets are especially popular with students, businesspeople and professionals....
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File (Business Wire) – According to sports legend and entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the game of basketball is math and science in motion...
(Black PR Wire) – Clark Atlanta University received a US$3.4 million grant last month to implement and lead the Georgia-Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation...
Africa is rising not only on the growth charts of economists. The continent that was a byword for poverty, chaos and bloodshed only a few decades...
The project once completed is hoped to turn Jamaica into the ICT hub of the Caribbean. (JIS) – Jamaica is in the process of rolling out...
Representatives of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) community have launched an effort to stream a techology-based entrepreneurship initiative at Black institutions. The United Negro...
African tech hub logos Global technology giant, Intel is seeking talent from Africa to expand their business on the continent. Last week, the company entered into...
Africa’s chief attraction is that it has been growing while richer regions have stalled. Its demographic prospects are promising, too. As America, Europe and China age,...
In a bid to encourage more innovation and entrepreneurship in Kenya, the government has partnered with a local business incubator, Nailab to launch a KSh 140...
Verone Mankou with his Way-C tablet. PHOTO/AFP/Getty Images A tablet and smartphone said to be the first designed by an African company have been officially launched....
(Telecompaper) – Digicel Jamaica will be sponsoring a new Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Special Award for Excellence in Technology reporting with a focus on ICT....
Ugandan App developers (left to right): Joshua Okello, Josiah Kavuma, Aaron Tushabe and Joseph Kaizzi. PHOTO/Aaron Tushabe Three Ugandan university students have won a US$50,000 grant...
A graphic collection of Apps built in Africa. IMAGE/File Africans are making a bid to turn the continent of Africa into the new home of mobile...
Africa has huge potential when it comes to technology start-ups. IMAGE/stock.xchng Industry analysts make an interesting point about fledgling technology businesses in Africa: unlike markets generally...
“Across Africa, we have seen countless examples of people taking control of their destiny, and making change from the bottom up.” – President Barack Obama Like...
Barbados has joined the growing list of Caribbean countries actively pursuing implementation of a vital component in developing the local technology sector: a domestic Internet exchange...
Caribbean BETA, will be hosting the annual tech entrepreneurship conference in Kingston, Jamaica November 16, 2012. According to its’ website Caribbean BETA aims to promote tech...
The Inye Tablet. PHOTO/CNN Saheed Adepoju of Nigeria has unveiled the Inye this week, a tablet computer designed to be second answer from Africa to the...
Top African American tech association creates job and networking opportunities during 34th annual technology conference (PRNewswire via COMTEX) – The Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), the...
Christopher Smith, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, looks at stem cell samples through an inverted microscope in a lab at the Johns Hopkins University. PHOTO/Patrick...
Raindolf Owusu – founder and CEO Oasis Websoft. PHOTO/File Raindolf Owusu has designed, built and launched a computer operating system relevant to Africa. The operating system...
“If it works in Africa, it will work anywhere.” That’s the tagline of Shimba Technologies, a Nairobi (Kenya)-based mobile app developer. And it could lead to...
Africa is full of opportunities, and with a need to create something truly African, a number of mobile app developers have taken up the challenge. Here...
Technology Parks across the world have been recognized as important mechanisms for innovation and stimulating technology transfer. They also help with the formation and growth of...
Breanna Collins was one of 14 girls who built a video game at the Black Girls Code session last fall. PHOTO/Black Girls Code In the battle...
Christopher Smith, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, looks at stem cell samples through an inverted microscope in a lab at the Johns Hopkins University. PHOTO/Patrick...
Christopher Smith, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, looks at stem cell samples through an inverted microscope in a lab at the Johns Hopkins University. PHOTO/Patrick...
Kieron-Scott Woodhouse Kieron-Scott Woodhouse is a final year Product & Design student at the Middlesex University in London. He’s just turned 24 and is already running...
Google has admitted people working for it ‘improperly’ accessed Kenyan rival Mocality’s database. Last week, Google was forced to admit that its Kenyan unit was “improperly”...
When thinking of African economies the time has come to think of tech innovation. Africa is making great technological strides, not only keeping up with the...
“Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment” (LIME), the Caribbean business of Cable and Wireless Communications, has begun a project to improve education across the Caribbean, creating a new...
On August 8 Jamaica made history by participating in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Amateur Radio in International Space Station (ARISS) programme.A total of...
iCow, a voice-based WAP enabled application, helps farmers track livestock while giving them tips on breeding. On a typical day, Susan Wanjiru checks and replies to...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has launched two observation satellites into orbit, eight years after launching its first satellite. President Goodluck Jonathan said Wednesday on the state-run...
Tens of thousands of teachers across the country will get smartphones to improve communication and technology awareness.
How to make money from movies online is a question vexing studio executives the world over. But a Nigerian tech entrepreneur claims to have the answer,...
“If Africa misses the current global IT boat, there may never again be an opportunity for rapid wealth creation on the continent.” This call to action...
The Huffington Post recently put together an impressive list of Women in technology you Need to Follow on Twitter, showcasing some of the most dynamic women...
