The African video on demand (VoD) space is on the rise with the latest been the Ivory Coast VoD Startup StarNews Mobile Hitting the big numbers Nigeria’s iROKOtv is the flagship startup, competing against the likes of Netflix and Showmax, but the recent sale of iflix operations in Africa spoke to the major challenges associated […]
Read MoreOver 500 of Africa’s most innovative technology minds, from 200 companies and 10 countries will convene in Lagos, Nigeria on February 8, 2019 for the annual Nerds Unite conference, a tech event targeted at MainOne’s global, enterprise and start-up eco-system. This invite–only tech conference will foster dialogue on game-changing technological breakthroughs in the areas of […]
Read MoreUsers of mobile ticketing will total 1.9 billion by 2023, up from 1.1 billion in 2019. In comparison, the total number of digital ticketing users across mobile, online and wearable channels, will reach 2.2 billion by 2023. According to Juniper Research latest report,Mobile & Online Ticketing: Transport, Events & Contactless 2019-2023, mobile ticketing has become […]
Read MoreWhat appears to be a move towards equipping young Africans with state-of-the-art training in Machine Learning (ML) and its applications kicked-off today, as the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) launched applications for the second intake of its unique African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI), a novel one-year intensive foundational master’s program for provide brilliant […]
Read MoreSeedstars has partnered the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a call to identify innovative solutions to vaccine delivery and malaria supply chain challenges across low-resource settings in Africa. Seedstars has already picked African winners in Egypt, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Ghana, Rwanda, Libya, Uganda, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Mozambique, Guinea […]
Read MoreThe ability to keep up with the unprecedented pace of business change, such as implementing the latest best practices and innovations on a regular basis, is something that is fairly new to the back office environment. In the old world of on-premise (licenced) systems, it was unthinkable to update ERP at such pace – years […]
Read MoreFaster Capital, a virtual incubator based in Dubai Internet City, has just launched its first round of incubation and acceleration programs for 2019. The first round, which started, yesterday, January 15th, will last till March 16th. Poised to help non – technical entrepreneurs build successful technical start-ups, the programme allows the start-up to focus on […]
Read MoreA Kaduna based computer firm, North West Nigeria, Hephzibah Integrated Technologies Limited, has developed an application that will help in checkmate rigging and other irregularities during the 2019 general elections and beyond. Managing Director/CEO of Hephzibah Integrated Technologies Ltd, Clement O. Obomighe, disclosed this when unveiling the application at a press briefing in Kaduna. He […]
Read MoreCameroonian startup MooExams is aiming to positively impact educational outcomes in Africa by gamifying the process of learning and preparing for examinations. A subsidiary of gaming startup SDK Games Africa, MooExams is an interactive, gamified and innovative educational tool. “It capitalises on young people’s love of technology to boost engagement in education, improving skills while […]
Read MoreiSON Group, Africa’s IT and ITeS companies with presence in about 14 countries in Africa clinched four awards at the recently concluded 2018 Nigerian Technology Awards, held in Lagos, Nigeria. iSON Technologies a subsidiary of iSON Group bagged the I.T Services & Support Company of the Year and the Managed Services & Support Company of […]
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