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Cameroonian startup MooExams Poise Towards Simplifying Education in Africa

Cameroonian 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 […]

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Technology

iSON Group wins I.T Services & Support Company of the Year Awards

iSON 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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Computing

Nigerian Kids, their Coaches to Demonstrate Robotic Skills in First Lego Contest

About 37 teams made up kids of the the age range of 6 to 16 will be slugging it out in a creativity and science contest this weekend at the FIRST LEGO League Nigeria National Championship hosted at Baze University Abuja. The kids and their coaches will demonstrate their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive […]

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Business

African Fintech Network to Promote Regional Cross-border Regulation

The Africa Fintech Network, which comprises national fintech associations from different African countries, says it plans to unify and channel African fintech initiatives towards producing solutions to drive indigenous creativity and innovation in the continent. According to a statement on Monday, the network was inaugurated recently during the opening session of the maiden Africa Fintech […]

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Technology

Uganda Flags-off new e-Immigration with Fast-track Border Crossing eKiosks

New Border Management System (BMS) and e-Immigration solution builds on Gemalto’s successful Visa Management System (VMS); Self-service eKiosks has been flagged-off to deliver a safer and speedier experience for passengers in Uganda and enhanced with Fingerprint and facial recognition that ensures accurate identification of travelers. Gemalto, in cooperation with local partner SCINTL, has been awarded […]

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StartUps

UNICEF Innovation Fund Seeks Data Science Startups

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make equity-free investments of up to US$100,000 in startups using data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) or similar technologies. UNICEF has rolled out a host of individual funds in recent years, including ones for blockchain, VR and drone startups, and backed the likes of South Africa’s 9Needs […]

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StartUps

Nigeria’s Startup Delivery Science Deploys Solution for Haulage Business

Nigerian startup Delivery Science is using its Fieldinsight product to help consumer goods companies gain insight into smarter deployment of their people, assets and products out in the field. Delivery Science was founded in 2014 after co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Lanre Oyedotun’s haulage business was dealt a huge blow by a driver stealing […]

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Uganda’s SolarNow Raises $9m Debt Financing

The Uganda-based off-grid solar company SolarNow has closed its largest financing facility to date through SunFunder, with Oikocredit and responsAbility contributing to a US$9M debt funding round. The facility is the third structured asset finance instrument arranged for SolarNow by the Nairobi-based SunFunder, after previous ones in 2016 and 2017, and will enable the company […]

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Telecoms

Liquid Telecom Appoints Regional CEO for Middle East,West Africa

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has appointed Mohamed Abdel Bassit as its new Regional CEO for Middle East and West Africa (MEWA), effective January 1, 2019. The new regional CEO will be responsible for driving Liquid Telecom’s expansion across MEWA region Based in Cairo, Bassit will oversee the group’s expansion further into MEWA following the […]

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Technology

PC Market Declines 3.7% in Q3 2018, Beats Expectations

Preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18) showed shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled just over 68.1 million units, marking a decline of 3.7% in year-on-year terms, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. The results slightly outperformed the forecast, which called for a […]

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