StartUps

Flab Accelerator seeking Ghanaian Female-led Tech Startups

Applications are open to the Innohub flab Accelerator, seeking female-led tech startups to join the six-month Ghana-based programme. The fLab…
StartUps

Five Agri-tech Startups Ioin Senegal Accelerator

Five agri-tech startups have been selected to join the Senegal Startup Accelerator run by Kosmos Innovation Centre and Reach for…
Telecoms

NCC: How Nigeria Attained 31% Broadband Penetration Target

Based on empirical indices, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) can authoritatively confirm that Nigeria has attained 31 percent broadband penetration.…
White House Mulls New Year Executive Order to Bar Huawei, ZTE Purchases Technology
  • December 28, 2018

White House Mulls New Year Executive Order to Bar Huawei, ZTE Purchases

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar…
Telecoms
  • December 24, 2018

NCC Simplifies Access to Telecoms Services with Harmonised new Code

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced the telecoms industry harmonised short codes that will simplify usage and access to…
StartUps
  • December 24, 2018

Africa-based Entrepreneurs Join Global Endeavor Network

Eight more Africa-based entrepreneurs have been chosen to join the global Endeavor network, which will see them gain access to…
BrandTech
  • December 21, 2018

Egyptian Bank Launches Dedicated Fund for Fintech Start-ups

Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) has launched CVentures, a corporate venture capital firm focused on investing in transformational fintech startups…
Internet
  • December 20, 2018

10 Cyber Security Trends to Watch in 2019

Biometric hacking, an increase in phishing attacks and sophisticated use of artificial intelligence (AI) are among the top cyber security…
Social Media
  • December 19, 2018

Facebook Refutes Reports on Preferential Data Access was With User Permission

Facebook Inc said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission, after the New York…
BrandTech
  • December 19, 2018

Smile Unveils ‘Get into the groove this season,’ Campaign

Smile, Nigeria’s 4G LTE telecommunications network has introduced a brand campaign to keep families and friends connected, entertained with music…