Google Seeks African Developers for 30000 Scholarships

Google has opened applications for the 2019 edition of the Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. The programme, according to Google, is part of its continued effort to provide digital skills training,…

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Rapid Urbanisation Cost Put at $300b, as Vehicle Population Climbs to 1.3b

Rapid urbanisation, vehicle density, aging infrastructure, and transportation related emissions are increasingly stressing the urban mobility ecosystem. One in twelve people in the world lives in the cities, and they…

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Semicolon Kicks-off Techpreneurship Thrilling for First Cohort

Lagos-based tech training and innovation hub Semicolon has accepted the first cohort of individuals into its intensive one-year programme, which looks to develop software developers and get them building innovative…

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CcHUB Launches first Design Fellowship

CcHUB Design Lab Kigali, Rwanda will today launch the CcHUB Design Fellowship, a 6-month paid immersive programme for recent graduates looking to further improve the economic prosperity in Africa through…

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Mali to Enact Startup Act to Encourage Local Innovation

The Malian government has drafted a document to allow relevant stakeholders to review the frameworks and policies that will make up the country’s first Startup Act. Speaking at the inaugural…

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Paradigm Initiative Praises Media Coverage of Digital Rights

Media coverage of issues confronting digital rights and online freedom has significantly improved over the last year as more media platform and practitioners dedicate more attention to developments in the…

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AfricaOnline Ghana Launches Ka-Band Broadband Satellite

AfricaOnline, one of Ghana’s oldest ISPs and a Gondwana International Networks (GIN) subsidiary, has launched its new JOLA service, a high-speed broadband satellite service powered by Avanti’s HYLAS4 satellite that…

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Traditional PC Market Declines by 3.0%

The global market for traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 3.0% year over year in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), according to preliminary results from International…

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Google Opens AI Accra Lab for Business

Last year, Google announced plans to open a new AI lab in Africa. Now, Google AI Accra is open for business, and the team there is working on building AI-powered…

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GOtv Subscribers to Lost Huge Money as FG Withdraws Operating License Over N2.5bn Scam

Nigerians who have paid to view contents of the pay television media, GOtv may soon have their subscription scramble following the withdrawal of the license of the payTV station by…

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