Three startups based in Cameroon, Madagascar, and Tunisia, have been selected as the overall winners of the Orange Summer Challenge. The startups are Plastikoo (from Madagascar), MEPS (from Tunisia), and Leevlong (based in Cameroon). Created [c]
Let’s take a look at which African players to watch in this week’s action in European football. GOtv has got you covered, so why not subscribe or upgrade to GOtv Supa+ which is STILL on [c]
Building upon the joint commitment to driving financial inclusion and digital innovation across Central Africa, AfricaNenda and GIMAC (Groupement Interbancaire Monétique de l’Afrique Centrale) hosted a workshop from March 12 to 14, 2024, in Douala, [c]
Winners include scale-ups providing new income streams to local families collecting recyclables and innovators converting plastic waste into affordable cooking gas.
Biodegradable bioplastics made from invasive weeds growing in Lake Victoria, homeware products made from coconut fibre, and a diapers-on-demand service – making cloth nappies an easy option for new parents – also share in the prize. [c]
The recently launched Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator in Douala, Cameroon; the pan-African video game publishing company Ludique Works; and Start North, the Finnish technology learning accelerator network, have announced a mutual MoU to [c]
With 51 matches played amongst 24 nations so far, the 33rd edition of Africa’s premier soccer competition the Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations comes to an end on Sunday February 6, 2022. [c]
After a long wait, the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finally kicked off with a glittering opening ceremony on Sunday, January 9, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The 33rd edition of the tournament brought together 24 [c]
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is less than a couple of weeks away, and the organisers have denied all news of the postponement. The continent’s best teams will meet in Cameroon to decide who [c]
Pay TV company StarTimes Media has acquired broadcasting rights to the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in sub-Saharan Africa. StarTimes has been awarded pay-television and over the top (OTT) [c]
As part of its Engage 2025 strategic plan, Orange has made a commitment to deploy an Orange Digital Center in each of the countries where it operates by 2025. This week, two new centers were [c]
By Achare Takor Over the last decade, information technologies (IT) have revolutionized the way people and businesses carry out their daily activities worldwide. There is abundant evidence that the upsurge of technology has been a [c]
My Office, the Russian developer of office software for joint work on documents and communications, announced that a memorandum has been signed with the Ministry of Primary Education of Cameroon for the supply of 1 [c]
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) and the digital TV operator StarTimes have announced the signing of an agreement by which the media group has obtained the broadcasting rights for the Total African Nations Championship, [c]
North Africa’s Mai Nagy has emerged winner of the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2020. The 31-year old Egyptian national who will be taking home $5,000 is the creator of a virtual science lab that allows [c]
Mungenow Technologies, a tech startup based in Buea, Cameroon with a vision to eventually expand to other markets in Africa, has launched a new crowd-funding round with a target to raise $100,000. The company, which [c]
MTN Group has announced the appointment of new CEOs for two of its West African operations, MTN Cameroon and MTN Benin. Stephen Blewett, the current CEO of MTN Benin, will take the helm at MTN [c]
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