The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has increased the awareness of the importance of digital technologies, and many Sub-Saharan African countries are seizing the opportunity to create conditions for new, better and inclusive jobs. The latest Africa’s [c]
MainOne, the Nigeria-based connectivity and data center solution provider, has been picked by Burkina Faso, with funds from the World Bank, to provide bulk connectivity services to a consortium of operators through the PAV-Burkina Cooperative, [c]
By Roku Fuku; Christopher James; and Ardernetim Kelly In 2000, the whole of Africa had less international internet bandwidth than Luxembourg (a country the size of the state of Rhode Island). Two decades later, despite [c]
At the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference this week, land rights experts with Cadasta Foundation revealed dramatic findings concerning the impact of new mobile technologies that are helping more than one million of the world’s most vulnerable [c]
iHub and the World Bank Group will host a one-week intensive boot camp in Nairobi, as part of a business acceleration program to help East African tech start-ups commercialize and scale innovative digital products. The [c]
The World Bank and Nest have announced a call for applications for the Agritech Challenge 2017. The initiative is the first open innovation program in Kenya which aims to connect promising startups and innovators with one of [c]
The World Bank has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. Start-ups will receive mentoring from global and local experts, learn through a [c]
The Mombasa County government’s investment portal – called Mombasa Invest – is now live. The portal is part of the digital reforms initiated by the County Government’s Department of Trade, Energy and Investment meant to [c]
Vera Oloo has left IBM after 5 years of service as the IT firm’s PR Lead for Africa. Ms Oloo, who joined the company in early 2011, resigned from IBM in August this year and [c]
m:lab East Africa and the World Bank Group launched Traction Camp, a new initiative developed to support emerging digital and mobile entrepreneurs across the region. With support from the World Bank Group, Traction Camp will [c]
SWIFT has announced the first names in its speaker line-up of industry leaders set to participate in its first ever Business Forum West Africa on November 8, 2016. The event will bring together more than [c]
By Alix Murphy For Africans living in the diaspora, sending remittances back home is often a proud obligation, a willing sacrifice made on behalf of loved ones, a gesture of appreciation for those who helped them [c]
DEMO Africa in partnership with the World Bank will host a Knowledge Session Masterclasses on Venture Growth Strategies – Scaling Your Business with the Right Team at the sidelines of the 2016 edition of the DEMO [c]
The Synergy Innovations Kenya Limited team is working on partnership with GearBox which will see the two organisations work together on future SILK mobile devices. Yesterday, the SILK mobile team was at the GearBox and [c]
By Alix Murphy Last week, the World Bank quietly released an important report on financial inclusion. It sets out clear guidelines from one of the world’s most influential organisations about how to get the world’s 2 [c]
The World Bank recently announced the winners of its 2016 edition of the #Blog4Dev contest from the 1,300 applications submitted by entrants from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. The youth drawn from the three countries – [c]
The regional finals of Challenge Cup 2016, a global pitching competition for startups organized by global incubator and seed fund 1776, will be held in Nairobi on Thursday February 18. Challenge Cup, organised by the World [c]
The World Bank Group, together with the Zicklin Center and Wharton School has launched an ideas contest on financing for sustainable development for youth whose entry submission deadline is February 29. The contest, Ideas for [c]
The increased rate of automation in low-wage countries, which have traditionally attracted manufacturing firms, could see them lose their cost advantage and potentially lose their ability of achieving rapid economic growth by shifting workers to [c]
Youth from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have until Sunday January 31 to submit their entries for the World Bank’s #Blog4Dev contest through which the bank seeks to get the youth within the 18 – 28 [c]
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