BBC World Service and BBC Connected Studio are today holding a hackathon event in Nairobi, Kenya, in order to generate…
Month: February 2015
African Technology Foundation (ATF) and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) have announced a partnership aimed at supporting the…
South African startup SDK Lab, which builds augmented and virtual reality products and also operates in Botswana and Cameroon, has…
Silicon Valley-based accelerator Blackbox has announced the April edition of its international Blackbox Connect programme will be dedicated solely to…
South African entrepreneurial training initiative Seed Academy has made more than ZAR2.4 million (US$210,000) of sponsored training available for early…
Cameroonian startup incubator ActivSpaces and the Cameroon Angels Network (CAN) have announced the winners of their co-hosted Pitch Day 237,…
There are inherent dangers in African startup ecosystems aping Silicon Valley. The name has been co-opted, from “Silicon Savannah” to…
The number of publicly disclosed corporate deals in East Africa grew by 49 per cent in 2014 as compared to…
Africa-focused US accelerator tiphub is to host the Diaspora Day of Civic Hacking across four cities in the US and…
The Innovation Bridge Technology Showcase and Matchmaking event hosted by the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) is…