The global Smart Villages initiative has launched its Energy Innovation Challenge for young entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers in East Africa,…
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Tom Jackson
Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
South African online payments service provider Peach Payments launched its Smart Payments Platform, a new unified API to merchants that…
Two Africa-focused events are scheduled to take place at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Milan, Italy, this week, while there…
Participants in the Citi Mobile Challenge, which is offering US$100,000 in cash rewards to successful apps in Nairobi, Kenya, have…
The Tanzanian leg of the Negawatt Weekend will take place at Buni Hub on March 28-29, aimed at tackling energy…
Nigerian gaming startup ChopUp says gaming in Africa is still in its infancy from a supply perspective, but strong demand…
African startups have until the end of this month to submit their applications for a place in the fourth class…
Cape Town-based startup Diarize Me has launched its new site and officially started accepting business after re-designing its software as…
Kisumu-based innovation and technology hub LakeHub officially launches today, being unveiled as the first such centre in Western Kenya. LakeHub…
BBC Connected Studio and BBC World Service will in April hold a development studio in conjunction with RLabs in Cape Town,…