Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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Clean Technology Fund (CTF) Invests $20 Million in AfDB’s Energy Inclusion, Meet the Four Students Who Won 2019’s African Regional Technovation Contest and More

Egypt-based Startup Swvl valued at $157 million

Clean Technology Fund (CTF) Invests $20 Million in AfDB’s Energy Inclusion

British Airways to roll-out VR in-flight Entertainment for First-class Passengers

China’s Transsion, Kenya’s Wapi Capital to Launch $100K Fund for African Fintech Startups

Meet the Four Students Who Won 2019’s African Regional Technovation Contest

African Tech News Roundup

Ghana’s new Gh-Dual Card will Deepen Financial Inclusion & Encourage Transparency, Kenya Revenue Authority set to tax Income-generating Apps in Kenya and More

Ghana’s new Gh-Dual Card will Deepen Financial Inclusion & Encourage Transparency
The Big 5
African Tech News Roundup

Ghana’s new Gh-Dual Card will Deepen Financial Inclusion & Encourage Transparency, Kenya Revenue Authority set to tax Income-generating Apps in Kenya and More

Facebook to tackle Fake News via Local African Languages, Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Calls for Submission and More

Egypt-based Trella joins YCombinator Summer 2019 Batch, Kobo360 secures $30 Million, to Expand across 10 African Countries and More

Africa Tech News Roundup

Diageo Plc Set to Invest $219 Million in Renewable Energy across Its African Factories, CrossBoundary Energy Access, PowerGen Set to Invest $5.5m in Mini-grid Project across Tanzania and More

NOTS Solar Partners Rwandan Government to Invest $70 Million in Solar Home Systems Manufacturing, NCC Industry Stats June 2019 Reveals Low Internet Subscribers and More

AIIM Secures $320 Million to Invest in Power, Transport & Energy Africa, Helios Towers Set to List on JSE and LSE and More

Econet Shuts-down Kwesé TV, Kwesé Sports and Kwesé Play, NCC Fines Airtel & 9mobile for Quality of Service Violation and More
Specials
Introducing Apple Card for Contactless Payments

African Tech Hubs – Home of Budding Startups

Checkout Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 Smartphone Review

These Facts about the Face App Craze Might Change your Mind

Celebrating Forbes African 30 Under 30 Tech Heroes 1

Africa’s Dwindling Healthcare Situation; The TREP LABS Solution

From Eko Atlantic Lagos, to Vision City Kigali, here are Africa’s Foremost Smart Cities

An Interview with Plantheus: Leveraging on Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Crop Diseases

Techpreneur of the Week: Michell Elegbe “To be Bold …and to be Daring”
Africa
Clean Technology Fund (CTF) Invests $20 Million in AfDB’s Energy Inclusion, Meet the Four Students Who Won 2019’s African Regional Technovation Contest and More

Egypt-based Startup Swvl valued at $157 million

African Tech News Roundup

Ghana’s new Gh-Dual Card will Deepen Financial Inclusion & Encourage Transparency, Kenya Revenue Authority set to tax Income-generating Apps in Kenya and More

SOLA Group inks $26 Million Deal, Set to Construct Solar P.V. Facilities in South Africa

Kenya Revenue Authority set to tax Income-generating Apps in Kenya

Facebook to tackle Fake News via Local African Languages, Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Calls for Submission and More

Bosch Calls for Smart Mobility Pitch Competition Submission

Seedstars Calls for DOEN Land Restoration Prize Submission
People
Techpreneur of the Week: Ken Njoroge, building a billion-dollar pan-African digital payments company

Celebrating Forbes African 30 Under 30 Tech Heroes Part 2

Celebrating Forbes African 30 Under 30 Tech Heroes 1

Techpreneur of the Week: Temie Giwa-Tubosun, Giving people the chance to live

Techpreneur of the week: Jamme Mariamme: Braving the Odds

Techpreneur of the week: Mike Adenuga: Setting Precedent

An Interview with Plantheus: Leveraging on Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Crop Diseases

Technology in Stories: An Interview with Quadron Studios

Focus, Youth & Character: Clarisse Iribagiza
Events

Crenov8 launches Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 in Lagos Nigeria

Google unveils new Products at Google for Nigeria Event

Recap of the ICT & Telecommunication (ICTEL) Expo 2019

Meet Hollaport the Latest Fintech Innovation

Digital Goldrush: Building a Sustainable Tech Economy (African Fintech Foundry)

LinkedIn Local Lagos: Taking the Online Connection Offline

MTFC announces 2nd edition of Innov8Agric Challenge to promote Innovation in Agric Entrepreneurship

A Celebration of Women: Access Bank’s W Initiative Event

Innovation Showcase Week 2019
Videos
Africa’s Dwindling Healthcare Situation; The TREP LABS Solution

StartUp Spotlight: Lifesaving, Blood Delivering Drone Start-up in Rwanda, Zipline

Inside the Latest Ground Transport System, Hyperloop Capsule

Uber Unveils Its ‘Flying Car’ Prototype – See Photos & Video

[Video] A Nigerian-Made Jet Car That Can Run On Land, Sea and in the Air
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News

Techpreneur of the Week: Ken Njoroge, building a billion-dollar pan-African digital payments company

by Joy Uche

08/01/2019

Africa

Celebrating Forbes African 30 Under 30 Tech Heroes Part 2

07/13/2019

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Celebrating Forbes African 30 Under 30 Tech Heroes 1

07/05/2019

People

Techpreneur of the Week: Temie Giwa-Tubosun, Giving people the chance to live

06/21/2019

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Techpreneur of the week: Jamme Mariamme: Braving the Odds

by Marvisclara Kamalu

06/06/2019

Every brand; whether a business or a personality has a story, but some have more intriguing stories than others. History...

AfroTech Legends

Techpreneur of the week: Mike Adenuga: Setting Precedent

by Tech Gist Africa

05/17/2019

Technology has changed the way the world does things, by making things super seamless for man. It made communication easy...

Planteus on move to fight crop diseases with AI

Africa

An Interview with Plantheus: Leveraging on Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Crop Diseases

by Joy Uche

08/08/2019

Farmers constantly battle pest, diseases, low yields, inconsistent production pattern and insufficient mechanization. As a result of these impediments, cash...

Africa

Technology in Stories: An Interview with Quadron Studios

by Oyedele Alokan

05/02/2019

Let me tell you a story… four guys met and they created magic. End of story. But it is never...

People

Focus, Youth & Character: Clarisse Iribagiza

by Oyedele Alokan

04/25/2019

Repressing social and cultural constructs always begin with an undeniable streak of excellence. Popular opinion has it that the Tech...

Africa

Techpreneur of the Week: Michell Elegbe “To be Bold …and to be Daring”

by Tech Gist Africa

04/11/2019

Believing in your ideas and taking the bold step to bring it to reality is one thing, bringing it to...

People

Techprenuer of the Week: Judith Owigar; Making a Difference

by Tech Gist Africa

02/25/2019

The role of technology cannot be overlooked in the evolution of the world today. Every single innovation that has come...

Africa

Techpreneur of the Week: Funke Opeke; Word is Bond

by Oyedele Alokan

01/11/2019

It is no longer news that the African environment sometimes, poses a formidable challenge to change—especially positive ones. Conceiving an...

Tech Leaders

Five TechPreneurs Transforming Africa in The Global Scene

by Wareez Odunayo

01/09/2019

The African economy over time has witnessed a steady rise, courtesy the techpreneur activities going on recently. Considering the large...

Tech Leaders

Meet CNN Hero, Abisoye Ajayi; Founder of “GirlsCoding”

by Wareez Odunayo

12/19/2018

In spite of having a very bumpy upbringing, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin never backpedalled in achieving her dream. The now-popular computer programmer...