Africa

Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups

Google plans to invest up to $50 million in African early and growth-stage startups via its Africa Investment Fund, ramping…

3 years ago

Facebook to Expand Planned Undersea Cable Network in Africa

Facebook Inc. and some of the world’s largest telecommunications carriers, China Mobile Ltd. and MTN Group Ltd., are set to build a wider-than-earlier planned…

3 years ago

Tech Events this Week: World Financial Innovation, Fundraising in Africa and others

Hi guys, welcome to another great week. To help you get the week rolling on a smooth note, we have…

3 years ago

Infobip to Power Expresso Senegal Customer Communication with Whatsapp

DAKAR, Senegal, August 5, 2021/APO Group/ --  Global leader in business communications services Infobip (www.Infobip.com) announced today it will provide…

3 years ago

Zimbabwe’s internet blackout shows how powerless major telcos are against governments

Amid the violent crackdown on protesters, Zimbabweans were also cut off from the internet and social media in a blackout…

6 years ago

Inside the world of a Kenyan cryptocurrency miner

A self-taught tech-obsessed kid from Kenya with no college degree.

6 years ago

Drones driven by AI will track illegal fishing in African waters

Across the African continent, drones are finding innovative uses -- from monitoring displaced populations to delivering critical medical supplies. Moroccan…

6 years ago

Why NASA chose Senegal to observe a frozen world beyond Pluto

On a night in August, an object called 2014 MU69 passed in front of a star and blocked its light.…

6 years ago