A Look into Africa's Startup Funding Landscape with Efayomi Carr From Flourish Ventures
March 12, 2024
The African startup funding scene is quite dynamic. In a conversation with Efayomi Carr, Principal at Flourish Ventures, I wanted to understand the state of funding in Africa and what we can expect this year. Flourish…
Flourish Ventures Takes a Bold Move to Shine a Spotlight on African Tech Founders' Well-being
March 11, 2024
Last month, Flourish Ventures launched the first-of-its-kind “African Founder Well-being Survey”. This was launched in partnership with local partners and research partner Startup Snapshot. Flourish plans to survey VC-backed startups in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt….
With Africa set to be the next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board
January 26, 2023
It’s no secret that technology across the continent is burgeoning at unprecedented rates. Homegrown innovations that speak to socio-economic bottlenecks are plenty, due to increased access to resources, training and development, and investment. This can…
Africa Data Centres adds 15MW of IT load to its Sameer facility in Nairobi
December 5, 2022
Africa Data Centres has announced it has secured a piece of land adjacent to its existing data centre in Nairobi, Kenya, and plans to expand the facility up to an extra 15MW of IT load….
Emerging Markets Rankings Show African Gains in Digital Readiness
February 8, 2022
Leading African economies that have struggled to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that measure their digital skills and sustainability. That’s one of…
Internet Society Study Points to Reasons for Slow Internet Growth in Africa
August 30, 2016
Internet access and availability are not enough to get people online, says a new Internet Society study released today at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) taking place 30 August – 1 September in…
Mobile Subscribers in Africa Surpass the Half a Billion Mark
July 27, 2016
More than half a billion people across Africa are now subscribed to mobile services as the continent continues to migrate rapidly to mobile broadband networks, reveals a new GSMA study. ‘The Mobile Economy: Africa 2016’…
Will Africa be digitally relevant in the next 10 years?
April 12, 2016
By 2025, jobs which were common place in 2015 will no longer exist. Students graduating in 2016, will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession by 2025. Front-line military personnel…
Orange and Google sign strategic partnership to increase access to mobile internet services across Africa
February 23, 2016
Orange yesterday announces a new partnership with Google to bring the best of mobile internet across its full African and Middle Eastern (Orange MEA) footprint. By combining the strength of Orange’s mobile network and mobile expertise…