Fintechs, SMEs And Digitization In Africa – Ghana Leads The Charge
Eric Osiakwan Three leading Ghanaian fintechs; Hubtel, ExpressPay and IT Consortium joined forces to build Ghana government’s portal https://www.ghana.gov.gh – a digital services and payment platform for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Startups and citizens to access government services at the click of a button. Despite being competitors, these tech ventures saw the need to collaborate […]
UN Chief Welcomes ‘Historic’ IMF Liquidity Boost For Governments In Need
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $650 billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights to “boost liquidity”. Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on the policy change towards Special Drawing Rights or SDRs, a type of foreign reserve asset that are IMF defined and maintained, as additional funding […]
Flat6Labs Celebrates Eight Startups At Spring 2021 Demo Day In Cairo
Eight exceptional Egyptian startups have just graduated from Flat6Labs Cairo Seed Program’s 16th cycle, which comes after over 230 hours of online business training to help them grow their customer base, refine their offerings, expand to new markets and build strategic partnerships. On the premise of pumping fresh blood in Egypt’s economy, Flat6Labs’ seed program […]
Egyptian Cookbook Celebrates Inclusivity
Eman el-Husseini created a cookbook written in Braille that has become a gateway for independence and self-sufficiency for the visually impaired cooks. The cookbook’s recipes require the use of only four human senses: touch, smell, hearing, and taste. El-Husseini launched the book a year ago but has only printed a handful of copies so far. […]
Fake News Checker Made by Angolan Innovator
Angolan startup Simpluz Tecnologias has launched Nuxo, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution that uses a machine learning algorithm to allow users to quickly and accurately identify fake news. The Luanda-based Simpluz Tecnologias has a track record of fighting fake news, having launched news aggregator Manifexto in 2017. But with the proliferation of fake news increasing, […]
Kenyans Swap their Morning Tea for Java
A booming domestic market could nurture a new generation of farmers in a flagging industry, said Matthew Harrison, an Amsterdam-based buyer at specialty coffee sourcing company Trabocca. Kenya’s coffee production peaked at 129,000 tonnes three decades ago but has dropped to around 40,000 tonnes due to poor management, global price swings and climate change. Now […]
Ghana’s Property Boom Leaves Many on the Outskirts
African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted by international organisations such as the World Bank since the 1980s have stimulated housing markets in order to address this demand. As a result, many of Africa’s major cities are being transformed by investment in […]
Made in Rwanda Technology Resolves Community Challenges
The two founders of Kwaanda lab started their company with an aim to create wireless electricity for all technology and electronic devices. This initiative came after they had noticed how Rwandans face issues with short-circuits and electrical shocks when charging electronics. Israel Nishimwe says his main purpose as the founder of Kwaanda labs is to […]
Lagos’ Location Makes it a Prime Spot for being Submerged
Residents of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, are used to the yearly floods that engulf the coastal city during the months of March to November. In mid-July, however, the major business district of Lagos Island experienced one of its worst floods in recent years. Photos and videos posted to social media showed dozens of vehicles […]
India is Allegedly Setting Up a Military Base Off Mauritian Coast
Satellite imagery, financial data and on-the-ground evidence obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit point to India building a naval facility on the remote Mauritian island of Agaléga. Military experts who have analysed Al Jazeera’s evidence say an airstrip under construction will almost certainly be used for maritime patrol missions by India’s navy. Rumours and media […]
