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- 8 Oct 2014
Real IT Start-Ups Being Created In Africa-Duckenfield
Following researches and evidences in support of the case for Africa’s emergence into the global economic landscape, Mr. David Duckenfield, deputy assistant secretary for Outreach, Bureau of Public…
- 23 Feb 2022
TradeDepot Acquires Accra-based Green Lion to Accelerate Expansion Across Ghana
TradeDepot, the leading B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, has announced the acquisition of Green Lion, the biggest and fastest growing B2B eCommerce platform in Ghana, to…
- 4 Sept 2014
Nigeria Hosts, Tops List of Start-Ups for DEMO Africa 2014
DEMO Africa, one of the flagship initiatives of LIONS@frica, has released the names of the 40 start-ups that have qualified to launch their products on the DEMO Africa stage in September 2014.…
- 17 Jul 2012
Insight @ Cannes Lions Festival, Invests in Technology
Insight, integrated marketing communications agency recently sent the largest delegation from Africa to the 2012 Cannes Lions Festival to garner inspiration, hub-nub with likeminds from agencies…
- 26 Jul 2018
UNN Strengthens Economic Transformation Through Science Park
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) says it is deepening economic transformation in West Africa through its newly established Lion Science Park (LSP). Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, UNN Vice Chancellor,…
- 7 Sept 2013
Demo Africa Selects 40 Projects for 2013 Launchpad
40 projects have been selected for launchpad at this year’s DEMO Africa conference, according to the organizers. 300 technology startups from 24 African countries applied for this year's DEMO Africa…
- 27 Feb 2017
Samsung Ushers in Latest Tech Trends at Annual Africa Forum
Samsung has showcased the latest range of products at the 8th Annual Samsung Africa Forum happening at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. With the expected continuous growth of this…
- 22 Jul 2015
DEMO Africa Names Top 30 Tech Participating Start-ups
DEMO Africa on Tuesday released a list of the thirty technology start-ups from across Africa that will pitch at the 2015 edition of the DEMO Africa event. Last year’s giant, Nigeria, tops the list…
- 11 Sept 2015
MIT’s Legatum Centre to Support Africa Techpreneurship via DEMO Africa
DEMO Africa 2015 has attracted the attention of the US-based Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Legatum Centre at MIT has now…
- 1 Sept 2015
Microsoft Promotes Africa’s Innovators through DEMO Africa 2015
Microsoft, under the 4Afrika Initiative, has confirmed its support for the upcoming DEMO Africa event in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the fourth time that the software giant has pledged support to the…
- 23 Sept 2020
Mastercard Announces Fintech Express to Empower MEA Fintechs to Launch and Expand Rapidly
Mastercard has launched Fintech Express in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), a program designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion. Leveraging the power of partnerships and…
- 26 Jan 2022
TD Africa Commits to Empower Over 10 Million Nigerian Women By 2025
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech, lifestyle and cutting-edge solutions has unveiled plans to engender a mindset shift and contribute to harnessing the latent potential of…
- 18 Aug 2015
Africa's Richest Man, Dangote Addresses Global Audience at Demo Africa 2015
Africa’s richest man and chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote will address the global audience at the DEMO Africa 2015 edition at Eko Hotel & Suites on 24 and 25 September 2015, Yele…
- 2 Oct 2015
ICT Offers Africa Opportunity for Job, Wealth Creation- NITDA DG
Blessed with over 1.2 billion people and a huge opportunity for growth and improvement, information communications technology offers Africa tremendous opportunity for job and wealth creation, Mr.…
- 10 Nov 2014
CWG Boss Commends Nigeria’s Business Competitiveness at CBS
Austin Okere, founder, CWG Plc and Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Business School, thumbed up Nigeria’s business competitiveness at the CBS annual Entrepreneurs in Residence Week in New York…
- 12 Apr 2017
UBA Reinforces its Customer Focus, Honours Staff Integrity
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence in customer service, by celebrating staff who have strived to implement the Bank’s core values of Enterprise,…
- 12 Jun 2015
Demo Africa 2015: Flippy Campus Emerges First Startup
The first tech-entrepreneur group that would present at the Demo Africa stage in September has emerged, as Flippy Campus team has been named the most outstanding start-up in the just concluded Demo…
- 30 Sept 2014
MainOne Backs 1st DEMO Africa Conference in Nigeria
MainOne, West Africa’s leading provider of business communications recently bolstered its commitment to entrepreneurship and technology development in Africa at the Demo Africa conference, held in…
- 3 Sept 2018
Roar Nigeria Hub Hosts Facebook Stakeholders Roundtable @ University of Nigeria
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) went agog with activities as it recently, welcomed a team from the global giant Facebook. The Public Policy Director for Facebook Africa, Ebele Okobi led the…
- 28 Sept 2014
#DEMOAfrica2014: Saisai Takes Home SWELL Innovation Award
Friday marked the final day of the 2014 edition of DEMO Africa, an event which drew the attention of top investors, IT buyers, IT consumers, Government officials and IT enthusiasts from across Africa…
- 14 Dec 2014
Technology, Others Cost Nigeria $2.5Bn Tourism Revenue- Robinson
Cherae Robinson is the founder of Rare Customs, a company focused on embedding American SME's in emerging market tourism trends. Originally from Brentwood, NY, she is a traveler and connector…
- 21 Mar 2013
SEC Axes Ecobank from Capital Market Activities over Loan
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday suspended Ecobank Plc from all capital market activities because of irregularities surrounding a loan. SEC said in a statement that Ecobank’s client…
- 14 Aug 2015
Ampion Venture Bus West Africa Winner to Pitch at DEMO Africa 2015
The winner of Ampion West African Venture bus challenge would pitch at the DEMO Africa 2015 edition, having previously partnered with DEMO Africa in 2014. The Ampion bus will move across West Africa…
- 15 Feb 2017
Boutique African Data Collection Agency ‘Bamba’ Raises $1.1m in 1st Seed Round
African data collection startup Bamba has announced today that it has closed its first seed investment round after raising US$1.1 million in investment funds, making it one of the largest and most…
- 18 Feb 2025
Highly Anticipated Series 'Iyanu' to Premiere on Showmax in June 2025
Showmax, in partnership with Lion Forge Entertainment, has announced that the highly anticipated animated series Iyanu will premiere exclusively in Africa on 13 June 2025. The African streamer also…
- 6 Mar 2019
DHL Renews Partnership with Africa’s Largest e-commerce Event
DHL Express in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has announced that the company has once again signed on as lead sponsor for the 2019 DHL eCommerce Africa Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the…
- 13 Sept 2014
Top Business Minds Confirm DEMO Africa 2014 Attendance
A sneak preview into DEMO-Africa’s list of expected guests has revealed the names of some of the most influential business and technology personalities. The list features Mr. Tony Elumelu, chairman…
- 17 May 2020
TD Africa Debuts New Logo @ 21
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest technology, lifestyle and solutions distribution company, has launched a brand new logo. In consolidating its position as the biggest technology distributor in…
- 27 Mar 2022
Amazon will Discover e-Commerce in Africa not a Tea Party
By Tarila Ben-White Feelers indicate that Amazon may now be ready to explore what the continent has to offer on the e-commerce front but the nous and experience of indigenous giants such as Konga…
- 22 Apr 2016
Dimension Data, Cisco Announce Project to Protect Rhino by Tracking People
South Africa-headquartered technology company, Dimension Data, and worldwide leader in networking, Cisco, have announced an initiative aimed at dramatically reducing the number of rhinos being…