The leading Tunisian bank BIAT has successfully partnered with Backbase, the Engagement Banking category leader, to launch a new and innovative digital mobile and web offer for retail customers that will significantly improve customer engagement, contributing to a greater share of the digital banking market As part of its mission to be pioneers in banking […]
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Addis Abeba — Abugida Robotics and Technology Center held a graduation and recognition program on Sunday 03 April for Etege Menen Girls only boarding school students and for the winners of an Internet Innovation Competition held in Russia. The graduation ceremony was held at the Ethiopian Science Center in the capital Addis Abeba, where the […]
Every medicine you take contains both pharmacologically active and inactive substances. The active substances, known as active pharmaceutical ingredients or APIs, are what make your medicines work to fight or prevent illness. The inactive substances keep them stable, hold them together, and allow you to swallow them as a pill, capsule, or syrup, or receive […]
Nairobi — Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and Association of Startups and SME Enablers in Kenya (ASSEK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance innovation and support startups in Kenya. The two parties agreed to achieve this by utilizing existing innovation platforms, conducting joint innovation initiatives and jointly lobbying for innovation policies development […]
Cape Town — Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honour, in its more than 40-year history. Born in Gando, Burkina Faso, and based in Berlin, Germany, the architect (known as Francis Kere) empowers and transforms communities through the process of architecture, according […]
Diébédo Francis Kéré, architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. “I am hoping to change the paradigm, push people to dream and undergo risk. It […]
Hon. Shina Pella has praised the presidency and tech ecosystem for putting together a bill that will drive innovation, create jobs and grow the economy. He said that “Startups are essential enablers of a healthy and sustainable economy are the strongest manifestation of entrepreneurship and innovation in national and regional economies.” Additionally, he said that […]
Around the world, it’s much more difficult for female entrepreneurs to get the funding they need to grow their businesses. The gender gap prevents women from reaching their potential and costs sub-Saharan Africa approximately $95 billion each year. So how do we solve this issue? For starters, we can put women in the driver’s seat […]
Algiers — Prime Minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane will chair Saturday, in Algiers, the opening of the second National Startup Conference “Algeria Disrupt 2022,” the Prime Minister’s Office said Friday in a statement. The event, organized by the International Conference Centre Abdelatif-Rahal, will be attended by advisors to the president of the Republic, members of the government, […]
Johannesburg — Med-tech entrepreneur and Medsaf founder Vivian Nwakah spoke with AllAfrica’s Sethi Ncube about how she’s building her company to be a one-stop shop for all pharmaceuticals in Africa. Medsaf was founded to stop the movement of fake and substandard medicine in Nigeria, where it has been a challenge for decades… What is Medsaf? […]
Johannesburg — Visit Prosper Africa to access U.S. Government trade and investment support and browse the Virtual Deal Room with curated investment opportunities, including companies like Medsaf. Losing a friend because of a fake malaria drug and inadequate healthcare services pushed Vivian Nwakah to take on the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria. In 2017 she founded the company […]
Cente Tech, the ICT wing of Centenary Bank has initiated discussions with government and the Innovation Village aimed at leveraging the IT sector to drive socio-economic development. The Cente Tech acting CEO Dr Grace Ssekakubo and CTO Peter Kahiigi met with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT & National Guidance – Dr Aminah Zawedde and […]
Two years ago, as the world was still coming to grips with the spread of a new coronavirus, WHO did what only WHO can do – we convened hundreds of scientists from around the world to identify the most urgent priorities in research and development. Among them was the development of vaccines. Tomorrow marks the […]
A new social media messaging app known as Shapclick, has been launched in Nigeria , to facilitate the sharing of news , photos, videos as well market goods and services to the teeming clickers around the globe. Developed by Mohammed Aliu, a Nigerian, who boasted that ShapClick would surpass other social media apps , with […]
Zimbabwe will this year start benefiting from innovations being spearheaded at local universities that have since been allocated $7,2 billion for innovation hubs and infrastructure development. Treasury allocated $5,2 billion towards infrastructural development and an additional $2 billion towards research and innovation in the 2022 National Budget to the institutions. The National University of Science […]
Nairobi — Deaths from common lung diseases are on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa but a simple screening method could significantly reduce their occurrence in the region, a study says. According to the study by a team of US scientists, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects more than 300 million people globally, with the highest […]
Nairobi — Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) Founder and CEO Kennedy Odede kicked off his tour of Nairobi region’s SHOFCO Urban Network (SUN) sites on Wednesday to mobilize eligible persons to register as voters as he launched community projects. Odede, who was named the 2022 Social Innovator of the Year by the prestigious Schwab Foundation […]
Nairobi — Picture this, you encounter a security emergency or are in need of medical help and you can’t even think of whom to call without raising an alarm to your attackers. This uncertainty amid rising insecurity around estates, carjacking, are among the factors which drove a Kenyan businessman to start an app that automatically […]