Mozilla and AfriLabs partner to explore impactful technological ideas in Africa
AfriLabs is a network organization of tech and innovation hubs based in Africa. Boasting a network of 225 tech innovation hubs spread out across 47 African countries, the AfriLabs-Mozilla partnership…
Afro-Mexicans celebrate their culture
Residents of the Afro-Mexican community of Cuajinicuilapa, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, pay tribute to their origins and culture by celebrating their patron saint Nicholas of Tolentino. A…
‘Our own story must be told’ – Much-awaited Pan-African Heritage World Museum in Ghana launched
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated one of the most important projects of cultural and historical significance of our time — the Pan-African Heritage World Museum. A brainchild of Kojo…
Angola’s finance minister talks debt, post-pandemic recovery
Angola’s finance minister says her country’s debt is manageable. The southern African country has reached a settlement with its major creditors to defer up to $6.2bn in loan payments. In…
Botswana Passes Law For Women to Own Land
Botswana Passes Law For Women to Own Land President Mokgweetsi Masisi has passed long-overdue law that will allow married women to own land. Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly passed a law that will allow…
Guinea electoral register ‘of sufficient quality’ for October elections: ECOWAS
After the distribution of voting cards which began last Saturday, Ecowas certified Guinea electoral register as ‘of sufficient quality’ for October elections. In total over five million voting cards should…
ECOWAS might lift Mali’s sanctions on Friday
The West African bloc ECOWAS will likely decide on Friday whether to lift potentially crippling sanctions imposed on Mali after last month’s coup, its mediator said. The mediator, Nigerian former…
Ghanaians working together to ensure peaceful elections – Akufo-Addo tells UN
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced to the United Nations that Ghanaians have agreed to work together to ensure transparent, free, fair, safe and credible elections. President Akufo-Addo…
Rwanda working on a Startup Act to spur its technological innovation environment
Rwanda will soon join a select group of African countries that have implemented a startup Act supporting businesses and entrepreneurship in the country. For a country of only 12 million,…
Paratus Deploys 100Gig Fibre Ring in Zambia
Paratus Zambia confirmed the deployment of a 100Gig metro fibre ring in Zambia – marking a first for the pan-African telecommunications Group. The fibre ring is expected to utilise technology…
1000 Kenyan Schools to be Connected to the Internet
Kenya’s government is planning to spend KES15 billion to allow schools to teach four subjects online. This comes after ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru announced plans to pilot a programme…
10 Semi-finalists to compete for 7 million Naira
Lagos state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the 10 semi-finalists that will compete in the final hackathon design event slated for 16th to 18th September 2020. Five finalists emerged…
Two African women still in running for WTO top job
Two African women are among the five candidates still in the running to take the World Trade Organization top job. No Africans and no women have ever been at the…
Uganda jail break: Manhunt for more than 200 naked and armed prisoners
Ugandan forces are searching for more than 200 naked inmates, who escaped in a jailbreak on Wednesday. Many of the 219 escapees stripped off their yellow uniforms to avoid being…
Cameroon health-tech startup Healthlane bags $2.4m investment
Healthlane, is a Cameroon-based health-tech startup helping Africans get good quality and affordable healthcare. They have thus far raised over $2.4million. Digital Horizon, a London-based venture capital firm participated in…
Mali junta to appoint interim president after embargo threat
Mali’s ruling junta said on Wednesday that it is making moves to appoint interim president This comes after West African leaders imposed economic sanctions after the coup, but they appear…
Sudan seizes explosives ‘large enough’ to blow up Khartoum
Sudan has arrested 41 people and seized a large amount of explosives big enough to blow up the capital Khartoum, authorities said on Wednesday. The materials included amonium nitrate, the…
Nigeria confirms 126 new COVID-19 cases, total now 56,604
A total of 1,091 deaths have been recorded as a result of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria. Following the announcement of 126 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria on Wednesday, September…
Nigeria startup Cryptofully launch borderless payment platform
Cryptofully, a Nigerian crypto startup launched the early version of her crypto startup that allows its users to send and receive bitcoins straight to their Niara accounts. You can get…
Nigeria upload stolen, lost travel documents to Interpol database. Here’s why it’s such a big deal
igeria is making strides to maintain the country’s reputation and weed out people tarnishing the country’s image globally. It is now the first African country to successfully automate and integrate…