It's really great to see such competitions being launched. I personally feel that such initiatives are really going to encourage some of the companies to step out of their shell and innovate something that could potentially change the climate of the business industry they work in! I think that we will all be very excited to see some of these entries and I'm sure the prize money will be put to very much good use in developing those ideas that won the competition further!
I like that kind of Breaking Bad's effect...Africa is definitely the future, I'm so happy!
Vezeeta, an Egyptian telemedicine platform, had a big 2020, raising US$40 million in Series D funding and expanding its healthtech services into Kenya and Nigeria.
2020 was a record year for investment into the African tech startup ecosystem &ndah; but startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt still drew the majority of funding.
The Alliance for Affordable Internet's head of Africa, Onica Makwakwa, shares her views on how to narrow the digital gender gap and the challenges keeping women offline on the continent.
Tunde Fafunwa from the UN Economic Commission for Africa explains how the Africa Communication and Information Platform (ACIP) is helping Africa's battle against COVID-19.
Space in Africa founder, Temidayo Oniosun, shares his views on the challenges and opportunities in the African space and satellite industry.
