African fintech startups have until the 30th of April to send in their applications for the Catapult: Inclusion Africa 2021 Fintech Bootcamp that will take place digitally from 19 – 28 May this year. Catapult: Inclusion Africa 2021 Developed by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs’ Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs with […]
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a pan-African financial institution, is expected to host the next edition of its UBA Business Series as part of its pledge to support the development and sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) on the continent. The UBA Business Series which is a monthly event, is an […]
The French Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Franck Riester, had arrived in Nigeria to open the ‘Choose Africa’ conference, a €3.5 billion initiative by the France President, Emmanuel Macron, which is dedicated to supporting the development of start-ups and SMEs in Africa. ‘’The minister will have several official meetings in Abuja and Lagos to […]
Nigerian Software developers and SMEs enjoyed a major boost when the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub announced its partnership with Decagon for its Dev-Placement Programme.The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub is one of the UK Government Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport initiatives established with the aim to support Nigeria’s Tech- ecosystem by promoting high-end digital skills and […]
The GSMA’s Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion, which supports startups in Africa and Asia that help to increase mobile internet adoption and use, has awarded grant capital to five African startups. This is the latest of such funds run by the GSMA, after other focused offerings in 2019 and 2018. Supported […]
The Swarovski Foundation has launched ‘Swarovski Foundation Institute: Creatives for Our Future,’ a new global grant initiative designed with the United Nations Office for Partnerships to identify and accelerate the next generation of creative leaders in sustainability across fashion, design, art, architecture, science, technology and engineering. Creativity is a tool for evolution, not just of […]
Applications for the Fellowship Program, powered by BeyGOOD, are now open. Though young Africans are bursting with potential and are incredibly influential, they are among the hardest hit by unemployment and skill shortage. Through our partnership with BeyGOOD, Global Citizen is helping to empower them to reach their full potential, become agents of change, and […]
TalentQL Nigerian talent recruitment startup, recently announced its entry into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program. It will be joining the others like Plentywaka and eight startups in the class of 2021 and will also receive $120k in funding from Techstars. Africa’s developer talent space has been growing steadily in recent years, but available data shows […]
Nestlé, IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative, and TechnoServe have announced the launch of the Developing Inclusive Grain Value Chains project. The program will aid 5,000 smallholder farmers earn better livelihoods by supplying high-quality maize, soybeans, millet, and sorghum to Nestlé. The program which last for seven-month project will enable more inclusive and transparent sourcing of […]
Microsoft has announced the kick-off of Season 2 of the Game of Learners (GOL) program, an initiative directed at enhancing the digital and coding skills amongst university students in Kenya and Nigeria. An initiative of Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC), the programme is to run in the form of a hackathon and engages directly with […]
