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Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma Visits Kenya To Inspire Young Entrepreneurs
Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba and Chinese billionaire is visiting Kenya in what he has described as…
VC4A Research Says Founder Teams are Key to Startup Success in Africa
This year’s VC4A (https://VC4A.com) study aims to better understand the critical success factors for African startups and identify…
There are about 92 million internet users in Nigeria, says NCC
Today, the NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) obtained information about the monthly internet subscribers in Nigeria made available…
On his first visit to Africa, Jack Ma heads to Kenya and Rwanda
The founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, is coming to Africa for the first time – and it’s…
Africa gets unique internet domain named DotAfrica
At the 29th ordinary session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it was announced that…
Nigerian startup and YC Alum, Tizeti closes $2.1 Million in funding at its seed round
Funding for start-ups based out of Africa has proven to be a challenge (when compared to their foreign…
Fall in demand shrinks computing devices market in Africa
There has been an 8.8% shrinkage in Middle East and Africa’s (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market due…
China is funding StarTime’s Africa-wide digital migration expansion
StarTimes Group has announced it plans to expand its digital television signal in Africa this year. According to report,…
Internet Connectivity in Nigeria is like bringing a pen to a machine gun battle
In March, I had the chance to spend a few weeks in Lagos to attend some business meetings,…
Nigeria to benefit from SpaceX’s Africa internet expansion initiative
Nigeria and other countries in Sub-Saharan African will benefit from a SpaceX project that will expand internet serviced…