e-Health Startup Wins DEMO Africa Innovation Tour

Moldiag, an e-health start-up has won this year's  DEMO Africa Innovation Tour which was held at Casablanca.Out of 13 start-ups that pitched in the presence of a local judging panel at...

U.S Medical Device Startup Introduces Lifesaving Biotech in Uganda

A U.S. medical device startup, Neopenda has introduced a lifesaving biotechnology for neonates in Uganda.The initiative which was started three years ago is to help control the spate of infant mortality,...

Blockchain To Boost Agriculture in Nigeria

London-based start-up firm, Binkabi is set to boost agriculture trading through its blockchain technology in Nigeria.During a meet-up with entrepreneurs in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Quan Le, revealed that...

Digital Content Hub to Be Launched on July 9

French Development Agency(AFD) will be launching a Digital Content Hub this month precisely July, 9.The Hub will be under the management of Tshimologong in collaboration with French Multimedia and Creative Firms.It...

Drone Start-ups to Receive Funding from UNICEF

UNICEF through its Innovation Fund, is looking at making a $100,000 zero-equity investment in drone startups to help benefit humanity.The Innovation Fund is aimed at supporting startups in developing solutions such...

Team OwnLabs wins Ericsson Innovation Awards 2018

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has announced that Team OwnLabs, from Senegal, is the overall winner of the Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2018 competition. The four finalist teams competed in the EIA 2018...

Nigeria is Africa’s Agri-Tech Startup Leader – Report

Nigeria has emerged as the leader in Agri-tech startups in Africa according to a new report.Nigeria accommodates 19 agri-tech startups which makes 23.2 percent of Africa's total number of undertakers effective...

Ghanaian Startup Shortlisted for SBC Africa 2018

Inclusive Financial Technologies, a Fintech startup from Ghana with focus on connecting unbanked Africans to the global economy through a single identity verification API (Application Programming Interface) has being selected to...

24-year Ugandan Awarded $33,000 For Inventing Bloodless Malaria Test

A 24-year old Ugandan engineer, Brian Gitta, has been awarded $33,000, for inventing a bloodless malaria test, at the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation competition.The device, christened Matibabu (Swahili for ‘treatment’)...

Tech Era To Host Maiden Robotics Workshop In Ghana

Tech Era, in partnership with Intelitek is set to host its maiden robotics workshop in Ghana.The workshop aimed at training students in robotics and coding will be targeting about 200 students...