Our second podcast features Maryana Iskander. After over half a decade of working with Planned Parenthood as their Chief Operating Officer, she fell in love and made the jump from the United States to the southernmost tip of Africa. Even though this love affair didn’t last, her love affair with South […]
Why do people find chat bots on websites annoying? Is it that those “annoying” chatbots aren’t as intelligent and conversational? Nonetheless, banks and eCommerce platforms are using them. Will this trend continue in Africa? The Founder and CEO of the Africa Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit, Sydney Eneremadu and the […]
South African firm, mLab, is taking a shot at a World Record for Most users in an Online Artificial Intelligence (AI) lesson within 24 hours and we’re supporting their effort. Listen to mLab’s CEO, Nicki Koorbanally, and its Chief Operating Officer, Tendai Mazhude, throw more light on why this move […]
Inspiring Open launches with its very first episode focused on Anie Akpe, the founder of African Women in Tech. Anie started her business for the same reason many entrepreneurs do – to solve a problem that impacted her firsthand. Through her work as vice president of mortgages and operations, managing a […]
Low to no banking service fees, better interest rates, better budgeting features, and general ease of use are some of the reasons digital banking has become a thing among the youthful and mobile first population in Africa. Many predictions have been made about how banks are now and what they […]
Did you know that less than 40% of Africans have access to the internet, about 90% of children in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to a computer and around 80% do not enjoy a basic internet connection? Wikipedia provides free access to participate in the creation and sharing of […]
Tomatoes account for nearly one fifth of Nigeria’s vegetable consumption and Nigeria rightly is the largest producer of tomatoes in sub Saharan Africa. Despite this, Nigeria is the 3rd largest importer of tomato paste in Africa and this, according to a 2017 estimate, cost her about $360m annually. There is […]
An estimated 494 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have no form of legal identification. This is about 40% of the world’s total population without any form of recognized legal identification. How is Africa responding to this? With almost 50 African Nations having issued e-passports, there has been a clear drive […]
Not only does Africa already have a youthful population, it may remain the most youthful population globally till the next 7 decades. Annually, the African Union dedicates the month of November to celebrate Africa’s Youths. For the WikiMedia movement in Africa, this is done through the WikiVibrance Project. Tony spoke […]
