Of the 30+ articles in the African Royalty category on English Wikipedia, only three pages have the picture of their subjects. To help address this underrepresentation, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, launched a project called Wiki Unseen to address the visual and written underrepresentation of several […]
With the continuous rise and growth of tech companies across Africa, now more than ever, it is important to have the skilled talent to keep the ecosystem succeeding. Unfortunately, research has shown that Africa is losing some of its best tech minds to the western world and there is currently […]
African startups raised a meagre $400 million in 2015 compared to the $2 billion that came into the continent in 2019. In 2020, tech startups funding surpassed $700 million and this figure is expected to rise in the coming years. However, the big question is “Where is this tech money […]
Are there opportunities in tech for everyone? What prospects exist for one who doesn’t code or have a background in technology? Tech Business Consultant & Mentor, Nwanne Nwonwu, discusses in detail about the opportunities in tech.
Groundbreaking technological inventions are being released in Africa and world over. But, how did we get here? Listen! as Engineer Imabong Akpan takes us through the journey of the evolution of tech.
Tech in Africa is thought by many to be the new oil money. So, if you are yet to pay attention to what’s happening in the industry, how it is evolving and how it affects you, you are may just be missing out on the new big thing wrong. In […]
African startups are taking the risky bet of expanding beyond the continent for growth and profits. In 2020, Nigerian mobile money service announced, Paga, announced expansion plans to Mexico and the Philippines as part of a $10 million funding round, while Swvl, the Egyptian bus-hailing service, has also expanded to […]
One of the fundamentals of successfully scaling a tech startup or any business in general is to raise capital to fund and grow your concept. However, this happens to be one of the greatest challenges for tech founders in Africa who have amazing ideas to make the world a better […]
Women have come a long way in the workplace in terms of what roles they are involved in. Stereotypical men’s jobs such as plumbing, building and working in the military have become more popular for women. However, women still make up a very small percentage of the IT and Technology […]
