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Mon, January 5th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Tony Elumelu Foundation announces US$100m entrepreneurship programme for 10,000 African startups
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced it is accepting entries for its US$100 million entrepreneurship programme that would feature training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Wed, December 24th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Erick Kande, CEO and co-Founder, Escola Online
Kande is the CEO and co-Founder of Escola Online. In this interview, he spoke to HumanIPO about the startup and the startup community in Mozambique. → Read more
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Tue, December 23rd, 11:03 · Paul Adepoju
The startup community in Mozambique is very weak – Kande
The startup community in Mozambique has been described as weak as stakeholders look forward to a better industry in 2015. In an interview with HumanIPO, Erick Kande, CEO and co-Founder of Escola Online, said a number of partnerships have been signed that could put Mozambique on the global startups map. → Read more
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Mon, December 22nd, 15:51 · Paul Adepoju
Zambia’s StreetCred announces partnership with South Africa’s Nomanini
Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred today announced a partnership with Nomanini, a South Africa-based mobile point of sale service. → Read more
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Mon, December 22nd, 14:49 · Paul Adepoju
Escola Online provides real time platform to improve school management in Mozambique
Erick Kande, CEO and co-Founder of Escola Online, has told HumanIPO the platform is serving as a means of improving school management. According to him, Escola Online is allowing parents and teachers to keep track of students' academic performance. → Read more
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Mon, December 22nd, 12:33 · Paul Adepoju
UNESCO to boost science and technology in 20 African countries
The Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, Getachew Engida, has expressed the readiness of the organisation to work with 20 countries in Africa to create national science, technology and innovation systems, to support national development priorities. → Read more
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Fri, December 19th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana to upgrade to chip embedded passports
The Ghanaian government has announced plans to upgrade current biometric passports being issued by the passport office to chip embedded passports to allow for easy transmission of data from the passport onto a computer for verification. → Read more
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Fri, December 19th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile app on Nigeria’s heritage launched
A new app focusing on Nigeria's heritage has been launched by the School of Media and Communication of the Pan-Atlantic University. The app called the Centenary Project mobile app is powered by the Google Cultural Institute. → Read more
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Fri, December 19th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Technology does not threaten postal service in Nigeria – Baba
Nigeria's Postmaster General, Mori Baba, has said the country's postal service is not threatened by ICT. He said this at the Nigerian Postal Service's 2013 Merit Award Ceremony held at NIPOST headquarters in Abuja. → Read more
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Thu, December 18th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Complaints Commission tasks NCC on unsolicited messages, phone calls
A call has been made for Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to regulate telecoms companies in the country who regularly send unsolicited messages and phone calls to their subscribers. → Read more
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Thu, December 18th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian startup launches SceneFlix cinema app
Sceneflix a new app has been launched by a Nigerian company. The free app which is available for Android and iOS devices allows users to have information on cinema locations, latest blockbusters, premier and short movies. → Read more
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Wed, December 17th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Uganda unveils 5-year e-procurement strategy
In order to tackle corruption in the country's procurement sector, Uganda's finance ministry has unveiled a five-year e-procurement strategy that would run from 2014 to 2019. → Read more
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Tue, December 16th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tigo Ghana tackles cable cuts with overhead fibre project
Tigo Ghana has announced it is carrying out a US$3.2 million overhead fibre project in the Western Region as a way of curbing the frequent network interruptions as result of cable cuts. → Read more
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Tue, December 16th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
GSM tariffs lowest in Nigeria – operators
Telecoms operators in Nigeria have said subscribers in Nigeria pay lowest tariffs. The chairman of the Association of Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo made this statement in Abuja. → Read more
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Tue, December 16th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat appoints new CEO for Sudan
Sulaiman Salim Al-Kaabi has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer of Canar, an Etisalat subsidiary in Sudan. → Read more
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Tue, December 16th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Zimbabwe’s JukeAfrica to partner with local radio stations, seeks investors
Zimbabwean music on demand platform jukeafrika has announced plans to partner with local radio stations in the country. → Read more
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Mon, December 15th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
IHS acquires Airtel towers in Rwanda, Zambia
Airtel has sold its 1,100 towers in Rwanda and Zambia to IHS Holding Ltd, the deal is rumored to be about US$200 million under a 10-year renewable agreement. → Read more
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Mon, December 15th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft now accepting Bitcoins
Microsoft has added Bitcoins to the payment options it is accepting on its Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox stores. → Read more
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Mon, December 15th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Campus news app wins Safaricom Appwiz Challenge
A mobile application that allows students and others to access latest campus news has won this year's Safaricom Appwiz Challenge. The app called Magazine Reel was developed by some graduates of Egerton University. → Read more
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Fri, December 12th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft, 88mph announce partnership to support startups in Nigeria
Technology company Microsoft today announced a partnership with seed fund and accelerator 88mph to expand Microsoft Ventures program into Nigeria. Through the partnership, startups in Nigeria will enjoy improved productivity and would receive tools, resources, expertise and routes to market around the world. → Read more
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