Technology

70% of users in sub-Saharan Africa browse the web on mobile devices, and just 6% use computers -very many people who need phone security there. MOTIVATED by more of a sense of mission, than turning a handsome profit, the World Economic Forum has unveiled a list of 49 companies for its 2015 class of “Technology...

Many Africans who grew up in the eighties and nineties will remember the hoverboard from the smash hit trilogy, Back to the Future. While many of us have dreamed of owing one at the time, the technology sector was just not advanced enough to offer something that technologically advanced. However, fast forward to...

The continent of Africa has long been seen as the place where humanitarian aid and World Bank loans go — to attempt to save lives or to dictate how countries should grow. Now there’s a new movement underway — a technology movement. Young entrepreneurs from the continent are protesting the old ways by...

TruSpot, an African music streaming service, has announced the appointment of Cynthia Tinuke Nwachukwu as Chief Operating Officer and its newest board member. Nwachukwu is a digital media guru who hails from Omo-Nna Productions where she serves as president. She began her career in 2010, leaving her job at...

Cape Town – Online advertising in South Africa remains stuck in second gear because media buyers fear facing up to the ‘fallibility’ of traditional ads, says a local expert. Unlike offline advertising, online marketing provides a range of metrics that marketers can use to target ads specifically...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed that it will invest USD 35 million in telecom operator Africell. According to the IFC, the investment is intended to support the expansion and upgrade of mobile networks in Gambia, the DRC, Sierra Leone and Uganda. IFC’s investment is part of a syndicated loan...

The African financial services industry is rapidly evolving as a result of advancing technology which is fueling innovation and growth in the sector. While the sector is mature in most developed countries, it is less saturated in Africa, therefore offering many opportunities for new market entrants to challenge...

Want a recipe for a perfect disaster, one that has been brewing for years? Take a severely strained education sector and add a demographic boom to it. That’s the situation in Algeria. Fortunately, several entrepreneurs are utilizing technology to improve the situation. Some are offering online courses that...

Tech will be on President Obama’s agenda as he hosts the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, taking along internet pioneer Steve Case and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Nascent as it may be, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) does have a promising tech sector — a growing patchwork of entrepreneurs, startups, and innovation...