AI drives quest for new antivirals to fight outbreaks
NAIROBI Research into drugs to treat mosquito-borne flaviviruses such as Zika and dengue as well as COVID-19 will benefit from a major funding boost, says a group of international scientists using artificial intelligence to discover new oral antivirals.
Eastern DRC students build car using waste material
In a Goma factory floor, east of DRC, students are busy on their working stations. They are in the 6th year of mechanic studies at the Institute of technology and industry.
Meet The 6 Ghanaian Heroes Behind These Innovative Startups
The startup or entrepreneurial journey has never been an easy feat. The journey captures moments when a founder has to brainstorm all through the night, engage in a series of personal development programs …
Tunisian ed-tech startup GoMyCode raises $8m Series A for expansion plans
GoMyCode has raised a US$8 million Series A funding round to drive its expansion plans across Africa and the Middle East.
12 African startups that have announced the largest funding rounds so far in 2022
Some stakeholders are already speculating of a possible funding crunch for African startups in the nearest future. And it’s easy to see why they are worried – global VC funding has recently been declining on a monthly basis according to Crunchbase.
Africa’s Technology Ecosystem is Poised For Exponential Growth According To Report From Endeavor Nigeria
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” pix_particles_check=”” css=”.vc_custom_1648218350020{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] A new report from Endeavor Nigeria, the leading community of high-impact entrepreneurs in Nigeria, has stated that Africa’s technology ecosystem is set for a period of exponential growth, accelerated by strong market fundamentals and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, titled “The Inflection […]
BNPL Platform Motito Selected for Norrsken Impact Accelerator With 8 Other African Startups
Buy Now Pay Later startup Motito and eight other African startups have been selected to take part in the second edition of the Norrsken Impact Accelerator, which is designed to find the world’s most promising impact startups, and help them scale.
MFS Africa to acquire US-based GTP for $34 million
Africa’s largest fintech interoperability hub, MFS Africa, will reportedly acquire US-based payments software company Global Technology Partners (GTP) in a $34 million deal.
Agrifood Tech Innovations for a Healthy Planet: WFF and XTC Host Event at Stockholm+50
The World Food Forum (WFF) collaborated with Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) to host an associated event at Stockholm+50 on “Agrifood Tech Innovations for a Healthy Planet: Creating opportunities and empowering the next generation of agripreneurs.”
African telemedicine start-ups are leveraging AI-powered solutions to improve remote healthcare delivery
LaFiya Telehealth has also partnered with Israel-based company TytoCare to provide patients with kits that facilitate more precise diagnosis during virtual consultations.
