Innovation
Kenya’s Women Tech Founders Secure KES 9.1m as New Cohort Signals Africa’s Innovation Momentum
In a year when global venture funding remains cautious and uneven, Kenya has delivered a quiet but powerful signal: women entrepreneurs are not...
New Cohort Announced for Digital and Green Innovation Acceleration Programme
Twenty five start ups have been selected for the Challenger Digital & Green Innovation acceleration programme, a move that highlights the growing demand...
FuelCo’s Digital Push Positions Southern Africa as a Rising Hub for Smart Energy Logistics
Southern Africa’s fuel logistics industry is undergoing a quiet but decisive transformation and much of that momentum is being driven by My Fuel...
GD SolarCool Wins Top Prize at GEW Garowe 2025
Global Entrepreneurship Week Garowe 2025 opened with a clear message about the future of business in Puntland and that message was carried by...
South African Startup Awards Spotlight a New Wave of African Innovators as Global Investors Turn Their Gaze Toward the Continent
Africa’s innovation landscape entered a new chapter as Cape Town prepared to host the 3rd Annual South African Startup Awards, an event now...
Africa Shared Value & ESG Summit 2026 to Boost Nigerian Startups
In May 2026, Lagos will become the epicenter of innovation and collaboration with the hosting of the Africa Shared Value & ESG Summit....
Africa Startup Festival in Lagos Showcases Tech and Innovation
Lagos is today hosting one of the continent’s most significant gatherings in the technology and innovation ecosystem, the Africa Startup Festival (ASF). This...
Eco-Warrior Matilda Leading the Charge for Women in Business
In a world where sustainability and innovation are becoming increasingly vital, Matilda Payne Boakye-Ansah stands out as a beacon of hope and inspiration...
Africa Builds Its Own AI Future with New Infrastructure Cohort
Africa is entering a new phase of digital development where countries no longer want to depend on foreign systems to run their data,...
Africa’s Top Innovators Gear Up for 2025 South African Startup Awards
South Africa’s technology ecosystem is shifting into high gear as the 2025 South African Startup Awards set the stage for what is expected...
From Lonehill Cottage to R1 Million Victory: How Prudence Mabaso and Africa’s New Founders Are Rewriting the Future of Entrepreneurship
When Prudence Mabaso stepped onto the stage of the 2025 Nedbank Pitch & Polish competition, she carried more than a pitch. She carried...
Compute Accelerator Programme set to strengthen Africa’s AI innovation and unlock real development impact
The AI Hub for Sustainable Development, working with partners across Africa, Italy and the G7, has launched the Compute Accelerator Programme to support...
The beVisioneers Fellowship Opens Doors for Young Environmental Innovators
Young people across Africa are looking for real opportunities to create practical solutions for climate and environmental challenges. The beVisioneers Mercedes Benz Fellowship...
Co-Creating Africa’s AI Future: The Selected 100 Innovators Driving Global Impact
Africa is accelerating its AI journey with unprecedented momentum. The continent, home to critical minerals that power global AI infrastructure and the world’s...
Seedstars and SANAD TAF Launch New Programme to Close the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs Across Africa and the Middle East
In a decisive push to close one of the world’s most persistent financing gaps, Swiss emerging-market investor Seedstars has joined forces with the...
Africa’s New Wave of Women Innovators Takes Centre Stage as Five Founders Win Tech FoundHER Africa Challenge
Five women entrepreneurs were named winners of the inaugural Tech FoundHER Africa Challenge, securing more than $100,000 in equity-free capital at a ceremony...
The ASEB Awards Honour the Backbone of Africa’s Startup Ecosystem
There are moments when a continent feels united. The African Startup Ecosystem Builders Awards at GEW Ethiopia 2025 was one of those moments....
CEESOLAR and All On Empower Nigerian Entrepreneurs
In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable development, CEESOLAR Energy, in collaboration with All On and supported by All On’s Niger-Delta Electrification Programme, is...
Momentous Fund Pilot Launches to Boost Disability Innovation in Africa
Africa’s disability innovation landscape has taken a major step forward with the launch of the Momentous Fund Pilot, a new early-stage initiative designed...
Africa’s Digital Future Shines at the 2025 Digital Impact Awards
The 2025 Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit showed why it remains one of the most important platforms for advancing technology and financial access...
Milken-Motsepe Prize Finalists Set to Shape the Future of AI and Manufacturing in Africa
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation announced the ten finalists who will advance to the semifinalist phase of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in...
Swedfund Invests $10m in Solar Saver to Boost SME Energy in Southern Africa
Swedfund, Sweden’s state-owned development finance institution, has committed $10 million to Solar Saver in a move set to reshape the energy landscape for...
10 Finalists Selected for Africa’s 2025 In-Country YouthADAPT Challenge
At COP30, the 2025 In-Country YouthADAPT Challenge unveiled its 10 finalists, highlighting the next generation of African entrepreneurs creating practical solutions for climate...
OCIF GROW Opens R1 Million Funding for South Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs
South Africa’s rising entrepreneurs are being called to scale their ventures, with the second edition of the Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) GROW...
Africa’s Innovators Take the Spotlight in Global Moonshot Awards Shortlist
A new wave of African entrepreneurs and start-ups has emerged in the global innovation arena, with multiple finalists from the continent selected across...
How Makerere University Is Powering the Next Generation of Ugandan Innovators
The Makerere Innovation and Incubation Center (MIIC) is shaping the next generation of Ugandan innovators through its Graduate Innovation Program (GIP), a structured...
AI Startup DeepLeaf Selected for AWS and Deloitte Social Impact Program
DeepLeaf, an AI-powered agricultural intelligence platform, was selected as one of the organizations to participate in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Deloitte...
Meta Names 12 African Startups as Llama Impact Accelerator 2025 Winners
Meta has picked 12 African startups from Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa as winners of its Llama Impact Accelerator 2025, awarding first,...
ACIC 2025 Finalists Spotlight Africa’s Leading Climate Innovators
Ten emerging African startups have been shortlisted as finalists for the Africa Climate Innovation Challenge (ACIC 2025), a platform designed to support youth-led...
Four Orange Corners Alumni Win Big at One Young World Pre-Summit
African innovation took centre stage this week as four entrepreneurs from Orange Corners, a Dutch initiative supporting youth entrepreneurship across Africa, Asia and...
Timely Boost: Zenith Bank’s Zecathon 5.0 Empowers Startup Innovators
Africa is a land brimming with innovation and ambition. Its entrepreneurs and startups have the potential to transform the continent’s economic landscape, but...
East Africa’s Top Youth Ventures to Represent the Region at Global Summit in Slovenia
Three youth-led ventures from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda are headed to Ljubljana, Slovenia, this November for the Social Impact...
Agri View Puts Mozambique on the Global Innovation Map With Eco-Plates Made From Maize Husks
In Maputo a nascent agritech venture is rewriting waste’s story. The startup Agri View is deploying discarded maize husks from local smallholder farms...
Ghana Digital and Innovation Week Unlocking Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
Ghana Digital and Innovation Week 2025 is set to be one of the most significant events in the country’s technological landscape. Taking place...
A New Chapter for Tunisian Innovation: Amza Ventures Invests in WaterSec
Amza Ventures has announced its first-ever investment in WaterSec, a Tunisian technology startup tackling one of the region’s most urgent challenges, water scarcity....
Innovative Richard Osei-Anim Leaves Mark in Entrepreneurship, Insurance and EdTech
Richard Osei-Anim is a distinguished Ghanaian entrepreneur and seasoned insurance professional whose career spans over two decades across the United Kingdom and Ghana....
Valternative Energy Wins 2025 Minara Award for Sustainable Mobility
Valternative Energy has been awarded Medium Business Entity of the Year at the 2025 Minara Chamber of Commerce Business Recognition Awards, highlighting the impact of innovation and sustainability...
Talents Tunisie 2025 Opens Applications for EdTech and HealthTech Innovators
The Talents Tunisie 2025 Hackathon is calling on innovators across Tunisia to design AI-powered solutions for EdTech and HealthTech. Held in partnership with...
Orange Social Venture Prize Continues to Empower African Innovators
The Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) marked its 15th anniversary at MWC Africa 2025, celebrating entrepreneurs from Africa and the Middle East who...
20 Semi-Finalists Announced for the MEST Africa Challenge 2025
Twenty African startups have been named semi-finalists in the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, a flagship pan-African startup competition powered by MEST Africa...
Dutch Ministry Champions African Women Entrepreneurs with New Funding Initiative
In a bold move to foster economic growth and gender equality across Africa, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a substantial...
EasySave: A New Dawn for Ghanaian Entrepreneurs
The recent launch of EasySave at the Africa Fintech Summit 2025 marks a significant milestone in Ghana’s financial landscape. Partnered with Access Bank...
Everlectric Accepts First BYD EVs as Africa’s Electric Future Accelerates
In a landmark moment for Africa’s emerging electric vehicle (EV) market, Everlectric, co-founded by Paul Plummer and Ndia Magadagela, has accepted the first...
Busisiwe Zondo and the Rise of Mazondo Gas: Powering South Africa’s Clean Energy Future
In South Africa’s fast-evolving clean energy sector, Busisiwe Zondo, founder of Mazondo Gas, is charting a bold path forward. As an authorised Easigas...
Kenya’s Zendawa Crowned KPMG East Africa Tech Innovator 2025 Winner
Kenya’s health-tech startup Zendawa has been crowned the 2025 KPMG East Africa Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Winner, emerging top among ten remarkable ventures...
Bahrain Hosts 10th MENA Angel Investors Summit to Boost Startups
On November 19, Bahrain will once again take the spotlight in the regional startup scene as it hosts the 10th Middle East and...
Youth Innovation Boosts Access to Affordable Wound Care in Uganda
In Uganda, Delafrique Deogratias, a Cohort 3 Fellow for the beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship, has achieved national recognition after his project, the VEP...
SmartGlove: Bridging Tanzania’s Sign Language Gap with Technology
Tanzania faces a significant communication challenge, with just 300 qualified sign language interpreters serving over half a million deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens. In...
Cybergen and Wecodee Launch Tanzania’s First Banking Software Training Center
Tanzania’s banking sector has reached a milestone in digital skills development with the launch of the country’s first Banking Software Training Center, a...
Ventures 54 Positions Africa’s Startup Ecosystem for Global Growth and Investment
In what is set to be one of London’s most dynamic weeks for UK-Africa engagement, Ventures 54 has announced that it will showcase...
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