1. Mobile money holds key to financial inclusion in Africa, experts say More than 10% of adults in sub-Saharan Africa have a mobile money account — the highest in the world — and it is spreading to West Africa and… Continue Reading…

1. Attack of the small screens: Africa eyes mobile gaming boom Many African developers are also opting to tailor games for mobile devices instead of traditional consoles like PlayStation or desktop computers, leading to a surge of handheld innovation on… Continue Reading…

1. 5 technologies that will continue to make waves in 2019. At the beginning of 2018, technology concepts and concerns such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing were on the tips of everyone’s tongues. Looking ahead to the… Continue Reading…

1. How the app economy will drive innovation in Africa The mobile economy has finally arrived in Africa. Anyone who doubts should simply take a look around them. The millennial generation have become the leading purveyors of the emerging “App… Continue Reading…

More than 70 percent of FinTech venture funding in Africa has gone to retail payment and consumer credit startups. This is nothing new: payments are ubiquitous and digitizing them clearly saves time and money. READ ON>> 2. Africa’s Contribution To… Continue Reading…

1. Experts: Africa leading the world on mobile-money technology The bottom line: Mobile money is revolutionizing how people and businesses interact, and African markets, despite frequent exclusion from mainstream global finance, continue to lead the sector. READ ON>> 2. Survey:… Continue Reading…

1. How to build research-focused universities in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 13·5% of the global population but less than 1% of global research output. In 2008, Africa produced 27 000 published papers – the same number as the Netherlands.… Continue Reading…

1. The fourth industrial revolution is here, Are you ready? Deloitte surveyed 1,600 C-level executives across 19 countries and conducted select in-person interviews to explore their readiness to leverage Industry 4.0 to benefit customers, employees, communities and other key stakeholders.… Continue Reading…

1. How Africa’s tech start-up ecosystem can be a major driver of Blockchain-based innovation We’re starting to see the first crop of African start-ups experimenting with blockchain and cryptocurrencies. A lot of existing applications in Africa tend to fall short… Continue Reading…

1. Innovation chains key to realising value from emerging technologies says Forrester According to a new report from Forrester, Technology Innovation Chains Create Breakthrough Opportunities, firms are counting on emerging tech to drive business innovation at the intersection of customer… Continue Reading…

1. Who or what will lead Africa’s digital revolution asks GSMA By 2022 the mobile economy will generate more than 150 billion or almost 8% of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is according to organisers of the 2018 GSMA Mobile… Continue Reading…

1. Miss.Africa Digital Announces the Winners for the 2018 Seed Fund round The Pan-African trust program of DotConnectAfrica (DCA) today announces the winners of the 2018 Miss.Africa Digital Seed Funding for STEM Programs. Kumasi Hive from Ghana wins the 2018… Continue Reading…

1. Bring on the tech in Africa where necessity is mother of innovation The African continent may well be able to benefit from these technologies in ways that possibly aren’t envisaged in more developed economies. The continent should also be… Continue Reading…

1. Dot-Africa saga going to jury trial… thousands of miles away in America The long-running saga over ownership of the .Africa top-level domain name will go to a jury trial… in California. Following two years of failed settlement talks, in… Continue Reading…