DCA Digital Digest: AboCoders, Nigeria Wins 2016/17 Miss.Africa Seed Fund Grand Prize
May 26, 2017
The Miss.Africa Seed Fund supports women in technology diversity and creativity. The second round of Miss.Africa Seed Fund received over 200 applications from 24 countries across Africa with Abocoders Nigeria emerging as the grand prize winners.
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2. SEACOM launches new Points of Presence in Rwanda and Botswana
As landlocked countries, Rwanda and Botswana have both historically relied on costly international connectivity via satellite or transit from their neighbouring countries. That changed with the launch of the SEACOM submarine cable in 2009 on the east coast of Africa and the subsequent development of national fibre backbones that connect to SEACOM’s infrastructure.
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3. Africa’s Breakthrough Female Technology Entrepreneurs
If Africa’s burgeoning young population holds the key to the region’s economic fortunes then the future is looking bright, considering the quality of responses to the World Economic Forum’s search for the region’s best new female technology entrepreneurs.
4. Building the innovation ecosystem for the sustainable development and growth in Africa
Africa requires a self-sustaining ecosystem, which is vital for economic diversification away from oil commodity subsidization and in turn, will create a robust and diverse supply chain.
5.Uganda to switch off unregistered simcards after deadline lapse
Over one million phone subscribers in Uganda will not be able to make voice calls after a mass shutdown by the government. The country’s regulator is to switch off all unverified simcards after a May 19th deadline.
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6. 1776 Challenge Cup coming to Accra, Addis Ababa & Nairobi to pick Africa’s best innovators
1776 Challenge Cup, a worldwide tournament for the most promising, innovative startups has partnered with Steve Case’ Revolution to bring to Africa to pick the best startups and has named Accra, Addis Ababa & Nairob among the first 31 cities from the expected 75 cities.
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7. Nigerian tutoring app Tuteria wins UK engineering award
A tutoring app developed by a 27-year-old Nigerian has won an engineering award given by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering.
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