The inaugural tournament is a convergence of soccer talent from around the continent in a move that aims to tap into the immense potential from the soccer lads
The inaugural Under-16 COPA Coca-Cola Africa Cup of Nations football tournament will be hosted in Kenya in Nakuru County from the 10th to 15th December 2018.
The first of its kind continental tournament...
Zuri to offer a fast, convenient and easy way to manage customers’ queries.
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has introduced Zuri, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot assistant available on Telegram and Facebook Messenger.
Zuri enables over 17 million Safaricom mobile data users to perform a wide range of tasks like manage subscription services including viewing subscriptions and unsubscribing from chargeable SMS services.
Other...
OPPO will focus to increase investment in the areas of 5G, artificial intelligence and smart devices
OPPO has made a range of new announcements at its technology, citing an increase in Research and Design budget to Kshs 146.5 billion (10 billion RMB or about USD 1.43 billion) next year – a 150 percent year-on-year increase - and that the company...
Tens of millions of people using Kenya’s dominant mobile money service M-Pesa will now be able to transfer cash to over a billion active users of China’s digital payment system WeChat Pay. The Nairobi-headquartered Family Bank along with London-based fintech firm SimbaPay launched a service that enables users send money to the users on the WeChat platform, which is...
By 2030, Africa will be home to 32% of the population under the age of 30, and the largest working age population by 2035
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HP (www.HP.com) pledges to empower 100,000learners across Africa in next three years through the HP Foundation’s HP LIFE (Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs) program
HP opens a tech-enabled HP LIFE Center (www.LIFE-Global.org/) in South Africa, aimed at...
UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the World Economic Forum join the Lake Victoria Challenge, an initiative launched by the Government of Tanzania and the World Bank Group
The World Bank, the World Food Programme, UNICEF and the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution have come together to support the Government of Tanzania in the organization of...
The annual Africa Economic Conference is the continent’s leading forum fostering dialogue and knowledge exchange in the search for solutions to the development challenges of Africa
For millions of ordinary travellers, inter-African travel is still too often a nightmare. Be it border hassles, lack of road or air routes linking key cities, or the frustrations of being refused entry to...
It profiles the founders and entrepreneurs leading Africa’s next wave of technology innovation and highlights new ideas, businesses and applications with disruptive potential
In line with its commitment to growing Africa’s technology start-up ecosystem and its passion for developing diverse, young talent, Facebook (www.Facebook.com) is returning as the headline sponsor of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 (https://tcrn.ch/2uxSylb). The event, taking place...
By Hellen Toby
JUBA, Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Shirkat cattle camp on the outskirts of Juba, farmers say South Sudan's increasingly unpredictable weather has turned their lives into a series of dilemmas.
Unexpected showers during the cold season can cause cows to contract East Coast Fever, a potentially fatal illness.
Farmers then have to choose between paying for medicine...
Merck foundation also marks the start of the “16 Days of Activism" that precedes Human Rights Day on December 10 each year
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck Germany, marks today the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and also marks the start of the “16 Days of Activism" that precedes Human Rights Day on...
