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Tag: Africa
Africa Must Setup and Use Its Own Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp for Sustainable Digital Growth
Platforms dominating Africa’s Internet space include Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, alongside X (formerly Twitter) and others which are overwhelmingly foreign-owned. Photo Credit: Generative Photo
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Google and Idris Elba Team up to Provide $1 Million to expand AI access for 100,000 African Creators
Google and award-winning actor and entrepreneur Idris Elba have announced a $1 million initiative aimed at expanding AI access for 100,000 African creators. Photo Credit: Idris Elba/2025 BET Award Red Carpet
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Wetech Opens Applications for Cohort 2 of Fully Funded Google Career Certificate Scholarships for African Women: Apply Now
This initiative, in partnership with Grow with Google and Coursera, offers young African women a life-changing opportunity to gain practical, job-ready skills in high demand tech fields completely free of charge.
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Call for Applications: START by Triift Africa 2026 Accelerator for Student Entrepreneurs and Recent Graduates
This 6-week program equips participants with the tools, skills, and connections to transform early-stage ideas into viable, scalable businesses. PHOTO CREDIT: Triift Flyer Photo
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Mastercard Setup African Cybersecurity Hubs in Nigeria and South Africa
Mastercard newly Launched Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, a pan-African initiative will help financial institutions, government bodies and businesses share threat intelligence and shore up their defences. Photo Credit: Stock Photo
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Applications Open for the World Internet Conference Global Youth Leadership Program 2026
The World Internet Conference (WIC) 2026 Global Youth Leadership Program (GYLP) empowers the next generation of digital leaders and provides unparalleled opportunities to connect with top minds in technology and governance.
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Application Open for UN Youth Leadership Program (Fully Funded)
Program Flyer for the Second cohort of the UN Food Systems Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), a global initiative led by the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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What is the State of Robotics in Africa?
The CSIR, in collaboration with Stellenbosch University, has developed a robotic system for horticultural monitoring.
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Flutterwave Secures $3.2 Billion Series E Investment Funding from Ripple to Hit Unicorn Status
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments infrastructure company, secures $3.2 Billion Series E Fund Investment from Ripple
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Apply Now for €100,000 develoPPP Ventures Catalytic Funding 2026 Impact-Driven African Startups
Developpp Ventures Catalytic Funding 2026 for Impact-Driven African Startups
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Trillionaire Elon Musk: Born in Africa, Built a Global Empire—Has He Done Enough for Africa?
Elon Musk poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on December 1, 2020. Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter
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Science & Technology Award for Women Tech Entrepreneurs (up to $100,000 in prizes)
Applications have opened for The Science & Technology Pioneer Award 2027 which recognizes women impact entrepreneurs at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation. This award highlights disruptive solutions built around unique, protected, or hard-to-reproduce technological or scientific advances that require heavy research and development (R&D), a long commercialization cycle, high capital intensity, technology risk,…
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Africa Sustainable Futures Awards 2026 for Private Sector-led Solutions that fosters Job Creation and Growth
Applications open for Africa Sustainable Futures Awards 2026 for Private sector-led Solutions that fosters Job Creation and Growth – Photo Credit MIGA
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Applications Open for 5Million KES HAIDI AI Innovation Grant Africa 2026
HAIDI Innovation Track AI Grant Program for Solutions that addresses people living with disability – Photo Credit: HAIDI AI Challenge
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Algeria Launches First Accredited Drone Pilot Training Center, Expanding Africa’s UAV Capabilities
Picture Showing a Ultra-Light Drone in Action – Photo Credit: I-Stock Photos
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Mastercard Foundation Associates Program 2026 Paid Internship For Africans (Up to $300 monthly stipends)
MasterCard Foundation Associates Program 2026 Flyer – Photo by MasterCard Foundation
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Africa-EU Youth Voices Grant 2026 offering €1,000 to €10,000 Aimed at Initiatives Emprowing Youth’s in Africa and Europe
Africa-EU Youth Vocies Grant 2026 Flyer – Photo by AU-EU Foundation
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Applications Open for Cascador Scale-Up 2026 Program With Upto $50,000 in prizes
Cascador Scale-Up Accelerator 2026 – Photo Credit: Cascador
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Kenyan Students Crush 2000 Opponents to Win Top Global Award at Huawei ICT competition in China
Kevin Tuei from Tharaka University, Catherine Atieno from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Brian Ngugi Kamau from Mt. Kenya University, and Salem Kim from Machakos University – Photo Credit: Huawei ICT Global Competition Shenzhen China 2026
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Aurora Tech Awards 2026 Pre-Seed and Seed Funding up to $250k for Women Founders in Africa – How to Apply
Aurora Tech Awards 2025 Finalists – Photo Credit Aurora Ventures
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