Google announces Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2

Google has announced the launch of its second Launchpad Accelerator Africa class as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. The accelerator, which is housed in Lagos, Nigeria, has already demonstrated its value. The first Launchpad...

Travelport expands FCM Kenya partnership

Travel commerce platform Travelport and FCM Travel Solutions (FCM) Kenya have announced an expanded long-term technology partnership. Under the new agreement, FCM Kenya will extend its relationship with Travelport to include the provision of the company’s...

Reuters partners with CG Consulting to grow in Africa

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest international multimedia news provider. Reaching more than one billion people every day, Reuters provides business, financial, national, and international news. Although best known...

Africa Code Week empowers trainers in Ghana

More than 560 teachers took part in this year’s Africa Code Week (ACW) Train-the-Trainer workshops over four days in Accra and Kumasi as part of this year’s efforts to drive 21st century skills development among African youth. Now in its fourth year, ACW...

Engie to build hybrid solar power plants in Gabon

Engie has signed an agreement with CDC, the Gabonese financial institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, to deploy eight hybrid solar power plants in Gabon, representing a combined capacity of 2,2MW. The implemented solution was developed by ENGIE’s...