TEDGlobal 2017 conference opens in Tanzania

TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, opens its TEDGlobal 2017 Conference today in Arusha, Tanzania. Themed “Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts”.The event will host 700 attendees at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge for a programme of more than 45...

Mixed reality will impact rural Africa

The rise in mixed reality technologies will have a major impact on our ability to solve challenges across sectors like healthcare and education, says Martin Walshaw, Senior Systems Engineer at F5 Networks. As the lines between virtual and augmented reality become...

Solar holds economic promise for Nigeria

The people behind one of the fastest growing off-grid solar companies in Africa have said that the mobile solar revolution will transform Nigeria’s small-business economy. Access to power is a major constraint for Nigeria’s SMEs, and thousands are now...

Infrastructure Africa encourages African unity

Intra-African trade sits at around 11% and if Africa could boost its regional integration levels, it would boost its economic growth plans. There is power in numbers and collaboration on infrastructure projects between African nations would be to the benefit of Africa...

SAP Africa Code Week launches in Ghana

The 2017 edition of Africa Code Week (ACW) arrived in Ghana this week with a series of Train-The-Trainer (TTT) workshops that took place. Jointly organised by SAP, Dreamoval and the Ghana Education Service in Accra and Kumasi, these workshops are equipping local...

PayU Subscription launches in Nigeria

PayU Nigeria has introduced PayU Subscription, a convenient payment method which allows merchants to safely and securely collect payments from consumers who have recurring bills or subscription payments in a seamless way. PayU Nigeria country manager Juliet Nwanguma...