F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
No one doubts the booming status of the tech ecosystem in Nigeria, but taking a closer look at where the action is happening would…
I recently sat down with Seedstars World’s Marcello Schermer (pictured middle) and Gregory Pepper (pictured left). We spoke extensively about the startup pitching competition…
First it was ecommerce with Jumia and Konga fighting neck-to-neck, then the attention went to the online marketplace space with the likes of Kaymu,…
Ecommerce is a big deal in Nigeria. Several SMEs are considering it as an option to reach bigger markets without expanding their office space….
Every month, Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) releases the latest figures around the country’s telecoms subscribers and internet users. While the…
Last Friday, I attended the official launch of HouseholdMax Online, Nigeria’s premier domestic item ecommerce site. It was an entirely new experience for me…
Last week was a great one for Nigerian startups — for the second year in a row, they filled up more slots at DEMO…
Earlier this week, Ventureburn unveiled DEMO Africa’s top 30 startups for 2015. While attention is being given to Ivory Coast whose startup scene is…
Nigeria boasts over 80 million mobile internet users doing all kinds of stuff online. Yet, as big as the Nigerian tech landscape is, getting…
There are various initiatives through which entrepreneurs can come together to ideate, develop, test and launch a product (and company) in Africa, but none…