Google Checks in With African Developers [Video]
A lot has been heating up in the African tech space. As it continues to grow as an emerging market, Africans from various countries are contributing to the growth of a true eco-system. Google decided to do a brief round up of the latest in African technology that included the 2012 Google Apps Developer Challenge. [...]
Read MoreDocumentary on Africa’s Growing Technology Sector Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Did you know Africa’s entrepreneurial technology sector is growing? Well if you didn’t you will with African-American tech entrepreneur Job Gosier’s new documentary and book The Cheetah Code. The Cheetah Code plans to explore Africa’s innovation in technology. A story that hasn’t really been told giving people the false idea that there aren’t amazing things [...]
Read MoreI.B.M. Adds an African Lab to Its Growing Global Research Network
I.B.M. is opening a research center in Nairobi, adding an African lab to its global network. The announcement about the center is to be made Monday, Kenya will be the fourth nation where I.B.M. has opened a research outpost in the last two years, after Ireland, Australia and Brazil. The Nairobi center will bring the [...]
Read MoreGoogle Launches Gmail SMS in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya
Google launched an interesting feature that will help a lot of people in Africa, Gmail SMS. Gmail SMS is a new extension that allows users to send and receive emails via a text message. What does this mean? Basically, you don’t need the Internet to access your emails. This new function is now available in [...]
Read MoreAfrican Start-up Njorku Helps Africans Find Employment
Five young, African entrepreneurs are bringing technology, innovation, and jobs to forefront in Africa. Churchill Nanje Mambe, Kima Bertrand, Segue Gontran, Ebot Bliase, and Chika Uwazie co-founded an online web application, Njorku to help Africans with their job search. Njorku, meaning ‘elephant’ in the Dikome Balue dialect in Cameroon, launched in March 2011 and has [...]
Read MoreStudents Circle Network CEO Steps Down to Focus on New Online University for African Students
Students Circle Network and Beni American University founder, Gossy Ukanwoke announced today he will step down as CEO. The Students Circle Network, a social network focusing on education for college and high school students has seen much success since its launch in 2010, but Ukanwoke feels it is time to put his energy into his new online [...]
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