This long battle is finally coming to an end. For several years, the French media have been demanding remuneration for the use of excerpts and content by the GOOGLE search engine. This battle, led by the Alliance de la presse d'information générale (APIG) on behalf of the European Copyright Directive,...
JUMIA aims to democratize access to digital technology on the continent
Encouraging the digitization of the African continent is one of the major challenges that remain to be addressed in the coming years. And the global COVID-19 pandemic has repeatedly demonstrated the importance of internet access in Africa, as in the rest of the world. In line with this trend, Jumia,...
Facebook launches the 2021 edition of "My Digital Universe" in sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook has announced the launch of the 2021 edition of "My Digital World." Initially launched in June 2020, "My Digital World" is a digital education program available throughout sub-Saharan Africa and designed to provide young people and the general public with the skills they need to navigate digital spaces safely...
Facebook changes its name to Meta & announces its new vision for the metaverse at Connect
Today, during the annual Connect conference, Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision for the metaverse and how the company will be involved in building this future. The metaverse will be a virtual 3D social space where you can share immersive experiences with other people, even if you can't be together in...
Emmanuel Macron unveils new ambitions for African entrepreneurship
The Africa-France Summit took place on October 8 in the city of Montpellier. It was a radically new kind of summit, as no heads of state were invited to the event. Emmanuel Macron wanted to give a new dimension to this 28th edition, which was entirely dedicated to youth and...
The Africa Tech Festival will be held digitally on November 8!
The two events, AfricaTech and AfricaCom, are coming together this year for the first edition of the Africa Tech Festival, held from November 8 to 12, 2021. Organized digitally, the Africa Tech Festival aims to bring together the most influential figures in African tech. "For 24 years, we have been informing...
A new Africa-France Summit
The Africa-France Summit, to be held on October 8 in Montpellier, will be radically new in nature. Without heads of state or institutional authorities, it will be devoted exclusively to the youth of Africa and France who, every day, are building the future of the relationship between France and the...
New entrepreneurship centers created on the continent
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International Chamber of Commerce have jointly launched Entrepreneurship Centers in Africa, under the theme "Creating Livelihoods for Inclusion." With strategic locations across Africa, the ECA-ICC Entrepreneurship Centers will work with various stakeholders, including businesses, chambers of commerce, academic institutions, intergovernmental and government...
Amazon Web Services launches AWS re/Start, its free cloud skills training program, in Senegal, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world leader in cloud computing platforms, is launching the AWS re/Start program for the first time in Senegal, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This 12-week training program introduces young Africans from all backgrounds to careers in cloud computing. The goal is to help...
Ghana on the road to digitalization
In recent years, Ghana's digital ecosystem has been making headlines. And with good reason: in 2019, the GDP of the digital sector grew by 46.5% in Ghana, compared to just 4.2% in 2017. This development has been driven by an increasing number of players committing to digital technology in a...