After an edition focused on female inclusion, the French Development Agency (AFD) officially launched the fourth edition of its Digital Challenge. For this new edition, organized jointly with the Digital Africa label, the AFD wanted to combine the challenge of digital transition with that of sustainable cities, in line with...
Digital Women's Day: a new edition organized in 2020
The latest edition of Digital Women's Day, an event created in 2013, took place in Paris and, for the first time, on the African continent, in the city of Dakar, last June. By 2020, the event dedicated to women who are revolutionizing the world through digital technology will once again...
Facebook rolls out its Fact Checking program in the DRC
After Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and more recently Senegal, Facebook has announced the rollout of its Fact Checking program in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This initiative is the result of a partnership between AFP, France 24 Observers, and Congolese journalists who work daily to combat the spread of fake...
RFI Challenge App Africa: the ten winners selected
The jury for the fourth edition of the Africa App Challenge has delivered its first verdict. The ten selected entries come from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, among others. Launched on July 8, the fourth edition of the RFI Africa App Challenge is now in its...
Stad'Afric launches its app
Stad'Afric, the leading channel for French-speaking African sports and athletes, is expanding into the digital realm with a new app. Broadcast in France and across Africa via cable and satellite operators, and worldwide via the internet, Stad'Afric now makes all African sports news available free of charge via its app...
What does the future hold for e-commerce in West Africa?
The rise of the internet, widespread mobile phone penetration, and the development of online payment solutions are gradually transforming African consumer habits and have led to the flourishing of e-commerce on the continent. This is fertile ground for the development of the sector, which is attracting more and more players...
AMBITION AFRICA, October 30 and 31 in Paris
The second edition of the AMBITION AFRICA forum dedicated to Franco-African relations will take place on October 30 and 31, 2019, in Paris. Organized by Business France, with the support of the French government and African authorities, this event will bring together ministers, ambassadors, and business delegations from the African...
Orange Côte d'Ivoire launches an e-learning platform
To support the entrepreneurial ecosystem and address the ongoing challenges of training for digital professions on the continent, the Ivorian subsidiary of the Orange group is set to launch an e-learning platform through its Orange Fab Côte d'Ivoire startup accelerator. Called "Rentrée des entrepreneurs" (Entrepreneurs' Back to School), this platform...
The DRC invests in Smart Bloc Africa
On the sidelines of the Afric'up event dedicated to African innovation and technology, held in Tunis on September 24 and 25, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tunisia officially announced their intention to join the Smart Africa Block. The Smart Africa Bloc is a venture capital fund dedicated to innovative...
A second edition for FUTUR.E.S in Africa
The FUTUR.E.S in Africa event is back for a new edition in Casablanca on October 28 and 29. Organized by Cap Digital and Maroc Numeric Cluster, this new event, open to professionals and young people alike, will feature a series of workshops and conferences focusing on the future of Africa's...