The rise of the internet, widespread mobile phone use, and the development of mobile money solutions are gradually transforming African consumer habits and causing e-commerce to flourish on the continent. Griotys Mag, a magazine dedicated to startups and digital innovations in Africa, recently published a study taking stock of e-commerce,...
The Jack Ma Foundation launches The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
At the Youth Connekt Africa summit held in Kigali in 2017, Jack Ma, a leading figure in the Chinese internet industry, announced the creation of a $10 million fund to support African entrepreneurship and economic development on the continent. Managed by the Jack Ma Foundation, this fund aims to offer...
Eutelsat reaches milestone in construction of Konnect satellite
Eutelsat announces the successful coupling of the KONNECT satellite platform and payload, carried out this week at the Thales Alenia Space site in Cannes. This operation marks an important milestone in the construction of the satellite, ahead of its launch scheduled for the end of the year. With capabilities to...
Abidjan and Lomé host the Africa TechUp Tour
The economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire will mark the first stop on the Africa TechUp Tour, a series of pan-African hackathons organized to support digital technology and innovation on the continent in the service of development. Organized by the Hackafrica association and the company Rintio, the Africa TechUp Tour is...
4,110,000 subscribers for CANAL+ in Africa
The Vivendi Group's financial results published on February 14 confirm the importance of the African continent for the CANAL+ Group With an increase of more than 650,000 additional subscribers, the CANAL+ Group reached 4,110,000 subscribers in Africa at the end of December. At the end of December 2018, the Canal+...
Gramica advertising agency sets up in Dakar
Two years after setting up in Abidjan, Gramica, a digital advertising agency specializing in French-speaking Africa, has announced the opening of a new office in Dakar. This marks a new step for the agency, which is looking to strengthen its presence on the continent. According to founder Anaïs Girod, "This...
Africa Check organizes a training session in Abidjan
In partnership with the Higher School of Journalism, Internet and Communication Professions (Dakar), Africa Check is continuing its work to raise awareness about fake news through an upcoming training workshop to be held in Abidjan from February 18 to 20. This training is intended for journalists with at least five...
Partech Africa raises record amount of funds
After an initial fundraising round in 2018, Partech Africa has finalized a record €125 million fundraising round. Around 40 international investors took part in the operation, including the African Development Bank Group, Orange, Edenred, JCDecaux, Bertelsmann, and L'Oréal, with an investment made in September 2018. Partech Africa is an investment...
Afrikimages Agency wants to change the image of Africa
On the African continent, where the digital revolution is underway, the Internet continues to expand, promoting growing consumption of mobile and digital news. However, finding high-quality images of Africa can sometimes be challenging for online content publishers. Against this backdrop, Afrikimages, the first pan-African image agency, was launched on February...
Kinshasa Digital Week, second edition
Kinshasa will host the second edition of Digital Week on March 15 and 16. Kinshasa Digital Week For this second edition, Kinshasa Digital Week aims to bring together all tech players, large companies, and institutions from Africa to promote initiatives and support the digital transformation of the DRC. Three major...