Tag: East Africa

• MainOne and Facebook announce open-access fiber network in Nigeria

  

  MainOne has announced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. The infrastructure collaboration is part of Facebook’s efforts to connect more people to broadband internet. As part of this project, MainOne is building and operating approximately 750 km terrestrial fiber infrastructure in Edo and Ogun States, two of…

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  March 23, 2019

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  Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, cryptocurrency, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, Funke Opeke, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, MainOne, MainOne Cable, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, Powerwoman, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• Facebook Hiring Reviewers for its Content Review Center in Nairobi, Kenya

  

  Facebook will open a content review center in Nairobi, Kenya. In partnership with Samasource – one of the largest digital employers in East Africa and a leading social enterprise — the site in Nairobi will be Facebook’s first content review center in Sub-Saharan Africa. Facebook will also employ approximately 100 reviewers by the end of…

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  February 8, 2019

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  Africa, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, African Women Power Network, African youths, AIMS, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, content, Content review, development, digital employers, early stage startup, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, girls, Google, governance, growth, Hausa, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kigali, Lagos, leadership, Machine Intelligence, machinery, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, Oromo, pan-African network, program, progress, research, Rwanda, Samasource, scientists, small business, social enterprise, solutions, Somali, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, Swahili, TechCrunch, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youth for Africa, Youths, Youths Africa

• Funke Opeke Honored with “Business Leader of the Year” Award

  

  The Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year during the 2018 edition at the Royal Lancaster, London.  The Business Leader of the Year Award recognizes a company or individual who has done the most over the past 12 months to build the…

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  December 17, 2018

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  Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, cryptocurrency, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, Funke Opeke, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, MainOne, MainOne Cable, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, Powerwoman, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• The Afro: Pan-African Cryptocurrency dedicated to Growth and Development in Africa

  

  AFRO Foundation has launched the AFRO, a Pan-African cryptocurrency dedicated to growth and development in Africa.  The AFRO is a cryptocurrency designed for Africa and dedicated to Africa’s economic growth and societal development. It will notably lower transfer and transaction costs, facilitate trade exchange between African countries and regions, and contribute to the financial inclusion…

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  December 17, 2018

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  Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, cryptocurrency, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, YouthsAfrica

• Only 10% of those who apply for jobs in Africa are qualified

  

  This has been uncovered by research conducted by ROAM (Ringier One Africa Media), who is encompassing the market-leading job portals in West Africa (Jobberman) and East Africa (Brighter monday), as well as Executive Recruitment and HR Solutions firm, The African Talent Company. The company has analyzed data sets from more than 12 million users, as…

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  December 13, 2018

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  Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, YouthsAfrica

• Apply: Innovate Ventures Accelerator in Somaliland – $30,000 Prize

  Are you an early stage start-up based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product or service addressing a big local need? Are you passionate about your business idea? The Innovate Accelerator is a 12-week program that comprises mentorship and training by domain experts and…

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  April 10, 2018

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  accelerator, Africa, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, Almijet, awards, AWP Network, Bilan Baby, Brandkii, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, D.R. of Congo, development, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Africa, ecosystem, education, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Farmers, Gender, girls, growth, Hargeisa, idea, Innovate Accelerator, Innovate Venture, Innovate Ventures, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiring Change, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile, mobile innovation, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Nigeria, PIVOT East, program, progress, Rural Women, Rwanda, SAMS, small business, solutions, Somali, Somali tech, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Startup, strategy, Sudan, support, sustainability, Tanzania, techbiz, technology, Telesom, The AWP Network, training, Uganda, VC4A, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Work in Progress Alliance, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Apply: Village Capital FinTech Africa 2016 Program

  

  Village Capital is looking for entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa for its FinTech Africa 2016 program. The event aims to find startups who are not only in the fintech sector, but will be able to increase the financial health of low-income populations. Village Capital lists criteria such as using data and analytics to leverage credit and payments, increase…

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  August 17, 2016

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  Accra, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, business, business accelerator, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, FinTech, FinTech Africa, FinTech for Agriculture, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investments, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, VillageCapital, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Win 1 Million Euros For Your Project

  The Energy and Environment Partnership Program of Southern and East Africa is focused on projects in all fields of renewable energy, bridging the gap between a good idea and a bankable project by providing part-financing to project proposals. These projects include various types of feasibility studies, as well as pilot, scale-up and demonstration projects. As…

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  March 29, 2016

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Botswana, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, Energy, Energy and Environment Partnership Program of Southern and East Africa, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Environment, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, leadership, Lesotho, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mozambique, my voice matters, Namibia, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, Seychelles, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, Swaziland, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, Zambia

• Apply: Women’s Venture Xchange Africa Program

  

  WVXA is a mentorship and exchange program for high-growth women entrepreneurs based in Africa. The pilot program will give four (4) entrepreneurs the opportunity to spend two to four weeks in Nairobi, Kenya beginning with Global Entrepreneurship Week November 16, 2015. The program is run in partnership with the Case Foundation, the Mara Foundation, and the U.S.…

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  October 5, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Case Foundation, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, exchange, girls, Global Entrepreneurship Week, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Mara Foundation, Mara Mentors, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, U.S. Department of State, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women’s Venture Exchange Africa, WVXA, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Pivot East 2015

  

  PIVOT EAST is East Africa’s premier mobile startups pitching competition held annually since 2011. It is an m:lab East Africa initiative set to amplify and consolidate the gains of East Africa’s Mobile developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Participating startups must be domiciled in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, or DR Congo. Objectives of PIVOT…

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  April 10, 2015

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, DR Congo, East Africa, ecosystem, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile, mobile innovation, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Rwanda, small business, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, techbiz, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths