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Innovators under 35 to watch in French-speaking Africa

The Francophonie 35 under 35 Youth Prize intends to annually recognize 35 French-speaking innovators aged 18 to 35 who have made outstanding achievements. The… read more

Forget funding; talent and ideas will grow Africa’s startup ecosystem – Mobile West Africa insights

Samuel Okocha reports from the Mobile West Africa 2014 conference in Lagos, Nigeria. “Until we get those valuable ideas that solve real problems because… read more

Register for the GIST Tech-I Competition before September 24th, 2012

Photo: Team Cyan Girls at the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals in New York, July 9, 2011. A key of ushering in the new era… read more

PassCo Africa: Using technology to boost student performance

In today’s hyper-connected world, it is hard to believe that only 11 percent of Africans have access to the Internet through a computer or… read more

Mobile Web West Africa 2012: ‘Local content, simplicity and accessibility are the key to success’

Budding entrepreneurs must make their products easy to use and accessible in order to make an impact in the growing mobile ecosystem in Nigeria… read more

TakeAwayGh: Ordering food online in Accra

Many new ideas are coming in every week via the VC4Africa website. On a regular basis the VC4Africa team places a new venture in… read more