The FAST program, run by Microsoft, received 800 applications from 25 African nations. Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Ghana, and Egypt received the most applications from a diverse variety of areas. AgTech, EdTech, HealthTech, and FinTech were among the industries with the most participants. During the 12-week boot camp, the founders of the firms will participate in activities such as company growth, cloud and AI integration, fundraising, and community building, all of which will help them scale and remain sustainable....

Alarape said in line with the ability of technology to boost youth employment, Microsoft and its partners are investing in training – especially in the development of a curriculum. He said: “We have engaged in this strategic partnership for obvious reasons – collaboration in providing a connective platform for job seekers to acquire the required skill sets that organisations are looking for and positioning them well for prospective job opportunities....

Yalla Xash, which operates in Morocco, Canada, and the United States (US), allows Moroccans living abroad to send money back to their homeland using its app. Yalla Xash solution is centered on the two main actors, sender and receiver, at both ends of the transfer chain. On the sender side, the whole process is based on a smartphone application, available on AppStore and PlayStore avoiding several intermediaries to carry out the transfers....

IHS Holding issued a statement explaining the sale of the network towers as expected to cut down its operating costs, expand data and voice capacity and drive network efficiency. Later, the network towers will be sold to a newly formed company to be owned jointly by IHS and MTN Group, though IHS will have full control of the business. “The new towers company will market independent infrastructure-sharing services to internet service providers and other mobile operators within Nigeria....

Lovers of Channel ‘O’ come the end of this month will not be able to watch their favorite music program as MultiChoice will be shutting it down just before its twenty-third birthday. It seems like MultiChoice Africa has completed its plans to shut it down, well it has been rumored that the decision to shut down the music channel is to further entrench the company’s commitment to content localization. This is what the statement says: “To further entrench our commitment to content localisation, on 31 March 2015, Channel O Africa will stop airing on DStv channel 320 and GOtv channel 70....

The move will help publishers have more long-term viable ad monetization platforms so more people can access the content they love wherever they are. “We are thrilled to be named Netflix’s technology and sales partner to help power their first ad-supported subscription offering. This is a big day for Netflix and Microsoft. We’re excited to offer new premium value to our ecosystem of marketers and partners while helping Netflix deliver more choices to their customers....

If you’ve been envious of Netflix customers in Poland, there’s good news: Both you and I can access the service officially from November 3, 2021, with a restricted portfolio of five games to begin with. Because the games available will not include in-app purchases, the offer is entirely free, with no commercials or additional costs. What’s the best way to get Netflix Games? Netflix Games will be available via the streaming platform’s app for Android tablets and smartphones....

Reda is passionate about payments innovation, financial inclusion and cashless societies. He brings over two decades of experience in digital payments, strategic planning and execution, new market entries and leadership practices in multinational payments organisations. Reda has been with Network International since 2007 and most recently served as Group Chief Sales Officer for Processing. He also helped launch the company’s business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, Reda held various leadership roles in international banks across the Middle East, Africa and North America....

LifeBank, was represented by its founder and CEO Temie Giwa-Tubosun. In second position was Egypt’s Nawah-Scientific winning $150,000 represented by founder and CEO Dr. Omar Sakr. Third place was Rwanda’s Water Access Rwanda, winning $100,000. It was represented by its founder and CEO Christelle Kwizera. “It was an incredible honor to be named Africa’s Business Hero. I was truly inspired by my fellow winners at today’s Netpreneur Summit. The Africa Netpreneur Prize will give me the resources to grow LifeBank and expand our presence in Nigeria and throughout the rest of Africa....

At PushCV, we are proud to help young students and graduates in Nigeria acquire work experience. Come aboard and gain real-world business and research experience that can position you for success in growing your career. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME 2014 We are offering opportunities for graduates to work for one month with existing PushCV staff on challenging projects for our clients. We are looking for people with drive and enthusiasm who are ready to roll up their sleeves and get involved in the day-to-day work of a dynamic, growing company....

The Series B funding round was led by General Atlantic, with participation from Arvantis Social Foundation, Partech, Picus Capital, Tencent Exploration, AAIC (Asia Africa Investment and Consulting), P1 Ventures, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, and M3. Inc. According to Femi Kuti, Reliance Health CEO and Co-Founder, “Healthcare in emerging markets is often overlooked by private initiatives because it’s an extremely complex challenge to solve. At Reliance Health, by leveraging new innovations to break the constraints of legacy solutions, we believe there is an opportunity to solve some of these tough problems and even for aspects of healthcare in emerging markets to leapfrog to other parts of the world....

Verto, founded in 2018 by Ola Oyetayo and Anthony Oduwole, is a fast and seamless worldwide payments platform that employs a marketplace solution to efficiently match businesses, especially when one of the currency pairs is an illiquid currency. Businesses can send cross-border B2B payments at FX rates up to nine times cheaper than they could through traditional banks using Verto’s three main products: payments, exchange, and multi-currency account. Businesses can also hold money in 39 currencies and make instant cross-border payments to other companies on the Verto network in real-time....

Calendly allows users to connect and agree with your invitees on the best time to meet and schedule your meetings without the back-and-forth emails. “When we began working with Calendly’s Founder/CEO Tope Awotona, we were compelled by sheer size of the opportunity. Everyone hates the back-and-forth emails it takes to schedule a meeting. This universal pain point leads to a massive global market opportunity because meeting scheduling touches so many industries, use cases, and business processes....

Fortunately, several technologies can help you stay organized and improve your communication. Here are nine technologies that CEOs like Richard Yu use almost daily: Email A fast, reliable email system is an essential tool for communication, both internally and externally. Make sure your system is easy to navigate, secure and can handle a large volume of messages. Other great features to look for in an email system include creating and managing distribution lists, setting up auto-responders, and searching through messages quickly and easily....

The device will replace OxygenOS 13 which is based on Android 13 with up to 16GB RAM and 256GB storage, with the base model having 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage onboard. The OnePlus 11 Pro will also have a 6.7″ QHD+ 120Hz AMOLED screen with a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the selfie camera of 16MP which is twice lower in resolution compared to the previous 32MP selfie camera of the OnePlus 10 Pro....

The series A equity round of $20 million was co-led by TLcom and Partech, in a rare joint investment by two of the biggest Africa-focused funds. The equity round also included VentureSouq, Hustle fund, Hack VC, GFR Fund, Kube VC, Magic Fund and Kairos Angels, who re-invested after participating in the previous round. The $10 million debt round was raised from the local finance market. Commenting on the funding, Tunde Kara, CEO and co-founder of Vendease, said, “our mission is to enable the efficient flow of food across the continent, from point of production to point of consumption....

Over 15 years, Opera Mini has provided people with a better browsing experience. Now, with version 50, Opera has fully revamped its user interface to allow its users a more personal and intuitive way to interact with the browser features they love the most. Opera Mini 50 also integrates a new and versatile status bar located at the top of the browser screen. The new status bar adds a touch personalization to the browser....

Naturally, devices in the midrange lack a spick feature or two from the pro models Oppo worked around this one by bringing out a similarity on the most important parts so we won’t give the Find X5 and the Find X5 Lite the cheaper brother tag, thanks to the excellent performance. The Find X5 Pro definitely stole the show, but the standard versions equally stood out on their own including the same to-end price tag of an affordable flagship phone....

He is followed closely by Bahati who has 902K subscribers and over 151,289,133 views after joining the platform on August 7, 2012. Sauti Sol have so far accumulated 856K subscribers with over 220,181,008 views after joining the streaming platform on April 9, 2012. Others; King Kaka (360K subscribers), Khaligraph Jones (538K subscribers), Nyashinski (473K ), Nadia Mukami (387K), Nadia Mukami (439K), ) Femi One (225K), Diana Marua (594K subscribers). Comedians we have; Churchill show 1....

OneFi the parent firm that runs Paylater, a digital lending platform that specialises in consumer lending has been received ”BB” rating from Global Credit Rating Co. for its key financial and operational factors including risk management, liquidity positioning, borrowings and capital under management. In arriving at this rating of “BB” with a Stable outlook, Global Credit Rating Co’s analysis found that OneFi is well capitalised vis-a-vis its current risk level, and also highlighted the fact that the company currently has a low liquidity risk....