Google says the program will run for the usual 3 months, with a one week ‘virtual bootcamp’ per month, beginning 29th June until 11th September 2020. “Our commitment to supporting innovative startups in Africa remains strong. Especially now more than ever, running a startup requires innovative thinking, mentorship and collaboration,” posted Onajite Emerhor, Head of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa. The startups cut across an array of industries like logistics, transportation, education, agriculture, e-commerce, media, health and professional services....

TheAppsAfrica Winners have also been invited to join Africa Tech Summit in 2021 to connect with tech leaders, corporates, and investors at next year’s African and European Summits. The AppsAfrica Awards 2020 Winners include: Disruptive Innovation Award – 54gene (Nigeria) HealthTech Award – Envisionit Deep AI (South Africa / UK) Best African App – Carry1st for Gebeta (South Africa) Cybersecurity Award – Sendmarc (South Africa) Blockchain Award Luno (United Kingdom/South Africa) Media & Entertainment – myFanPark (South Africa/Nigeria) EdTech Award – Xhuma (South Africa) Agri & FoodTech Award – ComX (Nigeria) FinTech Award – Beyonic (Uganda) Social Impact – Envisionit Deep AI (South Africa / UK) eCommerce Award – Sokowatch (Kenya) Mobility Award – Kobo360 (Nigeria)

The NINJA Accelerator, which is powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with Double Feather Partners, Deloitte Tohmatsu, and GrowthAfrica, assists startups in addressing specific issues in order to help them scale and access funding. Five startups from industries as diverse as agri-tech, manufacturing, and energy have been selected to participate in the program’s second cohort. They include Shamba Pride, which is disrupting rural distribution systems for Kenyan farmers by transforming informal agro-dealer stores into digishops; and Saada Tech, which has developed a plug and play tool that enables small and micro-businesses to set up USSD, WhatsApp, IVR, and SMS solutions in minutes without a single line of code....

A series of regional events AfricArena is an African tech ecosystem accelerator. Through events, AfricArena accelerates the growth of tech startups and the ecosystems in which they operate by providing a platform where they can share their business model, gain valuable networks and attain funding. This year, AfricArena will organise 4 hybrid events across 4 regions in Africa, in building up to the annual AfricArena Summit in Cape Town. The Regional Events will bring together startups, investors and corporations operating in the Region....

After Opera 86, which enhanced the capture system and made it easier to access the crypto wallet. Opera 87, which caused multiple file selection to be more straightforward, it’s now Opera 88’s time to expose the contents of its upgrade. Opera 88 is currently available, as the official website has just stated. And the browser doesn’t only apply fixes and perform additional changes. Indeed, the release of this edition coincides with the introduction of a much-welcomed new feature....

Samsung has launched a new smart fridge that is the best- looking and most fully featured fridge that the world has ever seen. It is quite evident that appliance makers must have everything connected to the net. This is why Samsung created a smart fridge that is a camera-equipped refrigerator that is meant to make a fridge more exciting. Although to most people this may be an irrelevant advancement, having a fridge that function exactly like a phone may be just what some people need....

Before getting into the “How Much Business Debt is Appropriate” model of how much business debt a company can handle, it would be wise for the company to look at their current cash flow. The Necessity for Debts It has been said that no business survives without incurring debt. Others have even stated, “There is no ‘big’ business out there that is obligation free.” While this may be an exaggeration, it does emphasize how loans play a crucial role in the survival of any business....

Well, these are some of the million-dollar questions to ask yourself. Sewing machines, sewing materials, and the time to build the craft all come at a cost. You need to be remunerated. If you are having a hard time figuring this out, you’re in luck. Below, you’ll get to know how to gauge your sewing skill worth. Research on your competition’s worth The findings are the holy grail of information you need if you are to monetize your sewing skills....

What is a Cryptocurrency? The Oxford dictionary defines a cryptocurrency as ‘a digital currency in which transactions are verified and records maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography, rather than by a centralized authority’. For those who already know a little about the world of trading, this will make perfect sense, but for everyone else, let’s unpick it a little. The term ‘digital currency’ refers to the fact that cryptocurrencies do not exist physically, only online, in the same way that websites do....

To keep your money where it belongs, check out these cybersecurity tips below. They’ll help you identify a scam and protect your data when you’re online. Understand When it’s Appropriate to Share Info The first step to protecting your data is understanding when it makes sense to share it. Only those entities that have a legitimate need to see your personal information may ask for it. More still, they can only see it after you give permission at specific times....

If you’re looking for a gaming-specific TV, different features are more relevant. We’re breaking down what you need to know to make the smartest buy! Selecting the display: OLED, QLED, and more Most TVs on the market are LCD panels with LED backlight. These include the cheapest new TVs, from brands like TCL and Hisense, all the way to LG’s Nano Cell range and Samsung’s top-of-the-line QLED packages. However not all LED-lit panels are equal....

First, use the Command+Shift+4 keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot of a window.The window will be chosen. Presently, hold the Option key when you press the Left Mouse catch to take the screen capture.When you’re in your desktop you’ll see that there’s no shadow on the screenshot! Use the Terminal command to disable shadows on all window screenshots Open the Terminal appYou can do this by clicking on Cmd+Space to search for Spotlight....

Connect your phone to the internet.Search for KCB in the Google Play Store.The application must first be downloaded and then installed.Activate the app with your current mobile banking pin and your mobile phone number.(This is the code for *522#) BlackBerry Phones Connect your phone to the internet.Go to Blackberry World and type KCB into the search bar.The application must first be downloaded and then installed.Activate the app with your current mobile banking pin and your mobile phone number....

It could be a game or a dating app, but keeping them hidden from prying eyes is a difficult chore. With a few clicks, you can easily conceal the apps. Allow me to demonstrate how to accomplish this. How can I hide apps on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro? Go to Settings on your Redmi Note 5 Pro.Tap on ‘App Lock’ when you find it.You’ll see a list of all the applications you’ve submitted....

You no longer need to root, install a custom ROM, or switch to an iPhone to accomplish this. Android now has the app permission system that it should have had all along, similar to the system on the iPhone (though still room for improvement). How Android’s Permission System Works When Android apps require permission, they will ask for it. For example, rather than granting an app access to your camera when you install it, you will be prompted the first time the app requests access to your camera....

Follow the steps below to recover a word document that you saved at least once. Launch Word on your computer.Select your document from the “Recent” list.It will open the Document Recovery Pane with the Document.From the “Document Recovery” pane, select the most recent autosave version.You can now save the word document and continue working on it. If you have saved the document file at least once, this will work. Recover Unsaved Word Document from AutoRecover You may begin working on a Word document without saving it at least once....

Choosing the perfect platform should never be easy because the variety is wide. Once you find the best option, you have to do many things to create an account, which is why the process is pretty long. But it all begins with choosing the perfect platform; therefore, you should begin by letting yourself know the considerations. Yes, once you are very well aware of the considerations that can help you find a perfect platform, everything else will be pretty much sophisticated....

Read on to learn more: What is a VPN, and How Does it Work? A VPN is a useful tool that establishes a private connection, or tunnel, between your device (laptop, mobile phone, smart TV, etc.) and the public internet. As your traffic passes through this tunnel, it’s encrypted using protocols like IPSec, OpenVPN, and IKEv2, meaning nobody can see what you’re doing online, like the websites you’ve visited or apps you’ve used....

Instagram Guides are a cross between Instagram carousels and blog posts. They can be created using pre-published posts, places, or product listings from the creator’s account or public accounts. Each guide includes a cover image, title, introduction, and optional descriptions for entries. Once created, Guides appear in a dedicated tab on a person’s or brand’s profile and can be shared in Stories or direct messages. Entries can be edited, added, or removed as the account owner desires....

Gamers are earning cryptocurrency and NFTs by playing video games on platforms that reward players on a ‘play-to-earn’ model. This is a welcome departure from the common ‘pay-to-win’ model that was made popular by mobile games. These platforms aren’t rewarding players in big name cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum or XRP – they are rewarding them in NFTs. NFTs (digital items that only exist online) have boomed in popular culture even though the concept has been around for a long time....