Ericsson’s Graduate Program is expected to grow the technical skills of the graduates, training them on the Ericsson technology, solutions and, delivery and providing them with an understanding of Ericsson’s processes, methods and tools. In addition, Ericsson presents the graduates with an opportunity to experience working in a large global organization, in multi-country projects and, understanding the vision, mission, strategies, corporate culture and values of the company. The initiative is part of Ericsson’s investment in setting #AfricaInMotion and nurturing the African talent base to meet the business challenges of the future....

The edtech startup, founded in 2020 by Markus Meresma and Gregor Mändma, is developing an online learning platform to help students bridge knowledge gaps and achieve their full potential in school. During the Coronavirus pandemic, when lockdown restrictions forced 1.5 billion children around the world to learn remotely, Mentornaut was developed. Mentornaut was founded with the realization that as distance and remote learning become more common around the world, parents are becoming more open to private tutoring to help their children overcome learning gaps....

Rumor had it that Safaricom was expanding to Ethiopia, however it’s false. The Ethiopian communications authority issued a statement on Twitter and dismissed the claims that have quickly spread. The tweet read: “We wish to clarify that to date no proposals have been received for the 2 new telecom licenses, and no prospective bidder has been shortlisted, prequalified nor excluded from participating in the bid process,” Although Ethipia has attracted a lot of attention from several telecoms operators, some applications were not considered as they were not from telcos operating companies and was considered incomplete....

In a country like Nigeria, they style their traditional attires in different ways, wear it at any time, and to anywhere. With this, Daniel Emeka saw a reason to further help the strengthen the Nigerian culture, so he went on to launch Ethnikcity, an online platform that is “making it easier for people to buy their custom made traditional clothes.” From the comfort of their home, users select their preferred style and fabric....

It can be found under Emergency Information and may help paramedics save your life. The system is intended to save medical information to your phone easily and conveniently. However, it can be used as a form of identification if the worst happens, providing vital information to those who need it the most. Simply put, it may mean the difference between life and death. How to Add Medical Data to an Android Phone According to the tech site bollyinside, adding medical information to an Android device is a simple process....

Without 5G and Google – still because of the American sanctions – but with beautiful technical datasheets, Huawei’s next two flagships are scheduled for release from August, several months after the regular dates. HarmonyOS, Snapdragon 888, 4G If there is one point that can prevent Huawei’s new smartphones from making their place outside the Chinese market, it is the prohibition for the company to use Google services, and in the first place Android....

Co-founded by Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji, Nadayar Enegesi, Olabinjo Adeniran and Adenike Sheriff, Future Africa started as an online community in deep conversation about Africa’s future. However, the founders felt that there was need for a local fund instead of leaving the future to be built by Chinese venture capital. “Today, alongside our exciting and bold new visual identity, we are announcing our evolution from being an online community in deep conversation about an African future to a platform for innovators building an African future today....

The company merged messenger and Instagram chats last year to create a unified messaging system for all of its platforms. According to The Verge, while messages sent over Messenger and Instagram can be E2EE, this option is not turned on by default and is unlikely to be available until 2023. WhatsApp already supports E2EE as a standard. According to a source, Antigone Davis, a chief security officer at Meta, attributed the delay to user safety concerns....

The Facebook NPE team was first announced in July this year, with the sole purpose of making experimental consumer apps, in possibly an attempt to find the next big idea. NPE has also got two other apps available, called Aux and Bump, both of which appear to be aimed at students. Bump is a chat app that says the focus is on conversations while Aux is a social music listening app....

Ahead of its launch, Facebook also consulted with child safety advocates and educators across Africa to ensure that it’s providing a service that balances parental control with features that help kids learn how to connect responsibly online Facebook has also worked closely with Youth Advisors over the years, made up of experts in online safety, child development and media. Messenger kids packs Playful masks, emojis and sound effects to bring conversations to life....

The latest update is quite a significant one, it introduces the Facebook M assistant. This assistant is not like what we have in Siri, Google Now or new entrant, Samsung Bixby. Instead, its meant to give users smart suggestions based on what they are messaging, for instance, if your friend is asking about your current whereabouts, the M assistant will bring a suggestion bubble that will offer to send your map location in a single tap....

Areas of collaboration include capacity development for youth on fruit and vegetable value chain development; od safety standards and fruit and vegetable-related agribusiness; documentation of youth empowerment business models; transfer of knowledge and skills for adoption of technologies and equipment for fruit drying; and publishing of best practices. Through this agreement, targeted beneficiaries will improve their access to market, as well as technology, such as solar driers/ dehydrators, and gain capacity development trainings on quality control of their produce....

Farmcrowdy says the deal will give it the opportunity to continue to grow its Livestock value chain with an improved process for livestock production and processing to reach the desired high standards fit for local consumption and export were necessary. The expanded business will serve over 50 meat markets (including beef and poultry) across the south-western zone in Nigeria and will manage over 100 consumer endpoints. Best Foods is an agribusiness group of over 16 years focused on the processing of livestock (Best Food Livestock and Poultry), farming (Best Food Fresh Farms), and marketing of agricultural produce (Naijapride – wholesaler/ Best Food dairy and multi-concepts – retailer)....

The device comes with a 5-inch HD display with a 1GB RAM and is powered by a 2500mAh battery. The phone retails at KES 8,999. We got a review unit and here is a brief introduction about the device. Key Specs Dimensions 1.44729.0mm Dual sim 5.0 inch HD IPS Display Android 6.0 Mediatek MTK6737 1.3GHZ Quad Core 1 GB RAM Internal storage 8GB External storage upto 32GB 8.0 MP Rear camera 2....

Are you going to delete your files from the drive or permanently ‘erase’ it? As we highlight the word ERASE, you may think, how is it different from file deletion? For starters, ‘File Deletion’ and ‘File Erasure’ may sound similar, but indeed are different from each other. Not just a little bit, but a lot-lot different. When you delete a file, there are still chances for file recovery, but it’s gone forever when you opt for File erasure....

Skaleet’s ambition is to bridge the gap between complex financial products and customers’ changing needs by helping financial institutions become faster and more agile in adapting to their customers’ changing needs by offering innovative services. The platform allows banks, neobanks and fintechs to stay in the race against the Big Tech threat that is attempting to dominate this market. Skaleet’s platform offers complete banking solutions for the day-to-day management of retail banking: onboarding, AML-CFT, bank accounting, regulatory reporting, card issue, SEPA, bank accounts, credit engines and a best-of-breed approach to facilitate the integration of key product and technology partners....

Now, 5G is finally becoming a reality for us. As 5G becomes rumored to affect our lives in a more dramatic manner than any recent technology shift, it’s important to understand how much potential it has. The question most people are pondering is how exactly is 5G going to change my life? The answer lies across speed, omnipresence (also known as ubiquity) and greater stimulation and response. 5G networks are said to operate at much higher frequencies yet with shorter ranges than that of 4G....

The gaming market has just grown larger thanks to the launch of GamesOutlast.com. This online platform is looking to become one of the best sources of casual games that will run on the GameZBoost gaming platform, a South African based company. The GameZBoost platform runs some of the top global publishers gaming sites, these include RTL Netherlands, NBC Universal and Sony Pictures Entertainment. One thing users need to know about GameOutlast....

The $500,000, given through the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, or We-Fi program, will involve training of 250 female software developers and seed funding to 20 female entrepreneurs whose digital business ideas will be supported by Gebeya. The entrepreneurs will receive technical and strategic guidance on business development from Gebeya, alongside advisory services from IFC worth $50,000—to support mentorship programs from globally recognized digital entrepreneurs. “This commitment by the IFC in Ethiopia will allow us to prioritize women developers across our collective training modules and quickly mobilize them for the growing global demand,” stated Hiruy Amanuel, Co-Founder of Gebeya, Inc....

Glovo Market will be accessible through Glovo’s app or website and closed to walk in customers. Glovo is working not only with supermarkets such as Carrefour and Naivas, but also with retail brands such as Bulkbox, Diageo, EABL, Reckitt, Heshba, Mesora, Wrigleys, Pernod Ricard, Kimberly Clark, and Farmers Choice just to name a few. Oscar Pierre, CEO & Co-founder of Glovo, says that “COVID-19 impacted traditional brick-and-mortar retail. We believe that micro fulfillment centers represent an important part of the future of post-pandemic retail, and I think we will see a permanent shift to consumers buying groceries and other essential and convenience items from an app and website, rather than making such trips in person....