Africa solar system sales is expected to grow to 17 million units in 2030 from 3.5 million in 2014. One of the factors fuelling this growth is access to financing especially via pay as you go (PAYG) solar systems which is essentially driven by mobile money platforms.
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For EVs to work in Africa, there needs to be enough reliable power and electricity prices that reasonably low enough.
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While there is a relatively high level of social media and mobile penetration in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt there is still a huge gap in terms of online shopping and financial inclusion.
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Right now the African API economy is still in its formative stages but it holds immense potential – for consumers and the tech ecosystem as a whole.
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As part of efforts to deepen consumer appreciation, leading internet services provider, Spectranet 4GLTE has rewarded the final batch of winners in her World…
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Despite a 2011 civil war that left the country in a bad shape economically and politically, a new crop of entrepreneurs are emerging with solutions to some of Libya’s pressing problems.
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MOVING A NOTCH HIGHER – Infinix Mobility unveils Hot S3X; The first and biggest notch screen smartphone with A.I Selfie camera in Africa Premier…
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Africa’s frail economies cannot continue to suffer internet shutdowns. They are just way too expensive from an economic standpoint. Between 2015 – 2017 alone, internet & social media shutdowns cost African countries about US$ 237 million.
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One thing they all seemed to agree on was that agents who work with telco vendors had a much worse deal than they did.
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Nigerian millennials want to pay for Apple Music, Coursera courses, gadgets on Aliexpress and book hotels online. That is where Wallet comes in.
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Despite the challenges it has come in contact with, Silicon Mountain has remained resilient and would probably remain so in the coming years.
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If the IPOs are not happening then at least the acquisitions and PE buyouts should be happening more.
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The digital world is fast paced and traditional laws are slowly evolving to catch up with digital trends.
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After an amazing first edition, TECNO Mobile in partnership with Google is set to host fun loving Lagosians to another edition of the TECNO…
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Building an edtech business in Nigeria is hard work but with a lot of patience and long-term focus it will pay off. Founders will need to take into consideration the infrastructure (mobile & internet) that currently exists, customer demand and figure out the best way to distribute their products and services.
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AI may be a fledgling space in Nigeria but the future definitely looks better than it was a few years ago.
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It’s time to get the labor market and workforce ready for the new computed future.
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Ecosystem Snapshots will share census-like information about the organizations investing in and supporting small and growing businesses around the world Washington, D.C., August 8,…
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Outwork’s model, in theory, makes sense and The Workforce Group’s pedigree in outsourcing even lends it more credence.
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While there has been an uptick in the number of fintech startups accessing funding and tackling the issue of payments in Nigeria & beyond, they still continue to face challenges that affect their growth and survival.
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You never hear it being discussed in social media forums, reported on TV or given huge headlines in newspapers.
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A European based company called Quidax launches her digital assets exchange in Nigeria. Their story dates to 2016 when the founders came together to…
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Lack of power and downtime affect entrepreneurs financially and can reduce productivity output therefore tech entrepreneurs and enthusiasts are continually calling on the Federal Government to prioritize fixing the power problem above anything else.
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When Dr. Ebi Ofrey’s father had two strokes within the space of one year, he was deeply saddened he couldn’t help because he was…
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The HNG internship is bringing in a lot of people who would not have had the chance to be a part of the ecosystem into the space.
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In Sub-Saharan Africa about 40% of the population lack access to clean drinking water with about 300 million people living in a water-scarce environment….
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As it stands, Nigeria’s micro-lenders are doing the best they can with what they have.
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The importance of photography cannot be underestimated in today’s world as it has redefined our perspective on virtually everything we know & understand. From…
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Global interest in Nigeria’s emerging tech sector has been buoyed by the investment of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, in Andela, a Nigerian start-up,…
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In 2016, the insurance industry in Nigeria generated an estimated gross premium income (GPI) of $58.4 billion despite the low penetration rate (0.45%) in…
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