It’s tuesday, first day of September 2015. Ah, joy, New month. And this the roundup of the most interesting stories from the African tech scene for the day:
Nigeria’s Central Bank is trying to do the impossible
The Central Bank of Nigeria has called for the regulation of the cryptocurrency, bitcoin, in Nigeria. Well, ain’t that a feat?
Microsoft is helping make the 2015 DEMO Africa happen, again
The showcase for new technology-enabled ideas across Africa is holding in Lagos for the second time running and Microsoft is returning as a sponsor for the fourth time.
9 days before applications close for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards
African tech-entrepreneurs can now apply for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. Entries can be submitted in ten categories including best disruptive innovation, best mobile innovation, best non-data mobile innovation (using SMS/USSD/ IVR), and more.
Nigeria’s Former ICT minister, Omobola Johnson now heads up Alliance for Affordable Internet
She replaces Dr. Bitange Ndemo, another former permanent secretary of Kenya’s ministry of information
SA’s startup opens a London office after a $900,000 raise
Cape Town-based end-to-end web-based transportation solutions startup, WhereIsMyTransport has completed a funding round worth $900,000.
HTN towers increases its tower portfolio by 58%
The independent tower operator in Nigeria has entered a managed services, and co-location agreement with SWAP technologies. A deal that will see its increase the number of towers under its supervision increase from 1,200 to 1,905; a 58 percent increase.
Featured on TechCabal:
PushCV; the journey so far and the path ahead
An interview with Somto Ifezue, one of the founders of PushCV. Here, he shares the startup’s origins, its successes, lessons from its Elite Quest recruitment filter and the future.
A lot of Nigerians were not happy when the news dropped that Lagos state spent NGN 78 million to upgrade its governor’s website. But web developer and Lagosian explains why every drop of that fund can be accounted for.
Don’t miss:
Parenting app NappiDaddi takes home R10 000 Prize at SA Innovation Summit – TechMoran
South Africa’s NappiDaddi app, developed in a 24-hour period has won the R10 000 top prize at the SA Innovation Summit 2015 Hackathon for Early Childhood Development (ECD) held at the SA Innovation Summit in Cape Town on the 28th and 29th of August 2015.
