HydroPower Dominates Africa’s Renewables But Over 80% Of Its Potential Remains Untapped
Africa has a potential to have installed energy capacity of about 350,000 MW (350 GW) from hydropower alone but only about 10 – 20% has been installed.
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How Blockchain Can Help Africa Build A Better Logistics Industry
It’s all about solving real problems for people and blockchain could be that hail mary punch that gets us closer to the logistical future we desire.
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Nigeria’s Regulatory Environment Appears To Favour Renewables But There Are Major Issues
In 2015, Nigeria developed a National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy (NREEP) document with the purpose of increasing the composition of clean energy…
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Advancements In Road Building Technology May Be The Intervention Nigeria’s Roads Need
Despite having one of the lowest vehicle to owner rates in the world, Nigeria still records one of the highest road accident numbers in the world, thanks to its terrible roads.
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Are Investors Ignoring The Urban Segment Of Africa’s OffGrid Solar Industry?
The high price of solar (few years ago) and the urgency of reaching rural consumers with electricity are some of the reasons most investors have not been keen on urban consumers.
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More Off-Grid Solar Start-ups Should Begin Targeting Urban Consumers Too
A large number of off-grid solar startups operating in Africa target consumers in the rural communities and understandably so. More than 80% of those…
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Logistics Is Hard in Nigeria And Tech-Enabled Interstate Logistics Is Non-Existent
The market is harsh and the ripple effects are pretty extensive.
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What’s Driving The Uptick In Investments In Africa’s OffGrid Energy Start-ups?
Since 2008, off-grid energy startups operating in Africa have raised no less than $874 million. This amount is spread among 24 out of about…
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Nigeria Doesn’t Offer Its Road Transport Tech Startups Any Regulatory Support
As it stands at the moment, the so-called “giant of Africa” is dropping the ball and failing the many innovative entrepreneurs and companies leveraging tech to offer road transport services in Nigeria.
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OneWattSolar: Funding Access To Clean Energy In Nigeria With Blockchain
After spending a few years as a financial analyst and business writer, Victor Alagbe’s first contact with cryptocurrencies has led him down a path that could potentially revolutionize how thousands of Nigerians access energy.
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An African Ride-Hailing Timeline
At what point in Africa’s technological journey did ride-hailing kick off? Who were the early players and what are the current trends in the space?
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Solar Startups Dominate Africa’s Renewable Energy Industry, Here’s Why
Startups operating in the solar-subsector of Africa’s renewable energy are the highest compared to those operating in other sub-sectors. 95% of the renewable energy startups operating in Africa we have surveyed so far operate in the solar sub-sector.
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Africa’s Biggest Economies Largely Depend On Fossil Fuels But That Is Gradually Changing
As at 2015, the five biggest African economies were dependent on fossil fuels for no less than 80% of their energy capacity with the exception of Angola. However, this is gradually changing as renewable energy is expected to make up 25% of total energy by 2040.
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How Is Technology Helping Cross-Border Logistics In Africa?
With growing internet and smartphone penetration, the opportunities to attain critical mass and scale exist for African tech-enabled logistic startups.
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How Off-Grid Energy Startups Are Using Mobile Money To Increase Access To Electricity In Africa
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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The World Is Leaving Africa Behind In Electric Vehicle Adoption
For EVs to work in Africa, there needs to be enough reliable power and electricity prices that reasonably low enough.
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Africa’s ‘API Economy’ Has A Lot To Offer Its Ecosystem But It’s Not Quite There Yet
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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Beyond The Civil War, Libya Has An Emerging Startup Ecosystem
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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Wallet.ng: The Fintech Startup Building Mobile Payment Solutions for Nigerian Millennials
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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Cameroon’s Silicon Mountain: Its History, Resilience and Future
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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Can An Uptick In M&A Activity Affect The African Tech Ecosystem?
If the IPOs are not happening then at least the acquisitions and PE buyouts should be happening more.
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Blogs, Websites and Social Media Posts; A legal Perspective
The digital world is fast paced and traditional laws are slowly evolving to catch up with digital trends.
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What You Should Know About Building An Edtech Startup In Nigeria
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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Artificial Intelligence In Nigeria Is An Infant Space With Huge Potential
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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Back to the Future … The Future of Work
It’s time to get the labor market and workforce ready for the new computed future.
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Outwork Wants To Bring A New Dimension To On-Demand Task Outsourcing
Outwork’s model, in theory, makes sense and The Workforce Group’s pedigree in outsourcing even lends it more credence.
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The Challenges Nigerian Fintech Startups Want Out Of Their Way
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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Nigeria Has A Fake News Problem It’s Not Paying Attention To
You never hear it being discussed in social media forums, reported on TV or given huge headlines in newspapers.
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GeroCare, Subscription-Based Doctor Home Visits For The Elderly In Nigeria
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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Building Kickass Developer Internship Programs: A Guide From Hotels.ng’s Mark Essien
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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Startups Increasing Access To Clean Water In Africa
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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The Absence Of Customer Data Is Fragmenting The Micro-Lending Experience in Nigeria
As it stands, Nigeria’s micro-lenders are doing the best they can with what they have.
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Who’s Doing Insurtech In Nigeria?
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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Has Andela Disrupted Nigeria’s Computer Science Curriculum?
Notorious for being harder to get into than Harvard, Andela has become a premier source for talented, well-rounded developers in Africa thanks to its curriculum and developer training methodology.
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Fantastic Francophone African Startups And Where To Find Them
From Tunisia to Cameroon, startups in Africa’s french speaking region have already raised more than $6 million within the last one year. CoinAfrique and…
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How Kenya Is Flying The Hardware Flag In East Africa
Across East Africa, it’s safe to say Kenya is leading the hardware race.
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What’s Happening With Renewable Energy In North Africa?
Across North Africa, a combination of proactive government policy, investment and ingenious entrepreneurship have resulted in the region being one of the world’s leading renewable energy hubs.
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What’s Going On With Auto Rickshaw (Tricycle) Hailing In Nigeria?
Auto rickshaws also called tricycles or Keke (Yoruba word for bicycle) in Nigeria are one of the ways to quickly navigate traffic on the…
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Okada-On-Demand: A Gokada Review
It’s still early days for Gokada (it’s only six months old) and there is more than enough runway for it to improve on its services.
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Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit & Its Impact On Innovation
Infrastructure is still a major headache in Africa, it was estimated that $90 billion will be required annually between 2016 – 2026 in order…
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