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Slack is investing $80 million in startups that build Slack bots

Developers, ecosystem, News

16th December 2015

Slack, the trendy enterprise collaboration tool (that we are so madly in love with), made three important announcements at its press event yesterday. One of them is to back Slack bot developers.

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National Archives: Nigeria’s memories are brittle and falling apart without digitisation

Government, Research

Wole Olayinka

20th August 2019

Without urgent intervention, collective memories of Nigerian society that live in the national archives face certain extinction.

ATCG Kigali summit ends with recommendations for free trade implementation

AfCFTA, Business, ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, Events, Government

Aanu Adeoye

19th August 2019

The Africa Technology and Creative Group’s (ATCG) two-day meet-up in Kigali ended Friday with recommendations on the governance structure, definitive guide on the goals and objectives of the group in relation to the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The ATCG is a coalition of technology and creative professionals who are devoted […]

Ezekwesili tasks African youths on making a success of AfCFTA as Kigali meet-up flags off

AfCFTA, Business, ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, Events, Government

Aanu Adeoye

15th August 2019

And so to Kigali. On Thursday, August 15, more than 80 people from 30 African countries gathered in the sleepy and well-manicured Rwandan capital to discuss how to create a framework to ensure the success of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Industry leaders in the technology and creative ecosystems were in attendance on […]

Kobo360 raises US$ 30M, sets its sights on the $1.3 trillion intra-African trade opportunity

people, startups

Olanrewaju Odunowo

14th August 2019

Investors are betting on Kobo360’s ability to meet a rise in demand in cargo deliveries on the back of the newly-minted Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). But the startup’s ambitions will partly depend on the proper and effective implementation of the AfCFTA.

Questions arise over rules of origin in Africa’s free trade agreement

Business, Developers, ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, Government, Hardware, Internet, News

Abubakar Idris

14th August 2019

The AfCFTA faces many hurdles on its road to success and a crucial one is the rule governing rules of origin: an important but complicated topic that has implications for manufacturing businesses.

Gokada shuts down for two weeks in bid to reboot operations

Blog, Business, Internet, News, Ridesharing, Technology

Abubakar Idris

14th August 2019

Gokada, the popular bike hailing startup, has stopped all mobility operations for the next two weeks. In a Medium post, CEO Fahim Saleh, announced that the Gokada app will be temporarily disabled and all bikers will be off the road during this period.

The AfCFTA could spark Shenzhen-like transformation of Africa’s manufacturing

Business, Entrepreneurship, Government, Hardware, Technology

Kay Ugwuede

13th August 2019

Save Eritrea, the entire continent is now on board the AfCFTA ship and eager to see how this free trade area, now the largest in the world, will spur growth on the continent, especially for industries like manufacturing.

This September, Join Omobola Johnson and Other Industry Leaders at Techcabal’s Transport and Mobility Townhall

people, startups

Olanrewaju Odunowo

9th August 2019

On the 27th of September at 9 am, Techcabal is bringing together the most knowledgeable and influential mobility entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore, discuss and define the potential of Africa’s mobility sector, the challenges and what the future holds.