Promoting Africa
Africa has now reclaimed its digital identity. We are living an historical moment as Africa’s first ever domain has been launched, and made available to the general public. The DotAfrica is the new Top Level Domain (TLD) for the African continent. It is an African initiative created by Africans for Africans and open to the worldwide…
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Ghana entered the space race last Friday, sending it's first satellite into space. Doing so, the country becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to launch satellite into Orbit. The satellite called Ghanasat-1 was released from the International Space Station on July 7 2017, nearly a month after its launch from the Kennedy Space Center on Elon…
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Mawunu Feliho, also known as Egloye, a young Beninese of 23 years, decided to make the world discover Benin, from the eye of a drone. His goal is to show a better face of his country. Negative stereotypes about Africa, and more precisely about Benin (voodoo ...), are heard all over the globe. In order…
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In a partnership with UNICEF, Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation has announced new effort to bring safe, clean water to children in Burundi. The first phase of BEYGOOD4BURUNDI (portion of the BeyGood Fondation that focuses on Burundi), will be on four rural regions of the landlocked East African nation that has been racked by civil unrest and…
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OMG Digital, the Ghana-based media startup known as the “BuzzFeed of Africa,” announced that it has raised $1.1 million in seed funding from investors. Its main site, OMG Voice, already has versions for Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya, and the new capital will be used to expand into more countries, produce more video content, and grow its…
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Who are the African billionaires of 2017 ? They are 25, up from 24 last year. Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania is still the youngest billionaire in Africa with a fortune Forbes estimates at $1.09 billion. Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria still remain the only two female billionaires on…
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Newly launched Tanzanian startup Worknasi, is an online platform connecting businesses and startups in the country to awesome office space, co-working spaces and meeting rooms in today’s sharing economy Founded by Edgar B.Mwampinge, a Tanzanian law graduate and founder of Spid Express a company which offers expresse delivery services based on door to door pick-up, delivery and…
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