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Ecobank announces the 11 Ecobank Fintech Challenge finalists

August 9, 2018

Ecobank has announced the 11 finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge competition for Africa-focused technology start-ups. All the finalists will…

DEMO Africa 2018 applications are open for startups

April 16, 2018

For over 25 years DEMO has built an unmatched track record of selecting, promoting and commercializing some of the most game-changing products the world has ever…

Finnish government raises €8.7m funding through SAIS for Africa, Zambia inclusive

January 11, 2018

According to Business Live, the government of Finland has raised €8.7m to fund technology start-ups in SA, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia through the Southern…

Facebook gets behind African entrepreneurs by sponsoring TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa

October 9, 2017

Showcasing Facebook’s passion for investing in creative, diverse talent across Africa, and nurturing the tech and startup ecosystem, Facebook announces a week-long celebration of…

Win $25,000 in TechCrunch’s Startup BattleField Africa

June 22, 2017

Sponsored by Facebook, TechCrunch is bringing a startup challenge, Startup Battle Africa to Sub-Saharan and Zambians, too, can apply! Do you qualify? These are…

Team Binary wins Zambia #DataHack4Fi competition 2017

April 25, 2017

Last night BongoHive in partnership with Insight2Impact, Zoona, Insurer’s Association of Zambia (IAZ) and Financial Sector Deepening Zambia (FSDZ) held the final pitch night…

Total’s Startupper of the Year competition Zambian finalists

March 1, 2016

Remember the Startupper of the Year competition that Total launched last year? It took place in a few countries including Zambia, whose finalists are…

How to make a “GreatZ” podcast, with Daniel Machiya

February 8, 2016

Incase you were thinking of starting a podcast, we have the scoop from a professional. Meet Daniel Machiya, a Zambian creative who believes ‘you…

MTN and BongoHive sign MoU to onboard app developers

January 28, 2016

Today, MTN Zambia signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with BongoHive, a hub for technology and innovation of young entrepreneurs in Zambia. MTN Zambia…

WeChat to invest R50m in African tech startups

January 21, 2016

WeChat Africa has just unlocked applications for tech entrepreneurs and startups all over Africa to apply for part of a R50million fund that…

7 lessons for startups from Slush 2015

November 18, 2015

Slush is an event held in Helsinki, Finland that brings together some of the world’s most promising startups to meet venture capitalists/investors that could…

UNICEF’s Global Innovation Summit for Youth and Children 2015: Day 1

November 12, 2015

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland just held the first Global Innovation Summit…

UNICEF’s Global Innovation Summit for Youth and Children kicks off today

November 9, 2015

Today marks the 1st day of the first ever 2-day Global Innovation Summit for Youth and Children, hosted by the United Nations International Children’s Fund…

About the Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge 2015

August 17, 2015

Listen, or read up, startups and/or entrepreneurs, because this might be the big break you’re looking for! Barclays is inviting applications from young innovative…

ICT4D: Tapping the Potential of ICTs for Increased Gender Equality

July 29, 2015

Today at 3pm the Embassy of Sweden hosts ICT4D (Information Communications Technology For Development) Meet-up at the Lusaka National Museum, which will be “a…

Major Factors Killing Tech Startups In Zambia

May 5, 2015

Seen all 18 reasons above why startups fail ? Good, now read on. Technology in Zambia is growing at a steady rate but most…

Startup Hour With Jo Pope

January 9, 2015

Starting with a short story of how she moved to Zambia in 1988, Jo Pope starting out working on a safari camp which was…