Web & Social

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to Uganda on September 10th. In line with its mission to place the spotlight on entrepreneurs from emerging countries, Seedstars World has expanded its competition to include more than... Read More

The 2016 election fever is heating up in Uganda. But keeping track of the latest news and events around the electoral process can become a challenging task. That's especially true with all the "noise" wrecking social media networks. That's why the Vision Group has released... Read More

When you become a parent or a guardian, you'll want to give the best education to your son or daughter. At least that's the dream of every parent in Africa. But searching for a good school can be a daunting task -- even in the... Read More

Ampion (www.ampion.org) and Merck (www.merck.de) today announced the launch of the first healthcare specific accelerator in Africa. The accelerator, Ampion’s newest initiative for driving connectivity and innovation across the continent, will operate out of Nairobi, Kenya. Ampion will accept applications from e-health startups with a... Read More

Cinemaslot has something movie goers in Uganda should look forward to. A website you can conveniently visit to check what's showing in your favorite cinema. The website has 5 cinemas in Uganda listed by the time of this writing and they include Century Cinemax Acacia mall, Cinema... Read More

RTI International  (http://www.rti.org) - a leading nonprofit research institute - and IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Africa research lab (http://www.research.ibm.com/labs/africa) have announced a partnership to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies to help transform development approaches in Africa and around the world. In one of the... Read More

Lets make this clear; Mobile phones and mobile apps alone will not save Africa as you've read in several western media outlets. At least Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) doesn't believes so. That's why the University has launched a mid-range laptop dubbed... Read More

The Ministry of Education in Uganda has encouraged students to use smartphones, tablets and laptops to enhance their learning experience. The New Vision reports that the director of basic and secondary education, Dr. Yusuf Nsubuga said that ICTs should be used to enhance the learning... Read More

Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website, has secured an investment of $1.2 million from international investors EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund, a seed-stage technology fund, and Omidyar Network, the investment vehicle of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The funding round follows on from the company’s 2013 seed investment... Read More