France pledged $76 million to fund African startups Milicent Atieno June 26, 2018 Start-ups Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of EUR65 million ($76.14 million) funding for African startups. This fund is part of a broader ‘Digital African’ initiative. President...
The ‘Black Spiderman’ from Mali rescues a 4-year-old child dangling from a balcony in Paris Felix Omondi May 28, 2018 Social Media Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old man from Mali, is now the talk of the town in Paris following his brave rescue mission on Sunday of saving a four-year-old child dangling from a balcony in the fourth...
French President Macron losses his cool on Slave Auctions in Libya saying its Africans’ fault Felix Omondi November 30, 2017 Featured, Twitter French President Emmanuel Macro during his four-day trip across some of the former French colonies in Africa gave a public lecture on Tuesday at the Ouagadougou University in Burkina Faso. The French...
The 2nd Edition of Digital Africa Challenge now receiving applications Milicent Atieno September 21, 2017 Funding Building on the success of its inaugural startup competition and digital innovation held in October 2016, the Digital Africa Challenge is now calling for application to the second edition. The first edition...
A rider at the Tour de France slips off his bike fall on his butt and slides forever on wet road Felix Omondi July 1, 2017 Featured Sadly, accidents are part of life, especially in competitive sports like bicycle racing. Well, that is exactly what happened in the Tour de France, which started this Saturday. In Stage 1 time trial, Dylan...
For $17,000 would you take a Job where you Lie in Bed All Day Every Day for 2 Months? Felix Omondi April 6, 2017 Cool Tech Jobs When you get a job, you most certainly know that you and your bed will not be friends as much as you want to. There is the alarm clock that will jealously yank you out of your bed, and if not that you know you...
France Carmaker Peugeot to start Assembling Cars in Kenya Milicent Atieno February 6, 2017 Business Plans The maker of car models Peugeot, Citroen, and DS Cars, the France-based PSA Group has announced this past weekend that it has signed a contract. To start assembling two car models in Kenya. A move experts...
Announcing the launch of French African Fund; a Cross-Border Investment Fund for African and French SMEs Milicent Atieno January 20, 2017 Funding Bpifrance in partnership with AfricInvest has launched the French African Fund (FFA) The French African Fund is “the first cross-border investment fund dedicated to the development of small and medium-sized...
Startups in Africa, you have just 6 Days left to apply for the African Rethink Award Felix Omondi August 9, 2016 Funding Are you a startup business operating in Africa, with an innovative solution addressing a particular socio-economic challenge? Can your innovative solution be replicated in other regions across Africa faced...
African Countries Are On A Reforestation Plan To Restore Land Three Times The Size Of UK Felix Omondi December 8, 2015 Business Plans, Funding, Start-ups Ten African countries have pledged to restore a total of 100 million hectares parcel of land under forest cover. That would be about 386,000 square miles of land, and they have set a target of achieving this...
