North Africa: WeRise App Bridges Generations to Promote Gender Equality Through Gaming

Last July, hundreds of people from across the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region--including activists, influencers, academics, journalists and the Swedish Ambassador to… Read more »

Africa: Power On - How We Can Supercharge an Equitable Digital Future

From online learning and digital activism to the rapid expansion of high-paying tech jobs, the digital age has generated unprecedented opportunities for the empowerment of women… Read more »

Zambia: Imagine the Future We Want - Transforming Internet Governance to Eliminate Online Inequalities

Tech has shaped the lives of young people in profound and unique ways, hence the need to invest in it Read more »

Africa: Digitizing Africa, the Key to Stronger Institutions

Good governance and strong institutions enhance a country's ability to mobilize domestic resources through revenue collection Read more »

Africa: With 2.7 Billion People Still Offline, What Does Africa's Resilient Digital Future Look Like?

UN forum to seek solutions for creating an open, free, secure and inclusive Internet Read more »

Togo: Togo and UN Sign MOU to Establish African Cybersecurity Centre

Based in Lome, the centre will promote cybersecurity and fight cybercrime Read more »

Africa: Fintech, Other Knowledge-Intensive Services Could Drive Africa's Prosperity, Boost Inclusion

Paul Akiwumi, Director of UNCTAD's Division for Africa, discusses a newly released report that urges diversification of African economies Read more »

Africa: A Young Population, Innovation and Technology Will Transform Africa

-- Says Ismail Badjie, Founder & CEO of Innovarx Global Health Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: You Will Succeed If You Believe in Your Dream - Fintech Founder

Meet Félix Maroy, Founder and CEO FYATU, a Congolese fintech company Read more »

Africa: Crowdfunding Emerging As Financing Source for Entrepreneurs

Crowdfunding platforms also lower cost barriers for investors Read more »

Africa: Reject Genocide Deniers and War Criminals

Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu was appointed the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide about a year ago. Since then, she has traversed several… Read more »

Africa: Continent's First Artificial Intelligence Research Centre Launched in Brazzaville

Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso of the Republic of Congo has expressed "immense gratitude" to the leadership of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)… Read more »

Africa: Celebrating African Podcasting and Storytelling

It was pomp and colour at the Baraza Media Lab in Nairobi, Kenya as the Africa Podfest got underway on 12 February to mark this year's Africa Podcast Day - a day set aside to… Read more »

Africa: Connecting Africans With Africans - How Effective Communication Can Help Boost Intra-African Trade

We need more channels of communication to connect African businesses and organisations Read more »

Africa: How Uber-Style Trucking Business Is Changing Long-Haul Transport

Registered trucks and drivers are connected online, matched with cargo transport demand Read more »

Africa: How Podcasting Is Taking Africa By Storm

Josephine Karianjahi is an international development consultant and podcaster from Nairobi, Kenya. As the Co-Director of Africa Podfest and host of the 'This I Can Do' podcast, Ms.… Read more »

Togo: Using Digital Tools to Fight Covid-19 and Protect the Most Vulnerable

Government uses tech to contact trace, send money to the poor during lockdown, and now for vaccination rollout Read more »

Africa: Post-Covid-19 - a Chance to Leapfrog Africa's Development Through Digitalization

Africa recorded remarkable economic growth in the first 15 years of the 21st century, largely because of positive trends in the export of primary commodities, among other factors.… Read more »

Africa: What Covid-19 Has Taught Us - "Healthcare Can No Longer Exist Without Technology"

As COVID-19 spread across the globe in 2020, medical facilities in Africa, as elsewhere, were overwhelmed, creating patient backlogs for non-COVID cases. The situation created a… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Embracing Biometrics, Digital IDs

From the spread of digital apps, like the Nigerian-based FarmCrowdy, which is helping farmers utilize technology to improve their operations, to Mpesa - the mobile money in East… Read more »

Africa: With Schools Closed, a Glimmer of Hope in a Coding Boot-Camp

In early December 2020, a 10-day coding boot camp, organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the International Telecommunication Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,… Read more »

Africa: United Nations Secretary-General Calls for Individual Action to Combat Misinformation

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will launch a groundbreaking global online action tomorrow (21 October), calling on people around the world to… Read more »

Sierra Leone: How App Originally Made to Fight Ebola Helps in Covid-19 Pandemic

Earlier version of locally developed app was used to help tackle the 2014 Ebola outbreak Read more »

Africa: Digital Trade Is the Next Big Thing in Africa

Wamkele Mene was recently appointed Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. Because of COVID-19, free trade for countries that have ratified the… Read more »

Nigeria: Digital Healthcare Startup Helps Triage COVID-19 Cases

Dr. Wale Adeosun is co-founder of Wellvis, a Lagos-based online health information and services platform, one of the few on the continent. In this interview with Africa… Read more »