TechStream

Technology news around the ecosystem!

From Lagos to Nairobi

We give you summaries of happenings around tech, from developer stand-ups to the boardrooms.

  • This South African AI-powered edtech helps students land top jobs

    In a country grappling with about 32% unemployment rate and a drop in tech hiring activity due to a persistent skills mismatch, finding a job in South Africa’s competitive tech industry can feel like a long shot. While universities continue to produce graduates, many enter the job market lacking the practical, in-demand skills that employers…

  • AXIAN Telecom Sustainability Report: Powering Inclusive Growth Across Africa

    AXIAN Telecom presents its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting its unwavering commitment to sustainable practices and its impact on the communities it serves. The report encapsulates our efforts to drive digital and financial inclusivity, foster socio-economic growth, and champion environmental stewardship across Africa. To read more click here

  • What founders need to know about tech’s growing influence in DC

    “Startup culture may be great for putting out a new app or building a successful company, but not for distributing tens of millions of people’s benefits. Real people with real interests are at stake,” says Daniel Weiner, director of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Elections and Government Program. In other words, when it comes to…

  • ”Flutterwave and Andela Co-Founder Launches African AI Ventures with $9M Backing

    One of Africa’s most successful tech entrepreneurs has launched a new AI startup and already secured $9 million in seed funding. A co-founder of Flutter and Andela Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, is behind this latest ventures named Magic, which aims revolutionize how people interact with AI across the continent. Magic is focus on building a platform that…

  • FiguresHub Africa Expands Mobile App Training with Flutter

    FiguresHub Africa integrated Flutter, Google’s open-source UI tookit,into its tech curriculum. This move aims to enhance mobile app development skills among African tech student by equipping them with the ability to create natively complied application for mobile, web, and desktop using single codebase. By innovation, and increasing the employability of its student in a competitive…

  • Wingu Africa Raises $60 Million to Accelerate East Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Expansion

    Wingu Africa group Limited , a leading data center and digital infrastructureprovider in East Africa , has successfully raised $60 million in funding to support the rapid expansion of its data center footprint and cloud services across the region. The investment__growing confidence in Africa’s digital economy and marks a piovital moment in East Africa’stransition to…