To promote the resumption of tourism in Africa, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have partnered up in an online acceleration program for tourism ministers from UNWTO member states , the main travel agencies and Tourist Offices. The goal? Further develop skills in innovation and digital transformation....

Kenyan SMEs can get a website for free and help create digital profiles from Google. "They will be visible across the globe enabling shoppers to find them as well as linking them to customers looking for their products," Google East Africa country director Agnes Gathaiya said. The group will invest...

The two American giants are working on a solution for tracing patients via Bluetooth, which will be made available to health authorities. It will eventually be integrated with iOS and Android....

Kenya has authorized Loon, which is suspending antennae from stratospheric balloons, to operate on its territory to better respond to the Covid-19 epidemic....

Google opened its first Digital Space in Lagos, a center for African developers, entrepreneurs and start-ups in Nigeria. "This space reflects our commitment to support the ICT entrepreneurial ecosystem in Nigeria and Africa, to train 100,000 developers across Africa and to launch market support for developers in the Google Play...

Internet connectivity company, Loon, and the Ugandan government have announced the launch of balloon-powered Internet connectivity. Currently operating in Kenya, Loon is going through this deal to fly over the stratosphere over Uganda....

On May 15th 2019, Station F, the world’s largest startup campus, will host for the first time Afrobytes, an international marketplace that brings together innovative companies wishing to accelerate their strategy in African markets.  Now in its fourth edition, Afrobytes brings together under the same roof, the best of the...