The first edition of Women in Tech was held in Paris on May 30 and 31 with attendance of nearly 300 women from all continents. During this summit for a better inclusion of women in Tech, African women were strongly present.  By Mérième Alaoui, Paris Smartphone screens already display the...

Although only 21.9% of women in Africa are connected, compared to 28.9% of men, their use of the Internet is being put to good use. Better still, they are transforming the continent through the solutions they implement. If Africa does not want to miss the turn of the 4th industrial...

For decades, African women have been trapped in poverty cycles due to several underlying factors including unequal access to education, factors of production, and trade facilities; inequitable labour saving technologies; underpaid or unpaid labour; harmful cultural practices; and limited legal protection from gender inequality practices entrenched in society… By UN...

JFD, which inaugurated its growth accelerator in Africa in March, in the heart of Libreville (Gabon), unveils the results of its study conducted in collaboration with the SING (Société d'Incubation Numérique du Gabon) and the consulting firm Africa Opinion. The study ''Tech Entrepreneurship in Gabon'' reveals the issues, progress and...

Eloho Omame, a Nigerian, is founder of FirstCheck Africa and CEO of Endeavour Nigeria. She is piloting a fund made up of a community of women business angels and investors, focused on women, to make it easier for African digital entrepreneurs to raise capital. She is the winner of the...

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy”. Funded by the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), the 12-month programme will support 70 women involved in renewable and green energy production in two African countries, Malawi and Nigeria .    ...

For more than ten years, the South African Bertha Dlamini, puts her expertise in digital marketing at the service of her continent, especially women. She accompanies them through the Association for Municipal Electricity Services - Women in Electricity.   Bertha, how did you orientate yourself in digital marketing? I was...