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Mobile money to power Africa financial growth: study
Mobile phones and rising connectivity in Africa will give rise to a new market in mobile financial services, creating explosive opportunities for business on the continent, research has found.
Web TV aims to boost youth interest in African farming
With the logo of his Internet TV station on his black T-shirt, Inoussa Maiga energetically plucks corn stalks in northern Burkina Faso for a programme on farming in Africa.
Mobile money shakes up sheep trade in Senegal's Muslim feast
Sheep are a hot commodity in Senegal leading up to the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, when each family traditionally slaughters a ram for a feast that has become a boomtime for traders who often travel hundreds of miles to sell their livestock.
New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class
In bustling Abidjan, a homegrown company has tapped into the global taxi app revolution that has spawned Uber and other online transport networks.
Uber bullish on Africa despite opposition from local taxi firms
Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc is growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa and considering moves into more markets, despite sometimes violent opposition from metered taxi drivers, a senior executive said on Nov 7.
Cameroon startup launches drones for global market
Talking fast and dreaming big, William Elong shows off the first "made in Cameroon" drone at his sixth-floor workshop in downtown Douala, minutes from the economic capital's Atlantic seafront.
In Ivory Coast, drone academy offers youth the chance to soar
Training to pilot drones is being offered at a new drone academy set up by the Ivorian Electricity Company in the Ivory Coast.
Tiny African startups draw interest after slow start
African high-tech startups are minuscule compared with their US and European peers but they are finally gaining momentum and attention in some of the world's most promising economies.
Poor Ivory Coast pupils’ ray of hope: solar backpacks
The equatorial sun has been up for about an hour as a gaggle of children set off from the Ivorian village of Allepilla on their hour-long trek to school.
Chocolatiers need more cocoa, and they want millennials to help
The maker of chocolate M&M’s and Snickers sees a growing risk on the horizon: sliding cocoa supply from one of the world’s top growers. The answer? Comics and WiFi.
