The World Health Organization in Africa is holding virtual hackathons and offering up to $20,000 in seed-funds to finalists with digital solutions to stem COVID-19. The regional office of the… Read more »
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In March, the virus gripping the world — COVID-19 — started to spread in Africa. In short order, actors across the continent’s tech ecosystem began to step up to stem… Read more »
US has one 1 in 5 cases globally; global cases pass 850,000; record daily fatalities in UK, France, Italy, Spain and Russia. Follow the latest updates. UK coronavirus – latest… Read more »
Worldwide confirmed cases pass 800,000 as Spain and Russia also report record single-day death tolls and Mexico wakes to state of emergency UK coronavirus – latest updates US coronavirus –… Read more »
Global cases pass 750,000; Moscow locks down 12m people; Isis prisoners riot in Syria. Follow the latest updates Coronavirus latest: at a glance New study reveals increased risks from middle… Read more »
Spain records highest daily death toll; China closes borders; British prime minister Boris Johnson tests positive Coronavirus latest: at a glance Italy records 969 coronavirus deaths dashing hopes of turnaround… Read more »
China closes borders; UK records biggest daily rise in deaths; South Africa enters military-patrolled lockdown. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest – at a glance US now has more cases… Read more »
Since its inception, Cape Town based crowdsolving startup Zindi has been building a database of data scientists across Africa. It now has 12,000 registered on its its platform that uses… Read more »
UN urges G20 to adopt ‘wartime plan’; US risks becoming centre of the pandemic, WHO warns; EU urged to evacuate refugees from Greek camps. Follow the latest updates. Why the… Read more »
WHO says US could be next virus hotspot; EU urged to evacuate Greek refugee camps; Greta Thunberg says she believes she had Covid-19 9.34pm GMT Libya has announced its first… Read more »
Vietnam closes Ho Chi Minh restaurants; Olympic torch relay scaled down; US president tells country not to blame Asian Americans. Follow the latest updates 9.30am GMT The French government has… Read more »
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Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia is adapting its digital retail network to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Nigeria headquartered operation — with online goods and services verticals in 11 African… Read more »
European treatment trial launched; first confirmed case in Syria; Olympic committee considers ‘scaled-down’ Tokyo 2020. Follow the latest news UK could face Italy-style lockdown, warns Boris Johnson Coronavirus: at a… Read more »
US says vaccine is 12 months away, Hubei reports no new cases and cases in Peru rise 61% in single day Follow our UK coronavirus live blog Italian province struggles… Read more »
New Zealand announces border closure, China reaches milestone; UK announces school closures; WHO calls virus ‘enemy against humanity. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest: at a glance Follow our Australia… Read more »
Italy death toll approaches 3,000; Portugal declares state of emergency; worldwide cases pass 200,000. Follow the latest updates Coronavirus latest: at a glance Follow our US coronavirus live blog Follow… Read more »
Italy death toll approaches 3,000; Portugal declares state of emergency; worldwide cases pass 200,000. Follow the latest updates Coronavirus latest: at a glance All schools in UK to close from… Read more »
EU implements strictest travel ban in history; Australian PM declares ‘human biosecurity emergency’; British restaurants and museums close. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest: at a glance UK: £330bn of… Read more »
French told to stay inside; WHO chief urges widespread testing; markets plummet. Follow the latest updates California: millions told to ‘shelter-in-place’ New Zealand launches massive spending package to combat Covid-19… Read more »
New York closes schools; CDC advises against gatherings of more than 50 people, US Fed cuts interest rates to near zero; deaths jump in Europe. Follow the latest news. Federal… Read more »
Visa has entered a partnership with Nigeria based startup Paga on payments and technology. Founded in Lagos, Paga scaled its fintech business in West Africa, before targeting expansion in Ethiopia… Read more »
Five years ago, it was hard to come by any numbers for annual VC investment in Africa. These days the challenge is choosing which number to follow. That’s the case… Read more »
Amazon Web Services has entered a partnership with Safaricom — Kenya’s largest telco, ISP and mobile payment provider — in a collaboration that could spell competition between American cloud providers… Read more »
Kenya based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has raised $14 million in Series A funding toward its mission of revamping supply-chain markets for Africa’s informal retailers. From Nairobi, the company has… Read more »
The business of selling consumer goods and services online is a relatively young endeavor across Africa, but ecommerce is set to boom. Over the last eight years, the sector has… Read more »
2019 brought more global attention to Africa’s tech scene than perhaps any previous year. A high profile IPO, visits by both Jacks (Ma and Dorsey), and big Chinese startup investment… Read more »
UK foreign secretary to lead country; Japan declares state of emergency; China reports no deaths from Covid-19. Boris Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care and not on ventilator, says No 10… Read more »
Spain deaths lower for fourth day in a row; Germany sees further case drop; Japan prepares for state of emergency; US faces ‘hardest and saddest week’ Latest developments: at a… Read more »
