The African Union Civic Tech Fund is a pan-African competition that aims to accelerate innovative civic tech initiatives that have the potential to lead to citizen-led transformative action across the African continent. The Fund is a collaboration between two distinct initiatives: the Charter Project Africa and the African Union Civic Tech Fund, hosted by the African Union, managed
Africa No Filter, in partnership with Electric South, Imisi 3D and Meta, invites Extended Reality Creators to apply for grants of up to $30,000 to support the production and development of new content. Africa No Filter supports the development of nuanced and contemporary stories that shift stereotypical and harmful narratives within and about Africa. Through
Beer Garage is one of the global innovation hubs at AB InBev with the objective of driving innovation by building a strong community of ecosystem stakeholders. AB InBev is the world’s largest beer company with over 500+ brands and a dominant sales presence with over 6 million+ B2B customers (pubs, restaurants, retailers, etc.) in 100+
The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, announced the African App Launchpad initiative within the closing ceremony of the World Youth Forum (WYF) 2018 on Nov 6, 2018, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. African App Launchpad The African App Launchpad (AAL) initiative is an Africa-wide platform aiming to build the capacity of Youth from Egypt
Startup Wise Guys is one of the top investors in early-stage startups in Europe and has already worked with online acceleration programs out of Namibia. With more than 235 startup investments, including several in African startups behind their back and a solid team of serial entrepreneurs and passionate mentors, they for sure have what it
Netflix has partnered with UNESCO to launch a short film competition, “African Folktales, Reimagined,” to find the bravest, wittiest, and most surprising retellings of some of Africa’s most-loved folktales. Folktales have always played an important role in the heritage of a culture, passing down values, knowledge, and customs from one generation to the next. The
The African Union is looking to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators within the African continent to organs within the African Union Headquarters and organs as ‘resident fellows’ to understand the system within those organs; identify challenges within the system and propose solutions to these challenges. The African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship The
Udacity is collaborating with Access Bank, a multinational commercial bank, to empower people in Africa who are interested in learning tech-forward skills to kick-start careers in the banking industry in 2021. The Advance Africa Scholarship is awarding 1,000 scholarships in 2021! Apply if you want to enhance your future career or skill set in today’s
Ecobank is challenging Africa’s new generation of entrepreneurs to find lasting solutions to the continent’s most pressing banking issues. Applications for this year’s Ecobank Fintech Challenge are now open! Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc., is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional
The Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work aims to recognise and celebrate young people (aged 15 – 29) in the Commonwealth who are spearheading impactful, sustainable development work in their communities. To mark the celebration next year of the Platinum Jubilee of the Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the
