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Nous avons 15 membres de plus ! Alors que l’année se termine progressivement malgré les défis rencontrés, nous sommes toujours engagés à construire une Afrique unie et plus résistante et cela ne peut être réalisé sans la collaboration et la force de notre communauté. Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir 15 nouveaux membres au sein de notreRead more

We are 15 Members Stronger! As the year gradually comes to an end despite the challenges faced, we are still committed to building a united and more resilient Africa and this cannot be achieved without the collaboration and strength of our community. We are thrilled to welcome 15 new members to our network, which bringsRead more

Dans le cadre de l’Agenda 2063 de l’Union africaine, qui vise à créer un continent pacifique et uni pour les générations à venir, la Commission a décidé de mettre l’accent sur le thème de cette année “Faire taire les armes : créer des conditions propices au développement de l’Afrique”. Ce thème vise à créer unRead more

In line with the Agenda 2063 of the African Union that aims to achieve a peaceful and united continent for generations to come, the Commission decided to theme this year “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s development’. The theme aims to achieve a conflict-free continent and thus setting its focus on youth engagementRead more

AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network of technology and innovation centres in partnership with Djembe Consultants, the award-winning Africa-focused communications consultancy, launched an Insights Report during the 2020 AfriLabs Annual Gathering. The report assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the continent’s young innovators and entrepreneurs and provides perspectives from industry experts as to how African decisionmakersRead more

A speech delivered by Anna Ekeledo, Executive Director, AfriLabs at the 2020 AfriLabs Annual Gathering. Good morning to everyone here today. To our innovation hub members logged in from all over Africa and our diaspora members from all over the world, we are really excited and grateful to have you with us today. We areRead more

The AfriLabs Annual General Meeting held on the 7th October 2020 and it was the first Virtual General Meeting due to the COVID-19. During this meeting, a new board member, Takunda Chingonzo, Founder of Tech Village Zimbabwe was elected to assume the board seat that was vacant after Nekesa Were transitioned to a new roleRead more

An overview of the challenges Kenya has faced following the disruption of the Global Pandemic of 2020. The first Covid-19 case in Kenya was confirmed by the Ministry of Health in Nairobi on 12th March 2020. This was followed by a period of lockdown of major cities with economic and social activities mostly brought to a halt.Read more

The Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill. How did the pandemic impact Nigeria’s tech ecosystem? And what can be done to guarantee future resilience? KTN Global Alliance and AfriLabs – A synergy Early in March 2020, Africa’s Covid-19 cases by country were in the single digits, but by mid-month those numbers had spiked, leading theRead more

To explore new technology ideas that will solve real-life issues. To further inform and develop sustainable solutions for the African region, AfriLabs, a pan-African network of 225 technology innovation hubs across 47 African countries, announced that it has partnered with Mozilla to convene roundtable discussions with African startups, entrepreneurs, developers and innovators. These roundtable discussionsRead more