Afrinection Blog

Taking Africa's crypto-economy to new heights

Jan 28, 2019 1614

Last year, the crypto economy celebrated its 10th birthday. Africa has become a key Bitcoin market with 6.5 million transactions in 2018.

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Victory! From child soldier to school principal

Jan 14, 2019 1185

Bertine Bahige from the DRC was just 13 years old when rebels took him to become a child soldier. After a long journey, he is now a school princ…

Next month: the African New Venture Competition!

Jan 11, 2019 1009

Next month will be the stage of the fourth annual Georgetown Africa Business Conference New Venture Competition for African entreprene…

Innovators win in Senegal Start-Up Accelerator!

Jan 07, 2019 1195

A total of 5 Senegalese entrepreneurs will receive six months of business incubation and $2,000 of funding through the Senegal Start-Up Accelerator.

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Boosting farming in Tunisia: drones to the rescue!

Jan 02, 2019 1235

Drones are more than cool gadgets. Across Africa, they are used to make a difference. In Tunisia, they will, for instance, be used to boost agricultu…

Few jobseekers qualified for jobs they apply for

Dec 24, 2018 1016

Close to 90% of applicants in Africa that apply to a job position are objectively not a match to the role advertised, research shows.

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