The Empower Africa Business Platform is Now Live !!!
This expansion marks a significant milestone in AfriLabs’ mission to catalyze innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology-driven growth throughout Africa. By embracing these new hubs, AfriLabs further solidifies its position as a powerhouse, propelling Africa to the forefront of global innovation. The 19 hubs joining the esteemed AfriLabs network are strategically located across various African countries, ensuring a broad and inclusive representation of the continent’s innovation landscape.
By joining forces, AfriLabs and the newly added hubs will facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing, and resource mobilization, empowering entrepreneurs, startups, and innovators across Africa.
The newly-added hubs include:
1. Enroot (Egypt)
2. Entrepreneurship Center of Social Impact-(Egypt)
3. Ichraf Jarray of Hive12 (Tunisia)
4. Soha Amer of Universite Senghor (Egypt)
5. iZet Hub (Kenya)
6. Knowledge Hub (KHub) (Ethiopia)
7. WiseHub (Kenya)
8. Antler Foundation Nairobi (Kenya)
9. Knight Ventures (Nigeria)
10. Axia Technology & Innovation Hub (Nigeria)
11. Eridan Group (Nigeria)
12. Mainstream Exelient Hub (Nigeria)
13. AfriTech Hub (Ghana)
14. TechHubHarare (Zimbabwe)
15. Acelera (Angola)
16. Afrisource Innovation Center (Namibia)
17. Fondation Bantu Hub (Congo)
18. IDENTIC Foundacion (Equatorial Guinea)
19. LPC Space (Equatorial Guinea).

Ethiopia has signed investment agreements valued at approximately $13.1 billion, marking one of the largest recent foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows announced in Africa.

Botswana and De Beers have concluded a historic 10-year agreement that strengthens the country’s position in diamond sales while reinforcing its critical mining sector.

Visa has unveiled the African startups selected to join the second round of its continent-wide Fintech Accelerator program.