The Challenge App Africa, organized by France Médias Monde, is designed to promote and encourage startups and developers working on development issues on the African continent. In the context of the health crisis, the 5th edition focused on the theme of e-health.

While the global market for creative industries is estimated at 2.4 billion dollars, Africa accounts only for 5% despite a potential deemed large. The Covid-19 crisis, which has hit the players in the sector hard, is proving to be an opportunity. This is thanks to digital technology in particular…

Though technology has responded to the challenges directly posed by the Covid-19 since the outbreak, the start of vaccination campaigns has raised other concerns. These include the storage of vaccines. A company has found the solution… solar.

Science, Technology and Innovation are expected to drive recovery from Covid-19. This is the conclusion of the UNCTAD which launches an ambitious program aimed at better exploiting technology to meet the challenges of sustainable development. With 2 targeted sectors: energy and agriculture.

The Covid-19 pandemic has galvanized the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been piloted or adopted in Africa, a new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds.

At the core of a global crisis during which countries closed upon themselves, artificial intelligence proved its efficiency to support companies in adapting to new consumer habits, new regulations, policies, and tendencies. Does the Covid-19 pandemic crisis definitively launch this revolution, leaving behind those not prepared and positioning AI users as leaders?

If the crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic crippled numerous business lines, a few, on the contrary, have been boosted by the epidemic, especially e-business.

To promote recovery in Africa’s tourism sector, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have partnered on an online skills’ accelerator program for tourism stakeholders.

Enova Robotics manufactures 100% made in Tunisia robots exported to Europe. E-health, distance learning, security… Anis SAHBANI, its founder, looks back on the history of this pioneering robotics company in Africa.

Moldiag, a Moroccan startup, conceived and produces a Sars-CoV2/Covid-19 diagnostic kit. The Ministry of health already ordered 100 000 of those tests.