Analysis: while the example of Jumia reveals the difficulty of achieving the same profitability of their model, the future of these delivery platforms is very much at stake in their “local” dimension. Do they help promote Made in Africa products? That’s what is at stake. Part three (final).

Jumia, Glovo, Gozem… Super-Apps are multiplying on the continent. Each one has its own model and range of services. If their ambitions to expand regionally have been slowed down by COVID-19, the pandemic has also revealed their flexibility and their ability to adapt to the new needs of the markets where they are based. Part two.

Delivery platforms that were not rather rooted in customs before the pandemic are booming in Africa, boosted by lockdowns. That business is at the same time diversifying. Part one.

50% of African teachers, trainers and educational technology specialists surveyed by eLearning Africa and EdTech Hub believe that the COVID-19 pandemic will be a “significant” or “very significant” opportunity for education in Africa.

As part of the post-Covid recovery, atingi, a digital learning platform designed and developed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), uses digital technology to assist young job seekers into the labor market.

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.