Apply Now! MIT Solve is Seeking Tech Innovations for Slowing & Tracking Emerging Pandemics
How can communities around the world prepare for, detect, and respond to emerging pandemics and health security threats?…
Ghana’s Health Tech Startup Redbird Launches COVID-19 Daily Check-in App and Symptom Tracker
Redbird (formerly Redbird Health Tech), a medical diagnostics distributor providing access to healthcare in Ghana through community pharmacies, has…
COVID-19: House of Reps Passes Bill to Refund 50% of PAYE to Companies
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria’s House of representatives has passed an ’emergency economic stimulus bill’ requiring…
Application for Google’s Code Jam 2020 is Open!
Google’s longest running global coding competition, Code Jam, calls on programmers around the world to solve challenging, algorithmic…
Ventures Platform’s COVID-19 Innovation Challenge Application Closes Today!
Ventures Platform has launched the COVID-19 Innovation Challenge to support Nigeria’s tech community fighting the pandemic. The Africa-wide…
COVID-19: Facebook Pledges $100M to Support 30,000 Small Businesses
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has announced that it’s creating a $100 million grant program for small businesses.…
Techpoint Africa Announces Nominees for Nigerian Startup Awards 2020
On January 1, 2020, Techpoint Africa opened preliminary nominations for its inaugural Techpoint Awards (Nigerian edition) ceremony scheduled…
Microsoft to Offer Free Remote Working Solution in Wake of COVID-19
With COVID-19 continuing to impact people and countries around the world, teams everywhere are exploring remote work options. Microsoft has…
Apply Now! CcHub Funding and Design Support for COVID-19 Projects
The World Health Organization’s latest stats indicate that there are 463 COVID-19 cases in Africa and 10 confirmed deaths related…
Bill Gates Steps Down from Microsoft’s Board of Directors
Co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is leaving the company’s board of directors. Gates is also…