Supfrica CEO set-up gofundme to sustain the platform after maintenance cost skyrocketed
The CEO of Techfrica, Al-Hassan Hafiz has set up a gofundme account calling on Africans both home and in the diaspora to help sustain the platform after maintenance cost skyrocketed following over 100,000 downloads within a space of 72hours. The information attached to the gofundme indicated that “What this surge in numbers means is that, […]
Kenya’s Safaricom suspends China’s Huawei 5G mobile network rollout
In what came as a surprise to many, Kenya’s largest telecom operator, Safaricom has suspended the planned roll-out of Huawei’s 5G mobile network service. Earlier on, the acting CEO of Safaricom, Michael Joseph made a public address in which he disclosed that trial tests on the much-criticized 5G network was completed awaiting roll-out. The tech […]
Supfrica CEO declares willingness to collaborate with Ivorian Imoji creator to depict African culture
Since Supfrica, an African made social messaging application went viral, there has been a lot of suggestions and concerns from users and potential users alike. Key among such was a possible collaboration between the Supfrica CEO and another young African who has been doing a lot for the culture. The EYEGAMBIAN team got in touch […]
Supfrica records 100k downloads within 72hrs; with Africa’s 500M mobile users, there’s hope
The newly launched mobile application by the young Sierra Leonean, Hafiz has so far recorded over hundred thousand downloads within a space of 72 hours. This is a clear sign that Africans have been so ‘hungry’ for a social networking platform developed and owned by an African and are ready to support such initiatives. According […]
African Tech revolution: Sierra Leonean man launches a messaging app that could rival WhatsApp
Information sharing and global communication that characterize this modern age has seen many people, especially the youth making use of social media platforms; most of which are owned by foreign tech companies. As a continent, Africa has a lot of experts with the technical know-how to build some of these platforms but due to some […]
Meet Nigerian kids drawing the attention of HOLLYWOOD with high tech sci-fi films they create with mobile phones
A group of 10 Nigerian kids who call themselves “The Critics” are taking the world by storm by creating short films with unimaginable effects using just mobile phones. According to people who are into movie making, the quality of visual effects displayed in the movies produced by these kids demand sophisticated software and high-tech equipment. […]
Hushpuppi and Sissoko: A $100 million online scam vs $300 million spiritual scam
As modern technology keeps advancing, individuals and corporations find different ways to defraud others of their resources. It is however very important to note that, not all frauds are related to the vulnerabilities of technology. Perpetrators equally make use of other means such as tax evasion, as in the case of Glencor, a western mining […]
First African woman to win the Prize for Engineering Innovation
The field of engineering is considered a male-dominated one as many women shy away from its technicalities but the 21st-century women are gradually making efforts to change such a narrative. Our woman of focus today is a typical example. The 26-year old Ivorian young lady who is based in Ghana, Charlette N’Guessan just broke the […]
Meet Nigerian robotic expert who makes space drones for NASA
Nigeria as a country has for some time fallen prey to selective projections as the mass media prefers to amplify negativity at the expense of the exploits many of the citizens are making out there. The country produces world-class doctors, scientists, engineers, among others who are working so hard without receiving the required recognition to […]
Africa without border: A Rwandan bank appoints Nigerian as chief digital officer
A Nigerian young man has been appointed as the Chief Digital Officer of the Bank of Kigali; the news was earlier reported by Rwanda’s local media outlet, The New Times. In describing his role, the paper stated that, “the division (he will head) is responsible for innovation such as Ikofi, a digital wallet that offers […]