Tech appeal👩💻- Issue #87
Everyone wants to be a 'tech bro' (or sis), especially Generation Z. The passion with which many young people chase careers in tech these days makes one wonder if other industries will soon go obsolete.
Passion often fuels dreams, but when it comes to the 'tech dream', high salaries, work flexibility, and multiple viable career paths are vital factors that make this high-growth industry appealing.
Speaking of the industry's appeal, one of our stories in this issue explores why Africa’s tech space is thriving amidst a global meltdown. What makes Africa's tech space appealing to investors in an era of declining venture funding globally?
Ishioma Emi
Staff Writer, Ventures Africa
What's new?
Africa’s tech space is thriving amidst a global meltdown
According to data from The Big Deal, an Africa-focused database, Africa was the only region to record three-digit growth in the first quarter of 2022, with venture funding up 150 per cent to hit a record $1.8 billion compared to $730 million in the same period in 2021. Read more.
African agritech funding for the first half of 2022
The African tech ecosystem has shown impressive growth in the last decade, and many investors want to have a seed in this thriving ecosystem. Last year, Disrupt Africa revealed that 564 tech startups raised over $2 billion in 2021. Read more.
Is Africa doing too much fintech?
By the end of 2020, the region had less than 500 million unique mobile subscribers, and only 303 million were mobile internet users, according to GSMA. This data doesn’t account for how many can afford to stay constantly connected to the internet. Read more.
My Pivot Journal: a pharmacist’s journey to becoming a data analyst
Nwanochi is a graduate of Pharmacy from the University of Port Harcourt. Unlike many students, she did not just go to school to study, she also wanted to make an immediate social impact. Read more.
SeamlessHR, making human resource and payroll solutions across Africa seamless
SeamlessHR is a Nigerian-based company that wants to help African businesses “leverage the continent’s greatest asset – abundant human capital” with its cloud-based human resources (HR) and payroll software. Read more.
Belgium and DRC look to their joint future with royal visit
During the week-long sojourn, Belgium’s King Philippe expressed his deepest regrets for the “abuse and humiliation” that the Congolese people suffered during the reign of his 19th-century antecedent Leopold II. Read more.
Mastercard is working with Kenya’s Tourism Board to help boost tourism
Mastercard and KTB also plan to enhance the proposition by including bespoke travel packages including bush, city and beach experiences on the Priceless.com platform as well as brand campaigns to complement the tourism recovery efforts. Read more
Our Weekly Collectibles
Tree planting campaigns are everywhere, from governments to airlines to your favourite clothing brand. But can planting trees really stop climate change? Find out how the most ubiquitous way to reduce carbon footprint can actually hurt the environment- if not done right.
An Irish plumber becomes a million-dollar entrepreneur in America. His journey is one that involves bunk beds, two lottery tickets, and the myth of the headless horseman. Find out how this humorous story helps people discover their purpose in funny how life works.
Determined to overthrow the Nigerian president, a powerful secret society “The secret order” employs a terrorist cell to carry out attacks under the guise of forming an Islamic state. This decision blurs religion, region, and power. Discover a fresh perspective on the discourse of terrorism in Northern Nigeria in Satans and Shaitans.
From benches to billboards to skyscrapers, minimalism has become a social default for many design choices. However, this culture curator opines that the world is facing the death of detail in the danger of minimalist design and the death of details.
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