Category: Africa
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Kenya team wins Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship
Team TAWI, winners in the education category of the 2023 Imagine Cup world finals qualifying round have gone on to win the World Championship. The team qualified from 48 competing global teams to be selected among the top 3 to compete in the World Championship at Microsoft Build. They win the grand prize of USD 100,000,…
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New AI solutions and improvements to Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit
Microsoft has announced a suite of new AI solutions and improvements to Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit. These solutions are designed to transform the nonprofit industry by helping fundraisers engage with donors, manage campaigns, and optimize operations. The company also announced a limited private preview for nonprofits to experience a new AI-powered fundraising propensity model. This…
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Cross-border payments in Africa, the state in 2023
Cross-border payments are essential for facilitating trade, remittances, and financial inclusion in Africa, a continent with diverse and dynamic economies. However, moving money across borders in Africa is often costly, slow, and complex, posing significant challenges for consumers and businesses alike. According to the World Bank, the average cost of sending $200 to sub-Saharan Africa…
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Young African Leaders Initiative and Microsoft Africa Development Centre partner to improve youth digital skills
The Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Centre East Africa (YALI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate to provide digital skills programs and solutions to young leaders in the region. According to the MoU, the ADC will provide YALI participants with capacity-building opportunities in digital skills…
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Microsoft to host maiden Xbox Game Studios Game Camp in Africa
Microsoft’s Africa Transformation Office (ATO) is announcing a two-day Xbox Game Studios Game Camp in Africa. To empower African creators to realize their potential in the gaming industry through unique learning experiences from industry leaders. The conference will run from July 15th – 16th, 2023. The two full days events are themed “The Journey of…
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Meet the Microsoft ADC Game of Learners Season 4 Winner: Jambo Care
An innovation by four university students that translates the local dialect into English or Kiswahili to make it easier for doctors to diagnose patients’ symptoms remotely has emerged as the overall winner of the fourth season of the Game of Learners (GOL) competition. The solution, dubbed ‘Jambo Care,’ was developed by Team Ruby, which beat…