Category: Doing Business in Africa

De-regulation is Important If Ecommerce is to Thrive in Africa

Posted on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 by ethelcofie

last week i spoke at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) , Africa Union (AU) a dn European

On Stage with Madame Largarde(Managing Director of the IMF)

Posted on December 18, 2018 by ethelcofie

17 December 2018 I spoke on closing panel , moderated by Madam Largarde, Managing Director of the IMF . Closing

Serving the Under-Served(Bottom of the Pyramid) is Profitable

Posted on December 5, 2018 by ethelcofie

One of the Unique advantages of technology ecosystems across Africa is proving consistently that serving the underserved in profitable; providing

The African wearable tech space

Posted on December 3, 2018 by ethelcofie

The African wearable tech space Smart watches from Samsung and Apple are leading march (well maybe slow match) towards increased

African tech ecosystems are making the same mistake Silicon Valley has in funding

Posted on November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 by ethelcofie

If you read any of my blogs on Africa technology ecosystems, you know I am quite adamant that Africa refuses

Agritech in Africa :The USAID Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize comes to and end

Posted on November 20, 2018 by ethelcofie

In March 2018, I was recruited with other industry experts to be judges at the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech

5 Things the Israeli Startup Ecosystem can teach African Tech Startup Ecosystems and 1 thing it cannot!.

Posted on November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 by ethelcofie

5 Things African Tech Startup Ecosystems can learn from the Israeli Startup Ecosystem 1 lesson it should not learn. pic

Podcast: ‘Africa should not copy and paste Silicon Valley’ on FT.com

Posted on November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 by ethelcofie

orginally published on FT.com Podcast: ‘Africa should not copy and paste Silicon Valley’ Ghanaian tech entrepreneur Ethel Cofie on the

What having the youngest continent means to the African technology ecosystem

Posted on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 by ethelcofie

image credit https://gga.org/category/africa-in-fact/page/3/ Presently Africa is the youngest continent with 60% of its population under the age of 25, the average

#RelevantConversations talking to Peris , who is creating alternative credit scoring for farmers in Africa

Posted on June 7, 2018 by ethelcofie

#RelevantConversations What does it take to be a 26 year old running one of Africa’s most innovative startups disrupting how