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Google has renewed its commitment to growing Africa’s startup ecosystem with the announcement of a new Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) Africa class, the launch and opening of applications for a new $3 million Black Founders Fund…

YouTube Music is deepening investments in Black communities by opening applications to #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022, aimed at enabling Black artists to commercialise their work. Grant applications for #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund…

Google have on Thursday, June 3 kicked off a series of programmes, rolling out throughout the month of June, which will not only support the growth and recovery of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa’s post-COVID economy but…

Google has restated its commitment to the startup ecosystem in Africa, announcing the opening of applications for the 6th Class of Google for Startups Accelerator programme, and the launch of new developer scholarships in partnership with…

Acclaimed Nigerian singer-songwriter Sinach, who is also one of the top 10 most subscribed artists in Africa on YouTube, will treat viewers to a celebration of joy and freedom during a 60-minute live stream on her YouTube channel on Easter…

Google.org’s open call on International Women’s Day today, for applications for grant funding from its new global Impact Challenge (GIC) for Women and Girls, reinforces the organisation’s commitment to the empowerment of women and girls on…

Google has on Tuesday announced the second Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey with an open call for projects that increase reader engagement and explore new business models for media. The…

This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday. Hopefully, this gives you ample time to prepare for it. It is all about romance and expressing your love to the one you cherish the most. It comes with high expectations and preparing for it can…

Google has on Tuesday announced a number of initiatives across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, bolstering its continued efforts to keep children, young people and families safe online. Aligning with the theme of this year’s global Safer…

Parler, a social network that pitches itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter and Facebook, has been forced offline in the wake of the violent invasion of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The app is a Twitter-like social media…

Google has on Wednesday announced the results of its 2020 Year in Search, sharing what the world, and Nigerians, searched for, asked about, listened to and watched in 2020. Google’s 2020 Year in Search compiles the moments, people,…

Google today introduced a new mobile-only feature that makes people more discoverable on Google Search. People Cards allow people to create their presence on Search in the form of a card (similar to a Google Search Knowledge Panel) that…

e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released today by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has estimated that Africa’s Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2% of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) by…

Google has announced a partnership with Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation that seeks to help the Nigerian tourism sector recover and grow in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Google and NTDC are partnering to provide training for…

COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately affected tourism, a sector that accounts for millions of jobs around the globe. While no one can say with certainty when the sector will recover, people are starting to dream of getaways again -…