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Africa: A Growing Food Tech Hub

Abidemi Ogunyemi-Aderibigbe
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Africa: A Growing Food Tech Hub

 An Africa growing food tech hub, De Novo Dairy situated in South Africa is the continent’s first precision fermentation dairy setup. The growing food tech hub has announced the closure of its successful round of pre-seed funding that will enhance the company to push forward on R and D.

De Novo Dairy, a Cape town based food tech company was launched early this year and on a mission to pioneer animal-free foods in Africa through the use of precision fermentation technology.

 The food tech hub is one of the growing startups using pioneering precision fermentation around the globe, the company is creating dairy proteins identical to the ones found in nature, without cows or cruelty.

De Novo, Africa growing food tech hub

Africa’s alt protein scene is diversely on the rise as environmental issues, changes in weather, and growth of food insecurity come to the limelight. Vegan meat brands such as Nigerian-based VeggieVictory and longstanding Durban-based player Fry’s Family Food Co. are offering more options to consumers.

So also are new companies such as Sea-Stematic, the first South African cell-cultured seafood enterprise, and Mzansi Meat, a cultivated meat startup that is also based in South Africa.

The plant-based sector has continued to enjoy tremendous growth in Africa due to concerns about the welfare and sustainability of most animals. Domestic startups coming up with innovative ways into everyday food choices has to ensure this trajectory continues.

“The massive amount of international funds flowing into the African continent is an absolute game-changer for food technology companies such as De Novo Dairy. We are finally getting the opportunity to put South Africa on the map as a hub for food tech companies,” stated De Novo’s founder and CEO Jean Louwrens.

Animal-free dairy on the rise

Looking at using precision fermentation technology to create a variety of milk-based products including baby formula, De Novo is partnering with a host of other startups in the sector such as US-Australian Change Foods (which is laser-focused on animal-free cheese made from casein and Formo), a German dairy-free cheese company (that recently raised a record-breaking US$50 million Series A).

Perfect Day is undoubtedly the young industry’s de facto giant (the company has announced animal-free whey cream cheese, protein powder, and cake mix in recent months), and its Bravo Robot ice cream continues to dominate on the shelves in stores.

Earlier this month, the company food tech hub scored a big win with Starbucks, currently testing Perfect DAY’s milk at a few pilot locations.

Fourth Annual Ghana Tech Summit 2021

Boluwatife Aponmade
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Fourth Annual Ghana Tech Summit 2021

The 4th edition of Africa’s Ultimate Tech Summit For Innovators holding, December 10th, 2021 will bring over 10,000 leaders, investors, celebrities, tech entrepreneurs, futurists, business moguls, and politicians together to tackle challenges that affect upcoming and new industries to shape the global economy and investment landscape over the coming years.

Ghana Tech Summit aims at bringing together thousands of entrepreneurs, digital marketers, creatives, and investors under one roof, to address humanity’s biggest hurdles with technology and entrepreneurship.

The Global Startup Ecosystem comes back with the 3rd annual Ghana Tech Summit, in partnership with accelerator partners IBM Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Sendgrid, and more. The event, which is going to be free will take place on the 10th of December, 2021, 9 am to 3 pm EST, and it will feature 8 hours of live content, 50 speakers, and partners with over 10,000 attendees.

Annually, a hundred global speakers gather alongside over a thousand attendees to reposition Africa as the next and most advanced version of innovation.
Ghana Tech Summit is part of a 12-year startup of the Global Startup Ecosystem, the first and biggest digital accelerator that accelerates 1000 companies to market yearly across over 190 countries virtually.

WHY GHANA?
Being the world’s first black nation on the African continent, Ghana has a supercilious history of encouraging leadership in culture, business, and government. Looking at the increase of tech hubs across the country, to the global embrace of azonto in pop culture mainstream dialogues internationally, Ghana is positioned to be a leading hub of technology. After successfully galvanizing the Global Afro Descendent community towards the Year of Return and Beyond the Return Campaigns.

WHO CAN ATTEND?
Ghana Tech Summit 2021 is for both local and international industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, creatives, and digital marketers who have an interest in changing the world with technology and entrepreneurship.

To attend, join via this link.

Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) 2021

Boluwatife Aponmade
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Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) 2021

Global Digital Health Network hosts Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) annually, every December. The meeting used to be held in Washington, DC, however, the first virtual forum with over 2,000 participants from more than 110 countries was held in 2020.

The forum features different and engaging sessions to connect with government stakeholders, donors, researchers, digital health developers, implementers, and field experts from all over the globe. The forum also features panel presentations, poster presentations, lightning talks, hands-on workshops, facilitated expert round-table discussions, digital health workshops, and interactive solution demonstrations.

The size of the GDHF event ranges from 300 to 2,000 attendees for over two or three days, with featured speakers from WHO, World Bank, USAID, Facebook, Johnson&Johnson, Microsoft, and many other well-known public health organizations.

Global Digital Health Forum is a virtual event that will be hosted by Global Digital Health Network from December 6-8th, 2021. GDHF is a leading global industry networking and relationship-building opportunity for technology donors, vendors, government representatives, researchers, and organizations working in low and middle-income countries, to advance public health results to come together and share best practices, discuss new and emerging innovations, and network with each other.

The theme for Global Digital Health Forum 2021 is “Improving Health Through Digital Transformation”.

Join GDHF virtual event as Faye Simmonds and Joseph Onuche discuss “Improving HIV and TB diagnosis and treatment in rural Tanzania through a health telematics system” and to also talk about “Digital solutions for supporting the healthcare workforce-eLearning” respectively.

To attend Global Digital Health Forum 2021, registration is required. Register here.

AFRINIC Job Opening: Systems Engineer

Hassan Barakat
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AFRINIC Job Opening: Systems Engineer

AFRINIC, The African Network Information Centre, is responsible for the allocation and management of Internet numbers (IPv4, IPv6 & ASNs) resources according to their community-backed policy.

Interested in joining the team? Explore the current opening below to apply

Opening for a Systems Engineer

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for all activities necessary to properly run, maintain and improve all AFRINIC’s systems that relate to the provisioning and support of member services.

Job Location: Ebène Mauritius

Application Deadline: 10 December 2021

Job Background

Job Purpose/Mission of Role

Reporting to the Head of IT & Security, you will be responsible for all activities necessary to properly run, maintain and improve all AFRINIC’s systems that relate to the provisioning and support of member services.

Proactive as well as reactive, you within the Unit are responsible for prioritizing, responding, and resolving problems. You will define and monitor AFRINIC’s computing policies, plan and implement system upgrades and maintenance fixes.

You must be organized, personable, and have keen attention to detail and shall provide the IUM with pertinent information necessary to aid and manage AFRINIC’s operations.

  • Reports to Head of IT & Security
  • Number of Direct Reports: N/A

Qualifications and Work Experience

  • A degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering or related field, or an equivalent amount of related technical coursework and work experience in a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of job-related experience in a similar role.
  • A Master’s degree in engineering will be a plus.

Reporting Structure

Systems Engineer ⇒ Head of IT & Security

Key Responsibilities

  • Infrasture Maintenance
  • Infrasture Operation
  • Project Management
  • IT Support
  • General Responsibilities

Competencies

Technical

  • Conversant experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting UNIX/Linux based environments;
  • Good networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP), Conversant with internet protocol such as IPv4 and IPv6;
  • Ability to support network protocols such as TCP, UDP, SMTP, IMAP, FTP, and any other one as deemed necessary by IUM;
  • Working experience managing vendor networking devices (routers, switches, firewalls);
  • Experience with virtualization and/or containerization;
  • Experience in systems monitoring and reporting;
  • Ability to write, edit and maintain UNIX shell scripts;
  • Understanding of support tools, techniques, and how technology is used to provide IT services;
  • Understanding of computer hardware
  • Proven experience in network and server troubleshooting.
  • Familiarity with web-related technologies (Web applications, Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures) and web-related protocols.
  • Good knowledge of DNS, VoIP, encryption technologies and standards, VPNs, VLANs, subnets, BGP, and other network routing methods.
  • Experience with automation software, system security, and vulnerability management tools an added value.

Behavioral

  • AFRINIC’s Behavioural Competencies as applicable and as revised from time to time.

AFRINIC Expectations

In carrying out essential duties, an individual should commit to AFRINIC’s mission and values, working as one team to deliver service excellence.

This includes but is not limited to:

  • Demonstrates a shared commitment to fulfilling team and organizational goals co-operatively
  • Strives for excellence and focuses on continuously improving outcomes
  • Displays professionalism through competence, high standards, self-management, and a service ethic
  • Displays integrity through ethical behaviour, constructive contribution, and use of appropriate channels
  • Makes responsible use of member funds through efficient use of time, funds, and resources
  • Models respect by being punctual, reliable, prepared, courteous, and responsive

Application

If you wish to apply for this position, please send a letter of motivation and your CV, both in English, and copies of all supporting documents by email to jobs@afrinic.net or the following address:

Head of People & Productivity, 11th Floor, Standard Chartered Tower, Ebène Cybercity, Ebène Mauritius

  • Please indicate in the subject title of your email the job reference only: AFJOB-SYE-20211126
  • Application Deadline: 10 December 2021
  • Start date: As soon as possible

Final interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held at the AFRINIC office in Ebène, Mauritius, when possible; otherwise, interviews will be conducted remotely. The shortlist selection will be based on the dossiers of applicants and telephone/remote interviews of candidates with the desired profile.

AFRINIC reserves the right to call only the best-qualified candidates for an interview and not make an appointment following this advertisement.

Applicants who are not contacted for an interview within 15 days after the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.

South African talent marketplace OfferZen gets $5.2M to deepen European expansion

Abidemi Ogunyemi-Aderibigbe
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South African talent marketplace OfferZen gets $5.2M to deepen European expansion

South African talent marketplace, OfferZen, is one of those who benefitted from the growing global demand for tech workers. It has been confirmed to have raised $5.07 million in its series A funding from a South African investment company, Base Capital.

OfferZen was founded in 2015 by Philip Joubert, Malan Joubert and Brett Jones

Being a tech talent marketplace, OfferZen gives room for software developers and engineers to signup as candidates and are later curated by OfferZen and suggested to various companies. Developers are given the privilege to be live on the marketplace for a period of $ weeks and are guaranteed by OfferZen to be contacted by various companies.

As a South African talent marketplace, OfferZen has operated solely in South Africa for a period of 4 and half years until April 2020 then expanded its tentacles to the Netherlands after acquiring TryCatch an Amsterdam-based recruitment tech startup. 

According to Philip Joubert the CEO OfferZen, over a thousand companies as well as 100,000 software developers make use of the tech talent marketplace. Most of its users from both ends of the marketplace are South Africa-based, the Netherlands, and some parts of Europe such as the U.K. and Germany, which are prominent hubs for global talent.

Expansion to the Netherlands and some servicing parts of Europe contributed greatly to the growth experienced by OfferZen in the second half of the year, with a 29% increase in placements between Q3 and Q4 alone. In a statement released by the CEO, he stated that

“ Due to Covid Pandemic, Tech hiring was at a standstill in the first half of 2020. Ever since then, we have however seen a huge acceleration in the marketplace as companies are now raising more capital than they did before the pandemic, investing more in technology and hiring much faster subsequently,”.

“Octamile, Africa’s digital insurtech startup, comes out of stealth mode

Abidemi Ogunyemi-Aderibigbe
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“Octamile, Africa’s digital insurtech startup, comes out of stealth mode

Octamile, Africa’s digital insurtech company from Nigeria that shields insurance and non-insurance businesses from financial loss by protecting African consumers, Octamile, has scaled stealth mode with about $500,000 in pre-seed funds raised.

Octamile digital solution founded by Gbenro Dara helps non-insurance businesses by offering insurance features for their pre-existing goods or products. It empowers insurance providers with the required technology and data to scale up customer experience and revenue at a much lesser administrative cost.

Octamile, Africa’s digital Insurtech startup, has been in stealth mode for a while now before successfully launching out of it during the recent pre-seed funding round. The round, which was led by EchoVC in partnership with Fiat Ventures, Kesho VC, Trade X, Verraki Partners, Dale Mathias, Kyle Daley, and other local and international angels.

Speaking about the launch, Gbenro Dara an Insurance degree holder from the University of Lagos is a distinguished member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, the founder, and CEO of Octamile who has also in the last decade served in various tech startups such as Cheki, Jumia, Efritin.com, Olist by Opera software, My AutoGenius, and Hotels.ng stated that

“Insurance is a sector that possesses the power to elevate the economy, but only about five (5) of 100 Africans have any form of insurance protection. The industry has lagged in the use of technology to deliver better products and services.”

“Our team has identified key areas where we can further add value and support the growth of the Insurance ecosystem in Africa with data and technology by collaborating with traditional insurance businesses and non-insurance businesses.”

Describing the digital insurtech company as the “operating system infrastructure for digital insurance in Africa”, Octamile offers a wide range of benefits to the ecosystem such as digital claims, improved risk assessment, as well as embedded insurance APIs.

“Our goal over the next months will be to work closely with our partners, which include AXAMansard and FirstBank then onboard the dozens of insurers and startups on the waitlist ready to leverage on the power of our solutions,” said Dara.

 

Little Drop Coding E-bootcamp 2021 Application

Abdulquadri Ayilara
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Little Drop Coding E-bootcamp 2021 Application

This is a coding course for complete beginners. As a mentee on the program, you do not need to have any prior IT experience or understanding of coding, but you must be willing to devote at least 20 hours per week to your learning throughout your time there.

According to an in-house assessment of one of our prior cohorts, you will need to devote an average of 4 hours per day, 5 days per week to your learning while on the program.

Depending on your learning path, you will receive a Certificate in web development (front end), mobile app development, or data science upon completion of the program.

By applying on time, the scheme’s coordinators will have enough time to plan for the mentors’ and mentees’ successful completion and experience of the program.

Furthermore, submitting an application on time allows our volunteer mentors to make appropriate time in their busy schedules for the new mentees.

The following steps are involved in the planning process:

  • Induction of the mentee into the program
  • Preparation and provision of training resources
  • Creation of a bespoke itinerary for the mente
  • Provision of required assistance for the mentee

Applicants should be aware that the information gathered by LD is used solely for administrative purposes and will not be shared with any third parties without the mentees’ consent. In addition, the goal of gathering the data is to supply the scheme’s coordinators with the essential information to provide individualized support to each mentee.

Important details for all applicants:

1. You must be inspired.

2. You must be committed to completing the program; our mentors are busy professionals with years of experience in the IT industry in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom, among other places.

3. You’ll need access to a computer and the internet.

4. You must devote at least one hour per day to the program. The more time you dedicate to the program, the sooner you will be able to finish it.

5. You must set SMART goals and objectives (e.g., complete a course module or project by the end of Week).

6. All work must be saved to GitHub, with a plan for follow-up.

7. You must communicate with your mentor about the progress of your work on a weekly basis.

The deadline for applications is December 13, 2021.

Click here for more information: https://ldbootcamp.com.ng/

ChainEx, SA Crypto Platform Launches Stablecoin CZAR

Mena Adediran
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ChainEx, SA Crypto Platform Launches Stablecoin CZAR

ChainEx, a South African crypto exchange platform has released its own stablecoin named CZAR. CZAR is “pegged” on the SA Rand —meaning its value is tied to the Rand— and built on a binance-powered blockchain.

Stablecoins provide more stability to customers than regular crypto coins due to the fact that they are attached to a traditional currency; thereby volatility in trade is reduced. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are not stablecoins and so their prices are highly unpredictable.

CZAR enables users to make transactions with regular currency on the blockchain. The tokens will promote the utilization of SA Rand digitally.

Making a statement on this, Michael Bernardt, Head of Community ChainEx, said CZAR is a “stablecoin similar to USDT and pegged on the South African Rand rather than the US dollar. Stablecoins help to avoid crypto volatility and as a bridge to enter the DeFi space.”

CZAR tokens can be used for the following, according to ChainEx: make payments to people in the same region as well as beyond the region; store assets to avoid price fluctuations; trade in DeFi markets and also make money during liquidity pools on DeFi.

In 2020, ChainEx launched a deposit feature that allowed users to perform instant trade and further opened up access to South African exchange markets to traders from other countries, on the platform.

ChainEx was founded in 2018 to provide South Africans with the accessibility to trade cryptocurrencies in return for SA Rands. ChainEx can be regarded as a South African “centralized cryptocurrency exchange.”

DECFI Job Opening: Software Developer Trainee

Hassan Barakat
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DECFI Job Opening: Software Developer Trainee

Digital Evidence & Cyber Forensic Institute (DECFI), a centre for research, knowledge, and innovation is the first Institute in Nigeria with global standards, approved by the Federal Government to chart the pathway for the Digital Transformation of Nigerian lawyers, Judges, Magistrates, Prosecutors, In-House Corporate Counsel, Law Students in Universities & Law Schools within the Commonwealth African countries, bothering on the 21st Century Evidence in the Digital Domain, eDiscovery and Cybercrime/Digital Forensics.DECFI is poised to deliver the necessary skills to these entities in the development and acquisition of the technical knowledge in meeting the demand of the critical domain of emerging eDiscovery and digital evidence.

The outcome of this endeavour through a thorough grounding in methods and techniques in this multi-faceted and interdisciplinary field spanning the commercial, industrial, law enforcement, and defense arenas ushers in the necessary skills and the acquisition of the technical knowledge by these entities in meeting the demand of the critical domain of emerging eDiscovery and Digital Evidence in our courts.

Our Goal

To bring together legal communities within the African Bar, the Judiciary, University Law Faculties, Law Schools, Corporate Legal Counsel and other leading industry participants, practitioners, and faculty members from a variety of disciplines to research digital evidence, eDiscovery, cyber forensic and digital security topics that are of interest to governmental, commercial and legal communities with a view to:

  • Delivering innovative, avant-garde, pioneering research expertise in Digital Evidence, eDiscovery, Digital Forensic Investigation/Prosecution & Data Security that are of relevance to the 21st century law practice and real-world problems
  • Partnering with governmental, commercial, and legal communities to improve workforce education through world-class training programs
  • Providing state-of-the-art research facilities, equipment, and training that empowers faculty to pursue substantial research funding
  • Delivering to governmental, commercial, and legal communities a collaborative operational and investigative ecosystem for identifying and resolving cyber forensics and security challenges
  • Maintaining the ethical and professional standards of the profession of digital forensic science

Software Developer Trainee

  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience: 1 year max
  • Location: Lagos
  • Job Field: ICT/Computer

Responsibilities

  • Frontend/Backend Development,
  • Website Development & Management.

Qualifications / Skills

  • Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications with 0 – 1 year of work experience.
  • Basic Knowledge in HTML5,
  • CSS,
  • JavaScript,
  • ASP.NET,
  • PHP,
  • SQL.

Application Deadline

December 14, 2021

Interested and Qualified? Apply here

Unesco and Huawei Launches Digital Education System in Africa

Sopuruchukwu Elizabeth Mba
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Unesco and Huawei Launches Digital Education System in Africa

UNESCO and Huawei have begun the implementation phase of the Technology-Enabled Open Schools for All (TeOSS) project in a three-year online learning program across Ghana, Egypt, and Ethiopia. 

In keeping up with the UN SDG4, TeOSS will serve as a foundation for driving the digital transformation of the education sector. TeOSS is committed to withstanding global disruptions such as COVID-19 by assisting the three UNESCO member nations in developing a solid education system. The implementations phase will inspect the project outcome and adjust where necessary to create strategies for launching out at a national level and establishing the project in other African nations.

The TeOSS project will connect schools, develop online platforms to connect school and home learning, create digital curricula that can be accessed remotely and without supervision, and provide online training for students and teachers on how to use online tools. The project will help students navigate the virtual world of e-learning confidently and afford teachers the skills required for handling old and new digital tools for better learning outcomes.

“The project is designed to test schooling models that can respond immediately to new challenges imposed by the pandemic and also leverage technology to help enable the development of future models of schooling,” said Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO.

The TeOSS project in partnership with the governments of Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt is built to fulfill the specific local needs of these countries.

A National Distance Learning Centre will be set up in Egypt for educators all over the countries to enable them to receive professional development. Structured ICT skills have been created for students and teachers in K12 schools. Teachers from primary and junior high schools, as well as professionals in the development of digital courseware, will be trained.

“Egypt’s new education system 2.0 emphasizes the integration of technology into the educational process with multiple digital learning resources and learning platforms to ensure education for all and achieve educational quality and access,” said Dr. Reda Hegazy, Deputy Minister for Teachers’ Affairs for the Ministry of Education and Technical Education in Egypt.”

In Ethiopia, the project will aim at building a Learning Management System integrated with a Teacher Training Platform, and ICT infrastructure to link pilot schools.

“Ethiopia understands very well the need for ICT and digitalization in our future schooling system to deliver quality and inclusive education equitably for all, without any disruptions, as stipulated in our new education sector roadmap,” said Dr. Fanta Mandefiro from the State of Ministry of Education of Ethiopia.

The TeOSS project in Ghana will develop digital content for all disciplines and offer training for teachers and students in primary and secondary schools. The initiative will also create an e-repository, which teachers will utilize to publish content; learners will be able to access the online and offline with little or no supervision.

The Minister of Education for Ghana, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum said he is pleased to note that this UNESCO-HUAWEI collaboration builds on previously established partnerships and collaborative efforts with our national institutions, particularly CENDLOS, which is the institution mandated by the Ghanaian government to facilitate the integration of ICT across the education system.

The TeOSS project is in line with the Tech4Edu domain of Huawei’s digital inclusion scheme TECH4ALL. The scheme promotes quality and equity in education with technology.

“The digital platforms that Technology-enabled Open Schools for All will create mean that learning never needs to stop – whatever the future holds,” said Kevin Zhang, CMO of ICT Infrastructure for Huawei.

Digitalizing education and facilitating equal and inclusive access to lifelong learning opportunities for everybody is the goal of the TeOSS project and the collaboration that has endorsed it.

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