Why Demo Africa is taking place in Morocco this year

[Tom Jackson] Demo Africa will take place in Morocco for the first time after previous editions in Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg, with the organisers already touring the continent picking contestants...

Seedstars to open hub in Cairo

[Tom Jackson] Seedstars World is to open its first MENA-based Seedspace hub in Cairo, Egypt on 4 May 2018 at an inaugural event featuring different actors from the local ecosystem and international community...

Urbantech hub KMT House launched in Egypt

[Tom Jackson] Urbantech hub KMT House has opened its doors in Cairo's Maadi district, through the collaboration between Drosos Foundation, District Spaces, and Progrss...

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Egypt

[Tom Jackson] Which African country has the best conditions for launching, or investing in, a tech startup? Disrupt Africa has been talking to the great and the good from various African tech ecosystems to find out what it is that makes them so great...

UN launches tech innovation lab in Egypt

[Tom Jackson] The United Nations (UN) has announced the opening of its African Technology Innovation Lab (UNTIL) in Egypt, in line with its framework to deploy a global network of such labs.

Orange agrees to back Egyptian tech startups

[Tom Jackson] Global mobile operator Orange has agreed to support and fund Egyptian technology-focused startups to help them transform their ideas into sustainable businesses...