Recently, Solape Akinpelu, founder of HerVest, won the $30,000 top prize at the 2025 Aurora Tech Award, an international competition celebrating women founders whose tech solutions create real …
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Janet Cotten—the businesswoman building Africa’s top material engineering solution.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesDr. Janet Cotten is forging a new and formidable path in materials engineering. As the founder and Managing Director of One Eighty Materials Engineering Solutions, she is reshaping …
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Klasha, Jessica Anuna’s move to streamline cross-border payments for Africans.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesJessica Anuna is the founder and CEO of Klasha, a global fintech that streamlines cross-border payments for African consumers. The businesswoman’s journey began while shopping online from Africa. …
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Martha Omoekpen Alade is empowering Nigerian women and girls through tech.
Martha Omoekpen Alade empowers Nigerian women and girls in technology through Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN). She is bridging the gender gap by providing digital skills and …
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Oluchi Enebeli, Nigeria’s first female blockchain engineer bridges gender gap in Web3.
Weekend Read If you had told a younger Oluchi Enebeli she would become Nigeria’s first female blockchain engineer, she might have laughed in disbelief. Back then, she was …
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Gertrude Umeh moved from teaching to tech sales—founding a startup.
Gertrude Umeh never imagined she would end up in tech sales. She didn’t even know it was a thing when she started. Today, she is the Sales Operations …
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How Helen Okereke plans to disrupt Africa’s robotic space with innovative solutions.
Helen Okereke is a dynamic software engineer passionate about robotics and the Internet of Things (IoT). With expertise in web development, database management, and multiple programming languages—including C, …
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DabaDoc—Zineb Drissi-Kaitouni’s move to boost healthcare access across Africa.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesGrowing up in Morocco, Zineb Drissi-Kaitouni, founder of DabaDoc saw the inefficiencies in accessing healthcare. Seeking medical attention involved long waiting times, difficulty securing appointments, and limited availability …
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Ivy Barley is on a mission to empower African women in STEM.
South African tech enthusiast Ivy Barley is building a space where African women can lead in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Ivy Barley’s epiphany came when she worked …
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Farida Bedwei is revolutionising Ghana’s microfinance landscape with Logiciel Ltd.
Farida Nana Efua Bedwei is a Ghanaian software engineer who advocates for disability rights. At just one year old, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and at the …