As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds around the globe, one concern frequently expressed is the potentially cataclysmic impact on African countries. In particular, the $1.27 billion in venture funding that went toward African companies last year seeded firms that are helping life continue somewhat as normal. Fintech innovators have catapulted Africa to the top of the list of regions with the most mobile money users. African innovators were already making waves in the edtech space before the pandemic, and now their work is of utter importance in a context where almost 300 million students will be learning from home. African innovators like Helium Health, which collects crucial data to enable telemedicine systems in Nigeria, Liberia, and Ghana, are at the forefront of health tech innovations that will strengthen Africa’s medical systems for years to come.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 12, 2020 09:56 UTC