“African innovation” is getting a facelift as tech startup ecosystems across the continent become more developed, but innovative businesses still need help in scaling effectively. That is according to panelists debating the “state of innovation” at last week’s Africa Tech Summit Kigali. Birungi’s views were shared by other panelists, who agreed innovation was becoming more problem-focused, and finding ways of developing innovative solutions. Abdihakim Ainte, managing partner at the recently launched Somalia-based iRise Hub, said innovation to his company meant doing something “outside of the box”. We need local investors, we need Africans investing in Africa,” she said.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 22, 2018 06:00 UTC