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“It’s a man’s world!” This is a phrase we hear often and is often used. When referring to certain industries that society has labeled masculine. Fortunately in the world today, women in tech who decided to change things are making stereotypes like that false. Africa has not been left out of this trend. Africa has had quite a number of women in tech from all works of life taking the world by storm. In honor of this achievement, here is a list of women in tech from all around Africa to follow:
Before the age of 30, this woman was mentioned by CNN, named on Oprah Winfrey’s “O” Power List and became a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.
With a bachelor’s degree in business science and honors in Computer Science, our women in tech Rapelang had the world at her fingertips. Immediately after graduation, she alongside co-founders founded Yeigo Communications, a high-tech startup that specializes in the development and deployment of software solutions within the mobile, web, and cloud computing field. She has been called the “South African Marissa Mayer” a woman she admires for “being able to close the gap between imagination and reality”. You should definitely keep an eye on Rapelang!
Passionate about promoting women in technology, entrepreneur and pioneer of “Women In Tech” initiatives across Africa Ethel Cofie is another woman in tech you want to watch in the world of technology.
She has described herself as “quirky yet driven with a history of working passionately in her beliefs: Technology, Women, and Entrepreneurship.” She has quite a number of achievements under her belt being part of YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative), working on projects like the Bill and Melinda Gates Funded Mobile Technology for health, being the former Head of Commercial Solutions at Vodafone owning her own company Edel Technologies.
Blogger. Technologist. Social Entrepreneur. This triple threat Senegalese techie has become a major game changer in the way Africa and technology are viewed. Currently the CEO of Spot-One Global Solutions, an organization that helps IT companies gain a foothold in emerging markets, she encourages Global investment in African IT infrastructure.
Marieme has pioneered several African initiatives such as being Co-founder of Africa Gathering and founder of iConscience. Recently, she has also begun mentoring young African entrepreneurs helping them set up their businesses and teaching them to strategize. CNN has described her as being “at the forefront of the technology revolution that is slowly transforming Africa”
Listed by Forbes as one of the 10 Female Tech Founders to Watch in Africa in 2014, the African techie as she is popularly known has made a name for promoting technology in Africa. Rebecca is the CEO of AppsTech, a global provider of enterprise application solutions with a special focus on Oracle.
Her Twitter page @Africatechie boasts about 30,000 followers due to her avid interest in African technology and innovations. Her status as one of Africa’s most prolific status is well deserved. She has been a recipient of various awards among them World Economic Forum – Global Leader for Tomorrow (2002) and WIE (Women, Inspiration and Enterprise Network)- 2013 Africa Power Woman. When asked about the issue of profiling women in tech she said “ There is still a lot of preconceived ideas about what being a woman in tech is, even in the US, let alone Africa. Women need to assert themselves through their expertise. ”
“As an African woman the (stereotypical) role is that you go to school, get a job and then marry. Entrepreneurship is not something you’re taught to do,” said Regina during an interview with CNN. Four years after working in the banking industry, she went on to start one of Ghana’s top software development companies; Soronko Solutions.
She also went on to co-found Tech Needs Girls, a project that aims to help more Ghanaian girls study technology related courses. It is well recognized for teaching girls to code. Also a fellow of YALI, Regina is currently helping small and medium-scale businesses in Ghana create visibility and grow their business in technology.
This multilingual development consultant usually introduces herself as an ‘African’ having lived in at least 5 different African countries. Her consultancy platform www.nnenna.org offers advisory and consultancy services to governments, NGOs and businesses.
Currently the Africa Regional Coordinator for the World Wide Web Foundation, Nnenna is also the co-founder of The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa and The Africa Network of Information Society Actors. Passionate about Open Source and free software, she is known for speaking in conferences like The Open World Forum.
This female entrepreneur has been named by Mail & Guardian as one of the 100 Young People to have lunch with. Backed by experience in web development, programming and project management, Shana has taken the South African technology scene by storm.
Juggling being in school and owning a company and then branching fully into entrepreneurship, Miss Kay is a perfect example of making your dreams come true with sheer hardwork.
President of Akirachix , an organization centered around building, supporting and inspiring African women in technology, Judith Owigar is no stranger to the women in technology revolution.
Receiving the Unsung Heroes award from the US Embassy in Kenya and the Anita Borg Change Agent Award by the Institute, we can say she has successfully been able to merge her two passions; women and technology. As one of the few female coder, blogger and tech enthusiasts in Kenya, Miss Owigar is definitely going places.
Realizing the problem of almost non-existent Internet services in Nigeria as well the demise of former telecommunication system Nitel, Funke decided to do something about it. Discovering a major issue was the absence of submarine cables; she founded the Main One Cable Company. With the help of African investors with a sum of USD240 million, the main one cable was built in two years.
The Electrical Engineering BSc. And MSc. holder was able to build a team is currently delivering world-class service. When asked her advice to young girls in technology, she said “A career in ICT can be diverse, varied and offers good rewards. Young women with the Science and Math aptitude and skills who do not explore a career in ICT are limiting themselves.”
Finding the media and technology industries the most challenging in Africa, Isis has worked in a range of companies including MyJobsEye, MTV and Google.
As Managing Director of InMobi, a company in the business of connecting brands to consumers through their mobile devices, she believes with the necessity of mobile devices today, they play an important role in monetizing projects being developed all around Africa. Being named in the
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“It’s a man’s world!” This is a phrase we hear often and is often used. When referring to certain industries that society has labeled masculine. Fortunately in the world today, women in tech who decided to change things are making stereotypes like that false. Africa has not been left out of this trend. Africa has had quite a number of women in tech from all works of life taking the world by storm. In honor of this achievement, here is a list of women in tech from all around Africa to follow:
Before the age of 30, this woman in tech was mentioned by CNN, named on Oprah Winfrey’s “O” Power List and became a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.
With a bachelor’s degree in business science and honors in Computer Science, our women in tech Rapelang had the world at her fingertips. Immediately after graduation, she alongside co-founders founded Yeigo Communications, a high-tech startup that specializes in the development and deployment of software solutions within the mobile, web, and cloud computing field. She has been called the “South African Marissa Mayer” a woman she admires for “being able to close the gap between imagination and reality”. You should definitely keep an eye on Rapelang!
Passionate about promoting women in technology, entrepreneur and pioneer of “Women In Tech” initiatives across Africa Ethel Cofie is another woman in tech you want to watch in the world of technology.
She has described herself as “quirky yet driven with a history of working passionately in her beliefs: Technology, Women, and Entrepreneurship.” She has quite a number of achievements under her belt being part of YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative), working on projects like the Bill and Melinda Gates Funded Mobile Technology for health, being the former Head of Commercial Solutions at Vodafone owning her own company Edel Technologies.
Blogger. Technologist. Social Entrepreneur. This triple threat Senegalese techie, woman in tech has become a major game changer in the way Africa and technology are viewed. Currently the CEO of Spot-One Global Solutions, an organization that helps IT companies gain a foothold in emerging markets, she encourages Global investment in African IT infrastructure.
Marieme has pioneered several African initiatives such as being Co-founder of Africa Gathering and founder of iConscience. Recently, she has also begun mentoring young African entrepreneurs helping them set up their businesses and teaching them to strategize. CNN has described her as being “at the forefront of the technology revolution that is slowly transforming Africa”
Listed by Forbes as one of the 10 Female Tech Founders to Watch in Africa in 2014, the African techie as she is popularly known has made a name for promoting technology in Africa. Rebecca is the CEO of AppsTech, a global provider of enterprise application solutions with a special focus on Oracle.
Her Twitter page @Africatechie boasts about 30,000 followers due to her avid interest in African technology and innovations. Her status as one of Africa’s most prolific status is well deserved. Our woman in tech has been a recipient of various awards among them World Economic Forum – Global Leader for Tomorrow (2002) and WIE (Women, Inspiration and Enterprise Network)- 2013 Africa Power Woman. When asked about the issue of profiling women in tech she said “ There is still a lot of preconceived ideas about what being a woman in tech is, even in the US, let alone Africa. Women need to assert themselves through their expertise. ”
“As an African woman the (stereotypical) role is that you go to school, get a job and then marry. Entrepreneurship is not something you’re taught to do,” said Regina during an interview with CNN. Four years after working in the banking industry, our women in tech went on to start one of Ghana’s top software development companies; Soronko Solutions.
She also went on to co-found Tech Needs Girls, a project that aims to help more Ghanaian girls study technology related courses. It is well recognized for teaching girls to code. Also a fellow of YALI, Regina is currently helping small and medium-scale businesses in Ghana create visibility and grow their business in technology.
This multilingual development consultant usually introduces herself as an ‘African’ having lived in at least 5 different African countries. Her consultancy platform www.nnenna.org offers advisory and consultancy services to governments, NGOs and businesses.
Currently the Africa Regional Coordinator for the World Wide Web Foundation, Nnenna is also the co-founder of The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa and The Africa Network of Information Society Actors. Passionate about Open Source and free software, she is known for speaking in conferences like The Open World Forum.
Education is the great equalizer of society and a good education is the birthright of every single person in the world. When a global pandemic forced the world to pivot and embrace new technologies, we began to see how technology innovation can truly revolutionize traditional methods of learning. This rise in the use of technology in education is exciting and beneficial in an abundance of ways. The world’s best school prize aims essentially to the evolution of society and in making quality education and the best schools accessible for all.
As technology advances and teachers must be allowed to learn the tools needed to prepare students for an ever-changing world. Educational technology not only enhances learning but it provides platforms for collaboration despite the physical distance between students. So accessibility of technology for all students is a necessity in today’s classroom. The newest generation of learners is facing an environment of learning alongside technology and adapting to advancements in tech regularly. No generation before them has had evolving technology as such an integral part of their educational experience. The result of which is a learner with better collaborative skills and problem-solving abilities.
This female entrepreneur has been named by Mail & Guardian as one of the 100 Young People to have lunch with. Backed by experience in web development, programming and project management, Shana has taken the South African technology scene by storm.
Juggling being in school and owning a company and then branching fully into entrepreneurship, Miss Kay is a perfect example of making your dreams come true with sheer hardwork.
President of Akirachix , an organization centered around building, supporting and inspiring African women in technology, Judith Owigar is no stranger to the women in technology revolution.
Receiving the Unsung Heroes award from the US Embassy in Kenya and the Anita Borg Change Agent Award by the Institute, we can say she has successfully been able to merge her two passions; women and technology. As one of the few female coder, blogger and tech enthusiasts in Kenya, Miss Owigar is definitely going places.
Realizing the problem of almost non-existent Internet services in Nigeria as well the demise of former telecommunication system Nitel, Funke decided to do something about it. Discovering a major issue was the absence of submarine cables; she founded the Main One Cable Company. With the help of African investors with a sum of USD240 million, the main one cable was built in two years.
The Electrical Engineering BSc. And MSc. holder was able to build a team is currently delivering world-class service. When asked her advice to young girls in technology, she said “A career in ICT can be diverse, varied and offers good rewards. Young women with the Science and Math aptitude and skills who do not explore a career in ICT are limiting themselves.”
Finding the media and technology industries the most challenging in Africa, Isis has worked in a range of companies including MyJobsEye, MTV and Google.
As Managing Director of InMobi, a company in the business of connecting brands to consumers through their mobile devices, she believes with the necessity of mobile devices today, they play an important role in monetizing projects being developed all around Africa. Being named in the
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