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Africa Tech Festival 2024 – The Home of AfricaCom, AfricaTech & AfricaIgnite
Event dates: 11-14 Nov 2024
Exhibition Opening Dates: 12 - 14 Nov 2024Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town

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Welcome to the Africa Tech Festival media bank. Find below a repository of press releases related to Africa Tech Festival 2023.

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Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023


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TAKING place at the Bay Hotel in Camp’s Bay, Cape Town on 15 November 2023, the achievements of some of the African technology, telecommunications, and media industry’s most illustrious pioneers and tech entrepreneurs, will once again be fêted at the prestigious Africa Tech Festival Awards.

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AfricaIgnite Hosts the African Leg of the Start-up World Cup at Africa Tech Festival

AfricaIgnite Hosts the African Leg of the Start-up World Cup at Africa Tech Festival


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Wait for it…AfricaIgnite, formerly AHUB, Africa Tech Festival’s flagship event for the African continent’s start-ups and innovators, has been announced as the host for the African leg of the globally prestigious Start-Up World Cup 2023, and 10 African start-ups will have the opportunity to pitch for a spot at the grand finale to be held in San Francisco, USA on 1 December 2023.

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Africa Tech Festival 2023 - Leadership Council

Africa Tech Festival 2023 - Leadership Council


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10 May 2023

Africa Tech Festival 2023 announces new Leadership Council to shape narrative for a digitally Inclusive energised and thriving African society.

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Power Players - Africa Tech Festival’s 2023 Headliner Line-up

Power Players - Africa Tech Festival’s 2023 Headliner Line-up


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Top notch speaker list, including several government ministers, exemplifies importance of tech to drive Africa’s needed economic big boom

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International Women's Day 2023 press release

International Women's Day 2023 press release


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8 March 2023

Exclusive report unveils the latest challenges and opportunities for women in tech, following a global survey carried out by three major tech festival events globally.

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East African Survey Deep Dives into Challenges and Opportunities Faced by the Region’s Tech Start-up Ecosystem

East African Survey Deep Dives into Challenges and Opportunities Faced by the Region’s Tech Start-up Ecosystem


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New survey reveals lack of access to investors, reliance on international VCs and global recession trends as the biggest perceived barriers for East African tech start-ups to access funds as Covid 19 has slowed down investments across the region’s start-up landscape