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Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, ten year-old coder and recent winner of the inaugural AfriCANCode Challenge ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 18 May 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Much has been written about the importance of advancing digital literacy on the African continent, especially among its younger citizens. With more than half of the world’s under-25s expected to live in Africa by 2050, mobilising and inspiring this youthful population to be active participants of the global digital economy is central to the continent’s future. For Soliyana Gizaw Hunde, ten year-old coder and recent winn...

Apr 1, 2021 Every organisation arguably entered a survival mode when the first lockdown was announced in late March 2020. By Cameron Beveridge, regional director for southern Africa at SAP With offices closed, workers and families confined to their homes, and most economic activity restricted or outright banned, organisations had to adapt quickly to maintain business productivity. Over the past twelve months, the pandemic has demanded of every organisation and every worker to continuously adapt. The use of technology has become essential to the survival of most businesses. Office workers, the...

January 27th, 2021 in Featured. Closed According to organizers Soliyana's submission called "Mathstainement" won the Pan-African prize topping participants from 54 countries. (Courtesy photo) Tadias Magazine Updated: January 27th, 2021 New York (TADIAS) — 10 years old Soliyana Gizaw from Ethiopia has been named the winner of the 2020 African Code Challenge, a newly launched continent-wide tech competition where young people were asked to create an educational computer game. According to organizers Soliyana’s submission called “Mathstainement” won the Pan-African pr...

Youth from 22 countries compete in final round of first AfriCAN Code Challenge 29th Dec 2020    |    Source: African Media Agency Youth from 22 African countries are waiting with bated breath as the final round of judging in the inaugural AfriCAN Code Challenge [2] takes place. According to Olajide Ademola Ajayi, Africa Code Week Global Coordinator, the engagement by youth has been inspiring throughout the challenge. "Despite the pandemic disrupting schooling for hundreds of millions of kids across Africa, the continent's youth have stepped up to share their vision for the future of ed...

Young Kenyans among finalists in the African Code Challenge 2020 Shares Youth from 22 African countries are eagerly waiting for the final results as judging concludes in the inaugural African Code Challenge. The challenge was launched by SAP Africa Code Week for the first time this year. The coding competition involved youth aged 8 to 16 who were tasked with coding a game using the Scratch programming language to answer the question; How will your tech change the future of education? The youth were able to enter individually and in teams of up to five people, tapping into a wide range of ess...