Nairobi to host continental competition targeting youth in tech ahead of French-Africa summit

Nairobi is set to host a pan-African competition aimed at young technology entrepreneurs, as part of the newly launched Nova Garage platform, ahead of the French-Africa Summit in May.

The initiative, ahead of the summit that President William Ruto will jointly host with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, is designed to showcase the breadth of African innovation and promote homegrown technological solutions across sectors, including energy, agriculture, mobility and finance, areas widely seen as critical to the continent’s economic transformation.