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How this French-Arab initiave is backing projects tackling MENA growth challenges

Entrepreneurs, doers and thinkers discuss progress and innovation at the Bardo Museum recently. (Images via Thinkers & Doers) As the...

T&D Mentorship Accelerators

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Tunisian entrepreneurs mobilize against terrorism

The recent terrorist attack in Sousse compelled Tunisian entrepreneurs to try to find solutions. Here, a team is pitching...

terrorism entrepreneurship

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Lik pays mobile users to pay ad-tention

Lik cofounders on the stage during LevelUp event (Image vis Houda Lahlou) A revolutionary idea is not enough to ensure the success of a...

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Morocco to honor the brightest minds of its entrepreneurial ecosystem with Karim Jazouani prize

Karim Jazouani (Image via The Nexties) Karim Jazouani, the web and startup ambassador of Morocco, would be proud. Since he passed away...

Karim Jazouani

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How this social entrepreneurship coworking space could change Morocco

Don't let the basic interior fool you. Dare Space has huge potential. (Image via Hind Touissate, Dare Space) With its bare walls and...

MCISE Rabat Coworking Spaces

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Moroccan video project puts Arab success front and center

Arab Excellenceis turning the spotlight on successful Arabs. (Images via Arab Excellence) As a teenager, were you inspired by an Arab...

young arabs Success Stories Education

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3D printing tackles plastic on the shores of Morocco

Jennifer Gadient and Fabian Wyss in front of their Ultimaker 3D printer. (Image via Aline Mayard) It’s 6pm on the beach at Taghazout, a f...

3d printing waste morocco

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Nurture your network, PR tips for startups

Entrepreneurs had a workshop in an intimate setting. (Images via Kaymu) When and how does one communicate the launch of a new project?...

Kaymu startupyourlife Casablanca

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The House of Geeks gives Moroccan developers a reason to stay

Work and play are serious business at Morocco's House of Geeks. (Image via Quentin Qip) In this refurbished garage covered...

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Morocco attracts startups stars to Level Up event

Moroccan entrepreneurs are rushing to develop a thriving startup sector, and this year they managed to attract major players from their...

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Ampion opens applications for Tunisia and Morocco's Venture Bus

Last year, 40 people took part in the hackathon, on a bus in Tunisia. This year, Ampion’s African hackathon on wheels will cross 14 African ...

Venture bus Ampion morocco

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Tunisian pride and funky designs create growing business

Sofiène Ben Châabane in his boutique/café Lyoum in La Marsa.(Images via Christine Petré) There’s an irony to it. Tunisia is the s...

Lyoum textile Tunis

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StartupYourLife hosts Level Up Morocco

More than 300 entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and corporates are expected to attend StartupYourLife’s third annual meetup at Villa B...

SYL startupyourlife

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From Tunisia to Barcelona FC, the Vakay sunglasses are getting traction

Adam Jabeur, cofounder of Vakay. (Images via Christine Petré) “It started as a joke,” explains Adam Jabeur when we meet in Le Lac, a Tunis ...

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Tunisian expense report startup taking aim at French market

Expensya founder Karim Jouini (Images via Expensya) For most, submitting, calculating and processing expenses is a dull and time-consuming...

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Morocco's online health service DabaDoc expands its reach

When Zineb Yacoubi returned to Morocco after eight years abroad, she was struck by how difficult it was to book a medical appointment....

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Algerian government organizes 'Algeria Economic Forum'

The Ministry of Industry and Mining, in collaboration with the Algerian Chamber of Commerce, is organizing the “Algeria Economic Forum,” un...

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Disrupt!Games! aims to solve problems creatively

Getting down to business. (Images via Cogite) Tunisia’s young gaming community came together from May 1st through 3rd at the Cogite c...

digital mania Hivos Gamification

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Inside Hmall's plans to scale

Moving from a 150m2 office to a 750m2 office is every startup’s dream. For Hmizate, it’s a dream come true. Earlier this month, the Mor...

Hmall marketplace Scaling

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One guest at a time: how a newly launched hotel aims to boost Tunis’ medina

Tucked away in one of the small alleys of Tunisian capital Tunis’ old town, the medina, you find the seven-room boutique hotel Dar B...

hospitality Tourism Social Entrepreneurship

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More work, less stress: inside the Blue House, Morocco's residence for startups

Surf tourism has grown in popularity over the years, and Morocco’s little village of Taghazout, north of Agadir, has not escaped...

remote working the Blue House morocco

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Inside Jumia Maroc, a well-oiled machine

It may be an ordinary building in the residential neighborhood of Socrate in Casablanca, but the discrete design doesn’t lie, we’re sta...

Jumia morocco Rocket Internet

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This eshop plans to boost the makers scene in Morocco

Being a maker, someone who creates electronic and robotic hardware, is not easy in Morocco. Buying electronic components is...

makers Hackers Hacker Culture

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10 reasons to boost e-payment in Algeria

In the past few years, I’ve had the chance to learn about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in more than one country in the MENA region and E...

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