Ffene , SliceBiz and Prowork are the three winners of the Apps4Africa 2012 competition . Whilst their intentions and ideas are good , many of the entrepreneurs that I meet need to be mentored intensively . The competition has shown that Africa has a growing number of innovators . But the challenge is to turn the apps into lucrative business ventures , says Mariéme Jamme . She says Africa 's tech companies need mentoring and funding .
Ffene , SliceBiz and Prowork are the three winners of the Apps4Africa 2012 competition . The competition has shown that Africa has a growing number of innovators . But the challenge is to turn the apps into lucrative business ventures , says Mariéme Jamme . She says Africa 's tech companies need mentoring and funding .