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KCB, Safaricom Join Acumen in Selecting 20 East Africa’s Emerging Social Leaders
Twenty social entrepreneurs from across East Africa are set to join the prestigious Acumen East Africa Fellows Program in a…
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Acumen announces new investment in Ghana’s Farmers Hope Company
Just a few weeks after announcing a $800,000 investment in equity in Nigeria’s Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB) company, Acumen…
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Acumen announces a $800,000 investment in equity in Nigeria’s Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB)
Acumen, the nonprofit social venture fund has today announced a $800,000 investment in equity in Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB),…
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Finalists of Visa She’s Next Kenya grant competition announced
Visa has announced the top five finalists for the inaugural She’s Next Kenya program who will compete for the grand…
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Women’s involvement accelerates digital learning access to 250,000 learners in Kenya
Women in Kenya, like in many parts of the world, have historically faced barriers to accessing education and technology, but…
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Solcon Capital and IFC partner to provide growth capital to deep tech companies in South Africa
IFC and Solcon Capital have announced an agreement to support deep tech startups in South Africa and India. This strategic…
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Reshma Naik joins Nutanix as Emerging Markets Director of Systems Engineering
Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing has appointed IT industry veteran Reshma Naik as its Director of Systems Engineering, Emerging…
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GoldPesa opens blockchain academy in Nairobi targeting crypto enthusiasts
Blockchain technology company, GoldPesa has opened doors for crypto enthusiasts to its newly opened blockchain academy in Nairobi, Kenya. According…
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Kenya’s agri-tech startup Stable Foods has raised $600k in funding
Stable Foods, a Kenyan agri-tech startup offering a host of solutions to small-scale farmers has raised $600k in funding. The…
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Koolboks Closes $2.5M Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding…
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Huawei partners with African universities to train 700,000 ICT professionals
Huawei Technologies has set an ambitious target of training nearly 1 million new ICT professionals in partnership with universities in…
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Mastercard names Gabriel Swanepoel new Country Manager for South Africa
Mastercard has appointed Gabriel Swanepoel as the new Country Manager for Mastercard in South Africa. Gabriel previously served as the Vice…
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Nairobi Garage opens third business hub in Karen
Nairobi Garage, a premium business hub for innovative and growing businesses has launched new premises in Karen, now offering three…
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Inaugural Young Scientists Kenya National Science and Technology Exhibition set for July
More than 160 secondary school students to expected to participate in the country’s first Science and Technology exhibition set to…
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Huawei Mate 9 Wins a Record Eight Awards at CES 2017
Global technology media outlets have recognized Huawei with 8 awards at CES 2017, thanks to the new Huawei Mate 9…
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Africa’s top organisation renew commitment to fuel growth of continet
Africa’s blue chip organizations last week renewed their commitment to making Africa a better place to work and fuel the…
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Siemens Stiftung opens submissions for 2015 “empowering people. Award”
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE The Submissions phase for The Siemens 2015 empowering people Award is now open for entries. Innovators…
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SAP and Endeavor study says Young Kenyans need 3.9 million more jobs
Kenya needs to create more than 3.9 million jobs for young people by 2020, this is according to a study…
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