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Epson on CDP A List for Tackling Climate Change
Epson Corporation has been placed on the A list for its achievements in tackling climate change and water security by Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP], the…
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Epson Survey Reveals Kenyans Willing to Embrace Electric Vehicles to Combat Climate Change
A recent survey by Global Technology Company Epson has revealed that 72.1% of Kenyans are willing to invest in electric…
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Nixon Gecheo: Agtech, a pivotal force driving climate change action in agriculture
The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29% of these emissions…
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High-Net-Worth Kenyans rate climate change as a risk to their wealth, report
Kenya’s dollar millionaires have identified climate change as a great threat to their wealth, with 84 percent citing the global…
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Smart Glasses Could Help Combat Climate Change, Facebook’s CEO Believes
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO at Facebook, believes augmented reality technology could help address the rising climatic change concerns that…
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Usiku Games Launches Seedballs Game to help curb climate change effects through reforestation
Kenyan Tech Start-up, Usiku Games has developed the Seedballs Game to help aid reforestation of Kenya’s lost forest cover. Kenya…
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Money Flows Into Africa’s Climate Tech Startups
African climate tech startups are pulling in more money than ever before, overtaking fintech as the continent’s hottest investment sector.…
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Equity Group elevates sustainability efforts, setting global benchmark in climate-related transactions
Equity Group has set a global benchmark with the highest number of climate-related transactions among 258 financial institutions worldwide. The…
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Can AI help us better prepare for climate-related disasters in Kenya?
After years of drought, the sudden arrival of heavy rain that began in Kenya late last year seemed like a…
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Catalyst Fund Invests $1.8M in African Climate Startups
The Catalyst Fund today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This brings…
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Innovating for Climate Action: OPPO’s Green Initiatives Driving Technological Sustainability
In an era where virtual connectivity is rapidly embraced, with nearly 57% of the global population using mobile internet by…
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Accelerating Adoption of Sustainable Mobility Ahead of Africa Climate Summit
Ahead of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS), Africa is poised to take a giant leap forward in the realm…
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Mukesh Bector: Gen Z – The Catalysts of Change In Fashion
Every generation has a defining moment. The Silent Generation had WWII. Baby Boomers had the moon landing. Millennials had the…
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Hillary Namunyu: How nongreen companies can apply ClimaTech solutions
This year has seen green-focused startups in Africa get more VC funding compared to other years as the world works towards reducing…
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Amine Djouahra: Forces of Change in the creative industries – going beyond tech
As we are nearing the end of the first half of 2023, we have all become more comfortable with change…
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African Climate Tech Startup Amini Raises $2 million
Amini, an early-stage company focused on solving Africa’s environmental data gap through Artificial Intelligence and satellite technology, has raised $2M…
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Wara Farm wins Moringa School’s Tech for Climate Action Hackathon
Wara Farm has been named the winner of the Technology for Climate Hackathon by Jacob’s Ladder Africa and Moringa School.…
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Kenyans Among Most Optimistic That a Climate Disaster Will Be Overcome in Their Lifetime, Epson Survey
Global Technology Company, Epson’s second Climate Reality Barometer published recently presents fascinating insights into how attitudes are (and are not)…
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Pan-African social agency hosts climate justice capacitation workshops ahead of COP 27
Pan African social agency, Crtve DEVELOPMENT (CD) is hosting a series of training and sensitisation workshops to build a voice…
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BFA Global and FSD Africa launch a $3.3m fintech venture launcher for climate resilience in Africa
BFA Global and FSD Africa have unveiled a new venture launcher to support entrepreneurs in the fintech for climate resilience…
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Safaricom Recognized for Net Zero Efforts in the East African Climate Action awards
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has received an honorary recognition from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) East African…
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Climate-focused startups can now apply for the Africa ClimAccelerator programme
Africa ClimAccelerator has opened applications for its climate change accelerator programme. The Pan-African, cross-sector, climate-first accelerator is seeking fifteen startups…
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Autodesk Foundation to support local startups working with the Kenya Climate Innovation Center
Autodesk Foundation has entered into a new agreement with the Kenya Climate Change Center (KCIC) to support local startups providing…
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Roam, ENERGICA Partner to Establish 10 Solar Charging Hubs
Roam, a Kenyan tech-driven electric mobility company, is set to establish 10 additional solar-powered Roam Hubs in Nairobi with funding…
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Biogas Tech Firm Sistema.bio Secures $15M for Global Expansion
Sistema.bio, a biodigester technology firm has secured US$15 million in financing to fuel its global growth. The funding was led…
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MultiChoice Talent Factory filmmakers showcase Africa’s environmental challenge
The world is warming faster than at any time in recorded history. This rapid climate change is already releasing a…
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[Mukesh Bector] Tackling Challenges in Renewable Energy Adoption
As the world faces the mounting impacts of climate change, the need for renewable energy has never been more urgent.…
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NCBA Bank Acquires Hybrid EVs from CFAO Mobility Kenya
NCBA has today acquired two hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) from CFAO Mobility Kenya, furthering its commitment to environmental responsibility under…
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GSMA SDG Report Shows Mobile Industry Growth Despite Challenges
The mobile industry continues to play a crucial enabling role in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but strong…
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UNDP and IBM launch tools to help the energy sector forecast access and model equity
IBM and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have introduced new interactive energy models on UNDP’s global GeoHub platform. These…
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Arnaud Bouraima: Africa’s Trade Transformation – The Power of Technology for Sustainability
In the face of mounting global environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, and increasing focus on…
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BUSINESS
Equity wins four awards at 2024 Euromoney Awards in London
Equity Group has triumphed at the 2024 Euromoney Awards in London, winning four accolades. The Group says these awards are…
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Kenya’s EV Revolution: Building the Infrastructure for a Greener Future
As Kenya accelerates its push towards sustainable development, the transport sector stands at the forefront of this transformation. The government’s…
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Jordan Schleck and Aleper Mary win LOOP Safari Gravel
Jordan Schleck who was the winner of the first leg of the series held in Tatu City, once again secured…
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Nyamira County Students Shine at Young Scientists Kenya 2024 Awards
Students of Menyenya Secondary School in Nyamira County, Bradford Nyangiri and Felix Makori have emerged as the overall winners of…
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Irish government commits to support STEM education in Kenya
The Irish government says it will work closely with the Kenyan government to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)…
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Young Scientists Kenya Empowers Youth with STEM
Young Scientists Kenya [YSK], has received 1,780 project abstracts for its 7th edition of the National Science and Technology Annual…
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African regulators embrace strategy to unlock benefits of transformative technologies
African regulators have endorsed a set of guidelines to maximize the benefits of transformative information and communication technologies (ICTs) at…
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CityBlue Hotels invests in agtech startup Farm to Feed
CityBlue Hotels has taken an equity position in the B2B platform Farm to Feed which sources imperfect surplus produce directly…
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COLUMNS
[Daphne Kabeberi] Championing Sustainability: How Glovo is Leading the Charge in Environmental Protection
In recent years, the global conversation around sustainability has intensified, with businesses recognizing their critical role in mitigating climate change…
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SA conferencing recognised by Africa for sustainability initiatives
With an accelerated global drive towards business operating more sustainably, it was with much pride that South Africa walked away…
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Anthony Hutia: Leveraging technology for a greener world
As the urgency to combat climate change escalates, technology companies are uniquely positioned to drive environmental sustainability. Samsung, a global…
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NCBA sets an ambitious plan to plant 10M trees, pushes for EV adoption
The world is celebrating World Environment Day on Wednesday, 5th June, a day set aside by the United Nations to…
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COLUMNS
Parag Mendiratta: Unlocking Growth Opportunities in East Africa’s IT Channel Landscape
The East African region is poised for significant growth in the IT sector, presenting a massive base of opportunities for…
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How Kenya is using technology to protect endangered species
In a new episode of Inside Africa, CNN highlights groundbreaking tech EarthRanger, one of the first technologies that has been…
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BUSINESS
Government Pledges Support for Digitization of Banking and Fintech at SeamlessHR Conference
Africa’s leading HR and payroll technology firm, SeamlessHR, hosted C-level executives to a roundtable on the factors driving disruption in…
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[Interview] Digital Public Infrastructure and its potential for Africa
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) might be a new term in Africa, but the workaround its foundational elements—such as digital identity,…
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Startups
Ethiopian sustainable tech startup Kubik raises $5.2 million seed funding
Kubik, the African sustainable tech startup has raised $5.2 million seed funding round. The seed round makes it the first…
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Bolt launches electric motorcycles in Kenya in partnership with M-KOPA
Leading ride-hailing company, Bolt has introduced electric motorcycles as part of its latest offerings in Kenya. The electric motorcycles have been…
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Connected Africa Summit 2024 Extends Call for Innovation Awards Submissions
The ICT Authority has extended the call for submissions to the Connected Africa Summit 2024 Innovation Awards from 22nd March…
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Village Capital launches call for startups in Africa focused on Greentech
Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, have launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an investment-readiness accelerator. The program…
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Oppo Reno11 Series Comes With An Updated UI, Thanks To ColorOS14
OPPO Reno11 Series has been selling in the local market for a few weeks now. OPPO officially unveiled the series…
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Sankalp Africa Summit 2024: Empowering Africa’s Entrepreneurs to Drive Global Sustainable Solutions
The recently concluded 11th Edition Sankalp Africa Summit 2024 hosted at Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Nairobi, has once…
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Three ColorOs14 features to check out on the OPPO Reno11 series
OPPO recently unveiled its Reno11 Series in Kenya. The Series comes in two variants – Reno11 5G and Reno11 Pro…
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BasiGo secures $5m debt facility to scale local production
BasiGo, the Kenyan electric vehicle manufacturer has secured $5 million in debt funding from the British International Investment (BII), the…
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Visa and Oxfam America to scale B-READY project to Kenya
Visa recently teamed up with Oxfam America to scale the Building Resilient, Adaptive and Disaster-Ready Communities (B-READY) Project to provide preventative…
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Kenya setting the pace in EV adoption in Africa
Electric Vehicles (EV) are gaining momentum in Kenya thanks to the government’s National Electric Mobility Plan, which focuses on creating…
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Epson Highlights Sustainable Tech’s Role in Education Ahead of COP28
Global Technology Company Epson has reaffirmed its pledge to spearhead the adoption of green technology in education across Africa. Epson’s Regional…
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Over 150 participants take part in the 2nd Global Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Summit
@iLabAfrica-Strathmore University has unveiled the 2nd Global Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (GDSAI) Summit. The summit is centered around the…
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Samsung to showcase its B2B products at The Big 5 Building and Construction Expo in Kenya
Samsung Electronics has partnered with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to exhibit its Business-to-Business (B2B) products at The Big…
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VICTOR BASTA: The most valuable ‘white spaces’ today in African investing
In the vast and diverse landscape of African growth investing, more opportunities abound today than ever before. Africa’s recent growth…
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[South Africa] IBM launches Cloud Carbon Calculator to help enterprises track greenhouse gas
IBM has launched a new tool to help enterprises track greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across cloud services and advance their…
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CNN’s Connecting Africa explores Nairobi’s role as a technology hub
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos visits Nairobi to see the role technology can play in boosting…
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Samsung launches e-waste collection program in Nairobi
Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with home appliances store Housewife’s Paradise to collect e-waste for recycling as part of…
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Regional winners of the Global Startup Awards Africa announced
Seventy-one startups from across Africa have been named regional winners at this year’s Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – the largest, independent startup ecosystem competition…
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BUSINESS
Equity Named Kenya’s Overall Best Bank After Bagging More 10 Than Awards
Equity Bank has once again been feted as the best bank in the country for the 12th consecutive year, at…
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Kenyan Start-up BasiGo Delivers 5 New Electric Buses to Metro Trans Limited
BasiGo, an e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing public transport bus owners with a cost-effective…
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Three African women fund managers receive grant funding from Visa
Three women fund managers SME.NG (Nigeria), Altree Capital (Kenya), and Maia Capital (South Africa) are the selected recipients of Visa’s…
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Tanzania’s NovFeed named overall winner of the $1M Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech
NovFeed, a biotech company based in Tanzania is the overall winner of this year’s Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech. The startup…
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Huib van de Grisjparde: It’s time to evolve Kenya’s urban transportation
Kenya, a stunning country with diverse cultures and landscapes, has seen significant growth in the motorcycle community in recent years.…
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Kenyan agritech Victory Farms raises $35 million Series B funding
Victory Farms, a Kenya-based aquaculture startup operating around Lake Victoria has raised $35 million in Series B round. Previously the…
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DFC invests $25 million in Pan-African VC firm Novastar Ventures
The U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has invested $25 million in a new fund by Pan-African venture capital firm…
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Huawei roots for cloud and solar tech to scale up forest conservation in Kenya
Huawei Technologies has announced plans to scale up the use of cloud and solar technology to deepen environmental conservation in…
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BUSINESS
Mobile money taxation could hamper financial inclusion gains in Africa, report
In an increasingly digital economy, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been greater collaboration between the private sector and…
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European Union Extends Ksh 50 billion to Kenya for Electrification of BRT
Kenya has the desire to actualize the Bus Rapid Transit system to make public transport cost-effective and more efficient. However,…
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Factor[e] Ventures launches new venture studio for African startups
Factor[e] Ventures has launched a new venture studio targeting tech startups in Africa. Known as Delta40, the studio aims to…
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SanKalp Africa Summit highlights role of impact-driven investment in the continent
The Sankalp Africa Summit which is taking place between March 1st and 2nd 2023 in Nairobi has brought together more…
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Are tech layoffs warranted?
The recent tech layoffs have taken the world by a surprise. Over 150,000 employees have been terminated from their jobs…
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India’s Food supply chain startup WayCool Foods is expanding its tech arm CENSA to Africa
WayCool Foods, India’s leading food and agri-tech platform is expanding its tech arm CENSA into the African market. The strategic…
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Two Kenyan firms among 10 African startups selected for $2m Catalyst Fund
Pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator Catalyst Fund has announced a US$2 million investment into 10 startups building solutions…
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Samsung supports SDGs with more than $10M contribution to UNDP
Samsung Electronics has announced that the company has reached a significant milestone in its journey to advance the Sustainable Development…
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Local startups to showcase at the UK-Supported Kenya Innovation Week
Kenya Innovation Week kicked off in Nairobi on Tuesday to showcase UK-funded programmes that are breaking ground with emerging technologies…
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Epson is killing Laser Printers in Favour of Inkjet Printing
Epson has announced that it’s ending sales of laser printers citing the technology’s limited ability to make meaningful sustainability advances. …
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Epson is injecting KES 83 billion to support environmental sustainability
Japanese printing and information technology company Epson has set aside KES 83 billion to support environmental sustainability efforts over the…
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Raspberry Pi to produce some of its flagship hardware devices in Kenya
UK-based computing solutions provider Raspberry Pi plans to produce some of its flagship hardware devices in Kenya through a partnership…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Rallies Kenyan CEOs to Commit to UN Global Compact Coalition
Safaricom’s CEO Peter Ndegwa on Tuesday mobilised his Kenyan counterparts to join the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC). The telco…
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KCB Partners With EV Maker BasiGo Kenya to Finance Electric PSV Buses
The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and electric vehicles manufacturer BasiGo Ltd on Tuesday announced a partnership that will enable investors…
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Dr. Joyce Cacho Joins Sistema.bio as New Board Chair
Sistema.bio has announced Dr. Joyce Cacho as its newest board member, and incoming board chair, effective January 2023. Following her…
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Balkissa Idé Siddo: The metaverse will open up new opportunities for Africa and the globe
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was held this year as the world continues to see…
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Winner of Season 3 of Microsoft’s GoL University Students Competition Announced
A student’s innovation featuring a website that encourages the public to plant trees has been named the winner of this…
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Investor Network Unveils Programme to Support Africa’s Sustainable Development Goal Targets
Africa is the most vulnerable to the effects of Climate Change despite contributing only 4% of carbon dioxide emissions. Yet,…
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Sendy selected among 100 most promising 2022 Tech Pioneers by the World Economic Forum
Kenyan logistics startup Sendy has been recognized as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers” for 2022. The World…
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JACK NGARE: Tech trends for 2022 and what they mean for the African continent
We have observed a significant march toward complete digitization of the world in recent years. The usage of and reliance…
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Microsoft launches season 3 of its regional digital and coding competition for university students
Microsoft has launched season 3 of its Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) digital and coding competition for…
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Startups
BasiGo Flags off first Electric Buses in Kenya, Pilots with CitiHoppa and East Shuttle
Just a month after closing a $4.3 million seed funding round, Nairobi headquartered e-mobility startup BasiGo has today flagged off…
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Pan Africa Gaming Group launched to grow gaming industry in Africa
The Pan Africa Gaming Group (PAGG) has been unveiled today, bringing 10 studios together under a single umbrella across Africa.…
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BUSINESS
This New Mastercard podcast explores how financial inclusion is creating an equitable future for all
Mastercard is bringing awareness to some of the world’s most critical issues through an innovative podcast series ‘Journey to One…
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BUSINESS
Over 21,000 SMEs and individuals have so far benefited from Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Accelerate Program
Over 21,000 SMEs and individuals have so far benefited from Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Accelerate Program. This is is according to…
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Kenyan team wins regional $5k IBM award for developing solution to help reduce food waste
Kenyan team Mavuno Link are the Middle East and Africa Regional winners of these years IBM and David Clark Caus…
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28 businesses to take part in this year’s GrowthAfrica circular economy accelerator
Africa’s business accelerator GrowthAfrica has kicked off a circular economy focused accelerator programme targeting innovative ventures across Kenya, Uganda, and…
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Creation of Africa Green Finance Coalition a moment for funding of continent’s green transition
FSD Africa has welcomed the announcement at the COP26 World Leaders Summit that African nations will come together to create…
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