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BUSINESS
FINCA and First Access Announce World’s Largest Microfinance Fintech Collaboration
FINCA and First Access, whose technology predicts the credit risk of borrowers in informal markets, has announced a new collaboration…
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JOYWO, Intel partner to provide Digital Literacy to 1 million women in Kenya
Deputy President William Ruto today unveiled a new partnership between Intel Corporation and Joyful Women organization (JOYWO) that will see…
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MasterCard commits up to $1 million to advance financial inclusion in Rwanda
The MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth has announced that it has committed $1 million to advance economic growth and financial…
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Finnish telco companies coming to Kenya to look for partnerships
As the number of mobile network technology in Kenya continues to increase, it is creating room for new international business…
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Forget the Luxury cars, Land Rover is also getting into the Smartphone Business
I love Land Rovers, I mean they are among the most luxurious cars in the world. Anyone including me dreams…
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Vodacom discontinues M-Pesa in South Africa
Vodacom is set to discontinue its M-Pesa operations in South Africa with effect from 30 June 2016. Speaking about the…
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British Wileyfox Smartphone Brand Enters Kenya, introduces two new devices
Just last month we told you about Xiaomi mobile entering the Kenyan market. Xiaomi came at a time when the…
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BUSINESS
Kenyan Power and Safaricom sign MoU to provide broadband Internet to more Kenyans
Kenya Power, through its subsidiary Kenya Power International has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecom service provider Safaricom to…
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Airtel Trace Music Star activations targets residential areas in Nairobi
The Airtel Trace Music Star activation contest has now entered its second week. Activation activities place in various residential areas…
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Ingenico Group deploys a cashless Revenue Collection solution in Nyeri County
Ingenico Group has patnered with a Kenyan company Tracom to deploy a a Revenue Collection solution in the County of…
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Social Media
This new LinkedIn app will help students find jobs
I love LinkedIn, the site has already found its place as the site to visit and connect with working professionals.…
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The young Zimbabwean with a free online classroom for students
“My vision is to see an Africa that is free from poverty. This can only be achieved if we, as…
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Four primary schools get Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) devices
The Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) has delivered and installed devices to an initial four (4) primary schools in different parts…
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Facebook launches Agency Ambassador programme for Africa
Facebook has launched an Agency Ambassador Programme for Africa in what it says is part of its drive to equip…
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BUSINESS
Keri Hilson to mentor Airtel Trace Music Star Season 2
Renowned American vocalist and songwriter Keri Hilson will spearhead the 2nd edition of ‘’Airtel Trace Music Star’’ (ATMS). Now in its…
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Science, Technology and Policy leaders gather in Dakar for Next Einstein Forum (NEF)
From March 8th more than 700 participants from 80 countries will be gathering in Dakar, Senegal for the Next Einstein…
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E-Waste Conference Highlights Gaps in E-Waste Management in Africa
As a build up to the global conference on e-waste management,The Computer for Schools Kenya (CFSK) in partnership with Microsoft…
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Microsoft Launches Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Enterprise
If you are a company prone to hack attacks Microsoft wants to help you. The company has unveiled a new…
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Airtel Connects Kisii County Schools with Free Internet
Airtel has today launched it’s Free Internet for Schools Programme in Kisii County connecting 20 schools to the internet for…
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Here is how Kenyan companies should use tech tools to add value to their recruitment process
The job market in Kenya is a paradox. On the one hand, an estimated 2.5 million youth are unemployed; on…
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#MWC16: UK and GSMA partner to fight global poverty using Mobile Technology
The United Kingdom (UK) and GSMA , a body that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide have announced a…
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Airtel Kenya wins Gold Award for Environmental Conservation
Airtel Kenya has been named ChangeMaker Company of the Year for Corporate Social Responsibility for Environnemental Conservation at the 2015…
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Orange, Google in MEA mobile internet partnership
Orange today announces a new partnership with Google to bring the best of mobile internet across its full African and…
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Samsung Corporate Citizenship cements commitment to Africa at Samsung Forum 2016
Samsung Electronics Africa yesterday announced that it will bolster its Corporate Citizenship efforts in Africa in a bid to help…
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MTN and Jumia Launch MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge Across Africa
MTN, in partnership with the MTN Solution Space and Jumia have launched the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge that will bring together…
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Report: Mobile Devices Become a New Target for Spam and Malware Attacks
Mobile devices are now the new target for spam and malware attacks, this is according to a new report by…
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BUSINESS
Samsung Showcases its Innovations That Transform People’s Lives at 2016 Samsung Africa Forum
Samsung Electronics has today unveiled its product line-up for 2016 at its annual Samsung Africa Forum event. The company underlined…
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AT&T partners with Ericsson and Intel to begin First 5G trials this year
5G remains one of the most buzzed about topics in the wireless world right now. It is probably something most…
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COLUMNS
Opinion: Issues in Public Relations in Nigeria
Two unrelated incidents conspired to compel me to eventually make this intervention, which I have been planning forever. One was…
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Startups
Justice Tech: ShopOfficer receives 10,000 USD grant from HiiL Innovating Justice
We have all had instances where technology has been used to explore and solve contemporary issues. Many positive forms of…
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INSURANCE
AXA to provide insurance products and services to Jumia African customers
Just a day after announcing a 75 million euros investment in online travel company Jovago, insurance and assets management firm…
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BUSINESS
Airtel FREE Internet for Schools Program connects 23 schools in Machakos County
The Airtel Free internet for schools program is now in Machakos county. The program was launched yesterday at Machakos Boys…
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Sophos Report: Most companies unable to protect highly sensitive employee information.
A new survey by network and endpoint security firm Sophos has revealed how most companies are unable to protect highly…
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Sophos Mobile Control 6.0 to offer Security Solutions for Enterprise Mobility Management
Organizations will now be able to manage their business data while at the same time enhance user privacy after network…
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How PortableVoices is changing information sharing in Kibera
With the world changing at a rapid pace, so many industries rising, technology leading to more efficient and effective ways…
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Nokia to receive Loads of money from Samsung after patent license arbitration ruling
Nokia has today been awarded additional licensing fee from Samsung by the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber…
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The Galaxy A (2016) Smartphones now in Kenya
Samsung Electronics has today announced the release of the Galaxy A (2016) smartphones into the Kenyan Market. The Galaxy A…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Nigeria and Access Bank Launch Smart Savers Initiative
Access Bank in partnership with Airtel Nigeria has partnered to introduce a Smart Savers initiative that will enable Airtel customers…
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Intel’s My Digital Journey platform to Empower Women and Girls in Kenya
Intel Corporation yesterday launched an online learning platform aimed at providing an opportunity for women to learn, connect and share…
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Nigeria-Cameroun high capacity submarine cable goes live
The high capacity Nigerian-Cameroun Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) connecting Lagos, Nigeria and Kribi, Cameroun has gone live. The new submarine…
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Gadgets
#CES2016: This is Nikon ’s crazy 360-degree VR camera that everyone is talking about
It is a surprise announcement that Nikon pulled at the CES 2016, the unveiling of KeyMission 360, Nikon’s crazy 360-degree…
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#CES2016: Eureka Park Exhibitors Funded at more than $1 Billion Since 2012
Startup companies exhibiting in the Eureka Park Marketplace at this years Consumer Electronic Show (CES) have been funded at more…
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Liquid Telecom to build new undersea cable Linking Africa to Middle East
Liquid Sea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liquid Telecom, has started a project to build a new subsea cable linking Africa…
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Sophos meets Kenyan patners to shares its new network security features
Network and endpoint security firm Sophos today met its partners in Kenya to showcase and educate them on new security…
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ESET Unveils New tool to help parents monitor their children’s online activities
Global Security software provider ESET has unveiled a new tool to help parents monitor what their children are doing online.…
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Caterpillar launches free e-learning website for future African technicians
Caterpillar has today launched the pilot-phase of the Technicians for Africa Project, an e-learning website for people who aspire to…
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BUSINESS
E-commerce: Retailers should optimize supply chains to ensure customer satisfaction this festive season
The e-commerce shopping experience is increasingly becoming a popular option for consumers during the festive season. Retailers therefore need to…
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Oracle Cloud Day: CEOs should help drive business transformation
Oracle Kenya last week held its annual Cloud Day event at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. The event attracted customers;…
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BUSINESS
Airtel takes Platinum spot sponsorship with Catholic Church ahead of Pope’s visit to Kenya
Bharti Airtel has partnered with the Catholic Church as a platinum sponsor for the upcoming historic visit of His Holiness…
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Startups
How WeFarm is helping farmers share information via text across the globe
Technology has become an integral part in the growth of most economies in the world. Most of the countries…
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Guest Post: Demystifying Big Data Analytics for business intelligence
Last week we published an article about Big Data, explaining what big data really means in detail. There was also…
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Google to invest $40 Million in Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
Google has announced its commitment to invest up to $40 Million in Lake Turkana Wind Power Project. Once operational, the…
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Etihad Airways Signs Technology Services, Cloud Collaboration agreement With IBM
Etihad Airways has signed a ten-year technology services agreement with IBM worth US$ 700 million. This, according to the Airline…
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Google and Kenya National Archives Launch Digitised National Archives
The Google Cultural Institute has partnered with the Kenya National Archives to launch digitised National Archives, an initiative that celebrates…
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Lilian Mutegi wins APO invitation to attend Africa AfricaCom 2015,Biggest African tech event
Lilian Mutegi from Kenya has won an invitation by African Press Organization (APO) to attend AfricaCom 2015, the biggest and…
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COLUMNS
How to boost your business presence online
The rapid evolution of social media and its influence on search and referrals for conversations is changing the digital landscape…
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TECNO Mobile raises money to support a children’s Home in Nairobi
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE TECNO Mobile Kenya last month raised Kshs.356,680 to support the Arise Child Development Organization, a Childrens…
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BUSINESS
Video: How things went down at The Nairobi International Trade Fair
The Nairobi International Trade Fair (NITF) is the largest Trade Fair in the East African Region. It is a seven…
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Simple technologies can tackle the most pressing problems in the developing world
Innovations in science and technology have transformed the world in recent decades. But a good innovation aimed at solving basic…
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Big Data: Why you can’t afford to ignore it.
Due to the emergence of new technologies, communication means like social networking sites & devices, the amount of data being…
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IBM’s African Skills Initiative equips over 1600 students with certification courses in Kenya
Since its launch in September 2014, IBM’s African Skills Initiative in partnership Kenya Education Network (KENET), have so far equipped…
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Google’s new project to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 train stations across India
Google has announced a new project to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 train stations across India. This is in…
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Samsung to take part at 5th Innovation Africa Summit in Uganda
Samsung Electronics Africa has announced that it will be taking part in the fifth Innovation Africa Summit scheduled to take…
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Gadgets
Tecno Mobile unveils the Phantom 5 into the Kenyan Market
Tecno Mobile Limited has today its much anticipated flagship device, the Phantom 5 into the Kenyan market. The company says…
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IBM Partners with Rwandan government to increase country’s development
IBM has partnered with the government of Rwanda to bolster the country’s development, public safety, citizen engagement and economic opportunities.…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya continues to record growth in data, mobile voice and SMS traffic
The quarter under review exhibited mixed trends in terms of local mobile voice traffic per operator with Airtel Kenya Limited…
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Airtel Kenya’s #FaceOfKenya campaign Promotes Upcoming Photographers
Airtel Kenya has been working with with top Instagrammers; Asif Khan , Mutua Matheka and Sarah Waiswa, to use the…
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BUSINESS
Video: What you missed from the Airtel Sondeka Festival 2015
Sondeka is Africa’s first annual creative festival, which serves as a platform for numerous events, activities, exhibitions that showcase Africa’s…
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Airtel Kenya Headquarters staff visit Nairobi Markets
Airtel Kenya staff from its Nairobi headquarters lead by their CEO Adil El Youssefi visited various customer segments to gain…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya launches Smartika na 5x bonus promotion,50 cars to be won
Airtel Kenya has today unveiled a new consumer promotion that will see its prepaid customers walk away with 50 Toyota…
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Is your business infrastructure strong enough to carry the weight of Big Data?
Analyzing and deciphering information from the endless ocean of Big Data is one of today’s great IT challenges. How can…
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Startups
13 Start-ups selected for Appwiz challenge
13 start-ups have been shortlisted to proceed to the incubation phase of the Safaricom Appwiz Challenge, following an interview session…
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Epson revamps Kenya product line to target schools, counties
Epson has today announced the launch of a new range of printers and projectors for the Kenyan market. The devices…
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Social Media
Facebook witnesses one billion users in a day: Mark Zuckerberg
In what Facebook CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg described as a milestone, one billion people used Facebook in a single…
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Ford Smart Mobility Introduces Impressive Range Of Innovative Experimentation To Address Practical Mobility Challenges In Urban And Rural Africa
Ford Smart Mobility is Ford’s plan to use innovation to go to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles,…
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BUSINESS
Mobile Money: Nigeria to host #RemitAfrica2015 Conference
This year, Nigeria will play host to the REMITAFRICA2015 conference, a mobile money conference organized by MobileMoneyAfrica. The conference, which…
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USIU, Tech Republic launch Innovation Boot Camp to equip teens with coding skills
Tech Republic has partnered with The United States International University-Africa to offer upper primary and secondary pupils aged 12 –…
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MTN, Liquid Telecom partner to extend footprint and offering in Africa
Customers of MTN Group and Liquid Telecom are set to benefit from a larger connectivity footprint across the Africa. This…
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Airtel Kenya connects Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters with free internet
Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters will benefit from internet for free internet thanks to Airtel Kenya. The telecommunications company…
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Social Media
No more 140-Character limit for Twitter Direct Messages
If you have used your twitter DM recently you must have noticed something interesting, apparently, the social media site no…
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Hellofood spreads its wings to Mombasa County
Hellofood, Nairobi’s leading online food delivery company is now expanding its services to Mombasa County. Since it first launched in…
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Ampion Venture Bus West Africa Winner to Pitch at DEMO Africa 2015
After a successful collaboration in 2014, DEMO Africa and AMPION will be teaming up again this year with the winner…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya unveils new Innovative Digital Content Products
Airtel Kenya has today announced the launch of two new innovative digital products. The Airtel Jam Sessions, a music show…
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Where online food delivery beats phone conversations.
Food delivery is a simple solution that is solving a problem that has span over decades across the world. For…
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CIO’s to focus on winning the digital era of ICT in this year’s CIO100 Awards
The CIO100 sixth edition awards are almost hear and CIO’s this year are focusing on winning the digital era of…
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Google to put Samburu National Reserve on Street View
Google is set to put Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve on its Street View platform, a Google Maps feature that will…
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Memorable Quotes From #GES2015Kenya
Now that the dust of Global Entrepreneurship Summit has that was held in Kenya for the first time last weekend…
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IBM Research Africa to use data-driven technologies to address challenges faced by Schools in Mombasa County
IBM Research Africa is piloting a data collection and analysis programme in schools in Mombasa County to assist the Kenyan…
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Advanced technology increasingly shaping Africa’s financial sector
The African financial services industry is rapidly evolving as a result of advancing technology which is fueling innovation and growth…
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IBM opens first Innovation Space in Africa at iHub, Nairobi
By Nixon Kanali / TechTrendsKE Tapping expertise from IBM’s existing Innovation Centre and Research Lab in Kenya, IBM has announced a new innovation…
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#GES2015Kenya: IBM rolls out a $60m investment in African Skills Initiative
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit just ended in Nairobi Kenya. The summit brought together investors and entrepreneurs from across the globe…
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Facebook’s Internet.org bringing more people online, hosts developers day at iHub
One year after launching internet.org app, Facebook is celebrating this milestone by hosting a Developer app at iHub in Nairobi…
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BUSINESS
Interview: The evolving role of E-commerce in the travel industry
The most amazing aspect of e-commerce is its ability to impact sales and marketing efforts immediately, however, the uptake of…
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#GES2015Kenya: General Electric Africa and Gearbox to launch GE Garages in Nairobi
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) is here already and Kenyans are really looking forward to it. The event which will…
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COLUMNS
Hellofood: Ordering food online, more business for restaurant owners
Dining outside of home was initially a practice that was designed for travelers who were on transit and needed to…
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Startups
DEMO Africa 30 Technology Start-ups list for 2015 released
DEMO Africa has today released a list of the thirty technology start-ups from across Africa that will pitch at the…
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Equity officially launches Equitel as subscribers hit one million mark
Equity Bank Group yesterday launched its much awaited Equitel, a new mobile payment and banking platform for its customers –that…
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Airtel Kenya donates computers to Computer for Schools (CFSK)
Airtel Kenya has provided used computers to Computer for Schools (CFSK) for refurbishment and distribution to schools across the country.…
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Big Data Goes to Work in the Silicon Savannah
By Evans Kidero, Governor Nairobi County. Next week, Nairobi will host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), attended by U.S. President…
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Airtel to provide free insurance customers
Airtel, has partnered with Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited and MicroEnsure to launch a free insurance product which will offer…
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RTI International and IBM deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies in Mombasa County Schools
RTI International, a leading nonprofit research institute in partnership with IBM Research Africa have unveiled a new partnership to deploy…
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