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Ian Lessem: The rise of African tech unicorns
African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or…
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BUSINESS
Central Bank of Liberia deploys chatbot to expand access to financial consumer protection
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has unveiled a chatbot that empowers consumers to instantly file complaints against their financial institutions…
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KARINA BRIJLAL: Women leadership in the open source and tech sectors
The open source community believes that the best ideas come from a diversity of perspectives, which allows organisations to respond…
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These Are The 25 African Female Founded Tech Startups Joining The CMM PR mentorship program
Twenty-five African female-founded tech startups have been selected for the second edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program. This…
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BUSINESS
Women Can Add $14.57 Billion to E-Commerce in Africa, IFC Research
The e-commerce market in Africa could grow by more than $14.5 billion between 2025-2030 according to an IFC report published…
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WomenInTech
Microsoft and Tech4Dev to train girls across Africa in digital skills
Microsoft and non-profit social enterprise, Tech4Dev have partnered to train girls and women across Africa in coding and deep tech…
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Celebrating Kenyan women excelling in the tech space
According to the World Bank, Africa is the only continent where female entrepreneurs outnumber their male counterparts. In Kenya, 48%…
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Startups
HAVAÍC expects bumper year for African tech startups
As one of South Africa’s most active Venture Capital investors, HAVAÍC says 2020 saw the commercial adoption of technology increase at unprecedented…
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ROSATOM extends deadline for its Annual Online Video Competition for African youths
ROSATOM has extended the application deadline for its 6th Annual Online Video Competition for African youths. Applications will now close…
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Tech
Pandemic-Driven Tech Innovations and Solutions
Before the world nearly bent the knee to the coronavirus pandemic, tech was already penetrating different economic sectors. Technology has…
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ROSATOM launches its Annual Online Video Competition for African youths
ROSATOM has launched its 6th Annual Online Video Competition for African youths. The competition which is open to students and…
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News
Huawei TrustInTech Summit 2020: Shared Prosperity Enabled by Trust in Technology and Open Collaboration
Huawei hosted its second annual TrustInTech Summit, which was attended by ICT industry experts, academia and economists from around the…
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CLOUD
Business reimagined for Africa
Building a business in Africa is now as much about embracing digital innovations as it is about understanding the nuances…
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News
Coronavirus pandemic is affecting every sector of the global economy
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the global economy hard. While we cannot exactly tell the damage the virus will have…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Andrew Bourne: Onsite and remote – taking a best-of-both-worlds approach to your business operations
Companies around the globe have had to adopt remote working in a short period of time. Some have thrived and…
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WomenInTech
Top 50 Women In Cybersecurity In Africa
The Top 50 Women in Cybersecurity Africa accolade recognizes women in cybersecurity in Africa who are making significant contributions to…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Opinion] Restriction on the use of U.S technology and its impact on the tech ecosystem
Day by day, our lives become more digital. We use digital technology in everything from cooking to communications. As the…
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Startups
Kenyan e-logistics startup Lori Systems among 100 new Tech Pioneers Awarded by World Economic Forum
Kenyan e-Logistics Lori Systems has selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers. The…
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News
Huawei Launches IdeaHub to drive enterprise collaboration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched an intelligent collaboration product to drive enterprise collaboration in the in Sub Saharan Africa…
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BUSINESS
NTSA Wants To Ban Cash Payments On Matatu Fares
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), wants to ban the use of cash for matatu fares across the country.…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] The Role of Emerging Technologies in the World of Work
The future of work has been a topic on the minds of business owners across the world for years. Terms…
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Reviews
Huawei nova 7i Review: This is a good mid-ranger
Huawei nova 7i Review:: Huawei’s latest device in the Kenyan market, the Huawei nova 7i will be going on sale…
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News
Huawei’s initiative to support E-learning during Covid-19 pandemic
The Corona virus global pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis. Due to this most countries have made the…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Productivity tools can reduce productivity
Ironically, apps that are supposed to help productivity usually result in huge inefficiencies because valuable time is wasted organising work…
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Gadgets
The Hottest New Gaming Tech Takeaways From CES 2020
The annual CES event for 2020 was recently held in Los Angeles. Arguably the biggest tech event of the year,…
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Startups
Two African tech startups accepted into Founders Factory Accelerator Programme
Two African technology startups have been selected and accepted into the Founders Factory Africa Accelerator programme. (FFA) The two startups…
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News
South Africa’s Cloud platform builder Jini Guru partners with Azilen to build fintech solutions for emerging markets
South Africa’s cloud platform builder, Jini Guru is partnering with Azilen Technologies, a product engineering company, to build innovative fintech…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Achieving digital ecosystems in rural Africa remains a challenge
Creating digital ecosystems in rural areas requires collaboration with local suppliers if long-term success is to be achieved. This is…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Artificial Intelligence gaining grounds in Africa?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings a whole new dimension to the drive for customer intimacy. The convenience customers experience weighs heavier…
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News
Opera Mini and Mdundo are partnering to provide free downloadable music in nine African countries.
Opera and Mdundo, an African music sharing platform have entered into a new partnership to provide free downloadable music in…
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CLOUD
[Column] Extending security to the cloud
Business leaders now have a choice whether they want to continue using their trusted firewall or move to a next-generation…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 12 Air Review
The Tecno Cam 12 series has been in the market for a few weeks now. As we have previously mentioned,…
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CLOUD
[Column] Making the right decision to benefit from true Cloud applications
Many people often confuse the similarities and differences surrounding both web hosting and cloud computing. While many believe that cloud…
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BUSINESS
Payments technologies are disrupting the finance industry
Advancements in payments technologies have disrupted the finance industry in a very huge way. Payments transactions have completely evolved from…
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CLOUD
Oracle showcases its latest cloud solutions in Nairobi
Oracle recently showcased its latest Cloud led digital solutions to top business and government leaders at the International Modern Business…
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CLOUD
[Column] Cloud is the future of payroll
Cloud technologies are becoming more popular than ever before, with research from RightScale revealing that some 94% of organisations are…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
How to Launch your Startup in a College
Your college years are the best time to launch a startup because it ensures you have feet to stand on…
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News
SheHacks 2019: Microsoft commits to support women Cybersecurity Engineering
Microsoft through its Cloud and AI Security Engineering team has reiterated its commitment to advocate for women with an interest…
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Startups
List of tech startups shortlisted for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards
The final shortlist for the 5th AppsAfrica Innovation Awards have been announced. The annual Awards attracted over 400 submissions from 52 countries, with…
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News
Vodacom Tanzania and Smart Lab launch new $150k accelerator program for tech startups
Vodacom Tanzania and Smart Lab have launched a new accelerator program to support arly-stage and growth-stage technology startups. The “Vodacom Digital…
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Startups
Applications for Standard Chartered Bank’s Women In Tech Accelerator 3rd Cohort Open
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has opened applications for its Women In Tech Incubator third cohort. The application which will close…
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News
African ICT Foundation Opens Applications for Volunteers Tech Trainers
The African ICT Foundation (AfICTF) has opened applications for volunteer trainers for its Digital Connect Africa (DCA) Project in Nigeria.…
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News
Sendy has opened up its platform to include freight services
Kenya’s logistics platform Sendy has opened up its platform to include freight services from the inland container depot and long-haul…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] The Platform – tomorrows new economic sector
Digitalisation is constant. We see it in the continuous innovative disruption across the globe. This progressive phenomenon has succeeded in…
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Startups
MEST Africa is investing $100,000 in each of these 11 startups from its 2019 graduating cohort
MEST Africa is investing US$1,1m in eleven early-stage startups from its 2019 graduating cohort. This is the largest single investment…
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Startups
Ten African tech startups taking part in the CcHUB’s PitchdriveAsia Tour
Ten selected African startups utilising hardware and deep technology tools in their businesses are taking part in the second edition…
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BUSINESS
Time for every business to adopt integrated payments
If you run a business, every time you accept payments from your customers, their’s a cost. The costs are especially…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
Feminist Tech Exchange (FTX) : The Magic of Storytelling Through Podcasting
The Feminist Tech Exchange safety reboot modules podcasts. The month is August, the year is 2018, I am in Nepal…
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Startups
African female-led tech startups can now apply for the GreenHouse Lab Accelerator 2019 program
The GreenHouse Lab Accelerator has opened applications for early-stage female-led African tech startups. The Lagos-based accelerator program is run by…
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News
[Column] There’s a need for more disruption in Africa’s tech scene
For most people living outside Africa, they imagine the continent as the home of poverty, corruption, internet fraud, infrastructure deficit,…
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News
Dimension Data named 2019 Microsoft country partner of the year for Uganda
Dimension Data has been named the 2019 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Uganda. The company, part of…
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Gadgets
ThinQ technology on LG TwinWash – Here’s what you need to know
In a quest for a sustainable future as far as Smart Homes are concerned, LG has taken over with their…
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BUSINESS
SwitchLink Africa – Leveraging technology to drive efficient remittance
Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh67.16 billion…
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News
DeepNudes – An app that turned women’s photos to nudes discontinued
DeepNudes app uses deepfakes technology to transform women’s images with clothes into ‘realistic-looking’ nudes. The deepfakes technology has been a…
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BUSINESS
Huawei stole trade secrets from a US chip production firm – Texas Court rules
Amidst of the tussle between Huawei and the US government, Huawei had sued CNEX Lab Inc., a semi-conductor production company…
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News
West African Tech Giant Vatebra Limited Unveils Innovative Software Solutions for the Kenyan & East African Market.
West African software and technology firm Vatebra Limited recently unveiled its presence and by extension her software solutions offerings to…
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Gadgets
Role of Artificial Intelligence in OLED TVs
Artificial Intelligence has been applied even to areas you wouldn’t imagine it could apply. AI has opened a new world…
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Startups
AfriLabs Network Expands to 45 African Countries
Pan-African network of technology and innovation centres AfriLabs has admitted 27 new hubs into her network, extending her reach into…
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News
Huawei will need more time to become the biggest smartphone seller
Huawei had at the start of the year set a goal to become the world’s largest smartphone seller by the…
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Startups
Fintech Startups can now apply and pitch at the Finnovation World Kenya Summit
The Finnovation World Kenya summit takes place in Nairobi on June 18. The event will bring together fitench players from…
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News
Kenya among African countries set to benefit from Microsoft’s Cloud Accelerator Programme
Microsoft has announced it is extending the reach of its Cloud Accelerator Programme to eight more countries including Kenya. The Cloud…
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News
Huawei signs deal to develop 5G for Russian Telecoms
Amid the China-US trade war that has escalated to higher levels last month, Russian telecoms MTS has signed a deal…
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Gadgets
ALERT: Under-display camera- the next big thing showcased on Twitter
Pop-up camera, notch designs, pizza-like cameras, and even screen punches have been almost a perfect way of achieving a high…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Autonomous IT, empowering business to be its best
Cloud computing is rapidly becoming an essential component of business transformation. In Kenya, cloud is no longer just a possibility,…
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News
Ol Pejeta Conservancy has opened a tech lab focused on wildlife protection
Technology is taking wildlife conservation to the next level. It is helping in saving some of the species on Earth…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] So, what’s left after the machines take over?
One of the questions that we at the International Data Corporation are asked is what impact technologies like Artificial Intelligence…
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Startups
E-healthcare startup MYDAWA secures $3M funding from Africa HealthCare Master Fund
Kenya’s leading e-healthcare platform MYDAWA, has secured a $3M investment from Africa HealthCare Master Fund. This is the first round…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
Check Out These 3 Most Innovative Keyboards from 2018
With the evolution of Esports, computer and keyboard innovations have been widely popular among gamers. Keyboards are one of the…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya to upgrade its network from 30 to 100Gigabit in Five towns
As part of its KSh.1 Billion network expansion and optimisation programme, Telkom Kenya is upgrading its network’s capacity in five…
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News
Internet Solutions names former Vodafone Global Enterprise Country Head its new CCO
Integrated ICT Services Provider, Internet Solutions (IS) has named Sylvester Mboya its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Mboya, a former…
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Dimension Data and SAP launch new Intelligent Enterprise solutions in East Africa
Dimension Data has entered into a partnership with SAP, to offer a new set of intelligent enterprise solutions in East…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Modern Analytics Drive Proactive Transparency
Traditionally, businesses across the globe made decisions based on historical information. With a lack of access to current data, crucial…
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CYBER SECURITY
MTN unveils Managed Security as a service solution for Kenyan enterprises
MTN Business has today launched MTN Managed Security as a service solution for its enterprise customers in Kenya. The product,…
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Reviews
Infinix S4 Unboxing and Quick Thoughts
The Infinix S4 is here with us. The device was launched in the Kenyan market just the other day and…
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News
Telkom Kenya appoints former Safaricom Director new MD for its Mobile Division
Telkom Kenya has appointed Mr. Steve Okeyo, a former Director for Regional Sales and Operations at Safaricom as the new…
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Startups
Kenya is hosting the fourth annual MEST Africa Summit in June
MEST Africa is bringing its fourth annual MEST Africa Summit to Nairobi. The Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund and…
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Startups
Seedstars is launching a $100M fund to invest in African tech startups
Seedstars has announced a new partnership with Paris-based First Growth Ventures to launch a $100 million fund to invest in…
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News
African Development Bank and Microsoft launch all-female coding training in five African countries
The African Development Bank and Microsoft have announced the launch of an all-female coding training in five African countries –…
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News
Tracom launches a payment solutions tech academy in Kenya
Payment solutions company Tracom Services Limited has launched a youth tech academy in Kenya. Dubbed Tracom Academy, the school’s will…
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Startups
Jack Ma’s US$10 Million Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative opens applications
African entrepreneurs can now apply for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI). The US$10 million Prize competition founded by the…
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News
Microsoft drives digital transformation through cloud adoption in Kenya
In an effort to create awareness around its Azure offering as well as drive cloud migration, Microsoft yesterday hosted an…
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News
Building a Raspberry Pi Security Camera
The Raspberry Pi, although it may feel like it’s been around forever, it’s only been within the public subconscious for…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Building the Intelligent Telco Enterprise – Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators
While the telco industry may have seen its traditional revenue streams decline further in 2018, thanks in part to the…
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Startups
List of 50 tech startups selected for the second annual MEST Africa Challenge
MEST Africa has announced the 50 startups that have been selected to take part in the second annual MEST Africa…
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Startups
Applications for the Sanofi VivaTech challenge extended to February 22nd
Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the extension of the registration period for the call for proposals for this year’s…
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Startups
MEST opens applications for its $50 MEST Africa startup Challenge
MEST Africa has opened applications for its second annual MEST Africa Challenge, a Pan-African pitch competition for tech scale-ups based…
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Startups
Africa’s 50 most funded tech startups in 2018 raised a total of $618M, Digest Africa
Africa’s 50 most funded tech companies in 2018 raised a total of $618M. This is according to the Digest Africa…
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News
Dimension Data Solutions to launch its digital business solutions in 2019
Dimension Data East Africa, trading as Dimension Data Solutions Limited has announced plans to launch its digital business solutions in…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
The Opportunity Cost of Doing Business for SMEs in Africa
The African economy has gathered momentum over the years, with an estimated increase of 3.8% of the real output growth…
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Startups
Naspers Sets Up A $9m Fund To Support South African Tech Startups
South African media company Naspers has set up a R1.4bn ($96m) Naspers Foundry fund to invest into South African technology…
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News
536 East Africa companies compete for the coveted 2018 CIO100 Awards
With entries coming to an end, 536 East Africa companies participated for the analysis as 200 companies make it for…
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News
Liquid Telecom and other Industry leaders to gather in Kigali for the Africa Tech Summit.
Industry leaders will from 14th -15th February gather in Kigali Rwanda for the Africa Tech Summit. They will include international…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
Valentine Gift Ideas for the Plugged-in Lover
The month of February is a close replicate of the just ended festive season; a month to celebrate love, giving…
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BUSINESS
Why Wechat is a threat to Safaricom’s M-Pesa.
A few days ago I visited Chinese internet finance museum for a blockchain event organized by okcoin, one of Bitcoin’s…
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News
Egyptian Tech Firms Expand Footprint in Africa, to sign Business Deals Worth USD 7 Million
As a part of the country’s efforts to increase IT exports and achieve ambitious economic goals, Egypt’s Information Technology Industry…
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Startups
World Bank launches crowdfunding support for Kenyan clean-tech startups
The World Bank’s Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) has launched the first ever crowdfunding mentorship programme for entrepreneurs in East…
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