East Africa

Co-working spaces need to provide more than just office space

Co-working spaces need to add more value

As the innovation ecosystem in Nairobi – Africa’s Silicon Savannah – grows, everyone needs to take a step back and consider their...

African innovators from 25 countries face judgement day

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African innovators from 25 countries face judgement day

Following a fantastic response from African innovators, over 200 entries from 25 countries are now facing the judges for a place in the...

Investec makes investment in Mobisol off grid solar

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Investec makes investment in Mobisol off grid solar

Investec Asset Management is making a significant private equity investment in Mobisol, a provider of off-grid solar home systems in Africa. The...

Crowdfunding in Africa is gaining momentum

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Crowdfunding in Africa is gaining momentum

Africa is now home to over 57 active crowdfunding platforms with projects raising over $126.9 million in 2015, reveals the Afrikstart Crowdfunding...

Women in Tech Week to be held across 40 countries

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Women in Tech Week to be held across 40 countries

The first and largest ever global women in technology week will be held both physically and virtually in over 40 countries. The...

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Building mobile apps that are relevant to African consumers

According to the latest report from GSMA, almost half the population of Africa subscribed to mobile services in 2015. Africa’s fast growing...

Africa Tech Summit London announces Erik Hersman as keynote speaker

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Africa Tech Summit London announces Erik Hersman as keynote speaker

Africa Tech Summit London has announced its keynote address and speaker line up for the event bringing together technology leaders from across Africa and Europe, international...

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Deadline for the Appsafrica.com Award entries approaching

Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have just two weeks left to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Award...

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UberChopper takes to the skies in Kenya

Taxi-hailing app Uber launched flights today with UberChopper Kenya to transport business clients and the well-to-do across parts of Kenya without having to...

aKoma launches Amplify a media and content creation program for Africa

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aKoma launches Amplify a media and content creation program for Africa

aKoma Media, a content platform and storytelling company focused on Africa has launched the inaugural session of Amplify, a media and content...

The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa. Following the success of lasts years Awards which celebrated 10 winners from over 200 entries across 21 countries, applications are now open for 2016.

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Entries Open For The Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2016

The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa and following the success of last years Awards which celebrated 10...

Gebaya to launch marketplace and training for developers

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Gebaya to launch developer marketplace and training hub in East Africa

Many years ago Coders4Africa (C4A) took on the challenge to produce more African software developers and have now launched Gebaya a developer...

Digitalising Rwanda's workforce is key to closing its skills gap

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Digitalising Rwanda’s workforce is key to closing its skills gap

Rwanda boasts an attractive workforce that has helped to push the nation ahead of its neighbours, however, a lack of digital skills...

Raspberry Pi helps drive education in Tanzanian school. www.appsafrica.com

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4 barriers to digital inclusion across Africa

The Director General of the GSMA, Mats Granryd lauded the impact mobile technology has had across Africa but identified a number...

Malaik to simplify impact investing across Africa

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Malaik platform to simplify and track impact investing across Africa

Malaik the Hausa, Swahili, and Arabic words for ‘Angel’ is also an impact focused equity crowdfunding platform allowing accredited investors co-invest in high...

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Crowd-sourcing is solving logistics challenges across Africa

Crowd-sourcing has fast become a global process that is being used to accomplish everything from getting funds for travel to raising capital for...

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Ringier Africa merger creates Africa’s largest classifieds group

As millions more Africans come online to connect & conduct commerce, predominantly via mobile Ringier Africa and One Africa Media (OAM) have agreed...

Nairobi set to host an East Africa Innovating Justice event

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Kenyan internet penetration growing as fibre roll out continues

A report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) indicates that for the second quarter of the 2015/2016 financial year, internet penetration...

Aaron Fu managing partner from Nest VC shares how they have invested in start-ups from 52 countries across the world and are now looking to invest and grow African start-ups globally. Fu shares why Morocco is now a big opportunity on the radar of global investors and Nest VC’s plans for Africa.

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Nest.VC helping to grow African start-ups globally

Nest.VC launched in Nairobi, Kenya last year bringing together a team of experienced entrepreneurs to help provide hands on mentorship and access...

Catching up with Africa’s digital payment revolution

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Catching up with Africa’s digital payment revolution

Although Africa’s digital payment revolution has helped many people enjoy making financial transactions with unprecedented ease, the constantly shifting landscape has also...