East Africa
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5.1K5 million readers in Africa to access books via mobile
Worldreader, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy in the developing world through digital books, has announced a new partnership with Opera...
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2.9KSimbaPay announces Instant Deposit Service to Kenya
SimbaPay the digital money transfer provider has announced the expansion of its free instant deposit service to Kenya. SimbaPay has partnered with Choice...
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2.4KAfrica Hardware Accelerator 2015 – Call for Applications
Village Capital has announced the launch of their first hardware accelerator in Africa, in partnership with Gearbox, a unique space for inventors...
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4.5KBitcoin: a cryptocurrency ideal for Africa?
Bitcoin entrepreneurship is taking hold worldwide. The first quarter of 2015 saw record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups across the...
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2.3KMTN and 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 Africa. This follows an announcement...
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2.5KGoogle launches Android One in Africa but cost of data still the big issue
The race to offer cheaper smartphones in Africa has dramatically increased with the launch of the Android One program in Africa, however the price of phones...
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1.9KDigging for data on Africa’s climate future
Efforts to digitise old records and gather new data will improve local climate modelling explains Lou Del Bello from SciDevNet. The cardboard...
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4.9KAirtel Kenya launches free insurance with MicroEnsure
Airtel Kenya has partnered with Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited and MicroEnsure to launch a free insurance product which will offer Airtel...
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3.5KFacebook’s Internet.org Free Basic Services are bringing Africans online
Over the last year, Facebook has worked closely with more than a dozen mobile operators across 17 countries to give people access...
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2.8KAirbnb has more than doubled in size in Africa
Airbnb CEO, Brian Chesky attended GES 2015 in Kenya today to meet with entrepreneurs from around the world and explore the sharing...
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2.4KRegulations need relaxing if African hardware is to become reality
Speaking recently Erik Hersman of iHub, Ushahidi and now BRCK renown bemoaned the fact that legacy tax laws made it impossible for...
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4.0KInterview with founder of Women In Tech Africa
In the past few years there has been a flourishing number of self-organisation amongst African women in technology. Many focus on encouraging...
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1.9KSpark is supporting entrepreneurs launch 8 businesses in Rwanda
Spark and it’s partner Single Spark, both headquartered in the Netherlands, are launching a new program this summer where they plan to...
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3.8KFour new tech start ups to join think Rwanda
Tech incubator think today announced four new entrants to its incubator as part of a new think Accelerated program. In addition to...
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Finalists announced for PIVOT East 2015
25 exceptional startups that will participate in PIVOT East 2015 have been announced today. The finalists, 5 from each category were selected from...
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3.4KThink Rwanda set to announce new cohort
Millicom had the idea to create a hub where innovative tech solutions could be developed for the African continent. With that, Think Rwanda...
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World’s first international access to M-Pesa PayBill
SimbaPay a leading digital money transfer provider has launched the first product in the world that allows Kenyans living abroad to make M-Pesa...
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2.7KPIVOT East 2015 Semi-finalists Announced
PIVOT East, has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s event. The competition opened the call for applications in April 2015 with startups from...
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3.6KMasterCard to bolster banking in Somalia
MasterCard has announced it is to become the first international payments network to enter Somalia following years of war and conflict.
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SMS service seeks to reduce baby mortality in Africa
Most tech start-ups feel pressure in delivering a good experience for users but none probably as important as this one. “I wish...
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3.0KDeadline for Pivot East 2015 entries
PIVOT East the annual start-up pitching competition and conference run by m:lab East Africa is fast approaching with only four days left until...
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Crowdfunding platform Afrikstart dedicated to African entrepreneurs
With President Barack Obama attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya in July, 2015 is deemed to be the Year Of the...
