Kenya
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2.5KRegulations 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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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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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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3.1KDeadline 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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3.4KMTN and Vodafone agree mobile money deal
Customers of MTN Mobile Money and M-Pesa in East Africa will be able to transfer money to each other following an agreement...
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Mobile Money to go cross border in East Africa
East Africa will by the end of 2015, be able to transfer money via mobile phones across borders if full implementation of...
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Connected East Africa Innovation Awards 2015
The deadline is fast approaching for the innovation awards at the Connected East Africa Summit 2015. Entries must be submitted by March...
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Kenyan start-up Safari Tales to educate kids with new app
When Njeri Wangari’s daughter turned three years old, she realised she was losing interest in all the toys she had bought her....
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Facebook to launch free internet app in Kenya
Facebook revealed that it will launch the Internet.org app in Kenya later this week, marking the third country in Africa to get...
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Transport startup built around social relationships
There has been a rush to provide technology solutions to Nairobi’s transport sector. Easy Taxi, a company bankrolled by Rocket Internet entered...
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Kenya’s BRCK providing African solution to rural connectivity issues
In the last year, the world has woken up to the crucial importance of connectivity in developing nations, with Africa a priority...
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Ugandan student becomes apps “billionaire”
Abdu Ssekalala is a young Ugandan student at the School of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, and a billionaire, at least...
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Appwiz 2014 launched for Kenyan developers
Safaricom has launched the Appwiz Challenge for 2014 to identify Kenyan developers and drive new app development across all mobile platforms. The...
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2.1KSeedstars coming to iHUB Nairobi
iHub Nairobi, in partnership with payment solutions company, Ingenico will be hosting Seedstars Nairobi, the Nairobi leg of Seedstars World on the 3rd...
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Terror killing ICT events in Kenya
Hot on the heels of Informa cancelling last weeks East Africa Com event in Nairobi, the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has announced...
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Every SIM card to become a debit card with Kenyan MVNO
The idea of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO’s) has been in existence in other parts of the world for over 10 years...
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David Sainsbury Launches East African Investment Company
British retail billionaire Lord David Sainsbury has set up an investment vehicle to invest solely in East African businesses. According to report by Kenyan newspaper Business Daily,...
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Pivot East finalists announced
25 exceptional mobile startups from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia have been selected to compete in the final of PIVOT East 2014.
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PIVOT East 2014 Semi-finalists Announced
PIVOT East the startups competition geared towards nurturing the growing ICT talent in East Africa, has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s competition....
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Kenya: Plantwise app gives farmers help for crop troubles
Plantwise has launched an app in Kenya that helps to improve world food security and the livelihoods of farmers in developing countries...
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Last call for Pivot East entries
Pivot Easts final call for submitting applications for the competition is today, 11th April 2014. East African Startups Application is open to...
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KENYA: Road safety app aims to change transport in Africa
For Kamau Nyabwengi and his partner Job Mwaura, the solution to Kenya’s and to some extent, Africa’s challenges in transport, lies in...
