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    Marek Zmyslowski never founded or worked with HotelOnline, says Chairman

    February 17, 2019
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    US$100,000 Anzisha Prize 2019 opens call for Africa’s top innovators

    February 15, 2019
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    Nigeria’s CcHUB expands to Kigali, Rwanda |To invest $11m into Rwandan innovators

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    February 6, 2019
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    February 5, 2019
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    CrossBoundary raises $16m From the Rockefeller Foundation & Ceniarth to invest in mini-grids across Africa

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Author: Charity Mbaka

Charity Mbaka

Equity Bank launches online Forex trading platform EazzyFX

Equity Bank launches online Forex trading platform EazzyFX

On November 27, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Equity Group is set to launch an online foreign exchange platform for SMEs and large corporates dubbed EazzyFX. The platform main aim is to improve the experience of buying and selling foreign currency. The platform will ensure traders will not need to…

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Kwese TV shuts down operations just 2 years after launch

Kwese TV shuts down operations just 2 years after launch

On November 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Kwese TV is, or should I say was a subscription-based Zimbabwean satellite and broadcasting network owned by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, under Econet Media. The service was officially shut down on the 1st of November, 2018, barely 2 years after its initial launch….

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Cameroon based Zuoix enabling offline automobile tracking

Cameroon based Zuoix enabling offline automobile tracking

On November 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

For close to a year Cameroon has been in a tense state on the political front. The government has toggled the internet on and off in the country in order to keep misinformation and animosity in check. Despite the adverse situation, Cameroon-based…

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MPesa and Western Union partnering to make overseas cash transfers easier

MPesa and Western Union partnering to make overseas cash transfers easier

On November 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

In the wake of mobile money interoperability, MPesa has found more ways to expand its reach and tighgrab a larger share of the money transfer market. Safaricom has partnered with Western Union to make cash transfers overseas easier for MPesa users. This…

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KRA to enhance tax administration using blockchain

KRA to enhance tax administration using blockchain

On November 2, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

In light of the Presidents recent crackdown on tax evaders, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced its search for areas where it can apply blockchain technology for tax administration with the help of the Blockchain and AI Taskforce. The authority’s Commissioner…

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BeBlocky simplifying programming and robotics for kids

BeBlocky simplifying programming and robotics for kids

On November 2, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

BeBlocky is a gamified programming learning app for children between the ages of 6-13. It sets out to teach children the basics of programming and robotics in fun and interactive way. BeBlocky harnesses the power of Augmented Reality(AR) to project a programmable…

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InsureTech company Oko Finance is using mobile technologies to bring crop insurance to emerging markets

InsureTech company Oko Finance is using mobile technologies to bring crop insurance to emerging markets

On October 19, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

InsurTech company OKO Finance is using satellite and mobile technologies to bring crop insurance to emerging markets. OKO uses satellite information to define the risk and create insurance products for farmers in emerging markets. These products are then distributed using mobile technologies….

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SA based Aerobotics is pioneering the future of farming

SA based Aerobotics is pioneering the future of farming

On October 19, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

SA based company Aerobotics is leveraging drones and machine learning to help large scale farmers monitor their farms. Their technology enables farmers to spot troubled plants individually (those with pests and diseases), as opposed to the most commonly used satellite imagery, which…

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Publiseer making publishing free for artists and authors

Publiseer making publishing free for artists and authors

On October 19, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Publiseer is a free book and music publishing platform for Nigerian authors and artists founded in 2017 by twin brothers Chidi and Chika Nwaogu. The company was recently shortlisted for the Apps Africa Awards 2018. To date, Publiseer is home to over…

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Boda boda users can now enjoy Google Maps’ new motorbike mode

Boda boda users can now enjoy Google Maps’ new motorbike mode

On October 19, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Search engine giant Google has introduced its two-wheeler mode in Kenya. This new functionality allows motorcycle riders to calculate journey times accurately, get directions for narrow shortcuts inaccessible to larger vehicles. The new feature will also alert riders of restricted roads. The…

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Google maps finally launches street view for Kenyan users

Google maps finally launches street view for Kenyan users

On October 19, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Kenya is Google’s first choice for its Google maps – street view in Africa. The service is very popular in other countries around the world. The feature allows a user to explore and navigate a neighborhood virtually through panoramic street-level images. The…

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10 Kenyan startups shortlisted for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

10 Kenyan startups shortlisted for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

On October 12, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Companies shortlisted for the 4th AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards have been announced. The 70 finalists have been selected from a pool of 300 submissions from 39 countries, with solutions in all 54 African countries. The awards recognize the best mobile and technology startups…

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SICO, Egypt’s smartphone maker planning expansion into Kenya and six other countries

SICO, Egypt’s smartphone maker planning expansion into Kenya and six other countries

On October 12, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Egypt’s first smartphone maker, Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), has announced its plans to expand into seven new African countries, among them; Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique. The company is targeting low-income earners in Africa with handset…

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Digital blood services firm Damu-Sasa now working with Amref to make blood more available

Digital blood services firm Damu-Sasa now working with Amref to make blood more available

On October 12, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Presidential Digi-talent program graduate, Damu-Sasa, has announced a partnership with Amref Africa and Advanced IT Solutions to make blood more available to hospitals. Blood supply programs will benefit from the company’s Blood Services Information Management System. The firm says the system was…

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Kenya’s Ona & BRCK named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Genius companies of 2018

Kenya’s Ona & BRCK named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Genius companies of 2018

On October 7, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Nairobi-based Ona and BRCK were yesterday listed in Time Magazine’s top 50 ‘Genius Companies’. Ona, established in 2013, provides a digital mapping and analysis tool used by health workers based in rural areas to identify underserved and in need places, while BRCK…

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Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) launches plan to set up street names for easier door step delivery

Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) launches plan to set up street names for easier door step delivery

On October 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has finally embarked on the process of numbering streets, buildings and homes to make door-to-door delivery of letters as well as goods from online retailers like Jumia a simpler task. This past Wednesday, the regulator started…

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CinetPay facilitating online and offline payments for merchants

CinetPay facilitating online and offline payments for merchants

On October 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Cote D’Ivoire based CinetPay is a mobile money payment hub that federates mobile money payment methods in Africa. The company exhibited and won at the 2018 Ivory Coast Leg of Seedstars competition, and represented the country at next year’s final in Switzerland….

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Meet Optimetriks, the startup digitizing Africa’s informal distribution

Meet Optimetriks, the startup digitizing Africa’s informal distribution

On October 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Nairobi-based Optimetriks’ leverages a community of users, paid per visit, to perform retail census and audits, collect data on the ground and take pictures at outlets through Optimetriks’ native Android application and a Facebook Messenger chatbot. The data is then processed (screened…

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Connectmed seeks to increasing access to primary healthcare in Africa

Connectmed seeks to increasing access to primary healthcare in Africa

On October 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

ConnectMed is an innovative health-tech company that connects patients to doctors. In most African countries, the high population has resulted in an inadequate ratio of doctors to patients. Many people still don’t have ready access to a medical practitioner near them, much…

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Kenya to host the global Organisation of Women in International Trade (OWIT) Conference

Kenya to host the global Organisation of Women in International Trade (OWIT) Conference

On October 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Kenya is set to host the 18th edition of the Organisation of Women in International Trade (OWIT) Conference in Nairobi from the 25th of October. The conference brings together women entrepreneurs from financial institutions, NGOs and policymakers. It will focus on ways…

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Safaricom head of Alpha innovation resigns less than a year after joining

Safaricom head of Alpha innovation resigns less than a year after joining

On October 6, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

The head of Safaricom’s innovation lab, Kamal Bhattacharya, has left Kenya’s biggest telecoms company less than a year and a half after he joined. He left after leading Safaricom’s Alpha innovation unit since April of 2017. The former IBM executive told Reuters…

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Facebook introduces initial fact checking program in Kenya alongside Africa Check and French News Agency AFP

Facebook introduces initial fact checking program in Kenya alongside Africa Check and French News Agency AFP

On October 5, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Facebook has launched a third-party fact-checking program in Kenya to help online users evaluate the accuracy of the news. The program is expected to curb the spread of misinformation, commonly known as fake news, and improve the quality of news received. Facebook…

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Kenya to host International Open Data Conference in 2020

Kenya to host International Open Data Conference in 2020

On October 4, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

This year’s International Open Data Conference (IODC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ended with the exciting announcement that the 6th edition of the conference will be held in Africa, specifically Nairobi. This will be the first time Africa hosts the bi-annual conference that…

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Mobile money interoperability is finally here

Mobile money interoperability is finally here

On October 3, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

The long-awaited mobile money interoperability has finally arrived. Kenyan mobile phone owners on the different networks will be able to send money across the different networks. This new arrangement is to start this week on the 4th of October. It is under…

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Senegal’s Matontine is providing access to small loans

Senegal’s Matontine is providing access to small loans

On October 2, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Senegal’s MaTontine is a digital financial services platform seeking to improve locals’ access to financial services through the use of digital technology. Matontine shared more insights with TechMoran about their company, what it is doing to achieve this and its vision for…

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Phase 2 of digital literacy program sees Kenyan government set up labs

Phase 2 of digital literacy program sees Kenyan government set up labs

On October 1, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Kenya’s government is set to put up labs in schools for students to learn and use technology as part of the digital literacy program in the country. ICT cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru said a new curriculum is already in place and is…

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BAG Innovation seeking to reduce unemployment of Rwanda’s youth

BAG Innovation seeking to reduce unemployment of Rwanda’s youth

On September 30, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Rwanda-based startup BAG Innovation was shortlisted for this year’s Seedstars edition in the country. BAG Innovation is a Youth Consultancy Agency offering services such as youth consulting, youth recruitment, and capacity Building Training. Its main objective is to strengthen the capacity of…

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Kenyans warned over rise of online shopping fraud

Kenyans warned over rise of online shopping fraud

On September 30, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

The Kenya Communications Authority (CA) earlier this week cautioned Kenyans to take precautions when shopping online. The authority said fraudsters have taken to creating look-a-like e-commerce websites and mobile applications for the purpose of stealing from unsuspecting buyers by luring them with…

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Pesamill crypto exchange platform launches in Kenya

Pesamill crypto exchange platform launches in Kenya

On September 26, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Pesamill Africa has on-boarded the crypto ecosystem in Kenya. Pesamill is a peer-to-peer and centralized exchange. The newly launched platform was founded by Brian Ngugi, who has a background in Law. He built Pesamill to solve some of the major problems facing…

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Rwanda’s BenefactorsLTD reducing payment wait times for firms

Rwanda’s BenefactorsLTD reducing payment wait times for firms

On September 26, 2018 by Charity Mbaka

Seedstars Rwanda competition ended with local startup BenefactorsLTD bagging best startup in the country. BenefactorsLTD is a factoring company that provides tailored working capital solutions to firms. Factoring is a financial service, where future payments from your buyers are sold to a…

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