Stella Kabura, Author at TechMoran

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SunFunder Closes $2m Multi-Currency Debt Facility In Mozambique With MFX Solutions For SolarWorks!

January 17, 2019
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Visa launches She’s next Global Campaign to Support Women-Owned Startups
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African startups invited to pitch at Airbus BizLab open day

January 15, 2019
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Publiseer Accepted to Singularity University’s Global Startup Program
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Branch Raises Ksh500M for Local Expansion|Issues 10 Millionth Loan in Kenya

January 14, 2019
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MEST Africa Challenge offering up to $50k for startups based in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, SA and Cote d’Ivoire
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Lendable closes second round of financing from institutional investors to expand access to credit across sub-Saharan Africa

January 12, 2019
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Kampala-based off-grid solar firm SolarNow raises $9m in debt financing from SunFunder, Oikocredit and responsAbility
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Maisha Meds & Turaco Secure $80,000 in Funding from Villgro Kenya to Advance Primary Care

January 4, 2019
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Senegal Start-Up Accelerator to invest $10,000 into top five startups

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Top African Technology Projects Shortlisted At Intel Business Challenge

Top African Technology Projects Shortlisted At Intel Business Challenge

On September 3, 2014 by Stella Kabura

The Intel Egypt Corporation, together with the Nile University has announced the results of year long business plan competition that would help identify and support some of the most innovative students and graduates across Middle East and North Africa, in which…

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IT-Plus Metres Improve Electricity Services In Ethiopia

IT-Plus Metres Improve Electricity Services In Ethiopia

On August 28, 2014 by Stella Kabura

To determine the quantity of power a client can receive and to turn off the power supply to certain clients at an individual level, the Hi-Tech Engineering Industry under Metal & Engineering Corporation (MetEC) has began supplying the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU)…

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Rwanda Rolls Out Online Platform To Improve Government Services

Rwanda Rolls Out Online Platform To Improve Government Services

On August 22, 2014 by Stella Kabura

To establish an integrated public service platform that will only offer Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Citizen (G2C) services in Rwanda, or which will be accessible via internet and mobile devices, the Rwandan Government and the Rwanda Online Platform Limited has…

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CEO Weekends: Innovative Gadget Shows Potential in Killing Ebola Virus In Patients

CEO Weekends: Innovative Gadget Shows Potential in Killing Ebola Virus In Patients

On August 15, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Ebola has affected at least 1,800 people with numbers on the rise in recent months. Doctors resorting to saving lives through treatment, have not been spared either. Nevertheless, a device invented by a Canadian born scientist is showing potential in not only killing parasites, bacteria,…

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Juju App That Tracks Down Cheating Spouses On WhatsApp Gains A Following

Juju App That Tracks Down Cheating Spouses On WhatsApp Gains A Following

On August 14, 2014 by Stella Kabura

WhatsApp has improved the convenience of sending or receiving messages without fussing about how much phone credit you’ll spend. However, cheating spouses, rebellious kids and unruly employees now have their days numbered as Juju app is now gaining a following in countries…

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New Patent Enhances Voice Over IP Operator Services

New Patent Enhances Voice Over IP Operator Services

On August 12, 2014 by Stella Kabura

A leading provider of communication services, Vonage Holdings Corp. has today announced the grant of two patents by the Trademark Office and the United States Patent, of which, could impact organisations and even regions that mainly rely on VoIP. The two new patents…

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How Vodacom LTE Expansion Will Benefit SMEs

How Vodacom LTE Expansion Will Benefit SMEs

On August 12, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Entrepreneurs in African Countries like South Africa using Vodacom services are set to benefit as Vodacom Business has extended its long term evolution set to cater for small businesses with Vodacom Broadband Connect LTE. According to Ermano Quartero Managing Executive of Products and…

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CEO Weekends: Kenya’s M-PESA Concept Least Likely To Take Off In Nigeria, Safaricom

CEO Weekends: Kenya’s M-PESA Concept Least Likely To Take Off In Nigeria, Safaricom

On August 8, 2014 by Stella Kabura

M-PESA as a mobile concept for money transactions is budding in Kenya. However, in a more economically stable country like Nigeria, M-pesa is lagging behind due to factors such as unawareness, poor target market, noted Bob Collymore, Safaricom’s CEO. Collymore in an interview noted that mighty…

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Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Set To Sponsor Talented African Filmmakers

Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Set To Sponsor Talented African Filmmakers

On August 7, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Half a century ago, Africa was represented by Western filmmakers who portrayed the continent as an exotic land with neither history nor culture. That has changed. Today, the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund, a grant program is providing financial support…

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Tech4Africa Coming to Cape Town, SA this August

Tech4Africa Coming to Cape Town, SA this August

On August 6, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Bringing together everyone in tech fields to learn, interact and have fun, the new version for Tech4Africa now in its fifth year will be running the first Cape Town event on 28 August 2014. The annual Tech4Africa focuses on deep technical workshops…

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Kenyan ‘Bicycle Furniture’ Maker Going Places

Kenyan ‘Bicycle Furniture’ Maker Going Places

On August 6, 2014 by Stella Kabura

In Kenya, wood is the most popular material in home, workstation and entertainment décor, but one entrepreneur profiled on CNN International’s ‘African Start-Up’ this week has cut an edge with a highly differentiated and ingenious product- bicycle furniture. After quitting his three…

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Hellofood Courts Safaricom to Increase the Reach of its Online Food Deliveries

Hellofood Courts Safaricom to Increase the Reach of its Online Food Deliveries

On August 6, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Restaurants are booming in Nairobi. That has led to Hellofood an online food delivery service to partner with Safaricom to launch an app that would enable Safaricom users to order food online. While there are at least 140 upcoming restaurants in Nairobi,…

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Egypt Presents Technical Projects In India To Boost Local Investments

Egypt Presents Technical Projects In India To Boost Local Investments

On August 6, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has presented to Ambassador Navdeep Suri, potential technical projects set to take advantage of recent developments in India, to boost investments in Egypt. The Prime Minister noted that the Egyptian government is undertaking a comprehensive economic reform project in…

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Egypt Begins The Construction Of A New Suez Canal

Egypt Begins The Construction Of A New Suez Canal

On August 6, 2014 by Stella Kabura

To create jobs, boost economy and speed up traffic, Egypt has just began the construction of a new Suez Canal that would run parallel to the 145 year old original canal. Worth close to $4bn USD, the new canal, that would connect the…

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Vodafone Egypt Partners With Ericsson To Boost Network Quality In Cairo

Vodafone Egypt Partners With Ericsson To Boost Network Quality In Cairo

On August 6, 2014 by Stella Kabura

In the drive to enhance and deliver network field maintenance services and improve network quality in Cairo, Egypt, Ericsson has for the first time signed a three year services agreement with Vodafone Egypt. “Ericsson has proved to be a steadfast partner throughout our…

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Kagiso Media Appoints Vincent Maher As New Chief Innovation Officer

Kagiso Media Appoints Vincent Maher As New Chief Innovation Officer

On August 4, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Set to migrate into linking broadcasting assets and digital entries to acquire in-depth understanding of its audiences, Kagiso Media has a new chief innovation officer: Vincent Maher who is backed with 18 years of work experience in the online industry remarkably in…

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Vodacom Modifies M-pesa For South African Market

Vodacom Modifies M-pesa For South African Market

On August 4, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Following a growing demand for mobile phone payment services in Africa, Vodacom had just redesigned M-pesa for the South African Market. The culmination of this redesign is the launch of a totally revamped service which addresses four key areas including distribution, registration, functionality, and…

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DJ Afro Movies Lead As Urban Kenya’s Preferred Home Cinema Collection

DJ Afro Movies Lead As Urban Kenya’s Preferred Home Cinema Collection

On August 4, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Tired of watching Eastern, Western or old action movies while reading subtitles simultaneously? Using simple technology, DJ Afro Amingos, Kenyan translator cum commentator has mastered the art of keeping viewers glued to the screen without butting an eyelid, inspiring others to follow the trend. Back then, English movies were…

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UNAIDS, ASLM and Partners Launch Initiative to Improve HIV Diagnostics

UNAIDS, ASLM and Partners Launch Initiative to Improve HIV Diagnostics

On July 30, 2014 by Stella Kabura

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) has joined with global partners to launch the Diagnostics Access Initiative which calls for improving laboratory capacity to ensure that all people living with HIV can…

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Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia Shortlists IT Companies For ATM Supply

Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia Shortlists IT Companies For ATM Supply

On July 30, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Motivated to supply 2000 ATMs and 4000 PoSs in Ethiopia, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has shortlisted two companies, M2M, a Moroccan company and the other an Ethiopian company SS Communication (SSC). IT companies had earlier responded to Bank’s initial tender for the…

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Jumia to Introduce Middle East’s Smartphone Brand Innjoo In Nigeria

On July 30, 2014 by Stella Kabura

The Nigerian market is currently the biggest market in Africa with 125 million mobile phone users and a good proportion of the Market 30 per cent using smartphones. Going a step further, Innjo one of the biggest smartphone brands in the world has launched…

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PwC announces investment to accelerate Africa growth opportunities

PwC announces investment to accelerate Africa growth opportunities

On July 30, 2014 by Stella Kabura

To meet increased demand for professional services as trade activity in Africa, Price Waterhouse Coopers has today announced that it is increasing its investment in the continent and building closer links between PwC UK and PwC Africa. The investment is part of…

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Involve Women In Development Agendas, Urges Africa Development Bank President

Involve Women In Development Agendas, Urges Africa Development Bank President

On July 30, 2014 by Stella Kabura

During the official opening of the 3rd African Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit held last week in Lusaka, Zambia, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, urged countries to involve women in their development agendas to spur economic growth in…

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CEO Weekends: Senegal’s Cattle Herders Benefit From Mobile App To Keep Track of Cows

CEO Weekends: Senegal’s Cattle Herders Benefit From Mobile App To Keep Track of Cows

On July 25, 2014 by Stella Kabura

At least three quarters of the Senegal population raises cattle yet face challenges from cattle rustlers. But according to a report by BBC, cattle herders are now using mobile phones to keep track of cows, reporting amazing benefits. “The problems that…

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CEO Weekends: Most Banking Portals In Kenya Lack Adequate Online Security, Survey Shows

CEO Weekends: Most Banking Portals In Kenya Lack Adequate Online Security, Survey Shows

On July 25, 2014 by Stella Kabura

In recent years, business innovation and growth in Kenya has been driven by technology adoption. However, it has exposed the country to new emerging threats. According to the 2014 Kenya Cyber Security Report, the continued adoption of online and mobile banking services is…

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Abidjan To Equip Youth With Skills And Training For Jobs In Ministerial Conference

Abidjan To Equip Youth With Skills And Training For Jobs In Ministerial Conference

On July 21, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Set to promote skills development and job creation, the Inter-Country Quality Node on Technical and Vocational Skills Development (ICQN-TVSD), coordinated by Moussa Dosso, Minister of State of Côte d’Ivoire in partnership with ADEA, will from tomorrow hold a Ministerial Conference on “Providing…

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Morocco To Host 2nd Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa

Morocco To Host 2nd Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa

On July 21, 2014 by Stella Kabura

With the objective is to find practical solutions to prevailing problems in Africa through technology, The African Development Bank and its partners are set to coordinate the second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa. The forum will take…

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Olkaria Dam Set To Double Kenya’s Electricity Output In Five Months

On July 20, 2014 by Stella Kabura

Kenya is known to be the first African country to tap into geothermal power to meet the electricity needs of its population. And when the expanded Olkaria geothermal plant becomes fully operational this year, it is expected to produce an additional 280…

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Ford To Rollout 25 New Vehicles In Africa And Middle East By 2016

Ford To Rollout 25 New Vehicles In Africa And Middle East By 2016

On July 20, 2014 by Stella Kabura

In two years, you could be part of the population in both Middle East and Africa that will be driving at least 25 new sets of vehicles, as Ford has introduced a new product rollout for the continents to target growth opportunities…

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