Communications Authority of Kenya, the telecoms regulatory body, has appointed Mercy Wanjau as Acting Director-General effective today as Francis Wangusi's second term comes to an end. Ms. Wanjau is the...
Read moreTechstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed has raised $42M investment led by SVB Financial Group with participation from existing investors including Foundry Group to accelerate its global expansion. The...
Read moreTechstars, a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed has partnered with Hub71, an Abu Dhabi-based global technology hub led by Mubadala Investment Company, to launch Techstars Hub71 Accelerator. The new 13-week...
Read moreIndia's PayMate, a B2B payments in India has raised $25 million in a new series D round of growth capital to accelerate expansion within India and internationally to Central and...
Read morePioneer Credit, a Kenyan micro-lender has partnered Little Cab to provide taxi drivers with better quality smartphones via an innovative credit facility. Pioneer Credit will help distribute smartphones to as...
Read moreChina's ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”) has announced a partnership with Symphony Investment to provide linkages for entrepreneurs working across the MENA region and China. Didi has investments in both...
Read moreTiketi, a travel platform operating across Africa is sizing down on Kenya and South Africa with new local travel platforms to take advantage of the upcoming end of year holidays...
Read moreMajor global operators are increasingly identifying Africa as a huge potential for market growth in pure network services. MEF is an example. In a few years, consumers of both local...
Read moreMTN Rwanda has partnered with the Bank of Kigali to improve access to mobile financial services (MFS) by enabling customers to transact money between MTN Mobile Money wallets and the Bank...
Read moreSet to facilitate business opportunities and partnerships between North European and East African companies, at least ten entrepreneurs graduating from GrowthAfrica's startup accelerator managed to present their business and showcased innovative products at the Green Pioneer Venture Forum...
Read moreNeed pure drinking water? The long rainy season in Kenya is the best time for rainwater harvesting. A TDS meter now reads that rain water in Nairobi has the lowest...
Read moreLaunched in 2010, little was known about Nailab, a tech incubation hub founded by Sam Gichuru, a former Sales Technician at the heart of Nairobi’s suburbs. But today,...
Read moreThe Users and Survivors of Psychiatry in Kenya organization is appealing to Kenyan telecoms to install toll free call services to rescue individuals living with mental disorders, following increasing reports...
Read moreManoj Kohli has finally resigned after holding several leadership roles in Bharti Airtel since 2002, including playing the role of MD of Bharti Enterprises, reports say. Kohli was currently the non-executive...
Read moreLittle was known about Kumi Rauf’s ‘I love being black’ initiative that was launched in the late 90s. But thanks to Social Media, ILBB page was labeled the first "World's biggest Black Facebook...
Read moreNAPAfrica just announced that it has finally achieved its goal of reaching a throughput of 20Gbps with more than 180 members across its locations in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, South...
Read moreAbout a century ago, our grannies would dip silver pennies in gallons of milk for preservation purposes. Today, health practitioners are turning back suggesting that particles of silver not only...
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