How m-health is revolutionizing Africa’s health sector
Africa has for years been lagging behind in more ways than one and has desperately tried to leapfrog into the …
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Adeniyi Ogunfowoke -
Anto G World
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Arpita Arya
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Ashok Shah, CEO, Apollo Group
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Brian Baraka
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Brian Wafula
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Caroline Vutagwa
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Charity Mbaka
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Christie Uzebu
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Contributor
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Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses
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Dennis Mathu
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Dinah Kanana
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Emmanuel Temidayo
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Eric Vateta
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Feritter Atieno
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Fredrick Gitaka
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Ifeanyi Abraham
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Infinite Potentials Consulting
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James Kanja
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Joe Goga
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Joshua Mutua
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Karani Nyamu
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Kinyanjui Njonde
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Lena Juma
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Milcah Lukhanyu
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Okii Eli
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Olanrewaju Sodiq
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Paul Adepoju
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Rawlings Otini
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Sam Gichuru
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Sam Wakoba
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Selipha Kihagi
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Shiko Gathoni
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Staff Writer
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Stella Kabura
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Stella Kabura
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Susan Mwenesi
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Sylvia Makario
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TechMoran
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa
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Tiffany Vlaanderen
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Val Lukhanyu
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Vanessa Kamau
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Vanessa Wacera
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Ventureburn
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Victor Amadala
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Victoria Mukami
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Victoria Njirithia
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Vince Matinde
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Vivianne Musumba
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Yemi Johnson
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Zainab Ismail
Machine learning picture searching app raises $20k pre-seed funding
A Nigerian picture searching app led by a team at Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has raised $20,000 to …
This new recruitment marketplace lets employers compete for you
Organizations across the continent are fighting for talent with each one of them expecting to get the best talent in …
SA fintech raises funding to grow its SME Credit marketplace to bolster the SME funding ecosystem
LeBashe, which is 100% black owned and managed, has invested in RainFin, resulting into RainFin’s direct black ownership increasing to …
Blockchain technology disrupting Kenya’s small business sector
It has been a long while before Kenya warmed up to the blockchain, previously regarded with suspicion and relative hostility, …
New digital platform launches to allow cross-border remittances into Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Serria-Leone
The global average cost of sending remittances was at 7.2 percent in 2017 Q3, significantly higher than the SDG target of …
This Kenyan startup has raised $1.2 million to deliver solar energy to more homes in the country
SunFunder has set up a $1.2 million facility for Questworks, a Kenyan firm focused on delivering its strong pipeline of …
Fuzu launches in Uganda to shape the future of the country’s job market
Fuzu, Swahili for succeed, a career development, recruitment and learning solutions firm has launched its operations in Uganda.in collaboration with 25 …
Why native African investors are shying from backing local tech startups and why this should change
In May of 2000, The Economist in no subtle terms labeled Africa 'The Hopeless Continent'. Making up its mind that …
Cellulant to scale Agrikore, it’s mobile blockchain-based platform to more farmers
After raising $47.5m from the Rise Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by growth equity platform TPG Growth, Cellulant, says …
Ghafla’s pan-African move paying off as it turns revenue positive in Ghana, Nigeria & South Africa
Ghafla, Kenya's entertainment site has successfully expanded nto Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria in a pan-African expansion move …
Safaricom to launch Bonga, a WeChat clone to help take M-Pesa global and social
WeChat is fueling a giant ecosystem in China. It has 902 million users daily, 806 million monthly users for WeChat …
Doubts about the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative as expatriate-founders take over Kenya’s startup ecosystem
African tech startups raised $560 million in VC funding in 2017, a 53% YoY Growth according to a report by Partech …
How Fuzu wants to become the go-to platform for emerging market talent
Fuzu is a Swahili verb meaning ‘to succeed’. Fuzu the company, is a Pan-African company that launched the Fuzu employment …
Innovation hubs in Africa are overrated
There are over 300 tech hubs in Africa, with 50% of them concentrated in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco. …
A couple of lessons from a couple of failed African startups
Much as we would like to talk about the roses and daisies of the startup world, the funding rounds and …
African entrepreneurs need to be obsessed with data & AI, says Cellulant’s R&D chief
2017 marked the launch of Jack Ma’s AliBaba Group eFounders initiative program, in partnership with United Nations Conference on Trade …
Why Kenya is tailing Nigeria as Africa’s Silicon Savannah
Over the past few years Kenya and Nigeria have risen through the ranks in the technology space, booting South Africa …
This new Kenyan startup is taking on banks and mobile wallets
Kenya's PI Consulting Services has launched Bayes to allow users to make payments quickly and securely while analyzing your spending patterns …
Kenya’s Bitsoko wants to take cryptocurrencies mainstream
Over the past few weeks, cryptocurrencies, in particular, Bitcoin, has made headlines with its exponential growth, increasing its value by …
Jumia is simplifying its platform for vendors to hold-up Safaricom’s Masoko
No one likes competition due to the advantages and benefits that come with being in control of a particular area. …
Struggling Rocket Internet’s Jumia Market Calls it a Day in Nigeria, Kenya & across Africa
UPDATED: Rocket Internet's online marketplace Jumia Market has called it a day and is no longer accepting new inventory in …
Why Kenya’s bribery reporting site IPaid a Bribe died just like that
Founded and operated by Wamani Trust, Kenya's ipaidabribe.or.ke was a bribery monitoring and reporting platform allowing people in Kenya from …
What killed Nigeria’s dating site Linda & What you can learn from its untimely death
Launched by ex-Carmudi Nigeria employees, Linda.com.ng, was a dating site which expected to make it easy for singles in Nigeria …
Nation Media Group’s Nation Hela calls it a day after a miserable three-year run
Nation Media Group’s debit card, National Hela, has been abandoned after operating for nearly four years in space-without customers and …
ionacloud and the mess conferences do to your unshipped product
ionacloud was never going to ship from day one, and everyone knew it but no one dared ask the team …
Social gaming platform Jooist dies to pave way for sports betting
Jooist, was a social gaming platform for feature phones that enabled users to discover games and play games on their …
Fashion startup Closet49 succumbs after a long-fought battle with cheap new imports
Closet49 was one time Kenya’s only online marketplace for trendy, fashionable, unique and eclectic items but seems to have succumbed …
Inside the surrender & death of Kenya’s peer-to-peer learning platform Shakili.com
Despite having Dr. Bitange Ndemo, former PS; Ministry of Information & Communications as an advisor and mentor, Shakili.com, a peer-to-peer …
How Kenyan social network Sembuse died before you even signed up
Long in the days of GPRS (2G and 3G) feature phones, ambitious Mbugua Njihia launched Sembuse.com, a Java-based messaging and …