She Leads Africa, a social enterprise empowering women entrepreneurs has announced the launch of a business pitch competition exclusively for…
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Microsoft 4Afrika Launches Women-Only Cloud Startup Academy in Morocco
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaMicrosoft 4Afrika, the Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Morocco (AFEM), and INWI today officially launched the Cloud Startup Academy in…
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Bringbackourgirls.com Goes Live to intesify the Fight for Abducted Chibok Girls
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaSince April 14, 2014 when 234 girls were abducted at the Government Science Secondary School Chibok, Borno State thousands have…
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Montgomery West Africa is bringing the women together this year for the 2014 edition of the Women of West Africa…
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Kenya’s Safari Tales Wants to Teach the World Digital African Folklore
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaKenya’s Safari Tales, an African story telling mobile application has launched on Google Play Store to help develop African digital…
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South Africa’s Happiness Wants to be King of the Natural Animal Healthcare Market
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaAs life gets more busier and burdensome, man turns to friends and family for comfort and to most people, family…
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Ghana’s Esoko Raises $1.5 million from Acumen & the Lundin Foundation for its East Africa Expansion
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaGhana’s Esoko Networks Limited (“Esoko”), a technology platform that connects African farmers to markets via mobile phones has raised a…
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Technovation in partnership with Safaricom Women in Tech and Akilidada, a girls leadership will today be hosting the Kenyan round…
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Intel Launches Code for Good to Pair Kenyan Developers with Local NGOs
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaIntel has launched Code for Good to connect developers with NGOs and help them develop tech solutions that address issues…
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BREAKING: BitPesa Launches UK-Kenya Money Remittance Services
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaKenya’s BitPesa has launched in beta to allow Kenyans living in abroad to send money back home with ease and…
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By Martina Knappe, Head of EMEAMarketing at Interactive Intelligence With a new breed of consumer making new demands on business,…
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WeTech & Google Grants 17 African Organisations Supporting Women & Girls in Tech in Africa
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaIn a move to increase the number of women in technology in Africa, Women Enhancing Technology (WeTech), with support from…
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“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that…
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Does the name Kanini Mutooni ring a bell in your mind, well; she has been admitted into the…
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Cisco hosted a ‘Girls in ICT Day’ for girls aged between 14-18, informing them about the vital role that…
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Intel is partnering with The Rockefeller Foundation to announce their collaboration on Intel ® She Will Connect at the…
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Airtel Uganda Partners with Lady Golfers at Uganda Golf Club
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaIn a move to celebrate women and support sports in Uganda, Airtel Uganda has said it will sponsor Lady Golfers…
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Startup Grind Nairobi on May 6 at the iHub will host TIMES 100 most influential person, Ory Okolloh the…
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Girl Geek Group AkiraChix Celebrates 4 years | Officially Launches their Own Hub
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaFounded four years ago by Judith Owigar, Linda Kamau, Marie Githinji, Angela Oduor, Gladys Kitony and Catherine Kiguru, AkiraChix,…
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After working for almost ten years with various companies in the Kinnevik Group, a key investor in Millicom, Roshi Motman…
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Ghanaian Woman Launches an Online & SMs Bookkeeping Tool for Semi-Skilled Entrepreneurs
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaFounded in 2011 in Ghana Start Smart, is an online and SMs-based bookkeeping tool for individuals with little or no…
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Google, Intel & Nailab to Screen Girl Rising Movie to Help Empower Girls in ICT & Entrepreneurship
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaGoogle, Intel and The Nailab will this Friday 7th March, 2014 from 6pm, will screen the “Girl Rising” movie at…
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IFC & Goldman Sachs Launch $600 Million Global Fund for Female Entrepreneurs
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaAccording to IFC research, an estimated $300 billion credit gap exists for women-owned enterprises, plus other barriers such as unfavorable…
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Ex-BlackRock Asset Manager Launches OffersAfrica.com to Bring Online Deals to Brick & Mortar Stores
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaKenyan-born and bred Dee Shah, quit BlackRock in mid 2013 to come back home after 14 years in the UK.…
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CEO Weekends: Nigeria’s Bus.com.ng Growing Strong | Offering Trips to Over 200 Destinations
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaNigeria’s Bus.com.ng a Spark-backed firm has become the country’s largest bus travel inventory offering trips to over 200 destinations with…
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88mph-Backed Closet49 Looking to Raise $50,000 for Countrywide Expansion
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaKenya’s Closet49, an online marketplace for trendy,fashionable, unique and eclectic clothing used by over 9000 sellers is looking for $50,000…
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CEO Weekends: Nigerian Bank Sponsors ICT Training for Female Entrepreneurs
by Brian Wafulaby Brian WafulaVicky Ojo One of Nigeria’s major banks, Diamond Bank, has provided ICT training for women involved in the nation’s Micro,…
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GSMA mWomen is in the verge of celebrating the winner of the 2014 GSMA Global Mobile Award for “Best…
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Kenyan Couple Find Fulfillment After Launching an Online Fashion Store for Pregant Women
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaNick Mruttu and Janet Mgendi Mruttu, husband and wife are finding fulfillment after launching Just9 an online store for maternity…
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