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Internet Society launches global search for new generation of Internet Champions

The Internet Society, the global non-profit organisation that promotes an open and secure global Internet, has launched a new fellowship program to develop a new generation of Internet Champions. The Internet Society’s Early Career Fellowship is designed to empower a...

social media

Facebook Will Allow Kenyan Journalists To Apply For Verification Badges

In an attempt to stop misinformation from spreading on social media both Facebook and Instagram will equip registered Kenyan journalist with relevant tools

Motoring

Hero MotoCorp Surpasses the Monumental 100M Cumulative Production Milestone

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, today surpassed the significant milestone of 100 Million (10 Crores) units in cumulative production. The 100 millionth bike, the Xtreme 160R, was rolled-out of the Company’s manufacturing facility in Haridwar, in the...

Tech

This Is Why The Ugandan Web Is Currently In Turmoil And Their Internet Has Been Shutdown

Yoweri Museveni is not backing down without a fight and as Ugandans prepare for the presidential elections the atmosphere in Uganda is quite sour. It's been decades since anyone challenged Yoweri but Bobi Wine

Social media

Facebook Suspends A Number Of Accounts That Belong To Ugandan Government Officials

In this day and age it is even easier to reach the mass on social media, some Ugandan government officials have been accused of manipulating the public debate ahead of the Uganda elections which is to be held on Thursday.

social media

Uganda Has Asked Google To Close 14 YouTube Channels For Allegedly Mobilizing Riots

Uganda Communications Commission has asked Google to close at least 14 YouTube channels for mobilizing riots. Recently were up in arms in November when they had protests

Tech

Africa’s Mobile Phone and Population Growth in the 21st Century

By Eric M.K Osiakwan On the 1st of October 2020, the Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) released their “Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa” report which forecasted the mobile economy in Africa into 2025. A positive outlook to start the month of...

social media

Lesotho Proposes A Bill Where Social Media Users Will Need A License To Post

Lesotho government is trying to regulate and curb online behaviour with a new bill that will force social media users to get an internet broadcasting allowance.

Startups

Ethiopian Angel Investor Group Launches | Invests in Across Express

Angel investors in Ethiopia have created the Addis Ababa Angels Network, the first in Ethiopia in a move to provide adequate funding for early-stage innovative startups. The launch of the Addis Ababa Angels Network bring to an end the...

Startups

Africa’s Mergers and Acquisitions gain momentum during COVID19

By Eric M.K Osiakwan On the 10th of July 2020, Helios Holdings Limited announced a merger with Fairfax Africa Holdings Corporation to form Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation – a pan Africa focused alternative investment manager. On the same day, Eversend, an...

Business

Safaricom confirms it acquired 18.96% stake in Circle Gas for $22M

In January, Safaricom announced a $22 million (£17m) investment into UK firm Circle Gas which runs M-Gas in Kenya and Tanzania to launch prepaid gas service for Kenyan households. According to Michael Joseph, outgoing CEO, Safaricom, the investment into Circle...

social media

CS Kagwe Warns Kenyans To Stop Trolling First COVID-19 Patient On Social Media

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe came out guns blazing expressing rage over the social media attack on Brenda Cherotich, one of the recovered coronavirus patients. According to the CS, a section of Kenyans took to social media to make a mockery...

Social media

Twitter will start deleting inactive accounts this December and free up usernames

If you haven't logged into your Twitter account for the past six months and don't want someone to grab your username, you might want to sign in soon. This is because Twitter is notifying users that it'll start removing inactive accounts...

Business

With KochoKocho, Safaricom is borrowing heavily from sports betting & gambling

I have only been back home in Kenya for only ten days and I am already filled with a deluge of text messages from my dear telco Safaricom with messages on promotions that don’t serve me better as their...

Blockchain

Blockchain-based social network Jamaa launches in South Africa to overcome the spread of fake news

Jamaa, a blockchain-based social network has launched to overcome the growing issue of fake news, while enabling all users to get paid just for using the network, with a "proof of brain" algorithm. According to Riziki Mbena, co-founder and General...

Insider

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 and Development (UNCTAD). This is an intensive two- week training course designed especially for entrepreneurs in developing countries, whose...

Startups

Nigerian tech startup founders and their Game of Thrones character

I don't even know if our tech startup founders watch Game of thrones ??‍♂, or they only follow Silicon Valley (The Movie). Well, whichever it may be, we decided to join the G.O.T craze - I hope we're not...

Tech

Michael Ugwu’s Freeme digital responds to Ycee’s “fraud” allegations

Michael Ugwu's online music distribution company, Freeme Digital has released an official statement on it's instagram page in respond to Ycee's accusation of fraud. The statement said that the dispute is totally between Ycee's record label, Tinny entertainment and...

Fintech

The rise of FinTech startups in Nigeria: Would we still need banks later on?

Hey, I was doing a bit of thinking and I came up with this. Are we truly approaching a period in Nigeria when we might not need the services of most conventional commercial banks? Emphasis on “conventional”. Of course,...

Tech

Opera Mini latest update: no more redirection to advertising websites when trying to download content from Tubidy and more.

Ever tried to download a video and the moment you click the download button, you are taken to an advertising website instead of the download link? Well, Opera Mini has a solution for you. The latest update of this...

Tech

Impacts of Fake News on Social Media.

Consumption of fake news and answers to it will often implicate the freedom of expression. Control designed to combat fake news can hinder the universal right to freedom of expression. At the same time, propaganda spread by fake news can...

Business

Investing At African Angel Investor Summit 2016

Africa’s early-stage investor community came together on November 17th for the 3rd annual African Angel Investor Summit at the Landmark Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The event organized by VC4Africa, ABAN and the Lagos Angels Network, powered by the WorkInProgress!...

Business

Small business owner looking for finance? OneFI’s Flex Advance is looking for you

OneFI with Flex Advance believe getting loans and cash advances for your business should be much easier no matter what type of business you run. Meet Nkechi, Nkechi runs a food Bukka in Festac that sells out breakfast at 8am,...

Tech

Kaspersky Lab releases Decryption Tool for Polyglot Ransomware

Users that have suffered from Polyglot ransomware, also known as MarsJoke, can now restore their files thanks to the decryption tooldeveloped by Kaspersky Lab experts. The Polyglot Trojan has been propagating via spam emails containing a malicious attachment packed in a...

Business

Malware authors join forces to frustrate the financial sector

According to report, financial malware attacks on users raised by 15.6%. One of the reasons for the rise is the collaboration between the authors of two leading banking Trojans: Gozi Trojan and Nymaim Trojan, pushing both into the top...

Mobile

Never stop learning if you want to scale-Ory Okolloh to entrepreneurs

Speaking on the last day of the week-long inaugural Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI)’s Creatives Scaleup Accelerator Boot Camp, Ory Okolloh, Director of Investments at Omidyar Network told participants never to stop learning wherever they go if they want...

Business

Top 100 locally-run & most visited websites in Kenya-Part 1

We took to Alexa to list the most visited websites in Kenya. We elimanted international corporations such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo, LinkedIn among others and wanted to get the most visited websites run by guys in Kenya. Note that...

Insider

Startup Incubators in Africa and why they don’t work

This is a guest post written by Mark Essien, founder of Hotels.ng - the biggest hotel booking website in Nigeria. The article was first published on Medium here. I am 100% convinced that the incubation model in Africa is fatally...

Startups

Full list of startups pitching at 1776 Challenge Cup Nairobi

iHub Nairobi and 1776 are at the moment hosting the $650,000 Challenge Cup 2015, a global startup competition to identify the most promising startups in Africa and then connect them to the mentorship and resources to achieve their full...

Tech

Etisalat & FirstBank Partner To Introduce Firstmonie

Etisalat Nigeria and FirstBank have partnered to unveil 'Firstmonie' on the Etisalat Easywallet SIM application solution. This will promote the use of Firstmonie mobile money on the mobile technology driven easywallet SIM application. According to Lucas Dada, director, Business Segment at Etisalat...

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