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| 09.07.2024 | Côte d’Ivoire doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel | This article was contributed to TechCabal by Leslie Ossete, through The Realistic Optimist, a paid newsletter covering the globalised startup scene. A tale of two cities
Africa has seen a schism between its francophone and anglophone startu... |
| 08.06.2024 | ‘Let’s Build, Africa’ market-entry programme launched by CcHub for African startups | “Let’s Build, Africa” is a market-entry initiative that Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has launched to enable African startups to broaden their horizons and penetrate new markets on the continent.
In an effort to speed up the use of soci... |
| 02.04.2024 | Emerging Technologies in Edtech: The Role of Big Data in Advancing Education | Big data—two words that define the vast amount of information available online as the internet becomes widely available. Since 2020, educational organizations, policymakers, and other players in this space have had access to more data than ... |
| 17.04.2023 | Gridless Is Extending Power to Rural Africa | The problem
770 million people in the world don’t have access to electricity. Many of them are on the African continent.
In rural Africa there are at least two reasons for this: lack of disposable income and lack of infrastructure. Of the f... |
| 29.09.2021 | LoftyInc, early investor in Andela, doesn’t play by the rules of VC investing | “Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause
Guide our leaders right
Help our youth the truth to know
In love and honesty to grow
And living just and true
Great lofty heights attain
To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.”
For... |
| 03.10.2019 | Africa Roundup: CcHub’s iHub acquisition, Andela’s $50M run rate and layoffs, Transsion’s IPO | Two of Africa’s powerhouse tech incubators joined forces in September. Nigerian innovation center and seed-fund CcHub acquired Nairobi based iHub.
The purchase amount was undisclosed, but CcHub will finance the deal out of its real estate p... |
| 27.09.2019 | Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub | Lagos-based innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired Nairobi-based tech innovation hub iHub for an undisclosed fee.
CcHub explained in a statement yesterday that the deal will see iHub’s team become part of its wider central ... |
| 27.09.2019 | Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub | Lagos-based innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired Nairobi-based tech innovation hub iHub for an undisclosed fee.
CcHub explained in a statement yesterday that the deal will see iHub’s team become part of its wider central s... |
| 26.09.2019 | Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub buys Kenya’s iHub in landmark acquisition | Nigeria’s leading technology innovation center, Co-Creation Hub, has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. As part of the acquisition, CcHUB will now make key hires in innovation consulting, people management, programme management a... |
| 26.09.2019 | Nigeria’s CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub to create mega Africa incubator | Two of Africa’s powerhouse tech incubators will join forces. Nigerian innovation center and seed-fund CcHub has acquired Nairobi based iHub, CcHub CEO Bosun Tijani confirmed to TechCrunch.
The purchase amount is undisclosed, but Tijani said... |
| 18.09.2019 | Andela lays off 250 engineers and staff with plans to retrench up to 170 more | US tech firm Andela has laid off 250 junior engineers and staff from its Nigeria and Uganda hubs — and is looking up laying off a further up to 170 junior engineers and staff in Kenya, the tech firm said in a statement yesterday.
Andela — w... |
| 18.09.2019 | Andela lays off 250 engineers and staff with plans to retrench up to 170 more | US tech firm Andela has laid off 250 junior engineers and staff from its Nigeria and Uganda hubs — and is looking up laying off a further up to 170 junior engineers and staff in Kenya, the tech firm said in a statement yesterday.
Andela — ... |
| 21.08.2019 | African incubator MEST has a new MD and 11 fresh startup investments | Pan-African incubator MEST announced investments in 11 startups from its 2019 cohort that will each receive $100,000 in financing.
The $1.1 million backing for a graduating class is the largest to date for the Accra-based organization — whi... |
| 08.11.2018 | We’re set to become first tokenised African tech accelerator – Kenya’s iHub | Kenyan hub and tech accelerator iHub today (8 October) announced that it will digitise all of its company assets using blockchain technology, and claims that this will make it the first tokenised African tech accelerator.
The accelerator m... |
| 08.11.2018 | We’re set to become first tokenised African tech accelerator – Kenya’s iHub | Kenyan hub and tech accelerator iHub today (8 October) announced that it will digitise all of its company assets using blockchain technology, and claims that this will make it the first tokenised African tech accelerator.
The accelerator ma... |
| 05.07.2018 | A Brief Look At Insurtech In Kenya | Insurance in Kenya dates as far back as 1930 when the first insurance company, Pioneer Assurance was founded. It wasn’t until 2015 that Kenya’s first set of Insurtech startups began to appear. Today, Kenya’s insurance companies are re-imagi... |
| 21.05.2018 | Building An Inclusive Technology Ecosystem In Africa | Share this:
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| 01.03.2018 | iHub announces 27 digital start-ups for accelerator program | Share this:
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| 23.02.2018 | The intensifying battle for Africa’s burgeoning tech landscape | Monique Maddy Contributor
Monique Maddy has spent her career as a technology entrepreneur working in emerging markets, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. She is currently founder and CEO of Ezuza, a mobile payments company located in... |
| 11.09.2017 | With new Managing Director, Ghana’s MEST scales as Pan-African incubator | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 03.09.2017 | FINALISTS OF MIT INNOVATION CHALLENGE ANNOUNCED | The MIT Innovation Challenge was formed with the purpose of identifying, rewarding, and promoting innovators and solutions that aim for greater overall economic prosperity.
Some African startups have been chosen among the finalists for the ... |
| 24.07.2017 | Educational technology Innovations and Investments in Africa | Share
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| 18.04.2017 | Where, why and how to invest in African tech? | Share this:
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| 20.03.2017 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [20/03/2017] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 20.03.2017 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [20/03/2017] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 14.03.2017 | Google expands its African initiatives | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 16.01.2017 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [16/01/2017] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 16.01.2017 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [16/01/2017] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 09.12.2016 | Africa’s tech hubs | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 14.11.2016 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [14/11/2016] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 14.11.2016 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [14/11/2016] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 02.09.2016 | Zuckerberg meets one of Africa’s leading innovators Erik Hersman at iHUB | Share this:
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| 31.07.2016 | In Kenya, Safaricom’s Little Cab app goes head to head with Uber | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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| 06.07.2016 | Africa Roundup: eBay expands, Ushahidi upgrades, Africa Internet Group rebrands | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 29.02.2016 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [29/02/2016] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 29.02.2016 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [29/02/2016] | Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of... |
| 16.02.2016 | Nairobi is hosting the 1776 Challenge Cup Regional Finals for Africa | On the 18th of February, the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi will host some of the most promising startups from Africa as they compete for a chance to share their vision with the world.
The startups are taking part in the Regional Finals ... |
| 19.01.2016 | SEACOM Will Provide High-Speed Internet To Tech Hubs In Uganda | Submarine and terrestrial high speed fiber-optic cable operator SEACOM has announced that it will be expanding its providing high-speed Internet (20Mbps) connectivity to technology hubs in East Africa.
The main beneficiaries of this expansi... |
| 08.01.2016 | Kenya’s BRCK hauls in $3m from Steve Case, Synergy Energies and others | To kick off the year on a positive note, Kenyan startup BRCK has raised US$3-million from a group of international investors, which include former AOL executives Jean and Steve Case as well as TED, Swiss-based MKS Alternative Investments, S... |
| 08.01.2016 | Kenya’s BRCK hauls in $3m from Steve Case, Synergy Energies and others | To kick off the year on a positive note, Kenyan startup BRCK has raised US$3-million from a group of international investors, which include former AOL executives Jean and Steve Case as well as TED, Swiss-based MKS Alternative Investments, S... |
| 16.12.2015 | Rwanda’s Not-So-Improbable Ambition To Be A Startup Hub of Africa | It’s an odd feeling to come from California, one of the world’s most prodigious economies where the infrastructure and public systems are simultaneously falling apart in plain view, and arrive in the tiny, landlocked East African country of... |
| 11.12.2015 | Gearbox Launches Incubation Programme For Hardware Startups | Gearbox is an open space for makers that launched in May 2015 as an offshoot of Nairobi’s iHub. Its aim is to create a unique space for members to showcase innovative ideas, share skills and build capacity while integrating hardware skills ... |
| 15.11.2015 | Hackathon Bridge is kicking off | 45,000 Euros is waiting for Polish, Ukrainian and Moldovan entrepreneurs.
Kicking off at 30 Oct 2015, Hackathon Bridge is a contest aimed to support young, creative entrepreneurs from Poland, Ukraine and Moldova and make their ideas real. ... |
| 04.11.2015 | Kenya’s Markit Opportunity wins Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge | Kenyan startup Markit Opportunity, which seeks to provide farmers with accurate information for fair trade, won the Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge. Part of Barclays’ global Rise initiative, this challenge sets the tone of what we ca... |
| 04.11.2015 | Kenya’s Markit Opportunity wins Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge | Kenyan startup Markit Opportunity, which seeks to provide farmers with accurate information for fair trade, won the Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge. Part of Barclays’ global Rise initiative, this challenge sets the tone of what we ca... |
| 28.10.2015 | How a self-taught developer dropped out of Uni and started his own coding school | Share this article:
Frank Tamre is a man of many titles — Mentor, Coach, Founder, Applications Engineer, Performer, Developer, Photographer among many others. He describes himself as a “Design Engineer who believes in limitless boundaries o... |
| 15.09.2015 | Inside the iHub, Kenya’s widely acclaimed “Tech Headquarters” | Share this article:
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Unofficially known as the ‘Kenyan tech headquarters’, the Innovation hub — abbreviated as iHub — has been in existence for more than 5 years now. This title is well befitting as it hosts ... |
| 18.08.2015 | Lessons learned on building a pan-African network of angel investors | The following article is by David van Dijk who is part of the team behind African Business Angels Network (ABAN), a pan-African association that seeks to promote a culture of Angel investing across Africa.
On 13 August, the second in a seri... |
| 18.08.2015 | Lessons learned on building a pan-African network of angel investors | The following article is by David van Dijk who is part of the team behind African Business Angels Network (ABAN), a pan-African association that seeks to promote a culture of Angel investing across Africa.
On 13 August, the second in a ser... |
| 25.07.2015 | Startups Grow In Africa, But Ecosystems Need More To Flourish | Elmira Bayrasli Contributor
Elmira Bayrasli is the co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and the author of From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places.
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| 23.07.2015 | African Angel bootcamps to mobilise early-stage investors | By partnering with a range of prominent industry influencers, the African Business Angel Network hopes to mobilise early-stage investors this year.
The initiative is running a series of Angel Investor Bootcamps to be held in some of Africa’... |
| 23.07.2015 | Meet the Kenyan Startup Trying to Change Bill Gates' Mind on Bitcoin | Last month, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded bitcoin startup Bitsoko $100,000 to help troubleshoot Africa's now-ubiquitous mobile money systems.
The news, which followed a long application process beginning last September, came... |
| 23.07.2015 | The Rise Of Silicon Savannah And Africa’s Tech Movement | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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| 23.07.2015 | African Angel bootcamps to mobilise early-stage investors | By partnering with a range of prominent industry influencers, the African Business Angel Network hopes to mobilise early-stage investors this year.
The initiative is running a series of Angel Investor Bootcamps to be held in some of Africa... |
| 17.07.2015 | Kenyan bitcoin startup wins $100k Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant | Kenyan bitcoin startup Bitsoko recently won a Grand Challenges Explorations grant worth US$100 000. It went on to announce it will be sponsoring a Blockchain Events Series in Nairobi, Kenya.
According to the Bitsoko website, The Blockchain ... |
| 17.07.2015 | Kenyan bitcoin startup wins $100k Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant | Kenyan bitcoin startup Bitsoko recently won a Grand Challenges Explorations grant worth US$100 000. It went on to announce it will be sponsoring a Blockchain Events Series in Nairobi, Kenya.
According to the Bitsoko website, The Blockchain... |
| 08.07.2015 | 4 reasons investors should seriously look to Africa for tech | In recent years, Africa has become a hotbed of technological innovation. The spread of mobile technology has spurred new companies, such as delivery service MamaMikes, which allows dispersed family members to send gifts, and energy provider... |
| 08.07.2015 | 4 reasons investors should seriously look to Africa for tech | In recent years, Africa has become a hotbed of technological innovation. The spread of mobile technology has spurred new companies, such as delivery service MamaMikes, which allows dispersed family members to send gifts, and energy provider... |
| 05.06.2015 | Pivot East 2015 announces mobile startup semi-finalists | Pivot East, an East African-based startups competition for tech companies, has announced its semi-finalists for this year’s competition. All entries were based on a number of criteria were allowed from a large number of African countries, t... |
| 05.06.2015 | Pivot East 2015 announces mobile startup semi-finalists | Pivot East, an East African-based startups competition for tech companies, has announced its semi-finalists for this year’s competition. All entries were based on a number of criteria were allowed from a large number of African countries, t... |
| 04.06.2015 | iHub Announces Meetup with French Startups, SMEs and Investors | Nairobi-based startup incubator, iHub has announced that it will host a delegation of French tech startups, SMEs and investors next week.
The event is hosted in conjunction with bpifrance and Business France, the Trade & Investment Offi... |
| 27.05.2015 | NGOs are getting #MoreDigital | Tomorrow will be this year’s edition of Sector 3.0. This year Sektor 3.0 will welcome over 500 people from all over the country. The conference, which aims to stimulate discussion about the use of the Internet and new IT technologies by non... |
| 01.04.2015 | Entries for Pivot’s East Mobile Startup Competition Now Open | Application for the Pivot East mobile startup competition has been declared open from March 31, 2015.
The competition focuses on accelerating the growth of mobile startups in other to augment and amalgamate the improvements of East Africa’s... |
| 19.09.2014 | 1776 Challenge Cup to find best healthcare, technology startups kicks off next month | Last year, it received 5,000 applications and from that, 480 startups competed in 16 cities in nine countries worldwide.
Among the partnerships 1776 has cultivated are New Enterprise Associates, Revolution, the Case Foundation, and incubato... |
| 22.03.2014 | Kenya: BarCamp 2014 comes to Mombasa | Share this:
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| 15.03.2014 | Tracking The Impact of Technology On Entrepreneurship In Uganda | In the last decade, the use of technology has contributed enormously to growth story of sub-Saharan Africa’s economies. Technology has opened Africa to new vistas and presented its youths with an opportunity to tackle the scourge of unemplo... |
| 23.07.2013 | Latino Startup Accelerator Partners with Google For Entrepreneurs To Launch In Fall | Manos Accelerator, a program to support Latinos involved in the startup community, has announced a partnership with Google For Entrepreneurs and will launch its first session for five to six startups in September.
Based in San Jose, Manos A... |
| 22.02.2013 | Praekelt Foundation launches innovation hub — Jozihub | Innovation and co-creation hubs are becoming integral to growing the entrepreneurial talent that Africa has to offer. Stepping up to join that innovation landscape, the Praekelt Foundation has launched JoziHub in Johannesburg, South Africa.... |
| 22.02.2013 | Praekelt Foundation launches innovation hub — Jozihub | Innovation and co-creation hubs are becoming integral to growing the entrepreneurial talent that Africa has to offer. Stepping up to join that innovation landscape, the Praekelt Foundation has launched JoziHub in Johannesburg, South Africa.... |
| 24.01.2013 | Google’s Boss Eric Schmidt Projects Kenya As Africa’s Tech Leader | After a week’s visit to sub-Saharan Africa that included meetings in Lagos and Nairobi, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt has labelled Nairobi as the ‘maybe’ silicon valley of Africa.
“Nairobi has emerged as a seriou... |
| 10.10.2012 | Google for Entrepreneurs: a boon for emerging market startups | Google reckons there are about 400 million entrepreneurs out there in the world and it wants to see that number increase. The search giant recently celebrated its 14th birthday by launching Google for Entrepreneurs, a hub for its several do... |
| 10.10.2012 | Google for Entrepreneurs: a boon for emerging market startups | Google reckons there are about 400 million entrepreneurs out there in the world and it wants to see that number increase. The search giant recently celebrated its 14th birthday by launching Google for Entrepreneurs, a hub for its several do... |
| 24.09.2012 | Google partners with Women 2.0 to support female entrepreneurs around the world | Spotlighting women in tech has become such a pervasive theme in the media, but we rarely hear about female business leaders in emerging nations.
In an effort to ignite female entrepreneurship on a global level, Google has announced a partne... |
| 24.09.2012 | Google Partners With Startup Weekend, Women 2.0 And Others To Launch Google For Entrepreneurs | Google today announced the launch of Google For Entrepreneurs, the company’s new umbrella for all of its programs that support startups and entrepreneurs around the world. The program’s focus, says Google, will be to partner with strong org... |
| 01.09.2012 | You’ve Got One More Day To Apply For The Savannah Fund Accelerator | The Savannah Fund is an African seed investment fund that aims to “bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap” in the region. A big part of that strategy is the fund’s startup accelerator — and the deadline to apply is ... |
| 07.08.2012 | Shaky Start To 2012 Disguises Google’s Progress In Africa | 2012 did not get off to a good start for Google in Africa, with the company forced to fire its country manager in the wake of a data-poaching scandal involving Mocality, Kenya’s largest business directory. Mocality had accused Google of fra... |
| 23.07.2012 | The 10 Voices Of Africa’s Tech Revolution | Technology is the fastest growing sector in many African countries, and a revolution is underway that could transform the continent. Africans are taking to social media in ever greater numbers, with some prominent figures using the likes of... |
| 23.07.2012 | Kenya’s Konza Tech City: A Step Too Far? | The groundbreaking ceremony at Konza Technology City is approaching, as the Kenyan government gets ready to get started on the flagship project of its Vision 2030 plan.
There is no understating the boldness of the scheme. The 5000-acre city... |
| 09.06.2012 | The Savannah Fund brings Silicon Valley to East Africa | Nerdwork on the balcony of iHub.
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| 24.05.2012 | Africa developing its first supercomputer outside South Africa | reader comments 34 with 26 posters participating
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| 27.01.2012 | Davos: Ushahidi Grows Its Global Crowd-sourcing Platform, Slams Twitter Censorship [TCTV] | At Davos I managed to catch Juliana Rotich, Co-Founder of Ushahidi, the incredible crowd sourcing platform which came out of Kenya. Starting with just a handful of countries in 2009, it’s main product, Crowdmap, is now used in hundreds of c... |
| 27.10.2011 | Afro Nerd Superstar Explosion: How the Future of 1 Billion People is in the Hands of a Bunch of Nerd Girls and Poindexters | Over several days, I visited three incubators in Nairobi devoted to startups in the social space. Given the emphasis in Kenya on mobile – as many as 60% of Kenyans pack mobile phones but as few as 5% have Internet connectivity via laptop or... |
| 27.10.2011 | Death is the default for startups, and your little idea means nothing | Death is the default for startups, reckons Amazon Web Services Technology Evangelist Simone Brunozzi. Apart from having a really cool Twitter handle @Simon, Brunozzi has founded a few startups himself, so speaks with some authority.
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| 27.10.2011 | Death is the default for startups, and your little idea means nothing | Death is the default for startups, reckons Amazon Web Services Technology Evangelist Simone Brunozzi. Apart from having a really cool Twitter handle @Simon, Brunozzi has founded a few startups himself, so speaks with some authority.
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| 14.10.2011 | TECHNOTRANSECT: A Journey Across East Africa’s Tech Ecosystem | In sixth grade, our class was given an assignment. Pick a country, learn about it, give a short talk and be able to answer questions. Also, fashion a placard for your desk featuring the flag of the country you’ve chosen. I chose Kenya. Why?... |
| 08.07.2011 | Kenya Launches Sub-Saharan Africa’s First National Open Data Initiative | Yesterday, Kenya became the first Sub-Saharan African nation to institute a national open data program.
“The Kenya Open Data Initiative (KODI) goes live this morning,” White African wrote yesterday, “in a big event that includes President K... |
| 03.05.2011 | Africans Teach High Schoolers to Change Communities with Social Media | In 2006, I created a project with a friend who had taught in Botswana. Called “Blogswana,” the project was designed to teach students at the University of Botswana how to employ social media to tell their own stories. It was very popular – ... |
| 14.08.2010 | Tech For (And By) Africa | This article was written by Leila Janah, the founder and CEO of nonprofit outsourced services firm Samasource. You can watch my recent video interview with Janah here. Also see her recent article The Many Bottom Lines Of Businesses.
This we... |
| 04.08.2010 | 20 Kenyan web and tech innovations worth watching | Kenya is abuzz right now. The outlook for technology and innovation in Africa has never been brighter, and Kenya is positioning itself strategically in anticipation of a wave of groundbreaking web and mobile emerging market products and ser... |
| 04.08.2010 | 20 Kenyan web and tech innovations worth watching | Kenya is abuzz right now. The outlook for technology and innovation in Africa has never been brighter, and Kenya is positioning itself strategically in anticipation of a wave of groundbreaking web and mobile emerging market products and ser... |
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| - | FINALISTS OF MIT INNOVATION CHALLENGE ANNOUNCED | The MIT Innovation Challenge was formed with the purpose of identifying, rewarding, and promoting innovators and solutions that aim for greater overall economic prosperity.
Some African startups have been chosen among the finalists for the ... |
| - | 1776 Challenge Cup to find best healthcare, technology startups kicks off next month | A competition by Washington, D.C.-based incubator 1776 in a global search for the finest startup has set down the groundwork for its annual Challenge Cup in search of technology and healthcare startups. It is working with incubators in 16 c... |
| - | International Cities with Venture Capital Momentum, and Emerging Hubs | FundersClub reviews thousands of technology startups every year, and as a VC, has backed a global portfolio of top startup founders. Our insights come from our network of top startup founders and startup investors, and from our own experien... |
