Archive for the ‘ICT’ category
Will Konza City become Kenya’s Silicon Valley?
It is hard to escape the images of “Konza City” in Kenya. Advertisements promoting the future high-tech hub, or “technopolis,” appear daily in the country’s newspapers and show regularly on the state television network.
Resilience pays off for two young IT entrepreneurs
At 32 years old, Philip Nyamwaya, the co-founder of Kenya’s Intrepid Data Systems (IDS), marvels at his staff of 17 people. He recalls the time when his fast growing software and mobile payment solutions company could only afford to pay him a salary of around US$50 a month.
Financial boost for Nigerian mobile money startup Paga
Nigerian mobile money platform Paga has received a US$2 million grant from Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), a financial sector development organisation.
Case study: Connecting rural Africa to the internet
Charles Nyezi is a businessman and owner of an internet café in Nquthu, a small rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Live in Nigeria? This is why your startup will fail
You live in Nigeria or any third world country? Are you a techie and thinking of starting a web startup? Here are some reasons why your startup is doomed to fail.
What Africa’s youths need to succeed in the IT industry
Despite the rosy demographic data on Africa’s growing economy and its growing legions of work-age individuals, there is a stunning shortage of skilled workers in the ICT field.
Kenya’s John Waibochi speaks about living on the knife-edge of innovation
Regina Ekiru speaks to John Waibochi, one of Kenya’s foremost tech entrepreneurs.
Africa should learn from Silicon Valley
Perhaps one of the greatest lessons that Africa can learn from Silicon Valley is that it is possible for a country to take its destiny in its own hands.
Infographic: Mobile and internet usage in Tanzania
The research team at Nairobi’s iHub, a co-working space and business incubator, recently put together an infographic to give an overview of Tanzania’s mobile and internet environment.
New mobile money product for Congo, as competition heats up across Africa
Patrick Ngabonziza, CEO of MobiCash, has contact numbers in eight African countries listed on his email signature – evidence of the firm’s growing footprint.
The Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Malawi?
Two 23-year-old Malawian students have recently launched a local search engine called cfinder. How we made it in Africa interviews Kondwani Chimatiro and Daniel Chiwinga.
No smartphone? Facebook soon to be available on any phone in Africa
Mobile operator Orange has launched a service that will allow users to access Facebook from even the simplest handsets.
New research: How Africans are using Twitter
Micro-blogging platform Twitter is growing in popularity on the African continent, with users from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco leading the pack.
Online startup Bandeka wants to connect well-educated Africans
An online community for well-educated Africans. This is what Ghanaian-born Yaw Boateng and Tunde Kehinde, a Nigerian, seek to create with Bandeka.com.
Tycoon Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to young Kenyans
Kenyan businessman Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to the country’s young people.
