Meet the Boss: Kris Senanu, deputy CEO, AccessKenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 9 October 2014 “I don’t believe in jobs. I believe in seeing opportunity.”
E-payment start-up SimplePay wants to beat cash in Nigeria Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 7 October 2014 How we made it in Africa interviews the entrepreneurs behind SimplePay.
Africa Tech Trends: Global giants play for Africa’s unconnected Published by Tom Jackson on 6 October 2014 Africa Tech Trends is a fortnightly column by Tom Jackson focusing on the most important developments in Africa’s technology industry.
Gulf investors increasingly looking to African infrastructure Published by Staff Writer on 29 September 2014 New report shows Gulf companies are increasing their exposure to African infrastructure, primarily telecommunications, ports and power.
Africa Tech Trends: Operators shedding their tower infrastructure Published by Tom Jackson on 25 September 2014 Africa Tech Trends is a fortnightly column by Tom Jackson focusing on the most important developments in Africa’s technology industry.
Expanding Africa’s digital frontier: Farmers show the way Published by Aparajita Goyal on 22 September 2014 Harnessing the rapid growth of digital technologies holds hope for transformative agricultural development.
Facebook in Africa: A mobile story Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 September 2014 Facebook has announced that it has reached 100m monthly active users in Africa.
How a Ghanaian messaging app got acquired by a US-based tech firm Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 9 September 2014 Last month leading mobile company Kirusa bought out Ghana’s Saya.
Africa Tech Trends: Unexpected players entering the telecoms space Published by Tom Jackson on 6 September 2014 Tom Jackson on the latest developments in Africa’s technology industry.
How Esther Muchemi’s early bet on the growth of mobile telecoms paid off Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 26 August 2014 Esther Muchemi, CEO of Samchi Group, sees opportunity where others see challenges.
Profit vs non-profit: Why this Ugandan enterprise is no longer an NGO Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 22 August 2014 “The best way to create a sustainable social impact is finding commercial solutions for social problems.”
Meet the Boss: Alpesh Patel, founder, Mi-Fone Published by Kate Douglas on 21 August 2014 “In terms of role models, I look up to the hip-hop guys… these people came from nothing and they created empires.”
The cost for banks that ignore mobile wallets would be severe Published by Gautam Jain on 13 August 2014 Banks that don’t connect their clients to mobile wallets risk becoming increasingly irrelevant.
Meet the Boss: Erik Hersman, tech entrepreneur, Kenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 August 2014 One of the major players in Kenya’s tech scene reveals his first job and how he relaxes.
