Financial boost for Nigerian mobile money startup Paga Published by Femi Adewunmi on 17 March 2012 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 Published by Staff Writer on 16 March 2012 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 Published by Pascal Ehigie Aito on 15 March 2012 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 Published by Mark Dean on 7 March 2012 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 Published by Regina Ekiru on 28 February 2012 Regina Ekiru speaks to John Waibochi, one of Kenya’s foremost tech entrepreneurs.
Africa should learn from Silicon Valley Published by Mawuna Koutonin on 23 February 2012 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 Published by Femi Adewunmi on 22 February 2012 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 Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 February 2012 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? Published by Jaco Maritz on 20 February 2012 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 Published by Femi Adewunmi on 16 February 2012 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 Published by Femi Adewunmi on 30 January 2012 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 Published by Jaco Maritz on 25 January 2012 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 Published by Femi Adewunmi on 23 January 2012 Kenyan businessman Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to the country’s young people.
10 African business leaders and thinkers to follow on Twitter Published by Claude Harding on 17 January 2012 A number of African business leaders and thinkers are using micro-blogging platform Twitter to communicate their thoughts on business, politics and Africa’s development.