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Kenyan company seeks to help Africa leapfrog tax collection shortfalls
- By Faith Macharia
- . December 28, 2020
A Kenyan software company is deploying digital technologies to help eliminate fiscal enforcement drawbacks such as non-compliance and tax fraud in Africa. Starting with Monrovia,

Deploying AI and Big Data to decongest Kenya’s capital city
- By Faith Macharia
- . December 18, 2020
It’s 9pm, one hour to curfew time. John Kiyaka scrolls through his smartphone to gauge how the day’s matatu business performed. The fleet supervisor of

Airtel Kenya chooses Nokia for 5G network deployment
- By Faith Macharia
- . December 1, 2020
Nokia has announced that it has been selected by African mobile operator, Airtel Kenya in a three-year deal to modernize Nairobi with high speed 4G LTE and

Local currency financing for off-grid power in Africa is limited – Report
- By Faith Macharia
- . November 26, 2020
Although advantageous, local currency financing for off-grid renewables projects and businesses that power the digital economy in rural Africa is still limited, according to a

DHL’s new platform makes transport of goods seamless
- By Faith Macharia
- . November 21, 2020
Saloodo!, a subsidiary of Germanys’ DHL Global Forwarding has rolled out a new system allowing transporters to submit their offers online. The digital tracking technology

African banks urged to use tech to build resilience
- By Faith Macharia
- . November 9, 2020
African banks have been urged to leverage on emerging technologies to help the continent sail out of the stormy business environment caused by the Covid-19

Safaricom@20: The journey of improving internet speed in ‘Silicon Savannah’
- By Faith Macharia
- . October 25, 2020
East Africa’s biggest company Safaricom has in the past two decades contributed immensely to the penetration of technology to rural communities, gradually upscaling Kenyan citizens

Why Somalia has the cheapest mobile data in Africa
- By Faith Macharia
- . October 21, 2020
That Somalia has the most affordable mobile internet in Africa according to British broadband research consultancy Cable, is a surprise to many netizens in the continent. For

Namibians in Facebook drive to donate blood
- By Faith Macharia
- . October 19, 2020
Facebook in partnership with the Namibian Blood Transfusion Service (NamBTS) and Ministry of Health and Social Services, have launched a new feature to encourage people

Africa Medical Supplies Platform gets new partner for diagnostic solutions
- By Faith Macharia
- . October 8, 2020
BioMérieux and the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), have announced a new partnership to facilitate the supply of high-quality diagnostic solutions from the bioMérieux Pandemic

8 West African start-ups selected for training
- By Faith Macharia
- . October 8, 2020
Suguba in partnership with Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) is organizing its second investment readiness program in French-speaking West Africa to support

Only technology can save the oil industry now – Analysts
- By Faith Macharia
- . October 1, 2020
During a recent webinar organized by Microsoft and Africa Oil and Power under the theme ‘Leveraging the Power of Technology for Oilfield Optimization’, panelists have

Orange improves access to mobile internet in Africa
- By Faith Macharia
- . September 29, 2020
Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. The average cost of an entry level smartphone in Africa

First traceable gold supply chain comes to Ivory Coast
- By Faith Macharia
- . September 22, 2020
After a first export of gold, IMPACT and the European Union has announced that a traceability and due diligence system from mine site to the

Facebook opens second Africa office in Nigeria
- By Faith Macharia
- . September 18, 2020
As part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook today announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria – its

New book to detail data insights about Africa’s energy sector
- By Faith Macharia
- . September 16, 2020
The African Energy Chamber will launch the book “African Energy Road to Recovery: How the African energy industry can reshape itself for a post-COVID comeback”

First Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) launched in Africa
- By Faith Macharia
- . September 14, 2020
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa and the

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, the ultimate smartphone experience
- By Faith Macharia
- . September 9, 2020
Man’s fond relationship with devices in the digital era can meticulously be described as inseparable, as life gradually drifts to digital platforms. The feel-good aspect

Covid-19 has drained Kenyans’ financial resources – BRCK Report
- By Faith Macharia
- . August 29, 2020
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Kenyan accessible internet provider BRCK has partnered with a number of organizations to publish coronavirus information through its public

Kenya’s latest data centre takes shape in Nairobi
- By Faith Macharia
- . August 26, 2020
PAIX Data Centres, a Pan-African provider of cloud-and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, has announced the construction of its Nairobi data centre for opening in November this year. The

Innovator moves to eliminate Kenya’s e-learning snags
- By Faith Macharia
- . August 21, 2020
The quest for access to inclusive education in developing economies is becoming a key debate in Africa, with the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report released

Free Wi-Fi internet for Africa, at last!
- By Faith Macharia
- . August 13, 2020
Pan African firm Cassava Fintech International (CFI) and Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) have announced the launch of Sasai Wi-Fi Finder, a potential game-changer in driving

USD 50,000 up for grabs during AU’s African Integration Week
- By Faith Macharia
- . July 4, 2020
The African Union (AU) in collaboration with the AfroChampions Initiative is using the month of July to celebrate the continent’s cultural diversity via a virtual

VC4A and AWS offer millions to Africa’s startups
- By Faith Macharia
- . June 24, 2020
Startup ecosystem builder Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between Sh50 million and Sh1 billion to apply

Ogilvy Africa unveils continent’s first real-time brand analytics platform
- By Faith Macharia
- . June 23, 2020
Ogilvy Africa has announced the rollout of the region’s first real-time marketing product that offers social intelligence and data analytics, community management and content innovations