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Kenya ops slam regulator for failing to curb Safaricom
Safaricom’s rival operators hit out at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for failing to deal with the market leader’s dominance, after it removed controversial recommendations to split the company from a competition report.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, regulations
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NetOne Signs A $71 Million Deal With Huawei in Zimbabwe
NetOne has signed a deal with one of the leading tech companies in the world, Huawei Technologies International. The deal (a funding agreement to be precise) of $71 million was signed on the last day of 2017 i.e. on the 31st December.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Five African tech trends to look out for in 2018
The BBC's Clare Spencer picks five African tech trends to look out for in 2018.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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This New Blockchain Protocol Wants To Create Accountability For Social Impact
The Ixo Foundation, based in South Africa, is developing a “proof of impact” protocol allowing data about projects–for example, that a child has been vaccinated or that a tree has been planted–to be recorded on a distributed ledger (a blockchain)
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya ops slam regulator for failing to curb Safaricom
Safaricom’s rival operators hit out at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for failing to deal with the market leader’s dominance, after it removed controversial recommendations to split the company from a competition report.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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This $118 million mutual fund pays companies in carbon credits
What does the growth of a smallholder milk farm in Kenya have to do with the success of institutional investor SAP? The Livelihoods Carbon Fund, a newly launched impact investment fund, ties global sustainable economic development to emissions reduction from Danone, SAP, Schneider Electric and five other corporations. Launched Dec. 11 — just before the International Climate Summit in Paris — the fund aims to reach about a $118 million investment in ecosystem restoration, agroforestry and renewable energy projects next year in Africa, Asia and Latin America, which will avoid or sequester up to 25 million tons of CO2 over 20 years.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan operators prepare for mobile money interoperability tests
Kenya's telecommunication firms are expected to begin trialling mobile money transfers from one network to the other from January, reports Business Daily.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Liberia’s big school experiment
Liberia, which elected a new president last week, has among the highest percentage of out-of-school primary children in the world.
In a bid to improve the availability and quality of schools, the West African country has been carrying out a controversial experiment.- Categories
- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- NGOs, public policy