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Kenya’s newest tech hubs are sprouting outside its “Silicon Savannah” in Nairobi
For years, Nairobi has been the cradle of technological innovation in Kenya, and the center of the country’s thriving tech ecosystem, famously known as Silicon Savannah. Most of the innovation spaces, incubation centers, accelerators, and maker labs were also concentrated in the capital—making Nairobi an attractive spot for both technologists and investors.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fintech Report: The disruptive new kid on the bloc in Africa
Amid all the hype, fintech is in the process of revolutionizing the provision of financial services in Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Nigerian Bank of Industry partners with Oxfam to empower 4,000 farmers
According to Oxfam, the partnership is born out of the need to target the most marginalized and hard to reach in the rural communities in line with the objectives of the Federal Government’s social intervention policy.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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East Africa is leading the world in drone delivery
The cutting edge of drone delivery isn't one of the usual technology hotspots, such as Singapore or the United States. The honor belongs to East Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda has shown that healthcare innovation in the developing world means more than investing in technology
As one commentator has recently highlighted, Rwanda’s economic output adds up to roughly 700 US$ per person, less than one eightieth of the average economic output of an American citizen. And yet today, a new born baby in Rwanda can expect to live to 64, only 15 years less than an American baby. That’s a phenomenal achievement.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Why I believe the US State Department is wrong about mobile money in Africa
The US Department of State recently released a report that identified mobile money services as particularly susceptible to money laundering in Africa. It cites services like M-PESA and M-Shwari as “services [that] remain vulnerable to money laundering activities”.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda: Indian Firms to Open Operations in Rwanda, Transfer Tech to Local Start-Ups
An Indian technology-led business delegation, India-Rwanda Innovation Growth Programme (IRIGP), has announced that up to 500 Indian firms will be interlinked with local start-ups as they set up shop in the country.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African
Fintech startup InTouch is a Senegalese company taking an unusual step by establishing a footprint across the continent.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech