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A startup in Kenya is launching “Uber for ambulances”
In Nairobi, most things can be ordered from your phone—an Uber, or taxi from one of several other taxi hailing app companies, a boda boda driver to run an errand for you on his bike, and dinner from a restaurant across town or just groceries from down the street. Soon, Nairobians will also be able order an ambulance from their phones.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malawi drone test centre to help with healthcare, disasters
The project, which will cover up to 40 kilometres around the administrative capital Lilongwe, will be fully operational by April in a collaboration between Malawi and UNICEF.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom to Further Expand M-Pesa
Kenya-based mobile operator Safaricom entered discussions with five companies to increase the availability of M-Pesa services, according to a local press report.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Nigeria’s GDP Will Get $88 Billion Boost With Digital Financial Services
With improved and consistent adoption of digital financial services in the country's payment system, about $88 billion will be added to Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Kenya: Thousands of Kenyan Single Mothers, Widows Use Mobile Money to Escape Poverty
Almost 200,000 Kenyan households, many headed by poor, rural women, have lifted themselves out of poverty using mobile money services, experts said on Thursday, calling for the technology to be introduced in other developing countries.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Novartis’ innovative technology-based healthcare program to increase availability of essential medicines
SMS for Life 2.0 is a joint public-private partnership led by Novartis and supported by its partners, the Kaduna State Ministry of Health and Vodacom.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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East Africa’s ‘largest’ solar plant now in operation
What is claimed to be East Africa’s largest solar offering is now online in the form of the 10MW PV plant in Soroti, Uganda. Located on just over 13 hectares of land and comprised of 32,680 modules, the facility is also the country’s first grid-connected plant and will provide enough clean energy to power 40,000 homes.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Visa And Nest To Roll Out FinTech Bootcamp In Africa
Mobile service provider Safaricom has announced that it is in discussions with five companies to broaden the availability of M-Pesa services.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, venture capital
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