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A million sign ups in two months: How is EcoSure growing so fast?
EcoSure has registered over 1 million users, an uptake that translates to 150,000 new users every week. These are impressive numbers, so what’s the secret behind this?
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- microfinance
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Ghanaian startup hopes “ethical pricing” prompts surge in African Bitcoin remittances
Ghanaian startup Beam is banking on the fact heavily undercutting other remittance services will lead to large uptake of Bitcoin across Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Start-Up Hubs Multiply in East Africa
The African continent has become home to a new wave of creativity and talent, with Nairobi as the hotbed of innovation.
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Kenya’s Equity Bank Seeks Investment Opportunities within Health Sector
Kenyan-based Equity Bank says it is interested in exploring investment opportunities within the country’s health sector, as it seeks to exploit increasing demand for healthcare in the country.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: Moving Africa toward health self-sufficiency
Across Africa, growth rates and the discovery of natural resources are pushing countries toward middle-income status, but their health systems are still too weak for donors to withdraw support.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Europeans Selling Mobile Payments Should Ask Africa for Help
As telecommunications carriers in Europe seek a share of the billions of dollars likely to flow to companies that build mobile-payment systems, Claudio Chiche has a few words of advice: Ask Africa for help.
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MasterCard moves on remittances in Nigeria and Zimbabwe
MasterCard announced partnerships to make international remittance services available to millions of consumers in both Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Orange fires off sub-$40 Firefox phone for Africa
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Orange launched a digital offer called Klif for under US$40, bundling a smartphone, data, voice and text bundle. The solution will be available across Africa and the Middle East.Orange has launched Klif for under US$40, bundling a smartphone, data, voice and text in one for its African and Middle Eastern footprint. Ten offer is claimed to set "a new benchmark in price that will act as a major catalyst for smartphone and data adoption across the region".
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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