Improving lives in Africa
June 19, 2010 – 7:04 am | No Comment

FROM McKinsey Quarterly:
Africa faces many challenges, particularly in health care, water, and climate. Yet what is surprising is that these issues can all be ameliorated or even controlled. This package of …

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Bharti and Zain Close on $9 Billion Deal
June 8, 2010 – 2:04 pm | No Comment
Bharti and Zain Close on $9 Billion Deal

Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel completed its acquisition of the African assets of Zain, Kuwait’s biggest phone company, the Indian operator’s chairman, Sunil Mittal, announced in New Delhi Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported.

The deal, first …

Pagatech
June 5, 2010 – 5:17 pm | No Comment
Pagatech

From site
Pagatech was founded in early 2009 with a vision to enable a cashless society and bank the unbanked in Africa. Our first product offering, Paga, is a direct to consumer mobile …

Apposit
June 5, 2010 – 5:07 pm | No Comment
Apposit

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Our Vision is to be at the forefront of the information revolution in Africa.
We are drivers of a vibrant and sustainable economy anchored by appropriate technology.
We believe that creativity, experience and uncompromising …

Kilonshele
June 5, 2010 – 4:52 pm | No Comment
Kilonshele

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Kilonshele® is a live entertainment and marketing company. We connect the world to live entertainment events in Nigeria by providing up-to-date information on live events and giving fans opportunity to buy …

Net Prophet
May 18, 2010 – 5:24 pm | No Comment
Net Prophet

Take the most innovative/successful/creative/ambitious thinkers and entrepreneurs in the Internet space, and ask them to share their stories, ideas and predictions for the future in a format that is fresh, relevant and …

A Rising Tide: Africa’s Tech Entrepreneurs
May 18, 2010 – 5:08 pm | No Comment
A Rising Tide: Africa’s Tech Entrepreneurs

In a piece on a noticeably strengthening trend in entrepreneurship. Hash profiles two notable trailblazers:
-Karanja Macharia who is the founder and CEO of Mobile Planet, a mobile company in Kenya that provides third …

YouTube Launches in South Africa
May 17, 2010 – 8:31 pm | One Comment
YouTube Launches in South Africa

YouTube is officially launching a localized version of the popular video site in South Africa. This custom site will provide South Africans a unique view of the largest video sharing site in the world by …

( African) ICT does not need aid
May 17, 2010 – 8:24 pm | No Comment
( African) ICT does not need aid

Africa’s information and communication technologies sector is attracting unprecedented levels of private investment, and can help the continent address some of its pressing socioeconomic challenges,  according to Dr Hamadoun Touré, the secretary general of the …

Africa’s booming tech space will define the continent’s future
May 17, 2010 – 8:19 pm | No Comment
Africa’s booming tech space will define the continent’s future

Chosen Excerpt of Article:
“In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, the author made the case that success comes most often as a combination of environment, timing, opportunity and most importantly, after the requisite 10,000 hours of hard …

Kayak Founder to Blanket Africa with Free Wifi
May 14, 2010 – 5:35 pm | No Comment
Kayak Founder to Blanket Africa with Free Wifi

Paul English recently announced an ambitious start-up called JoinAfrica who’s mission is to do to lack of access what Bill Gates is trying to do to malaria. Eradicate it.
“JoinAfrica aims to bring a …