Business

Six African start-ups win climate-tech awards

The winning teams, who attended this week’s two-day AfricArena Nairobi Climate Tech Summit, pitched their scalable companies to investors.
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Yesterday

Flutterwave appoints new CFO to drive growth

Mitesh Popat most recently held senior positions at Citi, including being CFO of the Middle East and Africa, where he managed financial operations in 29 countries.
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Capitalising on Africa’s data centre boom

Data centres undoubtedly represent enormous opportunity in Africa as demand for seamless network connectivity continues to rise on the continent and around the world.
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Thursday

Kenyan medical staff critique impact of printing tech on services

Epson says its study highlights a critical link between technology and healthcare efficiency that cannot be ignored
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How AI is changing the value of people in the BPO sector

We must look past the current hype cycle to establish the real value of AI in the contact centre environment.
2:10
Wednesday

Fake news is damaging the reputations of Cameroon’s telcos

Camtel, MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun and Nxttel have all fallen victim.
1:50
Wednesday

Thanks Carbon seeks African expansion

Starting in Kenya, the South Korean firm plans to leverage its satellite imagery-based technology to help African farmers, extract value from the global carbon market.
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Wednesday

Teledoctor, OneLife Assurance collaborate on telehealth

Teledoctor’s remote health services will be available for LifeOne Assurance policyholders across Zambia.
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Tuesday

Hotspot, Solarkiosk partner to boost rural connectivity

The two companies are combining forces to help improve energy availability to rural tower sites, thus improving connectivity access.
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Gumtree SA introduces secure payment and delivery

The Pay & Ship solution enables online payments and delivery that has shipping insurance.
2:20
Tuesday

Africa offers untapped climate-tech opportunity

The continent can be an important case study on how to grow and consume in balance with the climate, it will require innovation and collaboration.
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Setting expectations: The bedrock of digital transformation success

Establishing guardrails and setting clear expectations upfront is crucial for the success of digital transformation projects, says Gen2 Enterprise Services.
1:40
Tuesday

Musk meeting Liberia’s president opens doors for Starlink

The arrival of the Low-Earth Orbit internet service provider would be a welcome boost in a country with a low internet penetration.