Vacation rental platform Bongalo bids to elbow Airbnb out of Africa
Bongalo CEO Nghombombong Minuifuong, tells ITWeb Africa: “Airbnb is strongly designed and suited for the Western market and Africa just happens to consume."
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Google expands flood alerts to eight African countries
The new countries added are Burundi, Eswatini, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.
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Rwanda grants fintech Flutterwave two additional licences
Flutterwave can now offer deposit and withdrawal services, electronic funds transfer, as well as inbound and outbound remittance services to the 13.46 million people in Rwanda.
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Tigo, Ericsson partner on 'as-a-service' delivery in Rwanda
First operator across the Millicom group to revise its BSS ecosystem.
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Seacom widens reach in Southern and East Africa
New Points of Presence established in Botswana and Rwanda.
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Africa will transform when tech innovators collaborate
At Annual Transform Africa Summit, tech innovators urged to buy into national development initiatives as a way to attract more investment.
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Kigali's IoT investment a blueprint for smart city projects
Inmarsat infrastructure in place to support Rwandan capital's smart city initiative.
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Africa has three years to meet 2020 internet access deadline
Rwanda's president believes the solution lies in public-private partnerships and bridging the digital divide.
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Rwanda's President backs Broadband Commission's rural connectivity plan
Paul Kagame supports Broadband Commission's new multi-stakeholder plan to widen broadband access.
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Connectivity as a Service rollout in Rwanda
Local subsidiary of US-based Vanu Inc details rollout of connectivity service to reach unserved rural areas.
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Smart Africa membership more than doubles
Chairperson and Rwanda President Paul Kagame confirms growth at 27th AU Summit.
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Volkswagen's Uber rival enjoys support from Rwanda's govt
Officials say VW's plans for an integrated mobility concept befits the country's tech savvy population.