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Guest post by Charles Onyango-Obbo, highlighting innovative projects tackling entrenched gender inequality among African women entrepreneurs. As ride-hailing apps proliferate the globe, An Nisa Taxi in Kenya is one of the standouts in Africa. Developed by 33-year-old Mehnaz Sarwar, An Nisa is run by women and serves female passengers...
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Kobo360 is a tech-enabled logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations to help cargo owners, truck owners drivers, and cargo recipients to achieve an efficient supply chain framework. They just announced a plans expansion into Accra, Ghana, and Nairobi, Kenya....
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The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BFA today released Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa, new research that shows 80 million young people will benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa by 2030. These findings indicate that the digital commerce sector has the potential of disrupting...
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The World Bank’s subsidiary International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest USD $6 Million in technology startups in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa and other African countries....
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African technology startups smashed funding records in 2018 as 210 startups secured US$334.5 million worth of investment, according to Disrupt Africa. ...
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The clean, minimalist designs of Korbly Watches machined from solid stainless-steel embrace simplicity and clarity are redefining African Watch brands. Africa is often described as a beautiful continent with a lot of resources and so much more. However, this continent is often criticized for patronizing foreign goods and lacking...
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Cowrywise, a Nigerian fintech startup which allows its users to save and invest through an automated process has been listed on Kairos's 50 Global Emerging Startups...
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The latest report by Visa Openness Index shows African countries are becoming more open to each other, with indications that travel within the continent is getting easier. In this 3rd edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index Report 2018 published by the African Development Bank and the Africa Union Commission,...
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Ghana has made progress to improve the ease of doing business, ranked 114 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business according to the World Bank Group 2019 Doing Business Report. Ghana has made progress to improve the ease of doing business, according to the World Bank Group...