Articles by Elly Okutoyi

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Thu, October 18th, 08:36 · Elly Okutoyi

Tech-savvy nuns building cybercafes in Africa

A group of Boston-based nuns are building cybercafes in remote parts of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to enable the locals to use the Internet, computers, printers and other electronic devices for a small fee. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 14:03 · Elly Okutoyi

Maliyo Games launches on Facebook Apps

Maliyo Games has pioneered in launching African games on Facebook Apps, marking the culmination of its crossing from Web browser games. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 11:37 · Elly Okutoyi

INTERVIEW: Marie Lora-Mungai, Founder and CEO of Buni TV

HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Mungai, Founder and CEO of Buni TV, to find out more about the company and shed some light on strategies it applied to build one of Africa’s largest online distribution platforms. Buni TV recently announced it had attained a milestone, attracting 200,000 unique visitors in its first 6 months. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 13:17 · Elly Okutoyi

Google set to premier +Naija documentary on Google Hang Out event

Google Nigeria will be hosting over 100 active Nigerians on Google+ on October 18 to celebrate top Google Plus users at an event that will witness the launch of +Naija, a short documentary about Nigerians on Google Plus. → Read more
Tue, October 16th, 09:11 · Elly Okutoyi

SA sees 103 Venture Capital deals in 3 years

A survey released by the South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has revealed that 103 Venture Capital (VC) deals, executed by 11 funds, took place in the country in the three years to July 2012, making the country Africa’s largest beneficiary of VC. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 12:26 · Elly Okutoyi

Airtel Kenya in ownership tussle

Mobile network operator Airtel Kenya is embroiled in an ownership battle after it emerged it has less than six months to find a local buyer for a 15 percent stake in the company, in compliance with Kenya’s regulations. → Read more
Mon, October 15th, 08:59 · Elly Okutoyi

200,000 unique visitors for Buni TV 6 months after launch

Buni TV, a Web and mobile digital video platform with a focus on high quality African content, has announced today that it has attracted more than 200,000 unique visitors since its launch in April. → Read more
Sat, October 13th, 08:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya’s mobile money worth half national budget

Mobile money deposits made by Kenyans between 2011 and 2012 were close to KSh672 billion (US$8 billion), almost equivalent to half of the country’s national budget approximated at KShs1.459 trillion, reveal recent statistics released by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 11:41 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN Ghana and Deutsche Welle take learning mobile

MTN Ghana has partnered with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) to provide its subscribers with a new means to access educational audio content on their mobile phones. → Read more
Fri, October 12th, 05:59 · Elly Okutoyi

Tough rules on SIM cards by December, CCK says

Barely two weeks after switching off counterfeit handsets, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has announced that new SIM card regulations will be introduced by December. → Read more
Thu, October 11th, 12:23 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile number portability in Kenya a failed project

Mobile number portability (MNP) remains very low in Kenya even after mobile service providers and the government carried out mobile subscriber education, according to the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
Thu, October 11th, 05:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom loses some of its market share to rivals

Kenya’s mobile services leader Safaricom has seen a fall in subscribers, according to a new Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) report, with rival telcos escalating competition in the sector with new products and advertising campaigns. → Read more
Tue, October 9th, 13:53 · Elly Okutoyi

‘Kenyans on Twitter’ take online demonstrations to the streets

The online protest group Kenyans On Twitter (KOT) took their demonstrations to the streets for the first time today as they expressed their anger over the move by Kenyan MPs to award themselves hefty send-off packages ahead of the country’s general elections next year. → Read more
Tue, October 9th, 04:02 · Elly Okutoyi

G4S introduces new anti-theft system to crack down on cash-in-transit heists

Security solutions group G4S Cash Solution has introduced a new sophisticated anti-theft system in its new South African fleet in partnership with UK-based fleet management company Imperial Group to make transfer of huge funds safer. → Read more
Mon, October 8th, 06:40 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Kenya’s government should seriously consider subsidising set-top boxes

Debates on whether the Kenyan government can afford to subsidise the cost of set-top boxes or not have existed for a while now as the country prepares to migrate to Digital TV. → Read more
Fri, October 5th, 12:26 · Elly Okutoyi

Facebook surpasses 1 Billion users, Africa ranks lowest in sign-ups

Giant networking site Facebook has finally hit 1 billion subscribers, marking the company’s biggest milestone eight years after its launch, the company’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday. → Read more
Thu, October 4th, 13:16 · Elly Okutoyi

Finally SA launches digital TV signal

South Africans are a step closer towards achieving migration to Digital terrestrial television (DTT) after communications minister Dina Pule launched the demonstration of the signal in the Northern Cape on Wednesday. → Read more
Thu, October 4th, 11:41 · Elly Okutoyi

More Asian IT firms looking to invest in Africa

Indian tech firms are increasingly looking to invest in Africa's telecommunications industry, citing “good responses” in terms of the market for electronic goods, according to National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), an India-based IT firm. → Read more
Wed, October 3rd, 12:35 · Elly Okutoyi

Ghana approaching 100 percent mobile penetration

Ghana could become the first African country to achieve 100 percent mobile penetration, according to new statistics from The National Communications Authority (NCA). → Read more
Wed, October 3rd, 09:15 · Elly Okutoyi

First African consumer electronic expo scheduled for South Africa

Over 10,000 visitors are expected to attend Africa’s first ever consumer electronics exhibition slated for July next year in Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more