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Sun, October 13th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 13/10/2013

Every week HumanIPO touches base with Africa’s tech hubs - from Cape Town to Cairo, Nairobi to Lagos. This week’s whistle-stop roundup features startup and incubator news from, among other places, Tanzania, Cameroon and Rwanda. → Read more
Fri, October 11th, 17:00 · Brandon Gregory

TorQue, creating software solutions for African businesses

TorQue, a Rwanda-based startup, is aiming to create software solutions for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country and throughout Africa. → Read more
Wed, October 9th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan MPs in Rwanda to assess country’s laptop programme

A delegation of 30 Kenyan members of parliament (MPs) is in Rwanda to assess the country’s successful implementation of the one laptop per child programme with a view to following similar methods in Kenya. → Read more
Mon, October 7th, 19:00 · Winfred Kuria

Girls encouraged in Rwanda’s ICT sector

Women working in Rwanda’s ICT sector have visited various girls secondary schools on a mission to educate them on the importance of embracing ICT. → Read more
Thu, October 3rd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi

MTN Rwanda appoints new CEO

Sifiso Dabengwa, MTN Group president, has appointed Ebenezer Asante as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Rwanda, replacing Khaled Mikkawi. → Read more
Tue, October 1st, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Joe Falter, founder and CEO of Hellofood

Hellofood launched its operation in Rwanda this week, and in an exclusive interview Joe Falter, founder and chief executive officer (CEO), told HumanIPO how the company, which also has operations in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa, is changing the way food is ordered in Africa. → Read more
Mon, September 30th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju

Hellofood debuts in Rwanda today, Uganda next on African agenda

Global food ordering company Hellofood has launched in Rwanda today, with Joe Falter, founder and chief executive officer (CEO), telling HumanIPO the company was attracted to the East African country’s fast growth. → Read more
Sun, September 29th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 29/09/2013

Africa’s startup scene received another boost this week when the world’s biggest accelerator, the Founder’s Institute, confirmed it was expanding its presence on the continent to Nairobi. → Read more
Tue, September 24th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Rwanda to host Transform Africa ICT conference

Rwanda will host local and international participants for the Transform Africa conference, discussing how Africans can use broadband to transform communities, governments and the private sector → Read more
Mon, September 23rd, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Smart Kigali to offer residents free Wi-Fi

The Smart Kigali initiative launched in Rwanda’s capital city will allow residents to access free wireless internet connectivity at designated places. → Read more
Sun, September 22nd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 22/09/2013

VC4Africa demonstrated the continent’s startup scene stretches far beyond the recognised hubs of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria this week when it announced the ten entrepreneurs that will make up its September cohort. → Read more
Fri, September 20th, 17:30 · Winfred Kuria

Rwanda partners with KT Corp to advance ICT

The Rwandan government has partnered with Korea Telecom (KT) Corporation to operate services in the country based on more advanced ICT infrastructure. → Read more
Fri, September 20th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory

kLab Rwanda to link with university communities

Rwanda’s first tech innovation hub, kLab, is planning to expand its reach by linking up with other university-based communities. → Read more
Wed, September 18th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

VC4Africa selects September Cohort

Investment community VC4Africa has selected ten entrepreneurs from across Africa for its September Cohort, to benefit from three months of business development support and introductions to its investor network. → Read more
Tue, September 17th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Tigo subscribers to pay fares using mobile money

Rwandan mobile operator Tigo has launched a new service allowing travelling Rwandans to pay for their tickets through mobile money. → Read more
Mon, September 16th, 05:00 · Nick Sato

Cisco appoints new general manager for East Africa

Cisco has appointed Sabrina Dar as its new general manager for East Africa, based out of Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
Fri, September 13th, 17:30 · Winfred Kuria

Justice sector to set up electronic case management system in Rwanda

The Reconciliation, Law and Order Sector (JRLOS), a platform for justice-related government institutions in Rwanda, is designing an Integrated Electronic Case Management System, that will ease access to justice information. → Read more
Thu, September 12th, 15:20 · Richard Cutcher

Rwanda rolling out e-government services with South Korea

The Rwandan government has partnered with the National IT Promotion Agency (NIPA) of South Korea to develop e-government services. → Read more
Thu, August 29th, 06:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

ICT4Ag conference to be held in Rwanda

The ICT4Ag conference will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in November, discussing the ICT future of agriculture. → Read more
Mon, August 26th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Rwandans to report graft cases online

The Rwandan branch of anti-corruption group Transparency International is to launch a web-based avenue allowing Rwandans to file corruption-related complaints online → Read more