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Mon, February 10th 2014, 19:00 · Chris Udemans

Bandwidth Barn inducted into AfriLabs

Cape Town-based small business incubator Bandwidth Barn has been inducted into AfriLabs’ network of African technology hubs, aiding in the company’s African expansion strategy. → Read more
Thu, January 30th 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

Tomi Ahonen to address rebranded Mobile East Africa

All Amber has confirmed mobile expert Tomi Ahonen will deliver a special address during the Mobile East Africa 2014 main conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 12 and 13, and a dedicated full-day workshop on February 14. → Read more
Tue, November 12th 2013, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote

CIPIT petitions against AU cyberspace convention

The Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) under the Strathmore Law School, in Kenya, has filed a petition against the ratification of the African Union Convention on Cyberspace (AUCC). → Read more
Sun, November 3rd 2013, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 03/11/2013

A dramatic week in Africa’s startup scene witnessed what can only be described as an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry by one of the continent’s flagship enterprises in the music streaming sector. → Read more
Tue, October 29th 2013, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Private sector wary of the Africa cyber security Draft Convention

The African Union Draft Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC) is to be tabled for signing on in January 2014, but after reading the fine print stakeholders in the ICT industry are already voicing their displeasure at some of the submissions that could be passed. → Read more
Tue, October 22nd 2013, 12:40 · Tom Jackson

Telecoms slow down development of Ethiopian tech scene – iceaddis

The underperformance of the Ethiopian telecoms sector and the resultant low bandwidth available in the country is holding back the development of the local tech scene, according to Markos Lemma, co-founder of innovation hub iceaddis. → Read more
Thu, October 10th 2013, 15:30 · Selipha Kihagi

Intel launches She Will Connect in Kenya

Intel, in collaboration with Akirachix, an association focusing on women’s technology, has launched a digital expansion programme for young women in Kenya, aiming to bridge the gender gap in technology. → Read more
Fri, October 4th 2013, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Intel Corp sponsors 2 Kenyan startups to Silicon Valley

Intel Corporation has announced sponsorship of two Kenyan tech startups, Harmonics and mHealth Solutions Centre, to travel to Silicon Valley for three days of onsite training and a Demo Day with angel and venture capital investors. → Read more
Sun, September 29th 2013, 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
Thu, September 26th 2013, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan tech community mourns death of blogger Idd Salim

Kenya’s tech community is mourning the death of Idd Salim, a hardened IT professional and concepts creator using Unix (FreeBSD) and Linux (Debian) Systems. → Read more
Tue, September 10th 2013, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

Partnerships crucial to Bandwidth Barn export – Winde

Partnerships with incubators and accelerators already in existence across Africa will be crucial to the continental rollout of Cape Town’s Bandwidth Barn concept, says Western Cape minister of finance, economic development and tourism Alan Winde. → Read more
Mon, September 9th 2013, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi

m:Lab East Africa partners Microsoft for Windows 8 training

m:Lab East Africa, in partnership with Microsoft, is to conduct a Windows Phone 8 development training programme. → Read more
Wed, August 28th 2013, 16:30 · Nick Sato

SEACOM “connects” Kenya’s tech innovation centres

International fibre-optic cable provider SEACOM has given 100mbps internet connectivity to Kenya’s innovation centres, in a move to enhance the hubs’ ability to generate local content for a global audience. → Read more
Tue, August 20th 2013, 11:40 · Nick Sato

High-end smartphones in Kenya to cost as low as $45 in 2014

Qualcomm Technologies has projected rising competition in the Kenyan smartphone market will lead to huge reductions in cost, with the price of devices locally potentially dropping as low as KSh4,000 (US$46). → Read more
Mon, August 19th 2013, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi

M:lab graduates Incubated Startups

Incubates, who have been at m:lab East Africa since 2011, graduated today having received intense and customised entrepreneurship training, hours of coaching and business advisory support, advice and linkage in accessing early stage funding. → Read more
Mon, August 19th 2013, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan VAT bill set to drive up mobile phone prices

Mobile phone manufacturers in Kenya have slammed a proposed VAT law they say will push up ICT software and hardware prices, urging the government to seek revenue from the workforce rather than the inputs. → Read more
Sun, August 18th 2013, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 18/08/2013

Africa’s tech startup, accelerator and investor scene continues to see rapid growth, with the last seven days seeing more exciting developments on the continent. → Read more
Mon, July 22nd 2013, 14:19 · Nick Sato

m:lab and Intel to host app training on Android and HTML

m:lab East Africa, in partnership with Intel, will be conducting a five week training course on developing apps for Android and HTML5 platforms. → Read more
Thu, July 4th 2013, 16:03 · Nanine Steenkamp

OPINION: Startup success the new financial ‘fallback’?

As the startup community grows on the African continent, the new buzzword for school leavers could become ‘entrepreneurship’ rather than ‘university’, ‘college’ or perhaps even ‘gap year’. → Read more
Wed, June 26th 2013, 12:50 · Nick Sato

Startups must have skills balance to succeed

A panel of experts in East African entrepreneurship has emphasised the need for the main players in startups to cover a range of skills and hold business knowledge. → Read more