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Mon, May 28th, 17:25 · Elly Okutoyi

African Startup wins Silicon Valley’s attention barely a fortnight after launch

Barely two weeks after launching, Whenpages, a global time-based platform for creating, sharing and discovering events, present and in future, has attracted the attention of at least two Silicon Valley investors. → Read more
Mon, May 28th, 11:50 · Vincent Matinde

New Nigerian music app goes live on Google Play

Spinlet, a music service from Nigeria, has officially gone live on Google’s app store, Google Play. → Read more
Mon, May 28th, 08:00 · HumanIPO

Ghanaian government pledges to give 100,000 laptops to learners this year

Ghana’s government has announced plans to distribute 100,000 laptops to students in a move aimed at boosting teaching of ICT in the country. → Read more
Fri, May 25th, 12:25 · HumanIPO

Africa’s premier health care app wins 2012 Ericsson Application Awards

MedAfrica, a mobile health-care app developed by Kenya-based Shimba Technologies, has won the 2012 Ericsson Application Awards first prize in the company category. → Read more
Mon, May 21st, 17:50 · HumanIPO

Rwanda’s first ever automated immigration control launched

Rwanda has launched automated immigration control for its nationals, a move expected to speed up the immigration clearance process. → Read more
Mon, May 21st, 16:02 · HumanIPO

Kenya budgets over $500 million to spread 4G to 47 counties

Kenya expects to spend some US$500 million to connect 4G network to the country’s 47 counties by March next year. → Read more
Fri, May 18th, 11:00 · HumanIPO

Years later, SA’s broadband for all still a pipe dream

The South African government's Department of Communications announced in August 2011 a Broadband for all by 2020 in South Africa. The policy was to ensure that 100 percent of South Africans get access to broadband speed of less than 2.98 kbps. → Read more
Tue, May 15th, 11:25 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile Web growing fastest in Africa, says report

Africa’s mobile broadband access is superior in the world, a study by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) says. → Read more
Mon, May 14th, 14:18 · Vincent Matinde

You can now impose parental control over your kid’s phone

A South African IT firm called Mobiflock has announced the release of a commercial version of its latest app that enables users to impose parental control over the phones. → Read more
Sun, May 13th, 19:00 · Gythan Munga

Upcoming African Startup Events, 14-20 May

Tech events happening in and around Africa everyday are a hotbed of innovation and creativity. Here’s a comprehensive schedule of upcoming events in Kenya, South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Tunisia and Senegal in the coming week. → Read more
Thu, May 10th, 21:52 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO and The Next Web partner to increase coverage of African tech scene

To increase the exposure of Africa’s fast-growing technology sector, and to bring the most important news from the continent to a global tech news audience, HumanIPO and The Next Web have agreed on a partnership. → Read more
Wed, May 9th, 17:06 · HumanIPO

Ghana to build its first technology park

The Government of Ghana’s is set to develop the country’s first technology park in a bid to stimulate innovation, encourage growth of high-tech entrepreneurial start-ups and boost revenue collection. → Read more
Thu, May 3rd, 15:00 · Gythan Munga

Upcoming African Startup Events, 03 -11 May

Tech events are where investors, businesses and entrepreneurs do their bidding. Here’s a comprehensive schedule of upcoming events in South Africa, Kenya and Senegal in the next two weeks. → Read more
Mon, April 30th, 12:40 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom and Airtel join forces to hedge fibre installation cost

In one of the rarest partnerships among stiff competitors, Kenya’s Safaricom and Airtel are set to lay a multi-million shilling fiber network, in a bid to reduce expenses incurred in paying third party companies for wholesale internet. → Read more
Fri, April 27th, 17:55 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Who deserves control of .africa gTLD?

Basing on the possibility that .Africa (dotAfrica) Top Level Domain (gTLD) could soon be introduced, challenges including who should administer its registration await its penetration into the African market. → Read more
Mon, April 23rd, 13:02 · Vincent Matinde

US online retailer now eyeing South African recruits

Amazon, a US online retailer and Web service provider, is planning an expansion is its Cape Town, South Africa, office following record high demand for its services in Africa. → Read more
Mon, April 23rd, 09:53 · HumanIPO

Ghanaian portal to name and shame African companies

Ghana’s newly developed online portal called, Kuzima, is expected to oversee poor customer care services provided by continent’s corporate service providers. → Read more
Thu, April 19th, 17:17 · HumanIPO

Guest post: What to cover before you talk to an investor

While these tips can apply to other sectors, the mobile/web space is what I know so my comments are mainly applicable there. Besides investing in Europe, together with 88MPH, I have invested in 8 Kenyan mobile/web start-ups since August. My observations are thus derived from both the European and Kenyan start-up scene. → Read more
Mon, April 2nd, 15:19 · Elly Okutoyi

6ix Degrees Sets Stage for Phonebook Dummy

6ix Degrees, a Kenyan start up, has come up with a mobile phone application that allows for phonebook contact backup. The application also allows users to restore the contacts in case of loss. → Read more
Wed, March 7th, 07:47 · Gythan Munga

Interview: Safaricom Clarifies Position on Bulk SMS Blockage

Weeks ago, Safaricom decided to block every incoming SMS terminating with a modified foreign alphanumeric code to its subscribers. Many companies acquiring bulk SMS from international providers were targeted. → Read more