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Hate speech on social media in Kenya could land you 3 years’ jail time and a...
The Kenyan government has said it will be monitoring users of social media and taking action against anyone found inciting violence or using hateful or ethnic language in the build-up to the March 4...
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June in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
Last month was a typically busy one for the African tech scene, with notable activities from big international players and a number of new launches, acquisitions and expansions of real note. See below...
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BRCK could bring a reliable internet connection to some of the most remote...
Kenyan firm BRCK has closed a $1.2 million seed funding round in order to launch its modem-cum-router device aimed at solving last-mile connectivity issues in Africa. The company is a spinout from...
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July in Africa – All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
July was a typically busy month in the world of African tech, with further launches by international players, funding for local companies, and many developments in the continent’s startup ecosystem....
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August in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
August was an exciting month for a number of African companies, with a batch of funding rounds, acquisitions and new product offerings. Funding and acquisitions International voice messaging company...
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Why startups, not media giants, lead online video in Africa
Global data use through the consumption of video is set to increase by around 55 percent per year until the end of 2019, according to research by Ericsson, while in Africa video is the fastest-growing...
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September in Africa – All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
September in Africa was all about startups, with a host of top events and the launch of new accelerators as well as the usual funding rounds, acquisitions and new product offerings. Startup central...
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How the growth of free Wi-Fi is transforming life in Africa
Ruckus Wireless is calling 2014 the “watershed year” for Wi-Fi, with the company predicting the number of hotspots across the world will increase to 5.8 million by next year, an increase of 350 per...
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October in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
October saw serious developments in the e-commerce, digital music and video on demand (VoD) sectors in Africa, as well as the usual startup activity and new product offerings. Consolidation and funding...
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All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from November in Africa
The buzzword for the African tech scene this month was “access”, as in fact it has been for many months over the last year. How do operators and governments work together to get more Africans online?...
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Why success in African e-commerce is all about scale and biding your time
It is widely agreed that the African e-commerce market presents a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike. Frost & Sullivan estimates the market will be worth $50 billion by 2018,...
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December in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
Generally a quiet month, December saw some serious developments in the African tech space. Aside from the usual developments in e-commerce and mobile money, it is becoming clearer than ever before that...
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January in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from last month
After years of relative inactivity in Africa, January marked the month when Facebook really started ramping up its activities on the continent. From Africa-focused solutions to talk of a physical...
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February in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
Is there such a thing as “Funding February?” Has somebody coined that already? No? Good. We’re doing it here. So many African startups raised money last month that it amply deserves the moniker, and...
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March in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
A stellar month for tech in Africa indeed, with developments in the Bitcoin, mobile money, e-commerce and taxi app industries, as well as a host of new accelerator programmes and funding rounds....
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How Bitcoin could revolutionize remittance in Africa
A host of local companies are looking to disrupt the remittance market in Africa by undercutting traditional money transfer operators while also offering businesses new ways of accepting payments on a...
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Tech in Africa: The past month’s news in one place
The outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa gave technology the opportunity to prove its worth to society in April, a month that also saw a number of moves by major players and progress towards...
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May in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
Earlier this year in this roundup, I renamed February “Funding February” thanks to the level of activity in startup investments in Africa this year. Little were we to know what May would bring one of...
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June in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month
Another busy month for global big guns in Africa, with especially interesting activities from Facebook, Microsoft and Uber. But the continent’s tech startups continued to be on the receiving end of...
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How Andela is helping Africa beat the world’s developer shortage
It’s well established that Africa has a severe shortage of software developers; it has for a long time. Back in 2011, the Kenya ICT Board’s Julisha report quoted 45 percent of respondent firms saying...
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