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7 March 2018
Since its launch in 2015, Sendy has quickly grown into one of Africa’s top start-ups to watch and garnered attention from several...
28 January 2016
The informal sector generates approximately 60 percent of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, informal businesses miss out on a...
28 January 2016
m:lab East Africa is a consortium of four organizations (eMobilis, World Wide Web Foundation, University of Nairobi, and iHub)...
28 January 2016
Eyram Tawia and Wesley Kirinya—two friends brought together by their passion for innovation, creativity, and change—founded Leti...
28 January 2016
Through affordable access to clinically-valid hearing tests, hearScreen aims to improve the lives of the 1.2 billion people who...
10 March 2016
A new company in Kenya is turning all kinds of waste into energy, saving both money and the environment. The new system is...
21 July 2017
If you drive west of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the soil turns into a deep russet red, and the terrain unfurls, undulating into...
13 September 2017
Climate change could have a significant impact on Ghana’s economy. Coastal erosion from rising sea levels could result in...
27 February 2018
Coconut is renowned all over the world for its many uses, ranging from cooking to personal care, cleaning, and art.
But who...
18 January 2017
Research shows that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are still male-dominated fields. According to the U....