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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
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...
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....
6 September 2017
Companies like Hershey’s – one of the world’s largest chocolate producers – face several challenges when working with smallholder...
10 November 2017
With Slush, the world’s leading start-up and technology event, coming up Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in Helsinki, Finland, two entrepreneurs...
22 January 2018
Imagine the number of trucks and trains you pass on the highway each day. Now, consider that many of those vehicles are empty or...