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Bringing Specialist Telemedicine To Children Of Rural Kenya

By Wilson Odhiambo New telemedicine technology, Daktari Smart, aims to mitigate the gap between child patients and medical specialists in rural Kenya. Officially launched in November 2021, the system was built to help sick children have easy access to medical specialists minus the cost of being physically present (remote/digital access). According to them, this will help […]

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54 African Countries

Africa is a continent with clearly defined borders and 54 independent countries. The largest African country is Algeria, occupying around 7% of the continent’s territory. Seychelles is the smallest African country, occupying 115 islands stretching along the mainland’s eastern coast. Morocco is the most popular travel destination in this part of the world, South Africa […]

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Nestlé For Healthier Kids Launches In Kajiado, Celebrates Ten-year Anniversary In Kenya

In partnership with The Ministry of Education and The Ministry of Agriculture, to support parents and caregivers on a healthier lifestyle for their kids. Nestlé Kenya together with its partners, The Ministry of Education and The Ministry of Agriculture, have launched the Nestlé for Healthier Kids Programme in Kajiado County which will benefit 128 schools in the […]

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Data Protection Should Be Top Priority For Financial Services Organisations In Kenya

By Bar Hori, Regional Sales Executive at Commvault for Africa Kenya’s financial services sector, in particular its banking, is the largest, fastest growing, and most mature in East Africa. This means that it is also an attractive target for ransomware and malware attacks, particularly as digitalisation continues to change the game for banking. The Data […]

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Uber Eats Kenya Growth Highlights The Value Of A Diversification Strategy

By Kui Mbugua, General Manager, Uber Eats Kenya There is no denying that the pandemic has provided businesses across the world with some valuable, albeit often hard to swallow, lessons. Perhaps the most worthwhile of these teachings is the importance of diversification – or at least an ability to diversify – as a way of […]

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Mastercard And Pesalink Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Drive Digital Transformation Of The Payments Sector In Kenya

Under the MoU, PesaLink will leverage Mastercard’s technology, expertise, partnerships, and cyber intelligence solutions to enhance its digital payments capabilities Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) that runs the PesaLink payments ecosystem has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard to create innovative, digital-first payment solutions designed to boost the adoption and usage of digital […]

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Five Hundred And Fifteen Girls From Primary Schools In South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, And Kenya Participated In A STEM Curriculum

That Aims To Develop The Problem-solvers Of The Future Mastercard recently hosted its first digital Girls4Tech Connect Marathon in Sub-Saharan Africa to inspire and prepare 515 girls aged 7-12 to pursue careers in Science and Technology.   Launched in 2014, Mastercard’s signature Girls4Tech education program is centered on a unique, interactive Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum […]

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Zuri Health, A Healthcare Digital Startup From Kenya Wins The 2022 Sankalp Africa Summit Award

Over 2,000 delegates is convening for the Sankalp Africa Summit, a hybrid 3 Day Virtual and a 1 Day In-Person event on ‘Mainstreaming Impact’ Sankalp Forum, an initiative of Intellecap, is hosting its 9th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit, one of Africa’s largest inclusive networking platforms focussed on entrepreneurship and the impact investing ecosystem, […]

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Lami Acquires Kenya’s Bluewave Insurance Agency To Expand Access To Insurance Across Africa

This acquisition aims to drive rapid growth for Lami and expand its presence to new African markets with an expected business growth of 65,000 current policies and potential growth of hundreds of thousands expected in 2022 across Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, Gambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Lami, Kenya’s insurance technology […]

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JICA’s NINJA Accelerator Completes 2nd Demo Day In Kenya And Sends Delegation To Silicon Valley

Shamba Pride, Saada Tech, Kijenzi, M-Paya Energy, and MyMovies.Africa are the five startups that shined during the 2nd Demo Day of the NINJA Accelerator in Kenya, powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and implemented by Double Feather Partners (DFP), Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support (DTVS), Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory (DTFA), and GrowthAfrica.  Samuel Mugunti, […]

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