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PayPal - Some Love for Africa?

PayPal - Some Love for Africa?
It appears that PayPal may be finally warming up to Africa! As Appfrica, once noted, PayPal’s dealings with Africa have been less than impressive, to say the least. However, it appears that rumors, which have been more recently confirmed are that First National Bank (SA) is in some kind of negotiations...Read Full Post
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EVENTS, INNOVATION

SA Innovation Fair

SA Innovation Fair
For one whole week in April, 2010 from 12th to 15th, in Cape Town, South Africa, innovators will be invited to showcase their ideas on how to use technology to bring change to the world. Innovators can submit their proposals for how to solve social, governance and other problems on the official website....Read Full Post
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[BREAKING]Google Maps 30 Sub-Saharan Cities

[BREAKING]Google Maps 30 Sub-Saharan Cities
According to a press release from Google today, Google has mapped 30 African cities so far. As of today new detailed maps of 30 African cities and towns are accessible on Google Maps through any web browser or via Google Maps for mobile on data enabled handsets. The new service means that Google Maps...Read Full Post
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INNOVATION, MOBILE & MOBILE WEB

m4Lit: Mobile in Education (the iPad/Kindle of Africa)

m4Lit: Mobile in Education (the iPad/Kindle of Africa)
“The mobile device for many Africans is the first and probably only computing device they will ever use” That was one of the most striking phrases at the Mobile Web East Africa conference that was held about a week or two ago in Nairobi, Kenya. One of the more interesting presentations was...Read Full Post
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INNOVATION

E-Voting in Africa: The Ghana Case

E-Voting in Africa: The Ghana Case
E-voting is a subject I remember discussing with a couple of people last year at some events. Is Africa ready for e-voting? Well, in my opinion I’d say, not yet. And not because the technology is not available or can’t work. But simply because of culture issues. We did an awesome interview...Read Full Post
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INNOVATION, INTERNET & WEB, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT, MOBILE & MOBILE WEB, STARTUPS

[BREAKING] Ushahidi Announces New Funding from Hivos

[BREAKING] Ushahidi Announces New Funding from Hivos
An announcement on the official Ushahidi blog: Today it’s our pleasure to announce support from the Hivos Foundation, a Dutch non-governmental organization that aims to contribute to a fair, free and sustainable world. Hivos confirmed their support to Ushahidi several weeks ago, but we’ve been...Read Full Post
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[EVENT] Tech4Africa, Jhb, SA

[EVENT] Tech4Africa, Jhb, SA
Yup yet another cool tech event addressing the theme of Africa + Technology + Trends. We recently featured a talk given by Juliana Rotich (afromusing) on this very same theme. She had some good insights. Tech4Africa is a “Web and Emerging Technology conference bringing, global perspective to the...Read Full Post
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INNOVATION, INTERVIEWS, MOBILE & MOBILE WEB, STARTUPS

[BREAKING] African Startup to Create Super Mobile Voice Cloud Service

[BREAKING] African Startup to Create Super Mobile Voice Cloud Service
This is just awesome. True innovation. How about if you could create ANY kind of voice service without needing any programming? Just by creating a visual workflow on a simple website. And voila! You have a mobile voice service!? Hmm, you think, why would I want to do that? Well, here’s a simple...Read Full Post
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Wiring iHub

Wiring iHub
As promised, we’re keeping you up to date on the developments at the iHub. Wiring has began. Check out the photos on the official iHub site Read Full Post
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EVENTS, INNOVATION

1%Event 2010 Nairobi

1%Event 2010 Nairobi
Question – suppose you got a bunch of innovative, out-of-the-box thinkers in a room and asked them to donate 1% of their inventiveness, time, expertise and focus that effort to solving some real world issues… say… the Millenium Development Goals? Well, in June 2009 that’s exactly...Read Full Post
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