Many residents of African countries can't afford a computer, but the continent has the world's highest cell phone growth rate, with one-third of the population already owning a mobile phone. That's why Google unveiled its Google ...READ»
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A Breakdown of the Costs of Doing Business in Africa
The goal of this article is to provide insight for those of you interested in starting businesses in Africa. I’ll break down ...READ»
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The Next 2 Billion: The China/Africa Connection Explored
The combined populations of China and the fifty-three countries that make up Africa account for well over 2 billion people or ...READ»
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Ugandan Students Translating Firefox into Local Languages
Students in Uganda begin translating Firefox into local African languages.
Alltop.com Notices Africa
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Moving from Prepay to Subscription
The majority of people in developed regions of African countries still have no access to credit cards. Of the African banks that do offer credit or debit cards, ...READ»
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Google Invests in Kenya’s Mobile Planet
This week Google made the announcement that it is making a minority stake investment into Kenyan mobile operating company Mobile Planet…
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On Social Media and Utility
Yesterday I sat in on a discussion that lead to a NGO called WaterForPeople adopting Twitter as a tool for reporting progress on projects in Uganda. The whole discussion ...READ»
Ushahidi featured in MIT’s Top 10 Start-Ups To Watch
The GIS service for tracking incidents of unrest in violence in Kenya, Ushahidi, has been featured in MIT’s Technology Review as on of the Top 10 Start-Ups to Watch… ...READ»
Thilo Thielke makes a bold statement in this recent piece from Spiegel Online: “No
one has to starve in Africa. Hunger there results from the failures of
unscrupulous rulers — and their friends in the West. Paradoxically, ...READ»
So We've launched our blog at Appfrica. Appfrica is a group dedicated to the support of entrepreneurship, free market competition and innovation in the African continent. We strong beleive what Africa needs extends beyond just ...READ»
