mpesa

How Kenya’s Mpesa Enables and Unifies

East Africa, Headline

Once upon a time, com­mu­ni­ca­tion used to be through smoke sig­nals. Slow­ly but sure­ly human evo­lu­tion brought with it the gad­get we now know as the tele­phone. His name was Alexan­der Gra­ham Bell, a Scot­tish-born inven­tor, sci­en­tist, and engi­neer who was cred­it­ed with patent­ing the first prac­ti­cal tele­phone. No one was pre­pared for how rapidly…

In Case You Missed It: 4/4/16 — 4/10/16

Central Africa, East Africa, In Case You Missed It, Regions, West AfricaLeave a comment

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, Dar­fur decides to vote on their polit­i­cal future, Nige­ria looks to the cos­mos, and Ethiopia turns to bam­boo for eco­nom­ic boost. Dar­fur Holds Con­tro­ver­sial Elec­tion Dar­fur, a West­ern part of Sudan, is hold­ing a…

In Case You Missed It: 1/18/16 — 1/24/16

All, Central Africa, East Africa, In Case You Missed It, North Africa, Regions, Southern Africa, Topics, West AfricaLeave a comment

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, a new app rein­vents laun­dry in Ugan­da, and Sier­ra Leone’s abor­tion bill faces a set­back. New App Acts As “Uber” For Laun­dry Yoza is a new com­pa­ny that con­nects peo­ple look­ing for help…