Year 4 | Edition 5 | 1 March 2021
 

[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: The pandemic boosted cloud usage in Africa

Businesses in Africa are increasingly turning to cloud to improve operational efficiency and COVID-19 is accelerating this adoption.

In fact, analysts predict more and more businesses will be moving to cloud as businesses and their employees worldwide continue to face tremendous challenges in maintaining business continuity. Dennis De Weerd, the CEO at Incentro Africa, , confirmed this in a recent interview with Africa Business Communities.  ‘’ Especially now the pandemic...

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Vodacom and Mondia launch maternal health service in DRC

Vodacom DRC and Mondia, a private mobile technology company have announced the rollout of the Mum & Baby maternal health service across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Mum & Baby is a free-of-charge mobile health intervention service that provides Vodacom DRC subscribers with maternal, neonatal and child health information. The information has been designed to encourage good health practices amongst pregnant women, mothers, partners and caregivers. Mondia...

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[South Africa] African focused VC HAVAÍC announces the launch of its newest fund

Following a successful 2020 comprising eight new investments and three international exits, African focused venture capital (VC) investor HAVAÍC has announced the launch of its newest fund.

With a track record for investing in, supporting, internationalising, and ultimately exiting, early-stage high growth African technology companies, HAVAÍC’s Universum Core African Fund has now achieved its second close. The Fund is a joint venture (JV) between HAVAÍC and Universum...

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Spotify expands into 80 new markets including Africa

Audio streaming subscription service Spotify has expanded into over 80 new markets in more than 36 new languages – including key territories across Africa such as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe.

With a worldwide community of more than 345 million monthly active listeners, Spotify will offer a world-class audio listening and music discovery experience to listeners. The Spotify service is available for free or with an upgrade to...

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[Kenya] Konza partners with Embassy of Israel to host an Innovation Challenge

Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and the Embassy of Israel in Kenya have partnered to host an innovation challenge to address technology-driven needs of the Technopolis.

The challenge dubbed “Konza Innovation Challenge” targets innovations in response to the advancement of Konza Technopolis, that will utilize technology to power the City’s smart ambitions. According to Eng. John Tanui, Chief Executive Officer KoTDA, the challenge will provide an...

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[Column] Andrew Bourne: Sensory surveillance and smart devices – why we should care about the cost of convenience

Today, most people and households boast a multitude of smart devices, which bring a large measure of convenience to our daily routine and also enhance our experience with the simple pleasures in life like music and movies. However, that convenience comes at a cost.

By adopting these new technologies, we might be exposing ourselves to new forms of surveillance. Beyond the simple web tracking that we today perceive as a ‘necessary evil’ and have accustomed ourselves to, smart devices could result in a...

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[Vacancy] Incentro is looking for a Senior Java developer in Nairobi

You’re a back-end developer who loves working on impressive and impactful projects? You’re in the right place! With your ambitions and drive, you bring energy and inspiration to the team.

About you

With a passion for tech, you'll go a long way with us. What else do we want from you?

  • An IT-related bachelor’s degree;
  • 5 years of work experience as java developer...

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