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Pay-as-you-cook technology to revolutionise use of LPG in Rwanda
A Nigerian innovator named Oluwatobi Oyinlola has invented a device called Pay-as-you-cook meter to transform the application of liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, in cooking while promoting environmental conservation. Oyinlola’s
Plan to create single African passport takes shape
The African Union has revealed plans of fast-tracking the creation of one passport for all Africans. According to the head of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the design and
What 2019 might hold for cryptocurrencies in Africa
By Gitura Mwaura The appetite for digital currencies is yet to sour in Africa. There are over 2000 active digital currencies worldwide and more keep being issued. Among the latestTelecom
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Airtel Uganda CEO: We made our first profit in 2018
Airtel Uganda Managing Director VG Somasekhar has said the telecom company paid corporate tax for the first time in 2018, having registered its first profit in its 8 years of
Airtel in advanced talks to acquire Telkom Kenya
India-based telecommunication company Bharti Airtel is currently engaged in talks to buy Telkom Kenya in a bid to cement its operations in the East African market that is dominated by
Africell tops MTN, Airtel & UTL in number of blocked calls in Kampala, UCC report
Africell Uganda recorded the highest number of blocked calls compared to its other three main competitors in Uganda’s capital, according to a survey conducted by the Uganda Communications Commission, theStartups
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Binance hires Yele Bademosi to strengthen its position in Africa
Binance, a global cryptocurrency exchange, has hired Yele Bademosi to join the firm’s expansion plans that are being implemented by Binance Labs. According to a statement announcing the development, Bademosi
Uganda’s Public Taxi app edges close to Shs3.7bn innovation prize
Public Taxi Uganda, an application developed Cavendish University students to improve the safety and security of people using commuter taxis in Uganda, has qualified for the 2019 Hult Prize Regional
African startups attracted record funding in 2018 – report
Funding African startups increased by almost four times in 2018, underlying the continent’s increasing uptake of business and information technology, the 2018 venture investment report by WeeTracker shows. According toTech
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Uganda hires Dutch firm for digital security at Entebbe Airport
Gemalto, a Netherlands-based digital security company providing software applications and hardware has been awarded a contract to provide the tools needed to reinforce the security system at Entebbe International Airport.
Ochola names police officers to head forensics in new shakeup
As the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Okoth Ochola shuffled the police top brass on Saturday, he appointed a new team to oversee the activities of the Forensics department of
