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“SolarTaxi is an E-mobility company providing affordable and sustainable transportation or mobility solutions for the modern Africans. The Company designs and locally assemble electric Bikes, Tricycle and Cars, for sell, rent or lease. They also provide charging points and maintenance for electric vehicles. SolarTaxi is Africa’s premier company to commercialize electric vehicle for large scale adoption and its on track to provide 10 million EVs by 2030.” Studies show that Carbon dioxide emissions impact human health by displacing oxygen in the atmosphere thus breathing becomes more difficult as carbon dioxide levels rise....

Kamerbigbang helps Cameroonian youths to NOT depend on government jobs. Instead, they help them use their skills to make money for themselves and not chase non existent public service jobs. Angele shares with TechMoran, the beginning of Kamerbigbang, the journey so far, funding and many more. Enjoy. Name of founder: Angele MESSA Website: http://kamerbigbang.com/ Twitter: @KamerBigbang What informed the launch of Kamerbigbang? Do you think Cameroonian youths are limited when it comes to opportunities?...

“As local businesses have continued to adjust to remote work scenarios and the rest of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to witness cybercriminals using this to their advantage, exploiting the situation however they can. When looking at such statistics, we believe it is evident that cybercriminals are more commonly targeting unsuspecting corporate users in Kenya as a way to compromise corporate systems,” says Bethwel Opil, Enterprise Sales Manager at Kaspersky in Africa....

The increase was mainly attributed to the additional revenue contribution by the 165MW Olkaria V geothermal power plant and proceeds from the ongoing geothermal drilling project in Ethiopia. “We reported a 13.4% growth in electricity revenue, mainly due to the full operationalization of the 165MW Olkaria V geothermal power plant in November 2019, which boosted geothermal production by 14%,” the Managing Director & CEO, Mrs. Rebecca Miano, said. Consequently, the Board has recommended a first and final dividend for the year of Ksh....

The Corporation announced it’s financial results for the half year 2016 and attributed the outcomes to efforts made in expanding the reinsurer’s business reach which is both local and international. Kenya Re has strategically placed itself as one of the vehicles in the financial service sector that are important in the realization of Vision 2030. Speaking during the briefing, Kenya Re Chairman, Mr. David K. Kemei said that the Corporation is committed to achieving sustainable growth in profitability and creation of value for its shareholders....

Ifarm360 is a digital crowd farming platform that brings together farmers, investors and markets to enable farming as a business. The platform offers anyone a chance to invest in farming investment opportunities with a guaranteed return on investment to build a food secure world and empower farmers across Kenya. Tobadaa connects travelers to tour guides and locals using their own cars to book tours, share experiences and make money Tobadaa’s mission is to save time, money, safety for the travelers and help them know more about the places, countries, hidden places from the locals from those communities....

ImpalaPay Limited is a peer-to-peer and merchant cross-border mobile payments platform present in 117 countries. PesaChoice is a US-based fintech company founded Rwandese nationals, their aim is to provide solutions in Africa’s financial technology sector. PesaChoice offers an API for third parties to use to provide payment services. Both companies run stellar nodes and are spearheading the revolution of financial services on the continent. ImpalaPay Limited Chairperson, Elsie Njane said, “The potential for eliminating high costs of transfers and enabling cross-border merchants to use digital payments to access both distant and global markets in a secure financial network is a great leap towards financial inclusion and market expansion to a sector that supports 45% of Africa’s 1....

Attended by top government and private sector officials, the Inaugural Forum hosted at Konza Technopolis showcased Kenya’s knowledge economy and laid out plans to grow the country’s reputation as Africa’s Silicon Savannah. The forum and STEM Bootcamp held in partnership with KCB Bank Kenya, Safaricom Plc, Huawei Technologies, Machakos University and Meru University to spur an innovation ecosystem with a focus on three key clusters namely ICT & Information Technology Enabled Services (ICT/ITES), Life Sciences and engineering....

The $1.3 million round was closed from DOB Equity, Launch Africa and Founders Factory Africa with participation of V8 Capital, Platform Capital, Villgro Africa, Asime Ventures, and the Salik Family Trust. As part of Platform Capital’s investment in this round, Dr. Akintoye Akindele, Chairman of Platform Capital will also be joining the advisory board. According to Ikechukwu Anoke, CEO and Founder of Zuri Health: “We are driven by the impact our service could have —to be a solution to Africa’s lack of sufficient healthcare....

Klasha allows African consumers to pay international online and offline retailers in African currencies while the retailers receive payouts in their dominant currencies, including USD, GBP, EUR. The investment round was led by Greycroft with participation from Seedcamp, Berrywood Capital, AVG Basecamp Fund, Practical VC, Plug and Play, First Fund, Expert Dojo, 2.12 Angels, MiLA Capital and angels, including Joe Cross, Ex-Marketing Head at Wise (formerly TransferWise), Santosh Ankola, Ex-Head of Product at TechCrunch and Michael Pennington, Co-founder of Gumtree....

Koborent is one of the many you’ve probably not heard of. The property listing platform says it’s poised to disrupt the real estate scene by providing cost-effective means for end-users to access viable, timely, relevant real estate options for rent, lease or sale. The platform collects listings from verified agents real time via its SMS enabled channels, bulk email posting and its 30 seconds online entry. Agents are only allowed to send visuals, address and basic specification of the property available, while personnels from KoboRent, armed with specialized cameras on bikes visit the properties immediately to collect visuals and verify other details firsthand....

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States and United Arab Emirates officially launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) alongside 31 countries and over 48 non-government partners. Kenya has also been announced as Government Partner for AIM for Climate. AIM for Climate announced an “early harvest” of USD $4 billion of increased investment to accelerate innovation for climate-smart agriculture and food systems over the next five years in support of climate action....

It keeps the network system, IT assets, and confidential data secured. In a competitive business world, alteration, destruction, and data theft can be harmful and discomforting. So there is a requirement for cyber security experts and technicians who know Cryptography. Cyber Degree Hub provides details about on-campus and online Bachelor Programs in Cyber security. What is Cryptography? Crypt means “hidden” or “vault” and the graphy” stands for “writing.” Cryptography is a special way of protecting information and communications through the use of codes so that a particular group of people can read or process the data who have given access....

A new model with a wireless charging stands as a bonus. Practice! Lenovo Smart Clock, the return! The Lenovo brand is lifting the veil today on its second version of Smart Clock, a new generation clock radio. Concretely, it is always a question of positioning the latter on your nightstand, like a good old-fashioned clock radio. Still, the Smart Clock 2 is full of very modern features. The Lenovo Smart Clock 2 thus takes the form of a small 4″ screen integrated into a small speaker....

The Reference store is designed to provide customers business ideas and insights into LG’s Commercial Laundry System, a total laundry solution that comes with complete set-up of LG washer and dryer equipment and end-to-end business support. Speaking at the launch event, LG’s East Africa Managing Director Mr. Sa Nyoung Kim said, “The laundromat business remains a venture with potential in the Kenyan market. With this Laundromat store, we seek to empower interested entrepreneurs and investors who are looking to venture into the laundry business market and set-up their own self-service laundry stores”....

The online licensing exams system is intended to improve the LBNM’s operations and bring about professionalism as well as transparency in the country’s health sector. This system will also help students to be efficient and effective as well brings a high level of transparency. The digital licensing exams system which was launched on September 17, 2021 in Monrovia, brought together health professionals from both public and the private sector, government officials including representative from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana among other partners....

Now both homes and businesses in Victoria falls Zimbabwe will soon benefit from a 100 mbps broadband connection after Liquid Telecom launched the latest expansion of its Fibre To The Home (FTTH) network that also includes data packages. For home users, Fibroniks means people can use multiple devices at the same time with no buffering or delay and access enhanced home entertainment like video on demand decoders, smart TV and connected home security systems Fibroniks also comes with a voice service, the most cost-effective landline phone in Zimbabwe, with 086777 numbers and free on-net calls....

The firm has finalized its first $5.5 million close. Limited partners in the vehicle include FBNQuest Funds’ second fund, syndicates from The Green Investment Club, HNIs from multinationals like Google, Facebook, and ExxonMobil, as well as Andela CEO Jeremy Johnson. Since it began raising money for the fund, LoftyInc has written checks to more than 20 startups. They work in a variety of industries, including e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, logistics, and media, in both African and non-African locations....

Lori Systems says the investment from Imperial Venture Fund, managed by Newtown Partners will help support its growth in East and West Africa while the deal with Imperial, the logistics firm in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region will help digitize Africa’s road freight industry. According to Mohammed Akoojee, Group CEO, Imperial, “We believe that Lori solves a real problem when it comes to matching volatile demand and reliable supply in Africa’s highly fragmented road freight industry....

Mobile messaging app BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is now available for download on all the Windows Phone Lumia smartphones, says Microsoft Mobile. The announcement comes barely two week after BlackBerry announced that the app will be open to Windows Phone platform. The app is custom-made and will have Microsoft’s Live Tile user interface. After the download the user will find three sections in BBM such as Chats, Contacts and Feeds, which can be accessed by swiping through the app....