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The partnership will leverage Microsoft 4Afrika’s unique digital platforms and IFC’s Agribusiness Leadership Program to help small-scale farmers, their cooperatives, and “last mile retailers” access information and digital tools to strengthen farming practices, build business professionalism and improve food security and traceability throughout the supply chain. A mobile platform will be piloted among farmers including in Kenya, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, and Uganda. The first pilots aim to support 50,000 farmers and at least 50 cooperatives....

In 2021 ,the government had increased the cost to send, withdraw, and transfer money to the bank causing uproar from customers. As a result, the government has now announced plans to review the charges. Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, the Finance and planning minister made the announcement in parliament on June 14, while presenting the national budget for financial year 2022/23. “I propose, amendments to the National Payment System Act, CAP 437 by reducing mobile money transaction levy on sending and withdrawing monies from a maximum of Sh7, 000 currently to a maximum of Sh4, 000 on each transaction,” he said....

With proper tools, you can get your startup off the ground quicker. Browse my list of resources and tools to help you build your startup and choose the ones that suit you best. I tried to select the business startup tools that are both affordable and will help you create that Aha! moment with your users. Marketing automation tools While marketing campaigns should be unique and creative, you can surely automate some repetitive tasks – sending emails and push notifications, posting content on social media and the like....

Sybrin is a leading software solution provider helping predominantly financial services providers digitally transform and automate their business processes. The company also integrates its software solutions into the core line of business systems of middle-market and large enterprises, with current clients such as Microsoft, ABSA, MTN, Bidvest Bank, Kenya Bankers Association, Nedbank and Old Mutual. The industry giant has a footprint across 17 countries in Africa, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, Asia and Eastern Europe....

Living in an age of information explosion, everyone has a large amount of data in daily life and the hard drive is no longer enough to keep those data. This has led to massive growth in demand for cloud services. The boom of the clouds is a big indication of how cloud drive can help study and work for millions. However, there comes a question: how could one manage those clouds efficiently once they own many of them from different companies?...

KiBO hopes the programme will benefit more than 350 youth within the municipal. According to the foundation, the move will bring change by delivering relevant content to the youth to impart entrepreneurship and leadership skills. KiBO’s managing director Abraham Temu said the objective of the programme is to enable people with hearing difficulties to achieve critical IT knowledge to make them fit for the job market. “KiBO Foundation, Entebbe Municipality and Cisco, a global IT company, launched officially CKC (Community Knowledge Centre) to give members of rural communities, especially the deaf, access to technology, to enable them look for jobs, gain education, raise their financial self-sufficiency and start businesses, “The Entebbe CKC, which was started two years ago, has so far trained hundreds of community members including teachers and the youth, who are afterwards honoured with certificates as accomplishment,” Temu said....

There are a wide variety of apps available to make fun and engaging Instagram Stories. Some apps add effects and animations to Stories, while others allow more advanced photo and video editing features. While Instagram itself provides a lot of creative options to create Stories, using more specialized apps can further enhance your Stories. InShot This video and photo editor app is one of the best apps to create Instagram Stories....

Smartphones are useful for so many things. One of the less typical use cases are for digitizing documents. It’s very helpful for things like scanning forms into PDF format, scanning receipts for taxes, and even scanning a filled out form for email. You are no doubt here because you fit into one of those use cases. Worry not because we can help. Here are the best document scanner apps for Android!...

It could be a problem with your modem or router, Wi-Fi signal, signal strength on your cable line, devices on your network saturating your bandwidth, or even a slow DNS server. These troubleshooting steps will help you pin down the cause. 1.Narrow Down the Problem With Multiple Websites and Devices. If your speed test confirms your internet is slow, you should try connecting to multiple websites and using multiple devices in your home if your Internet connection is slow....

Lauded as the best alcohol drinks delivery service in Nairobi, Oaks & Corks won the 2018 African Excellence Awards, hosted by MEA Markets for Best Alcoholic Beverages Retailer in Nairobi County. 2.Nairobi drinks They deliver alcohol for free everywhere around Nairobi and at affordable prices. 3.Jumia party Thye promise to deliver your booze within an hour so you don’t have to wait for long. 4.Chupa Chap As the name suggest, they deliver alcohol to your doorstep very fast and they give you a payment option so whether you have a card or Mpesa they all work well....

Fractional Marketing Defined Just like the name implies, fractional marketing is delegating a portion or a fraction of your marketing efforts to an expert. It’s outsourcing part of your marketing needs whether or not you have a marketing team. With fractional marketing, you hire a part-time CMO instead of a full-time CMO at a fraction of the price. There are many benefits to hiring a fractional CMO aside from saving you money....

The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) is set to hold an angel investor masterclass in Douala Cameroon, targeted at mobilizing early-stage startups around the continent. The event will be held in conjunction with the Cameroon Angel Network (CAN) on Saturday October 8 at the Star and Hotel. There will also be an informal meeting on the eve of the event to help the guests to know each other “The investor masterclass is part of a series of bootcamps and masterclasses hosted by ABAN to ‘unlock capital for early stage innovation’, focusing on facilitating interactions between angel investors, high-potential entrepreneurs and other relevant stakeholders in the ecosystem,” said ABAN in their invite....

This should not be the case anymore. Paying your fare in a matatus should no longer be a hustle as well.https://abiriapayments.co.ke/.Abiria provides you an opportunity to securely pay your fare in a laid back procedure. You are only needed to find your Matatu and pay your fare within no time. It’s such a hustle free experience. An observation was made on the matatus. It was found out that there were too many cars on the streets....

The training, organised in partnership with Absa Bank Ghana and Zambia, is part of the banks’ Women in Business proposition which supports women entrepreneurs with the financial and non-financial resources and skills they need to enable them to sustainably grow their businesses. Speaking during the event at a Nairobi hotel, Absa Bank’s Business Banking Director Elizabeth Wasunna affirmed the bank’s ongoing efforts to empower women entrepreneurs with the necessary tools and resources to help achieve their dreams and aspirations....

Absa customers can use the platform to conduct mobile transactions, inter-account transfers, bill payments, and balance inquiries, among other things. Absa Bank Kenya MD Jeremy Awori, speaking at the launch, said the move demonstrates the bank’s commitment to continue investing in digitally-driven innovative solutions that have the potential to fundamentally transform the customer experience. “In essence, we’re changing banking from a series of complex transactions to a simple WhatsApp conversation,” Awori explained....

Kenya’s Communications and IT Solutions provider AccessKenya Group has today announced its commitment to support the use of technology in the delivery of education in the country; the firm will be giving technology resources and financial support to aid in the growth and adoption of information communication technologies in classrooms for secondary and primary schools. To mark this committement, AccessKenya, inABLE Kenya and Computers for Schools Kenya (CFSK) signed two agreements which states that CFSK will spend Ksh....

For example, today we have smart traps which provide up to the minute data on pest activities. This includes things like how many pests have been caught, and how much bait is left in the trap. In addition to this, pest controllers are also using technology like drones and heat seeking devices. But what advantages does this technology offer in the fight against pests. How these tech devices devices benefit pest exterminators The biggest benefit of this technology is that it basically makes things easier for pest inspectors....

“After a sold-out out Summit in 2022, we are excited to welcome back 1000+ tech leaders, investors, and international players in Nairobi for two days. This year’s Africa Tech Summit will feature 150 speakers across two stages, masterclass sessions, an exhibition and multiple networking events to drive business and investment forward,” said Andrew Fassnidge, Director, Africa Tech Summit. With Africa’s tech ecosystem projected to grow from an estimated $115bn to $712bn by 2050 according to Endeavor Nigeria’s recent report, the Summit again connects tech leaders and stakeholders, including investors, corporates, mobile operators, fintech, DeFi and crypto ventures, start-ups, developers, regulators, and policymakers to do business across the continent....

The loan, which has a five-year maturity with a two-year grace period, marks the first proposal under the Bank’s new initiative to prop-up SMEs in Africa. Credit Bank is privately-owned and dedicated to propelling SMEs’ growth through financing and capacity building initiatives. “It is financially sound and, as an adequately capitalized tier-3 financial institution, has a strong track record of SMEs, providing working capital and trade finance facilities. As such it is well-positioned to succeed in providing innovative longer term financial solutions to SMEs along several value chains including strategical financial solutions in Kenya,” Stefan Nalletanby, Bank Group director for financial sector development, told the Board....

The African Development Bank has welcomed $136 million in additional donor commitments for the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). The announcements were made on Monday, during an event at the COP26 conference featuring government ministers and a panel of leaders in renewable energy. The event was an occasion for SEFA donors to reaffirm their support for the Fund’s institutional priorities. SEFA is a multi-donor trust fund managed by the African Development Bank....