Rwanda Deploys Robots in the Fight against COVID-19
The government of Rwanda has officially launched the use of robots in its fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic. The move seeks to reduce contact between medical practitioners and patients, [...]
Huawei Calls for Closer Public-Private Sector Cooperation to Restore Trust in Technology
The St. Gallen Symposium, an annual gathering of current and future leaders from across the globe, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. At the event, 1,000 participants took part in [...]
Uber Technologies in Talks to Acquire Grubhub
Uber Technologies is in the process of implementing a potential all-stock takeover bid of food delivery company, Grubhub. CNBCreports that the acquisition would offer Grubhub shareholders 2.15 Uber shares for [...]Econet Accused of Black Market Currency Dealings in Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has accused Econet Wireless, a dominant mobile phone operator in the country, of fueling illegal cash dealings on the streets. It has described EcoCash, mobile [...]
Loon Vodacom Partner to Improve Internet in Mozambique
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has partnered with the telecommunications company, Vodacom, to use the former's Loon balloon-powered internet solution to improve internet access in the rural areas of Mozambique. The [...]Safaricom Wins Case on Okoa Jahazi Copyright
The High Court has thrown out a case in which two individuals had sued Safaricom for infringing their copyright ownership of Okoa Jahazi, an emergency airtime service provided to distressed [...]Ugandan Motorcycles to Go Digital
Uganda has announced plans to have all bodabodas within its capital city, Kampala go digital after the coronavirus pandemic. This means that all motorcycles shall operate under digital companies like [...]Nigeria's eHealth Startup, Helium Health, Raises $10 Million Series A Funding
Nigeria's health startup, Helium Health, has raised $10 million (KSh1 Billion) in its series A round of funding. Investors who took part in the round of funding include Global Ventures, [...]Andela Lays off 10% of its Workforce
Andela has announced plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, translating to 135 employees across 4 locations, in the wake of the coronavirus that has grappled the economy. In [...]Uber Eats Closes Operations in Seven Markets
Uber's food delivery platform, Uber Eats has announced plans to exit seven markets across the world, with the company reiterating that the changes are not in any way related to the [...]PE firm makes additional investment in Moringa School
DOB Equity, a leading Dutch family-backed impact investor in East Africa, has made a further investment in Moringa School (“Moringa”), the technology learning institute based in Kenya. The investment is [...]Mobile Data Pricing 2020 Report: Somalia has the Cheapest Mobile Data in Africa
Cable.co.uk carried out a study between 3rd February and 25th February 2020, collecting data from 5,554 mobile data plans across 228 countries, trying to find out the average mobile data [...]
