Nairobi Developer Week is dead; long live Nairobi Tech Week
The four-day event will be hosted by Moringa School and will feature Twitter and AngelHack, who were previously involved in Developer Week Nairobi.
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Nest Nairobi’s March #WhatsNext event asks what the future holds for Kenya’s music industry
The event will bring together musicians and established players in the entertainment industry to discuss what they believe the next big thing is for Kenya’s music sector.
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Uber launches in Mombasa with six days of free rides
Users in Mombasa will get six days of free rides as the service expands to its second city in Kenya.
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GrowthAfrica has selected 19 Kenyan and Ugandan startups for its 9th acceleration programme
The programme will equip entrepreneurs with skills and knowledge on business and growth strategies, business models, and access to investment.
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The MEST Training Programme is Recruiting in South Africa and expanding to Kenya and Nigeria
The entrepreneurship training programme is expanding its intake to South Africa, with incubators planned for Lagos and Nairobi later this year.
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As Twitter turns ten, the social network celebrates with a look back at its best moments
Twitter’s first ten years have cemented its place as the social network where we go to get informed, entertained, and occasionally confused.
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To meet demand for its services, Ongair took on freelance developers from iHub Consulting
Ongair took on the freelance developers to help grow its capacity and streamline the process of taking on new clients.
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Shared passwords almost cost the Bank of Uganda 24 million dollars
Government officials are believed to have shared passwords with tech-savvy individuals, who then tried to transfer funds to Hong Kong and the UAE.
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Update: Developer Week Nairobi has been cancelled
All plans for Developer Week Nairobi have been cancelled following revelations of fraud by Perrin Vidal Clark, the individual behind the event.
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Xiaomi and Mi-Fone are fighting for ‘Mi’
Mi-Fone has gone to court to stop Xiaomi from selling its Mi range over allegations that their devices are too similarly named.
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This is why you can’t get a .africa domain name just yet
The battle for who will manage the domain is between ZACR’s dotAfrica project and DotConnectAfrica’s Africa Registry Consortium.
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Zimbabwe’s government has rejected a proposal by telcos to regulate over-the-top services
The operators wanted the Government to regulate OTT services because they use their infrastructure, but do not pay for access.
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Uganda’s government is amending its communications law to remove parliamentary oversight
The draft bill would remove the requirement for Parliament’s approval in the event that the Minister for ICT wishes to make regulations.
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Kenya’s iHub is taking on investment in a push towards financial sustainability
The incubator and tech space has raised funding from a number of local investors in order to help it scale operations and become more sustainable.
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This Kenyan writer is using the internet to get others to read African fiction
Started by blogger Magunga Williams, The Magunga Bookstore is an online shop selling hard copies of African fiction from all over the continent.
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The 2016 Innotribe Startup Challenge for African fintech startups is taking applications
Twelve startups will showcase their innovations at the challenge in Mauritius, with the best three winning win US$ 10,000 and going to attend SWIFT’s annual conference in Geneva.
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Andela Kenya’s next fellowship intake will be all female
Andela is looking for talented, ambitious women with an interest in tech who are looking to become world class developers.
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Uber is planning to expand to Mombasa, Kenya’s second-largest city
The taxi hailing app has announced a job opening for a coordinator who will handle expansion and operations as it plans to expand to Mombasa.
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Traffic information app Ma3Route has raised US$25,000 to diversify and expand beyond Nairobi
The move to take on external funding is an indication of the startup’s aim to increase its coverage and diversify its product offering.
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This website is using publicly available data to help Kenyans register to vote
Code for Africa is using publicly available data to help Kenyans find voter registration centres close to them.
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MTN Group moves to dispel rumours about a potential listing of shares in Nigeria
The company has moved to correct reports on its financial position and potential listing of shares in Nigeria following its full year results announcement.
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A Kenyan woman Photoshopped herself into pictures of China, now she’s going there for real
A little Photoshop goes a long way.
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Developer Week Nairobi is bringing top CTOs and developers from around the world to Kenya
The event will bring attention to the work of the CTOs and lead developers whose code powers game-changing technologies and innovations.
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This startup is offering a virtual personal assistant to do all your mundane tasks
Independent PA will take all that soul draining stuff off your to-do list for cheaper than an actual PA would.
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More than 3 million businesses are now advertising on Facebook, up 50% from last year
More than 3 million businesses are now using Facebook Ads, hoping to tap into the social network’s massive user base and reach to promote and sell their products.
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What Stripe’s Atlas means for African startups
Stripe aims to make it easier for startups around the world to set up businesses in the United States.
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Bitcoin blockchain bigwigs BitFury have announced an investment in BitPesa
While the terms of the investment were not disclosed, the move shows there is still some interest in Bitcoin ventures in Kenya.
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Uganda’s Government is arresting people on charges of using media to incite violence
Several journalists have been arrested on charges of using media to incite violence.
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Introducing Payroll, a payment service tailored for SMEs by mobile payments service Paga
The service targets small and medium enterprises, enabling them to process payments such as payroll, pensions and tax automatically.
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MusikBi, Senegal’s answer to Tidal, launches with 188 musicians on board
Users can download music from the service and pay using mobile airtime.
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Startup Somali is launching an accelerator for startups looking to set up shop in Somalia
Startup Somali has given itself the ambitious target of reaching and incubating 2055 startups with this programme.
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Samsung has opened its largest customer experience store in Africa, and it’s in Nairobi
The Gear VR 2016 will be available at the Samsung Delite store, which is the largest of its kind in Africa, covering 4045 square feet.
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Nairobi will host the fourth Angel Fair Africa in November
The event brings together accelerators, incubators and emerging businesses from across the African continent to do deals and showcase their opportunities.
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You can now do more than just ‘like’ your friends’ posts, as Facebook launches Reactions
You can now react to posts with a Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, or Angry emoticon.
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Jolla partners with mi-Fone to bring Sailfish-Powered handsets to African markets
The partnership is part of the Sailfish Africa initiative. Mi-Fone will introduce multiple devices running Jolla’s Sailfish OS, with the first due later this year.
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Data collection app Fulcrum is being used to fight poachers in Kenya
Fulcrum is being used to keep track of poachers, helping game rangers to plan their patrols.
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Nest Nairobi’s next panel discussion will focus on technology and travel
The event is part of the #WhatsNext series, which asks stakeholders in specific industries what they see as the next big thing for their sector.
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Looks like some Kenyan media houses are using underhanded tactics to rise in online rankings
Their websites are experiencing dramatic spikes in traffic according to Alexa. Legitimate visitors or bots?
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Zuku promised faster internet speeds, but customers say it actually got slower
The ISP sent a text to users that their speeds would go up by 50%, but they went down instead.
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The Africa Digital Media Foundation just held its first accelerator bootcamp for creative entrepreneurs
The accelerator is focusing on companies in the media, technology and arts sector that are looking to scale up their operations.
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