Two Ugandans Shortlisted for The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
By Mark Kawalya Ugandans Phillip Kyeswa and Dr. Julius Mubiru have been shortlisted for the 2022 Africa Prize…
M-Shule: An SMS Based Learning Platform that is Shaping Young Minds
By Mark Kawalya While tech solutions are improving learning outcomes in the developed world, Africa still lags behind…
Airtel joins the Financial Times Stock Exchange
By Mark Kawalya Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, joined the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100…
SEACOM Acquires Africell Uganda Assets in East African Expansion Drive.
By Mark Kawalya Pan-African telecommunications firm SEACOM announced plans to acquire selected infrastructural assets from Africell, a company…
Copia Global, ambitious Kenyan digital commerce startup, has raised $50 million to accelerate its African expansion.
By Mark Kawalya Copia Global, an ambitious Kenyan B2C e-commerce company, has raised $50 million in a Series…
Passuneb is an e-learning platform that assists students in preparing for exams.
By Mark Kawalya For many Ugandan students, the start of the examination period comes with a lot of…
Asaak Uganda secures funding to support bodaboda ownership
By Mark Kawalya Ugandan asset financing startup Asaak has announced a $30 million pre-series A equity and debt…
Komaza Is Using AI To Foster Tree Farming in Kenya.
By Mark Kawalya Komaza is a forestry firm that works with a network of smallholder farmers in Kenya,…
Absa bank embraces cardless ATM withdrawals.
By Mark Kawalya Several banks rolled out cardless withdrawals from ATMs towards the last quarter of 2020. Absa,…
Walimu equips health workers to handle critically ill patients
By Mark Kawalya. Walimu is a non-profit that focuses its efforts on the improvement of medical care for…