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Lori Systems Gets Google Funding to Expand Digital Logistics Management into Africa.
By Mark Kawalya Lori Systems, a Kenyan-headquartered e-logistics firm, has secured a $50 million African Investments Fund from…
STIMA and OneElectric to Deploy Electric Motorcycles in Kenya
By Mark Kawalya STIMA, a firm renowned for its mobility battery swapping technology, has partnered with OneElectric, the…
Medmoo gives fuel loans to Lira boda boda riders
By Mark Kawalya As Covid-19 was ravaging the country and the world in 2020, Denis Orech and two…
All About SafeCar, the Car Hailing Service from SafeBoda
By Mark Kawalya SafeBoda plans to launch a car hailing service that will be offered under the firm’s…
Kampala’s First Public Bus Network to be Operated using Optibus and SCINTL
By Mark Kawalya Tondeka Metro Company (TMC) has selected Optibus, a cloud solution for mass transport planning, rostering,…
Nigerian mobility startup Treepz expands to East Africa, acquires Ugabus
By Mark Kawalya Transport startup Treepz, which runs a platform that digitalizes and makes public transportation safer and…
Uber Enhances its Boda Drivers’ Safety Through Partnership With Driving Schools
By Mark Kawalya Uber has entered into a partnership with driving schools in Kampala in a move that…
Kintrack Digitally Tracks Vehicles and Monitors Children in DRC
By Mark Kawalya Kintrack, an indigenous Democratic Republic of Congo firm, has developed an application-based system that can…
Altech Group Expands Access for Poor and Off-Grid Households to Clean Energy in the DRC.
By Mark Kawalya Situated in the heart of the DRC, the Altech Group is a startup that provides…
Kenyan Logistics Startup Sendy Raises $20M in a Round Backed by Toyota
By Mark Kawalya The logistics space on the African landscape has gained yet another multi-million-dollar round courtesy of…