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MTN OPEN API Challenge: Startup ideas ruling the final pitch sessions
The MTN Momo API was unveiled last year at the Ntinda based Innovation village, and a series of pitch sessions have been conducted…
12 African startups that qualified for Google’s 2019 Accelerator Programme
Google Launchpad accelerator is an annual programme that seeks to provide access to the best of Google. From the people, network and…
SafeBoda celebrates 5 years with plans to dominate more African countries
Safeboda is a league of proffessional boda drivers who came up with a reckoning solution to improve safety and spur professionalism…
These are the 10 startups selected in the Africa for Future accelerator programme
Airbus and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have announced the top 10 African startups selected for…
ISHOW $50,000 prize up for grabs in search for East African hardware startups
The ASME Innovation showcase (ISHOW) is an annual global innovation challenge that breeds startups to the sphere. This year, the…
Meet the mobile app that allows you to test and notify a doctor when you have Malaria
Malaria in Africa will soon be a long gone story with a new smartphone app able to track identify carriers in a small blood sample.…
Pikime is the latest service in Kampala with broad ride hailing options against the market leaders
Following an abrupt roll out of its Orange branded motorbikes in Kampala, Pikime is the latest service to take on Uber boda, Taxify…
Jaguza app is a futuristic smart farming solution that helps farmers control livestock
Smart farming in Africa is a digital revolution many countries have not embraced yet. However, In Uganda, the Jaguza app is a…
Interview: Meet Safeboda ‘s very first driver SB001(namba emu)
In a competitive boda hailing squeeze, Safeboda with its Orange branded drivers dominates a wider portion of the competitive chunk.…
Safeboda finally puts a stop to its 50% promotion, riders rushing for new alternatives
Safeboda is Uganda's oldest Boda hailing firm that has stood out from a handful of drivers and now bosting with about 6,000 drivers…