A new 50kW mini-grid in the village of Rutenderi in eastern Rwanda, has kick-started the local economy and is beginning to transform the sleepy rural village into a productive hub. The new mini-grid was formally … read more
On June 25, the World Bank launched the 14th edition of Rwanda Economic Update, including a special update on “Lighting Rwanda”, which takes stock of progress made in delivering affordable, reliable and clean electricity. The World … read more
M-Pesa is a Kenyan system for cashless payment. This business model of the Kenyan communications provider Safaricom is based on the transfer of data. Now, employees of the provider have also leaked the personal information … read more
Nigeria’s Otigba Computer Village is arguably the biggest information, communications technology (ICT) market in Africa. It started off as a one-man business on a street called “Otigba” in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State. Within a short … read more
“It takes a village to raise a business” is my rendition of the popular proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As a woman who has been building a dried fruit processing and … read more
Local renewable-energy grids can provide electric power to hundreds of millions of people in developing nations, especially in Africa, but will not attract enough financial backing unless they are subsidised, a group of investors said … read more
GDC Last Mile Distribution Event
July 22-23, Kampala
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