Where are the Mobile Operators in Mobiles for Development Projects?
Steve Song recently wrote a great post on 3 reasons why M4D may be bad for Development where he says that:
Mobile operators have entrenched themselves with development...
Ben White, founder of VC4Africa, shares his thoughts on crowdsourcing business opportunities in Africa
Ben White, founder of VC4Africa an online platform that connects entrepreneurs and investors dedicated to building innovative and sustainable ventures in Africa,...
How MainOne is Driving Internet Access Competition in West Africa
Competition is good. It not only keeps prices down but also keeps innovation up. For close to a decade, SAT3 (a submarine cable system) was the lone player in the...
$10 Million USAID Opportunity for Global Development Alliances
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has just released a $10,000,000 Annual Program Statement (APS) for Global Development Alliances (GDAs).
Through...
African Businesses Need Venture Capital Financing
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) are the backbone of most economies in Africa. Innovative and creative entrepreneurial approaches are needed to...