Samuel Gikandi is the founder and CEO of Africa’s Talking, a tech company with a presence in Kenya, Nigeria and 7 other African countries.

Samuel Gikandi is the founder and CEO of Africa’s Talking, a tech company with a presence in Kenya, Nigeria and 7 other African countries.
Samuel Gikandi is the founder and CEO of Africa’s Talking, a tech company with a presence in Kenya, Nigeria and 7 other African countries.
Hong Kong based Venture Capital firm, Nest has announced today that it has invested in Kenya’s Ongair – a web-based dashboard that enables businesses to engage with their customers on instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram and WeChat. Since its...
''My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can'' This is how Robert Achoge, co-founder Pfoofy Limited describes himself on his Twitter bio. Having grown up in the Western region of...
In a statement released on their official website, King confirmed that it is being acquired by Activision Blizzard for $5.9bn.  Activision Blizzard believes that the addition of King’s highly-complementary business will position Activision Blizzard as a global leader...
Nairobi Garage will be opening doors to its new branch  on December 1st 2015. This adds to the number of spaces that have adapted the Garage concept also present in Cape Town and Lagos which was born out of 88mph’s tech accelerator .The aim of the Garages is to build...
The World Bank just published its 13th edition of the annual series Doing Business. The report contains a ranking of 189 economies from across the world based on regulations that enhance business activities and those that constrain it. The goal of the Doing Business...
Startupper is an initiative launched by Total Kenya and also in 34 other African Countries simultaneously  to motivate and support young entrepreneurs with an aim of promoting economic development. This contest aims at identifying, rewarding and accompanying the best...
Frank Tamre is a man of many titles -- Mentor, Coach, Founder, Applications Engineer, Performer, Developer, Photographer among many others. He describes himself as a "Design Engineer who believes in limitless boundaries of thought and ideas" on his website. When it...
Ericsson will be demonstrating  the transformation that information and communications technology (ICT) and a truly Networked Society can deliver in building smart cities and a cashless society in Rwanda, particularly in the financial and transport sectors at the...
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