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Kenya’s Leading StartUps

M-KOPA SOLAR M-KOPAs is dedicated to making high quality energy affordable to everyone. They are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and are the global leader of “pay-as-you-go” energy for off-grid customers. Since its commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has connected more than 200,000 homes in…

Africans With Global Voices Gamechangers World News by Editor May 4, 2015

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Gamechanger Akindele Dominating Apple in Nigeria

In Thomas Friedman's groundbreaking book the World is Flat he quotes Bill Gates as saying he would rather be a genius in China today than an average guy in Poughkeepsie NY, USA. If the same question was to be asked of Gates…

Uncategorized by Editor July 15, 2014

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Uganda to Produce Cars by 2018

Uganda aims to start producing its first car the Kiira EV SMACK by 2018. Production of the vehicle is expected to start at a goal of 300 a month. The car will be a combination of a conventional internal combustion engine and an…

Theories by Editor June 30, 2014

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African Solutions-Solar power by Patrick Ngowi

Patrick Ngowi is the New Face of Africa, an entrepreneur who has lighted up rural Kenya by providing solar power, protecting the environment and making a living as well as creating jobs and uplifting the standard of living of those around him. Ngowi got…

ReVision Society Theories by Editor April 1, 2013

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New Vision Needed to Rescue Zimbabwe’s Rail System

Cecil John Rhodes the British imperialist was right about one thing, transportation infrastructure was essential to get raw materials out of Africa into overseas markets. The same is true even of today as talk of Africa becoming an economic hub the discussion…

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World Economic Forum: Young Global Leaders from Africa 2013

Congratulations to the World Economic Forum: Young Global Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa 2013 Ola Orekunrin Ola Orekunrin Dr Ola Orekunrin is the Managing Director of Flying Doctors Nigeria Ltd, West Africa’s first Air Ambulance Service. She graduated from the University Of York, one of…

Gamechangers Theories by Editor February 4, 2013

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Black Innovators in the Americas

Ralph Gilles In celebration of Black History Month in the USA we salute two innovators, Ralph Gilles now CEO of Dodge and George Washington Carver famous for his work with peanuts. This is our opportunity to highlight some achievements made by African-Americans that helped…

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Innovating through Technology- Dr Kamau Gachigi

Dr. Kamau Gachigi heads the University of Nairobi Science & Technology Park, at which over 15 technology businesses are currently incubated. He has been a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering since 1999, where he teaches Materials Science. His current areas of…

ReVision by Editor August 27, 2012

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Free Online University for Anyone Anywhere

University of the People (UoPeople) http://www.uopeople.org/ is the world's first tuition-free online university dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education. The University embraces the worldwide presence of the Internet and dropping technology costs to bring tuition-free undergraduate degree programs to…

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Afrotechnopreneur Marieme Jamme Building Africa’s IT Landscape

Senegalese Marieme Jamme vision is in IT investment across African continent CEO of Spot One Global Solutions, assists foreign companies in entering African markets Mariéme worked as an asset manager at Citibank, JP Morgan and Lloyds TSB and in various software companies…