African startups

It was a remarkable day in Africa's start-up scene when Jumia was listed in the New York Stock Exchange four months ago as it was dubbed the first African start-up to do so. At one point, Jumia's shares were even selling for three times the... Read More

E-commerce payment systems in Africa are a bit of a Wild-Wild-West of sorts. Finding the one e-payment platform that actually works as advertised is akin to prospecting for gold. Some platforms just don't pan out. Others are often out of your reach and all you... Read More

A quiet revolution is taking place in the beautiful mountainous landscape of Rwanda and this has nothing to do with any form of civil unrest as Western media would have us believe whenever Africa is mentioned in a byline. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) in... Read More

One of the most exciting global startup competitions, Seedstars World (SSW), for emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes is bringing Uganda-based startup to Geneva at its Final Event on February 4th, 2015. remit.ug,(Now Useremit.com)  the Ugandan startup, is an online platform that allows you to... Read More