Web & Social

Google's Project Loon that started a few years ago, has made progress promising to help 100 million people in Indonesia access high speed internet giving them access to the limitless educational, cultural, and economic opportunities of the Internet. Even though it's not clear when that... Read More

Twitter is on a roll introducing feature after feature with eyes on monetization. Lot's of efforts have been made to make sure you love your Twitter but most importantly that you not only like it but need it. This means adding features that you will... Read More

As part of its OpenNet Africa initiative which is aimed at promoting internet rights in Africa, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is next week set to host the second Forum on Internet Freedom in East Africa. The two-day event... Read More

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to Uganda on September 10th. In line with its mission to place the spotlight on entrepreneurs from emerging countries, Seedstars World has expanded its competition to include more than... Read More

The 2016 election fever is heating up in Uganda. But keeping track of the latest news and events around the electoral process can become a challenging task. That's especially true with all the "noise" wrecking social media networks. That's why the Vision Group has released... Read More

When you become a parent or a guardian, you'll want to give the best education to your son or daughter. At least that's the dream of every parent in Africa. But searching for a good school can be a daunting task -- even in the... Read More

Ampion (www.ampion.org) and Merck (www.merck.de) today announced the launch of the first healthcare specific accelerator in Africa. The accelerator, Ampion’s newest initiative for driving connectivity and innovation across the continent, will operate out of Nairobi, Kenya. Ampion will accept applications from e-health startups with a... Read More

Cinemaslot has something movie goers in Uganda should look forward to. A website you can conveniently visit to check what's showing in your favorite cinema. The website has 5 cinemas in Uganda listed by the time of this writing and they include Century Cinemax Acacia mall, Cinema... Read More

RTI International  (http://www.rti.org) - a leading nonprofit research institute - and IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Africa research lab (http://www.research.ibm.com/labs/africa) have announced a partnership to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies to help transform development approaches in Africa and around the world. In one of the... Read More