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For over two decades, he is dedicated his time and experience to developing the next generation of Africa’s young leaders. Through the African Leadership Academy, he partners with other institutions which share the same vision [c]
Kenji Gathecha might just be the busiest director in Kenya. From directing Hullabaloo Estate to Sue na Jonnie to Ma’Empress, and in between he still had the time to direct The Whistle Blower (2019), a [c]
He is no stranger to success. He’s been named Kenya’s youngest millionaire. In 2016, he was among Forbes’ 30 Most Young Entrepreneurs in Africa, and in 2017, he made the cover of Forbes Africa as one [c]
He first gained major recognition with his film Zilizala which won Best Indigenous Language Movie (Swahili) at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2017. In 2019, he got his biggest break yet in television when [c]
It’s said that nothing can be as rewarding as sharing – be it our time, resources or our various God-given talents and acquired skills. This is something Fatma Ali (pictured) has become aware of (and [c]
He doesn’t carry, nor accept, business cards. But in case he does accept one, like he did when we met at an industry session hosted by his employer, he’ll take a photo of the card [c]
There are people who give up on their undertaking whenever they come across an obstacle along their path. Then there are those who will do their best – and all it takes – to find [c]
Ever since he started out in his career, he’s been interacting and experimenting with mobile devices, first at Safaricom, then at Samsung before moving to Chinese technology giant, Huawei. This means that before any mobile [c]
She’s among a handful of women who were the pioneers (and has earned the tag ‘guru’) in Kenya’s PR industry. And for various reasons. She chose and got into PR when the profession (leave alone [c]
Andy Halsall has been involved in the ICT industry from early 1990’s, first working at IBM as a Telecom Analyst before later moving to Orange and Fon. In 2014 however, Mr Halsall decided to focus [c]
He spent over 20 years in the banking industry, in the process learning and getting thoroughly acquainted with the products and services that it had on offer for customers. He then left banking, but not [c]
After her Bachelors’ Degree in Mathematics and Statistics at Southern Methodist University, she got a job in the US, working in the country for over 3 years. But unlike those who settle and build both [c]
While in still in campus, he had a lucky break and was employed by KenGen as a procurement officer. But since the business and entrepreneurship bug had bitten him much earlier in life, he always [c]
When he first set out from his rural home in Eldoret to seek a job in Nairobi, he’d never heard of the word “e-commerce”, leave alone Jumia. Then due to his knowledge in IT, he’d [c]
If there’s to be an award to recognise those who know Safaricom, both in and out, she’d undoubtedly get it. For she’s with the telco since late 2000, after joining as the Retail Shop Manager, [c]
From an early age, he always had a dream of one day running a business in Africa. And so strong was the feeling that when he turned 18, he’d to share it with his wife [c]
Last year’s Jumia Black Friday sale ran from November 13 to December 13. The commercial event attracted a total of 6,000 vendors, most who sold over 20 times what they normally sell in a given [c]
By Paula Nasser Michael Joseph is a bundle of energy. He’s survived a helicopter crash, been paragliding at the age of 70, and recovered from a life threatening illness in a record time. As he says, [c]
Miss.Africa Digital, a pan-African programme which promotes digital skills for women across the continent, has been named as a finalist for the Equals in Tech Awards, which take place in Geneva, Switzerland next week. ITU News recently [c]
Barbara Sołtysińska is CEO and co-founder of indaHash.com, a global technology platform with offices in London, Berlin, NYC, Warsaw, Johannesburg and Singapore, that connects brands and agencies to over 300,000 digital influencers to create authentic, [c]
Jumia co-founder and CEO Sacha Poignonnec was this week in Nairobi to announce the launch of a new scheme by the online retailer through which suppliers will be given loans to purchase items and later [c]
He was there when ‘Nokia was still Nokia,’ that is when the premier mobile device brand was still owned by the Finnish parent technology firm. He stayed on to steer the brand when it was [c]
For long, since the time I bought a laptop in late 2000’s that is, I used to think – and believe – that ESET was just the free anti-virus software for PCs, nothing else. At [c]
Last month, Maggie Ward went full-time running her own social media management business. Rather than using bots or unethical tactics, she boosts social media engagement by providing a personal touch to potential followers. Her goal [c]
Few people are fortunate enough to join the corporate world immediately after school at the relatively ‘tender’ age of just 19 years. But that’s just what she did, joining Sun Microsytems in 2000 as a [c]
Born and educated in Spain, he moved East to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to explore job opportunities in the mid 1990’s. Luck seems to have been his companion as he later settled while [c]
He’s the force behind TransferTo and a well-known face across the industry, but there’s a lot more to our CEO, Eric Barbier, than meets the eye. Here, we thought we’d do a bit of a Q&A [c]
Most journalists and bloggers met and interacted with her during her time at Nokia when the Finnish firm had almost total control of the country’s – and by extension the region’s – mobile handset market. [c]
Fereshteh Forough faced many challenges while she was studying computer programming, so she started an after-school program for girls aged between 15 – 25 years who wanted to go into the same field to provide a [c]
Even though he’s grown to become founder and CEO of Eziki, an online video streaming service that provides professional video on demand (VoD) and live streaming services, he started from the bottom literally. From paying [c]
Nairobi’s Safari Park Hotel will from September 20 to 22 this year host the 2016 edition of the Innovation Africa Summit, a forum which brings together leaders from both public and private sectors to discuss, [c]
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