The startup ecosystem in Africa has until now been dominated by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt (the Big 4), countries that continue to receive the bulk of venture capital and other forms of ...

Technology has the power to drive change. This summer, I had the opportunity to collaborate with the nonprofit organization Gender Tech Initiative Uganda (GTI-U) as a communications and social media ...

mPharma, a Ghanaian health startup, has taken a controlling stake in Uganda’s Vine Pharmacy for an undisclosed amount, marking the firm’s entry into its latest market in Africa. mPharma disclosed to ...

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