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Global Startup Awards Africa Announces 16 Category Winners Innovating for a Global Africa at the history-making Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

31Oct

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Global Startup Awards Africa Announces 16 Category Winners Innovating for a Global Africa at the history-making Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Global Startup Awards Africa (GSA) Africa, in collaboration with the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), the Ethiopian Ministry of Labour and Skills (MOLS), the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) with the support of the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) Ethiopia, revealed the names of 16 category winners at the GSA Africa Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The GSA Africa awards began in 2021, a journey that has led to over 15,000 African innovators nominated from 54 countries, support of 300 jury members, ambassadors, and hundreds of innovation hubs across the continent. Jo Griffiths, co-founder of the GSA Africa and GIIG, highlighted, “The Global Startup Awards Africa aims to raise the visibility of African innovation as a unifying mechanism that...

29Oct

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Kenya News, Main

Addressing E-Waste in Nairobi and Surrounding Regions

Authors: Lawrence Thuo, Stephen K. Mbugua, and Bancy Ireri The disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) has become a pressing issue in Kenya, presenting significant hazards to public health and the environment. To mitigate these risks, it is critical to raise public awareness and educate young people on how to sustainably manage e-waste. Kenya has experienced a rapid increase in e-waste generation due to the growth of the technology sector and consumerism. Discarded electronics, such as mobile phones, computers, televisions, and other electronic devices, contain hazardous materials including lead, mercury, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants. Improper handling and disposal of e-waste lead to the release of these toxic substances into the environment, contaminating soil, water, and ai...

ITME Africa 2023 to equip & enhance Kenya’s Textile Production Prowess

17Oct

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Events, Kenya News

ITME Africa 2023 to equip & enhance Kenya’s Textile Production Prowess

India ITME Society, a non-profit apex industry body successfully concluded the “Curtain Raiser & Preview” of the 2nd edition of ITME Africa & Middle East 2023 on Tuesday 3rd October 2023, to be held one month hence from 30th November 2nd December 2023 at Nairobi, Kenya. Left to right Mr. Richard Cheruiyot, Board Chairman of the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA); Ms. Ruth Wadenya Ouma, Partnerships Manager, Kenya Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI); Mr. S. Hari Shankar, Imm. Past Chairman, India ITME Society; Mr. Ketan Sanghvi, Chairman, India ITME Society; Dr. Juma Mukwana, Principal Secretary, State Department for Industry, Republic of Kenya; Mr. Didier Moussa Lombe, Deuxieme Conseiller, Ambassade De La Repubiluque Demmocratique De Congo Au Kenya; Ms. Adina Devani, ...

Shelter Afrique roots for climate-resilient affordable housing at the Africa Climate Summit

7Sep

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African News, Kenya News

Shelter Afrique roots for climate-resilient affordable housing at the Africa Climate Summit

Governments should create incentives for the production of well-located affordable housing that minimizes construction costs, enhances sustainability, and offers better mobility. Nairobi-based, pan African housing development financier Shelter Afrique has implored African governments to adopt climate-resilient housing and create incentives for the production of well-located affordable housing that minimizes construction costs, enhances sustainability, and offers better mobility. Speaking on the session themed 'Integrated Liveable African Cities’ at the Africa Climate Summit – hosted by the Government of Kenya in collaboration with the African Union Commission, Shelter Afrique Managing Director, Thierno Habib Hann, said it was imperative to enhance climate adaptation mechanisms in climate...

5Sep

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Events, Kenya News

Language Inclusion for Climate Change

BY ONYANGO RACHAEL In the bustling heart of Nairobi, the climate summit is currently underway, drawing together leaders, scientists and grassroots activists from across the continent. The goal? To address one of humanity’s most pressing challenges-climate change. Yet, amidst the fervent discussions and passionate debates, there remains an underappreciated and fundamental issue: language inclusion. With over four billion people worldwide unable to connect and access information in their native languages, it is crucial to question whether the thousands of individuals from diverse African regions attending the summit are genuinely on the same page, at least linguistically. Can a PhD scientist’s remarks truly resonate with a community leader from Northern Kenya or someone from Cameroon if ...

30Jun

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Events, Kenya News

Business Event in Nairobi: Africa Logistics Network and Airfreight Logistics Network for Africa

The 9th annual meeting of Africa Logistics Network (ALN) will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from the 8th to the 11th of October 2023. Again, a combined meeting together with ALNA, Airfreight Logistics Network for Africa, the sister network of ALN arrived at its 2nd in-person meeting. The growth of the networks has been impressive in the last years: ALN counts 220 members, 80 of them in Africa and 140 in the other Continents. 100% of Africa is covered with at least one member. “My father and I founded ALN because we wanted to be stronger in Africa with our Freight Forwarding company – says Marcello Saponaro, Chairman of Africa Logistics Network-. Not to have yet another "network". The goal was to have the best network of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Africa, to support our company, a...

AWS announces the 25 startups selected for its first ‘fintech in Africa’ accelerator

25May

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Fintech, Kenya News, Startups

AWS announces the 25 startups selected for its first ‘fintech in Africa’ accelerator

Cohort participants from Kenya, Nigeria , South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Uganda, and Cameroon 25 African fintech startups have been selected for the inaugural Amazon Web Services (AWS) FinTech Africa Accelerator cohort. This cohort was selected from over 500 applications and is part of the EMEA Startup Loft Accelerator (SLA) program run by AWS. The pre-seed and seed stage fintech startups will start the 10-week program in June. Each startup will get technical review workshop sessions and up to $25K USD in AWS technical credits, world leading sector advice and one-to-one mentorship from major industry players including the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS), Lendsqr and Vestbee to help them build their businesses. Africa’s fintech ecosystem is one of the fastest growing globally reaching $2B US...

How Did Kenya Successfully Mainstream Gender Into National Energy Policy?

4May

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Energy, Kenya News

How Did Kenya Successfully Mainstream Gender Into National Energy Policy?

In 2019, Kenya’s Ministry of Energy launched its Gender Policy. This was a key milestone in a long collaborative journey of gender mainstreaming, accompanied by ENERGIA International, Practical Action, and partners, which extends back to the mid-2000s. We have outlined the journey which offers valuable lessons to other countries interested in learning about the ‘how’ of gender mainstreaming. In 2006 – supported by the European Union – ENERGIA International, Practical Action, the East African Energy Technology Development Network, and the University of Nairobi collaborated with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy to conduct a gender audit of Kenya’s energy policies and programs with recommendations. The gender audit aimed to: identify gender gaps and formulate strategies to address these gaps i...

Change the Story: A new report explores the local carbon market in Kenya

28Mar

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Kenya News

Change the Story: A new report explores the local carbon market in Kenya

Through the Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB-Kenya), the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has released a report dubbed “Change the Story: Developing a Local Carbon Market in Kenya”. The report describes the current situation, reflects on the opportunities for a Kenyan carbon market, and comes just days after the 2023 Earth Hour celebrations. It has been published in partnership with the global Sustainability Consultant Group, TheRockGroup. Climate change and biodiversity are complex, global, and interconnected issues. This report is limited to the role of the Kenyan private sector in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) with a focus on nature-based solutions (NBS) in addressing global warming, biodiversity loss, and deforestation. It is part of the Change the Story project by SIB-Ken...

8.7% of users encountered phishing attacks in Africa in 2022, global number of attacks exceeds 500 million

2Mar

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Kenya News, South Africa News, Tech

8.7% of users encountered phishing attacks in Africa in 2022, global number of attacks exceeds 500 million

Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) anti-phishing system prevented more than 500 million attempts at accessing fraudulent websites globally in 2022. This is twice more compared to 2021 figures. In Africa, 8.7% of individuals and corporate users were affected by phishing: attacks on their devices were detected and stopped. In South Africa, the share of users affected by phishing stands at 9.7%, followed by Kenya at 8.4% and Nigeria at 7%. Detailed information on the global situation with spam and phishing can be found in Kaspersky’s Spam and Phishing in 2022 (https://apo-opa.info/3Zc1idO) report. Although spam and phishing attacks are not necessarily complex from a technological standpoint, they rely on sophisticated social engineering tactics, making them highly dangerous to those who are n...