A study is being carried out by the Dept of Communications and Digital Technology for ICASA (the telecoms regulator) on the government’s policy to encourage 5G (a proposal of the…

Last year we reported that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, had launched over 30 balloons to provide internet connection to over 35,000 sq miles of Kenya. However, Alphabet has now announced that due to technical…

A new report released by Oxford Insights shows that despite the digital divide and data poverty in Africa, 5 countries on the continent have been particularly successful in leveraging technologies…

Despite COVID, 2020 was a record year for investment into the African tech startup ecosystem, with more startups raising more money and from more investors, than ever before. This is…

The East African venture advisory firm Kinyungu Ventures believes not and has published a white paper (“Chasing Outliers: Why Context Matters for Early Stage Investing in Africa”) detailing what it says is a “misalignment” between…

Microsoft’s Team seems to be the favourite online conference carrier (author’s note, we tried it and found it a challenge for a micro body like ours with limited IT experience,…

Substack has become the favourite online platform for thousands of writers and content creators to get their work published and distributed. Its ease-of-use and simple fee model appeals to content…

Like its neighbour, India, more than 95% of all retail in Bangladesh goes through neighborhood stores. There are about 4.5 million mom-and-pop stores in the country and the vast majority…

Delivery Hero, the Berlin-headquartered global food and grocery delivery giant has launched an independently managed early-stage venture capital fund, DX Ventures, to invest in startups all around the world. The…

This Newsletter  has reported on the ongoing activities of the World Trade Organisation working party on ecommerce. At their last meeting of 2020, the co-conveners of the negotiations  (Australia, Japan, Singapore) said…