FACE AFRICA: MASTERING TUNNEL VISION
As human beings we need water to survive. Our bodies can last weeks without food but only days without water; this is because the…
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SAFARICOM’S M-PESA ACADEMY: REVOLUTIONIZING INNOVATION
Safaricom changed micro-financing and brought mobile-phone based money with the launch of M-PESA (“pesa” is Swahili for money) in 2007. The rise of M-PESA…
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – 5 AFRICAN TRENDS TO FOLLOW
The World Economic Forum will take place – as usual- in Davos, Switzerland from 21st to 24th of January 2015. This year the thee…
GABON: GOOD AND BAD THINGS
Compared to its neighbors and the rest of Sub-Saharan community Gabon has been doing good things. I always say that you know a country is on the…
A TRUE INITIATIVE: SWAPKITABU
“Education is the most powerful tool you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela. I honestly could not agree more. Moving forward…
WHY WE LOVE: BAU ONLINE
BAU ONLINE FOUNDER GOSSY UKANWOKE BAU online (Beni American University) is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with. Founded in December 2012 by…
A TRUE INITIATIVE: THE GIRL EFFECT ACCELERATOR
Before we delve into all the amazing reasons why the Girl Effect Accelerator is going to make a real change on the continent we…
MICROSOFT AND UNDP EMPOWRING EITHOPIAN ENTREPRENEURS
UNDP’s Entrepreneurship Development Program in Ethiopia has partnered with Microsoft East Africa under Microsoft’s4Africa program to train and mentor 200,000 entrepreneurs in the country….
CHAD AT 54 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE – ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST
To put it as bluntly as possible, Chad is the 8th poorest country in the world. This is after 54 years of independence from…
IN THE EYES OF THE ENTREPRENEUR: HAILEY GACHOKA
Recently Inspire Afrika had the opportunity to sit down with Hailey Gachoka the founder of HNG Media – a PR Firm, and local radio…