The Surf brand will be dropped for MojaWiFi after total integration in a quarter or two. Speaking about the deal, Erik Hersman, BRCK CEO said, “Excited to announce the BRCK acquisition of Surf in Kenya, making our MojaWiFi one of the largest public WiFi networks in Africa with close to 500k monthly active unique users and 5m+ sessions per month.” MojaWiFi and Surf, will provide internet to Africa’s growing populations especially to the lower middle class who cannot afford to pay for available internet services provided by telcos and other ISPs targeting high end estates and corporate firms....

Making money with free Forex signals on Telegram is not that difficult. In fact, using the best Forex signals providers on Telegram would be helpful to generate more profit and earn more money. There are numerous traders who rely on Free Forex Signals Telegram because it is one of the most effective and easiest ways to achieve positive results out of trading online. It is a mere fact that the main reason why Forex traders utilize free Forex signals on Telegram is that they want to leverage the way they trade online....

Ambassador Laura El-Tantawy delivered workshops as part of a new educational project with UN Women to support Libyan women and youth with digital and technological skills The workshops took place as part of an ongoing partnership between Canon and UN Women Libya, called ‘Libyan Woman and Youth Civil Society Organisations at the Forefront of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology’. The project is part of Canon’s wider Young People Programme (YPP) and is linked to several of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) set out to drive peace and prosperity for people and the planet....

The oversubscribed £600 000 (approx ZAR 12 Million) seed round was led by location-based technology firm Infotech (part of the Mertech Group, a ZAR 3Billion private investment firm) with participation from Horizen Ventures and Goodwell Investments, a Dutch early-stage venture fund. Wim van der Beek, founding Partner at Goodwell Investments has joined the Board of Directors. Tom Boardman, former CEO of Nedbank and chairman of Athena Capital, as well as a Kim Fennell, CEO of deCarta, an Uber technologies company, have both made personal investments....

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group Chairman Ngeny Biwott has announced the bank’s half-year trading results reflecting a pre tax profit of KSh11.7 billion, a 16-percent increase from KSh10.1 billion for the same period last year. “This good performance also comes at a time when KCB has just been awarded ‘Best Bank in Kenya’ by Euromoney. This prestigious recognition is a very positive reflection on the significant progress that we have made over the past few years to grow our business in the East African Region through innovation, partnerships and new business lines,” said the Group Chairman....

As part of the partnership, drivers will now be able to buy insurance in 90 seconds, complete claims in 3 minutes or less and get rewarded for good driving and avoiding accidents, powered by ETAP’s game-changing app. Suzuki by CFAO has embedded insurance into the buying process of each car, removing the need for any additional effort to get insured. Commenting on the partnership, Mrs. Aissatou Diouf, General Manager of Suzuki by CFAO Nigeria, said “we are excited to partner with ETAP to drive the adoption of much-needed insurance for Nigerian drivers....

With the introduction of the Dutch Remote Gambling Act in March 2021, the Netherlands opens one of the biggest online gambling markets for business. The authorities have spent years creating a comprehensive Dutch Remote Gambling Act that would allow casino providers to cater their services to the Dutch public in a legalised way. What is the Remote Gambling Act? The current legislation for casino games in the Netherlands was drafted in 1964, a year that marked the beginning of the unique Dutch gambling market that has been in place for decades....

How Did It Happen? The game was unfolding and Entropiq was trailing. Dev1ce was the one who was in the lead, after dropping four players. Entropiq feared him, and they almost didn’t have any hope left for this match, expecting to lose. Even though they were in power, dev1ce wasn’t going to give them any chance to win. There was a 3v5 about to happen. But after a while, Entropiq won the map after Krad, one of their members, dropped dev1ce....

Digifemmes Entrepreneurs is a track from the DigiFemmes program which supports existing women-led small and medium enterprises (W-SMEs) in their growth journeys, creates a robust pipeline of new W-SMEs, and works with ecosystem stakeholders to build a supportive environment for digital skills in Côte d’Ivoire. “We are thrilled to partner with the SAFEEM consortium to implement a program that combines multiple MCC priorities: A focus on enabling digital development from the ground up, and the economic empowerment and inclusion of women,” said Kat Ntep, MCC’s Deputy Director for Sector Operations....

A few months ago Digital Lab Africa called on for projects that began in June this year and ended in August 2016. There were many entries made, among them were 522 from sub-Saharan countries. The response proved that Africa has a potential in multi-media content that just needed to be spotted and nurtured. While applications were made, it was noted that South Africa and Nigeria lead the pack with respectively 159 and 86 entries, followed by Ivory Coast (49) and Cameroon (48)....

The curfew has forced all the members of a family into isolation. Being around everyone can sometimes make you wary about your privacy, especially that of your phone. If you are one of those that do not use a screen lock, maybe it is time for you to put one. Better yet, if the screen lock is a mere passcode, which is not very secure relatively, you might need a step-up....

CreditFins assists users in repaying credit card debt while saving money by providing a cheaper, more convenient debt repayment option through set, lower monthly installments as part of an easily trackable plan. Customers of the startup save up to half of what they would have spent in interest if they had used a traditional bank. Flat6Labs, AUC Angels, and TA Telecom Holding led a round of pre-seed funding, which was joined by a number of other angel investors....

The company, which raised $11 million in its pre-seed financing round last year, has stated that its activities in the kingdom will create 700 jobs. Rabbit said it has delivered more than 100,000 items to customers in Egypt. Ahmad Yousry, co-founder and CEO of Rabbit said: “Saudi Arabia has created one of the most progressive startup ecosystems globally thanks to the outstanding efforts by the government in recent years. “This kind of opportunity and infrastructure come together to unlock limitless potential for innovative companies like Rabbit....

The third edition will take place on November 6th in Cape Town, and winners will get international recognition and publicity across multiple channels, networking with 300+ industry peers and a host of other benefits. Last year saw an outstanding response with over 200 entries from 25 countries and 10 winners, which included BitPesa from Kenya, Domestly from South Africa, and Sliide Airtime from Nigeria, plus several other winners hailing from Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania....

Launched in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ethio Telecom, and the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA),8028 is used by smallholder farmers to access free information on cereal, horticulture, and pulse/oil seed crops and other agriculture-related activities according to a report by Dire Tube News. Apart from the call-in system famers also use SMS and Interactive Voice Responses (IVR) in a move aimed at disrupting traditional agricultural extension services in the country....

Atletico fans are accustomed to seeing such achievements, but Diego Simeone has not succeeded in setting up defensive football in the new season, and the Matress-Makers’ performance is simply disappointing. The reason for this is a change in the lineup, and at the moment there is no coherence in all the lines. Despite this fact, poor team results also depend on a large number of injuries. Now, the following athletes can’t play:...

Twice a year, F10 offers a 6-month “Prototype to Product” program in which Startups will be supported in transitioning their prototype to a sellable product. Each team will be supported by a coach from the F10 team as well as an external mentor. All teams will have access to working space at F10 in Zurich. The latest round of applications commenced on September 11th, and is open to all startups in FinTech, RegTech, and InsurTech....

The pandemic-induced social distancing has given way to messaging apps rolling out new features for better interaction. Be it the increased number of participants in video calls for various platforms, the screen sharing ability of users, and interactive tools for chatting. Facebook Messenger is upping its game where emojis are concerned. The messaging platform is now rolling out Soundmojis, or emojis that will have sound effects to enhance communication among people....

“We’re grateful for all the people who are sending billions of messages every day and we hope to send 1 billion thank yous in the form of a new floating balloon gift that everyone can use to celebrate. Just send a balloon emoji to your friends to add a touch of whimsy and delight to any conversation. We know that every message is important to you — no matter what you want to say — and our team is committed to building experiences you love and for making all the interactions in your life easier no matter who you are communicating with....

This is part of the company’s efforts to make the platform more secure in the run-up to the US 2020 election. Advertisers will need to provide more information about their organization, including government-issued identification numbers before buying a political ad. This move comes in response to some advertisers using misleading names in their disclaimers in order to disguise their identities and will take effect in mid-September. Sarah Schiff, product manager at Facebook said, “In 2018 we did see evidence of misuse in these disclaimers and so this is our effort to strengthen the process....