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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

A finalist in Payment and FinTech Technology category, Pawame is lighting up rural communities in Africa with clean, affordable and reliable solar home systems. Turkana is home to Kakuma refugee camp, one of the largest refugee camps in the world, with over 200,000 residents and where we have been operating since October. In the U.S.,

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[INTERVIEW] David Mimran, Director Of The Mimran Group

YoungUpstarts

And, because Africa has vast nitrogen, phosphate, and potash deposits , this cost is unnecessary. MNR aims to close Africa’s fertilizer deficit and empower the continent’s farmers to expand production into the 80% of arable land not currently under cultivation there. You’re involved in another big project in West Africa.

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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment.

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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

Africa is not known to generate many technology talents – the country is far more prolific in its music, sport and art – but here’s one young African who intends to buck the trend. Mawuna Koutonin was born in a small village in Togo, West Africa to a father of 36 children. Peer-To-Peer Referral Network.

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Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa on Creating Sustainable Prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Startup Magazine

Sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind the rest of the developing world. Socially conscious business owners like Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa have sought to make a difference in SSA countries where his companies operate. The Economy of Sub-Saharan Africa. Global Economic Forces Affect Sub-Saharan Africa Third.

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[Africa] Nominations For Top35-Under35CEO Awards Now Open.

YoungUpstarts

Africa may be home to mostly developing countries, but that doesn’t mean there’s little or no entrepreneurship on the continent. The applicant must be the owner, founder or controlling shareholder of their company and principally responsible for its operation. • Applicants must be an African citizen who lives in Africa.

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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

ReadWriteStart

Africa has most of the elements required for technology innovation. Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. No continent knows “the curse of potential” better than Africa.

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