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Use of Thin SIM technology approved in Kenya
The use of thin SIM technology has been approved in Kenya paving way for new Mobile Virtual Networks Operators (MVNOs) to use them for new services among them mobile money transfer.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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M-Kopa Solar Powers Up 100,000th Home in East Africa
M-KOPA Solar announced on Friday that it has powered up to 100,000 homes in Kenya and Uganda within two years of its commercial launch.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- solar
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OPINION: Safaricom, Equity Bank thin SIM wars a distraction that should not drag on
Nairobi; Kenya: The dispute pitting Safaricom against Equity Bank over the latter’s plans to offer mobile money transfer services is unnecessary and should not be allowed to drag on.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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UN announces mission to combat Ebola, declares outbreak ‘threat to peace and security’
The Security Council, in its first emergency meeting on a public health crisis, declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a threat to peace and security and announced that the United Nations will deploy a new emergency health mission.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The black market for Ebola survivors’ blood
Blood from Ebola survivors is rich with antibodies against the deadly virus, and since there is currently no approved drug to fight it, some have become desperate enough to take fate into their own hands and turn to the black market for an experimental serum made with survivors' blood.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: Making African Health Care Radically Cheaper
In sub-Saharan Africa, there are three important ways disruptive innovations can democratize health systems: improving health record-keeping, widening drug access and building patient trust.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Orange Money links up with Bank of Africa for mobile banking
Wireless operator Orange has integrated its mobile Money platform with the Bank of Africa, enabling users to perform basic banking transactions with their handsets.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Free mobile money transactions from Airtel to boost Rwanda’s financial inclusion drive
The government's efforts geared at ensuring that all Rwandans access financial services have been boosted by Airtel Rwanda, which has scrapped charges on Airtel Money service transactions.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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