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East Africa has a new tech startup accelerator fund and it’s getting international attention.The Savannah Fund is a partnership between Mbwana Alliy, Paul Bragiel and iHub founder Erik Hersman and is “focused on finding and investing in East Africa’s highest potential pre-revenue startups”.According to Hersman, the “idea is ...

Finnish communications giant Nokia has announced that Nairobi will be the new home of research and investment centre for the entire India Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region.The announcement was made by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop at an invite only event at the iHub, a well known tech incubator ...

The iHub is Nairobi’s nerve centre for technology; a place where people can grab coffee, create apps, find funders and build businesses. It's where the community of web and mobile programmers connect with each other, businesses, the government and academia.A brief history There was a discussion at Barcamp Nairobi ...

In 2008 a couple of tech guys sitting around a table after Barcamp Nairobi first discussed the idea that eventually would become the heart of Kenyan innovation, iHub. In January 2010 there was another group, this time of people trying to setup their own labs, hubs and co-working environments in ...

A couple of years ago you didn’t hear the words "Africa" and "innovation" paired up quite as much as you do today. But just look at my schedule for the coming week, and you'll see how much things have changed.On Saturday I speak at TEDxAntananarivo in Madagascar, and my ...

India has sent a clear message that it is watching Africa closely, especially after the impressive US$10.7-billion move by Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel to take over Zain Africa's mobile operations in 15 countries. Speaking recently at Kenya's technology centre, iHub, Ankit Rawal, head of African advertising for mobile advertiser inMobi, spent some ...