Africa Roundup: Google expands, 500 Startups tours, BRCK launches SupaBRCK

 March was a busy month across Africa’s tech space. 500 Startups’ frontier and emerging markets travel series…

Geeks on a Plane Africa kicks off as 500 Startups eyes tech for the continent and beyond

 500 Startups’ frontier and emerging markets travel series ― Geeks on a Plane ― kicks off…

Kangpe is a mobile service connecting Africa to healthcare

 Healthcare in Africa might conjure up an image of some physician working in a remote village…

Google expands its African startup initiatives

 Alphabet is committing to training another 1 million students under its Digital Skills for Africa program…

Kenyan startup BRCK launches SupaBRCK device to solve Africa’s Internet equation

 Kenyan communications hardware company BRCK unveiled its SupaBRCK this week―a waterproof, solar-powered Wi-Fi box that operates…

Safaricom and mSurvey launch Consumer Wallet to map Africa’s cash economy

 Kenya’s leading mobile provider, Safaricom, is teaming up with data collection startup, mSurvey, to launch Consumer…

Facebook digs into mobile infrastructure in Uganda as TIP commits $170M to startups

 While Google is using MWC to show off some of its advances in native apps on…

WaystoCap is bringing Africa’s cross-border trade into the digital era

 WaystoCap is an e-commerce firm taking part in the current Y Combinator program. Wait… “E-commerce, meh,…