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Yariv Cohen
Yariv Cohen
Mobile Money agents in Kigali. Africau2019s FinTech scene began flourishing with the invention of mobile money . / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Business
Financial inclusiveness could be closer than ever
Monday, February 08, 2021
Project Loon was launched by Google X and aimed at providing internet access to the most remote communities in the world. / Net photo.
Business
Off-grid solutions could provide hundreds of millions with internet access
Monday, February 01, 2021
A Zipline drone drops emergency blood delivery at a remote hospital in Rwanda. / Photo: Courtesy.
Business
Covid destruction could lead to total reshaping of sub-Saharan Africa healthcare
Monday, January 25, 2021
Solar panels in Rwamagana District. In the past decade, countries across the continent have turned to renewable, mostly solar-based off-grid energy solutions. / Photo: File.
Business
With the solar energy boom, Africa is facing an unprecedented opportunity
Monday, January 18, 2021
Students from Fawe Girls School use tech-enabled learning systems on February 11, 2020. Connectivity is the first step in establishing advanced infrastructure for remote education. / Photo: File.
Business
Extreme poverty on the rise for the first time in 23 years; technology isthe only long-term solution
Monday, January 04, 2021
A child gets vaccinated for polio by a community health worker. In August, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Nigeria, the last country in Africa to suffer from wild polio, has finally eradicated the virus. / Net photo.
Business
2020 was indeed challenging, but not all bad: technology, collaboration, and innovation made it memorable
Monday, December 28, 2020
Renewable energy sources support sustainable development. / Photo: File.
Business
Gates, Bezos, Wozniak: Big tech founders are driving clean energy through the roof
Monday, December 14, 2020
An 8.5MW solar power plant in Rwamagana District. / Photo: File.
Business
The real winner of the US election is renewable energy
Monday, December 07, 2020
Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300ER planes at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. / Net photo.
Business
Turning a crisis into an opportunity in the skies
Monday, November 30, 2020
Small bottles labelled with a u201cVaccine COVID-19u201d sticker. / Net photo.
Business
Sunlight to the rescue: To get the vaccine to everyone, we need solar
Monday, November 23, 2020
Children watch television in a remote area in Nigeria. / Net photo.
Business
For hundreds of millions of children in Africa, TVs are much more than entertainment
Monday, November 16, 2020
An elephant in Akagera National park in Eastern Province. / Photo: File.
Business
To save the world we must address the elephant in the room, literally
Monday, November 02, 2020
Officials paystack, the Nigerian company which was bought by the American giant Stripe for $200 million. / Net photo.
Business
Top lessons from the Start-Up Nation on building an innovation ecosystem
Monday, October 26, 2020
Rwamagana u2018s 8.5MW solar plant. / Photo: File.
Business
What are the real technologies disrupting Africa’s energy sector
Monday, October 19, 2020
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Business
258 million African kids don’t go to school, technology can change that
Monday, October 12, 2020
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Business
We must get ready for tomorrow’s lockdown - today
Monday, October 05, 2020
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Business
Here is to new opportunities in the coming year : A personal note for the New Jewish Year
Monday, September 28, 2020
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Business
Water shortage, food insecurity, and climate change call for extensive regional cooperation
Monday, September 21, 2020

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