Facebook has launched a Swahili language version of its super popular social network this week. Swahili is spoken by over 100 million people in Eastern and Central Africa making it one of the largest languages on the continent. This continues the trend for technology companies like Google and Microsoft who

“The greatest number of merchants and retail customers will be reached over mobile operators, not banks.” – Ken Njoroge Just came across this great post about Cellulant’s Ken Njoroge at Erik Hersman’s Whiteafrican Blog. Ken is a personal friend and former colleague from my days at 3mice, almost a decade

I had an interesting morning today when I discovered Google Maps Local Business Center in a Techcrunch story. With all the hype about high speed cables connecting Africa to the world this year and the need for localized content, Google Local Business Center is a good start for many African