David Okwii

m:lab East Africa is among the seven companies that won the Rockefeller Foundation and the Tony Elumelu Foundation‘s Africa Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF). The other six companies include Investisseurs & Partenaires (Senegal) Renew LLC (Ethiopia), the Policy and Economic Research Council (Tanzania) Doreo Partners (Nigeria), GIMPA Centre for... Read More

If you asked around about a broadcast, internet and mobile expert in Africa, Russell Southwood would be the first reference. He is also the CEO of renown research firm Balancing Act Africa. The TechPost crew (David and Daniel) caught up with him about the status... Read More

Today is a very humbling day for me. It reminds me of my very first day at Microsoft, 22 years ago. Like you, I had a choice about where to come to work. I came here because I believed Microsoft was the best company in... Read More

In a region ruled predominantly by feature phones mainly by Nokia and budding range of low-end Android devices from global names like Samsung or Afro-centric brands such as Tecno, Solo, Windows Phone still has a long way to go. In an industry where whoever has... Read More

From smart bulbs that you can switch off with Smartphone Apps, to refrigerators that tweet and washing machines that text, to home furniture that wirelessly charges your devices, CES 2014, the annual gadget festival held at Las Vegas is shinning a spotlight into your connected... Read More

Google through its mobile operating system -- Android -- has created a pack of hardcore diehards who've developed an unbreakable bond with their devices. And that's all understandable. However, Microsoft, which has been the underdog in this camp, has over the years iterated on its... Read More

For the last two weeks, I have noticed how sharply the organic reach on all my Facebook Fan Pages has dropped in an extremely relevant way. Only yesterday I was doing my rounds on the internet and there was this article from AdAge where Facebook openly states... Read More

MTN Uganda, the leading Mobile Money network, has partnered with Interswitch Uganda to further increase their ATM Cash out footprint by allowing customers to cash out at all Interswitch’s ATMs across the country. Interswitch Uganda, is one of East Africa’s leading integrated payments companies. MTN... Read More

Life Apps is a groundbreaking new Al Jazeera English series that challenges young app developers from around the world to visit remote communities to experience their everyday hardships and create app solutions to improve their lives. The first episode of Life Apps premieres on Al Jazeera English on... Read More