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China's growing interest in the Mid East

China recently marked a quiet but momentous milestone: it is now the biggest investor in the Middle East. According to the Arab Investment...

china Silk Road Investment

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Smart Grid encouraging thousands of new startups

Ammar Radhi is the head of strategy and special projects at Refinitiv Today’s smart grid revolution in electricity...

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Tragedy spurs Nigerian entrepreneur to combat scourge of fake medicines

After a friend died from taking a fake malaria pill, Nigerian entrepreneur Vivian Nwakah vowed to help fight the threat of counterfeit and...

Medsaf Healthcare

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What these three African entrepreneurs had to say about their path to success

Africa’s entrepreneurs are harnessing technology to solve local and international problems. Whether it’s creating a...

Andela waystocap Sokowatch

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How to measure loyalty without alienating your customers

Research suggests a 5 percent increase in customer retention will boost profits by 20-100 percent across a wide range of industries, which...

Marketing growth users

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Here’s how these four startups are making agriculture more efficient

During a business trip to Switzerland this year, I have had the chance to meet many startups from different parts of the world, but mainly...

Agrocenta Twiga Foods GreenTec

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What does Careem’s expansion to Sudan mean for local players?

Sudan, a country with a population of around 40 million, has gone both unnoticed and untouched by regional and international tech players,...

careem Sudan Expansion

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Chinese mobile internet company to boost its presence in the MENA region following a Series A round

OneMena, a China-based mobile internet company, has recently raised a Series A financing round led by IDG Capital and Kuaishou, the latter...

Onemena china MENA

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Mobile game developer Zynga acquires Gram Games in a $250M deal

Zynga Inc., a leading social game developer, announced it has acquired privately-held mobile game developer Gram Games for $250 million in...

Zynga Gram Games acquisition

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Chinese ecommerce Jollychic gets funding from Sequoia Capital, hits a reported $1 billion valuation

Jollychic, a Chinese online store founded in 2012, has a value of $1 billion after a Series C round from the global venture firm Sequoia...

Sequoia Capital Jollychic ecommerce

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A Nigeria story: Empowering those in need through technology

One of the leaders in the online space in Nigeria, Wole Faroun, the founder and managing director of NetPlusDotCom, is helping launch...

Nigeria Sub-saharan Africa Q&A

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Africa, a missed opportunity for MENA investors?

Every country has its own identity and challenges, let alone a continent. For most of the investors and stakeholders who are solely...

africa Afrikonnect Startup your Life

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Adrian Cockcroft of Amazon Web Services on cloud tech and how corporate culture is key

Last month, Wamda met with Adrian Cockcroft, VP of cloud architecture strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS), to discuss the importance of...

AWS adrian cockcroft Cloud Computing

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Voicera acquires Wrappup, launches new AI virtual assistant app

Voicera, a pioneer in the artificial intelligence and productivity space, acquired Wrappup, the company behind one of the most popular apps...

Voicera Wrappup AI

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What undeserved emerging markets achieved through tech: Success stories from Seedstars Global Summit

Switzerland was named the fourth happiest place on earth by the United Nations. This European country is home to one of the best...

Emerging Markets Seedstars Global africa

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500 Startups announces strategic investment from ADFG

Venture capital firm 500 Startups is announcing that ADFG, a global investment firm, has made a significant investment in 500. Through this...

500 startups ADFG

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Insider launches Growth Management Platform and receives $11M Series B led by Sequoia

Insider recently announced the launch of its Growth Management Platform (GMP), which raised an $11 million Series B investment. Insider...

Insider Sequoia series B

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TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington on cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and tech in the MENA [Podcast]

Since 2005, TechCrunch, founded by Michael Arrington, has been a primary source for global tech and innovation news, trends, and...

techcrunch Michael Arrington ICO

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Intrapreneurship to lead the tourism industry

The hotel industry is facing more tech disruption now than it had at any other time in its long history. Thus, innovation is key for hotels...

hospitality intrapreneurship entrepreneurial goals

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Today’s toys, tomorrow’s school books

The hundreds of toys kids used to receive on their special occasions (many of which remain unused) might get replaced one day with...

robotics Education online education

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The paradigm shift cryptocurrencies brought us [Opinion]

It is an uncontested fact that capitalism, from its most unbridled to its shiest versions, is the organizing force of our international...

cryptocurrency

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Why innovation and technology should be a bottom-up approach at the service of communities [Opinion]

This article is an extract of the UN-ESCWA report entitled 'Community-based innovation and technology for improved social...

ESCWA Community social development

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The rise of the Arab MOOCs. Will education in the Arab world ever be the same?

In the past 10 years alone, tech invaded classrooms and played a crucial role in disrupting the way knowledge is consumed worldwide....

EdTech MOOC AI

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User experience design: 4 tips from Apple’s Willy Lai

We recently caught up with Willy Lai, a recent Apple user experience design director based in Silicon Valley who is teaching a user...

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