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Electric Vehicles, What the Sub-Saharan African Countries can Learn from Kenya

Electric Vehicles, What the Sub-Saharan African Countries can Learn from Kenya

In recent years, Kenya has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in terms of technologically driven solutions to local problems on the African continent. After successfully establishing itself as the home of mobile payment, with M-Pesa leading the pack, Kenya is now leading the rest of the continent

How Kenyan Tech Startup Ecosystem Consolidated its Place among the African Big 4 in 2022

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How Kenyan Tech Startup Ecosystem Consolidated its Place among the African Big 4 in 2022

Kenya has a flourishing tech startup ecosystem, with a plethora of successful startups that have received substantial funding and grown significantly. M-Pesa, a mobile payments startup that has revolutionized financial services in the country; BRCK, a hardware, and software firm that delivers internet connectivity and other technological solutions in areas

BasiGo Secures $6.6M to Start Commercial Assembling of EVs in Kenya

BasiGo Secures $6.6M to Start Commercial Assembling of EVs in Kenya

BasiGo, Kenya’s foremost electric vehicle manufacturer has announced that it has secured $6.6 million in equity funding to begin commercial assembly of electric vehicles in Kenya. Mobility54, Toyota Tsusho’s corporate venture capital arm; Trucks VC, a transportation-focused venture capital fund in Silicon Valley; and Novastar Ventures, a

Egypt Makes Giant Stride in EV Adoption, Establishes a $7.8M Worth EV Charging Stations Company

Egypt Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Company

Egypt Makes Giant Stride in EV Adoption, Establishes a $7.8M Worth EV Charging Stations Company

According to IEA data, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) more than doubled from the previous year in 2021, reaching a new high of 6.6 million. In 2012, only 120 000 electric vehicles were sold worldwide. In 2021, nearly 10% of global car sales will be electric; nearly four times

MAX, Nigeria’s EV Startup Targets Eight New African Countries after Nigeria and Ghana

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MAX, Nigeria’s EV Startup Targets Eight New African Countries after Nigeria and Ghana

Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a Nigeria-based electric vehicle startup backed by a private-equity firm, Lightrock LLP will be embarking on an aggressive expansion into about eight African countries by next year after attaining a foothold in its base in Nigeria and neighboring Ghana, as demand for investment in the low-emission

South African Logistics Startup, Faithful to Nature Acquires Locally-Made Electric Delivery Cargo Vans

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South African Logistics Startup, Faithful to Nature Acquires Locally-Made Electric Delivery Cargo Vans

Two electric cargo vans have been added to Faithful to Nature’s express delivery options in Cape Town as it moves closer to carbon-neutral delivery. Faithful to Nature is an online retailer of natural and sustainable items. In collaboration with Carbon Neutral Express, it claims to be one of the

Electric Vehicles: When will Africa be ripe for mass adoption?

Electric Vehicles: When will Africa be ripe for mass adoption?

Africa is home to over 1.3 billion people, and about 72 million vehicles ply the roads across the continent. Most of these vehicles use Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), powered by fossil fuels—petroleum and natural gas, which pollute the air and are dangerous to humans and the environment. Also,