E-business In East Africa

By Angelo Shyaka
The commercial opportunities made available by an expanding regional website are almost without limit. The pace of change is rapid and so is the ferocity of any commercial transaction.  Thus to succeed, firms need agility, an open mind and the ability to re-invent themselves repeatedly. Most of all they need to be sensitive [...]

Ebusiness in East Africa: Meet the Innovators

African Kiosk The African Kiosk is an IT firm, originally established to provide electronic based transactions and services that meet the increasing demand of East Africans living within and outside of the Diaspora, in purchasing and delivery of on-line procured products and gifts globally. The company’s services presently cater to clientele in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya, [...]

DHL RWANDA: A Forerunner in Express Delivery

Necessity is the mother of invention. Sixty years ago merchants had trouble shipping from San Francisco to Honolulu on time. Dalsey, Handy and Lane thought the quickest way to get documents from San Francisco to Honolulu would be by airplane instead of water. They also felt that if they could clear the cargo before [...]