Let's look more innovative than our partners. — I don't need to say this. Innovation is a buzzword, and everyone wants to look innovative but looking innovative is very different from being innovative — innovation distinguishes leaders and followers, according to the late Steve Jobs. In the innovation world, we have the three Is; Innovators, Imitators and Idiots…

Sahara Accelerator — has been a busy Q1; we started the year by onboarding seven startups and launching the PesaTech Accelerator, we have partnered with UNCDF Tanzania to Accelerate FinTech startups in the country. — Last quarter of 2021, we decided to restructure how our accelerator program operates and agreed to pay attention to quality rather than quantity. We innovated a new investment facilitation model, whereby we take a commission from the successful introduction of startups to investors instead of equity once the deal is…

I love to write controversial articles because it makes us think. Recently, the amount of startup capital coming to Africa has increased significantly, and African startups' money raised reached $5B in 2021. A few unicorns have also emerged in some of the more matured Startup African startups ecosystems, primarily Nigeria…

Let's Talk Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and The Future of Africa. — Part Two of Season One of the Afruturist Podcast, The Diary of The Hub Manager — a conversation with movers and shakers of African innovation and technology entrepreneurship with Peter Kisadha (PK), Principal Manager, Research, Future Africa, Nigeria. In this episode of the Afruturist Podcast, I caught up with PK…

This article reflects the Swichi Project implemented by Sahara Ventures in partnership with DW Akademie and Tanzania Media Foundation (TMF). — In the past few years, digital transformation has disrupted all most every sector media sector included. It is almost a year now since I wrote the article, “News is No Longer News, Technology Disrupting Traditional Journalism.” showing how technology is disrupting the media sector and threatening the existence of traditional…

My TEDx talk was on opportunities brought by the digital economy in Africa and how youths are capitalizing on them. This article is the script of the talk. — Sometime in 2013, at the National Football Stadium, Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, over 10,000 people showed up. It is usual for the stadium to be packed during football games, but it was for the football match. Instead, it was an interview. Thousands of candidates showed up to interview for 70 Constable…

A year of mixed feelings, self-realisation, pain and glory. — Unfortunately, life doesn’t come with a manual; we learn as we grow. Entrepreneurship is like a long-distance relationship; you don’t know what to expect, you need to trust the process and your partner. Some occasional pictures of you smiling in front of a camera will do the job. Boom!!! …

I recently put together a list of courses my mentees should take before graduating from the University. The two brave kids managed to convince me to put together a blog post so that other youths out there could benefit from the knowledge I shared with them. — I will be improving this article until I reach the 100th course. For the time being, you can start enjoying this amazing collection. 1. Sam Altman Startup School | How to Start a Startup

One of the ways youths learn as many skills as possible within the shortest period is by launching or working in a startup company. Can we adopt the startup approach to equip youths with multi-competence and address the skills gap in tertiary education in Africa? — Seven years ago, we piloted "The Internship Program" at Buni Innovation Hub to address skills gaps in Tanzanian University students. It wasn't clear what we were trying to achieve initially; after receiving multiple students and learning by doing, we designed a robust program that delivered the intended results within the…