Interview

“Why Health Must Be at the Center of Climate Negotiations", Interview with Amref’s Desta Lakew

An interview with Desta Lakew, strategic partnership lead at Amref Health Africa.

A Practical New Year Wishlist: What Ethiopia’s Innovation Leaders Want in 2018

Digital literacy, official accreditation for EdTech, and patient capital Ethiopia’s innovators lay out their wish list for 2018 E.C. Community leaders reflect on the new year with old wisdom.

The Prosperity Paradox: Efosa Ojomo on Why Africa Needs Market-Creating Innovation, Not Aid

“Passion without a model isn’t enough. We built wells that broke because we had no way to fix them. Aid without sustainability always fails.” Efosa Ojomo (Prof) Exclusive Interview

Healing Data: Amina Ahmad’s Mission to Humanize Tech in African Public Health

From the trenches of Nigeria’s Ebola response to building context-aware systems across Africa, Amina Ahmad is charting a new course for ethical digital health. Read her exclusive with Shega.

Data Makes the Invisible Visible: Michael Schlein on Leveraging Technology for an Inclusive Financial Architecture

"Poor people often don’t have bad credit histories; they have no credit history. They've been invisible. But now, we can finally see them," says Accion CEO Michael Schlein.

Yared Endale Appointed Visa’s Eastern Africa GM, Eyes SMEs, Cross-Border Payments

Yared Endale, General Manager for Eastern Africa at Visa, shares insights on the country’s payment ecosystem, financial inclusion, and the road ahead.

“Carrier and Cloud Neutral”: Raxio Ethiopia Eyes Setting Data Center Industry Standards: Exclusive Interview

Raxio Ethiopia, provides data center services from a tier III facility located in the outskirts of Addis Ababa. From startups to corporate clients, scalability is a defining principle.

"I was interning at 26 and I was the oldest intern" – Yonas Beshawred Founder of StackShare

As the Habeshas in Tech tour wrapped up its eight-city expedition in Addis Ababa, Yonas Beshwared founder of the group and former CEO of Stackshare sat down for an exclusive interview with Shega.