Kenya: Safaricom to Open Up Billing to APP Developers, Appstar Finals in Kenya

18 September 2013

The Vodafone AppStar challenge finals will be held in Kenya in December. This was revealed by Alex Siboe, Senior Manager Programs at Safaricom during Mobile Monday held this week at the iHub. The AppStar Challenge looks at showcasing apps by developers from Egypt, Kenya, India, South Africa, and Tanzania on a global scale.

Alex says Safaricom decided to team up with Vodafone on the Appstar challenge so that developers in Kenya would have a wider opportunity beyond the country. Submissions to the challenge can be in Android, J2ME, Windows Phone 8, iOS platforms.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.