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Thoughts on technology, business, and building solutions across Africa.

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Democratic Republic of Congo flag background for a technology market-entry playbook
Market Entry
14 min read

The DRC Opportunity

A market-entry playbook for technology providers entering the Democratic Republic of Congo: EAC accession, digital demand, technology minerals, language, currency, local partnership and risk.

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Software developer reviewing code before a multi-country African system rollout
Software Architecture
13 min read

Building Software That Scales Across Borders

Field notes from multi-country African software rollouts: what breaks at the border, and how to design for tax, currency, language, law and infrastructure before expansion.

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Enterprise resource planning software dashboard on a modern business screen — what to know before migrating to cloud ERP in East Africa
Cloud ERP
12 min read

Before You Migrate to Cloud ERP: What Kenyan and Tanzanian Firms Wish They Had Known

Cloud ERP is rarely the wrong answer — but migrations fail on the monthly price, the assumption of constant connectivity, an afternoon's data upload that really takes weeks, and the wrong vendor. The cost, connectivity, data and partner questions to settle before you sign — with evidence from Kenyan and Tanzanian research.

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ERP software implementation across East Africa — Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania business systems
Technology
10 min read

ERP Software for East African Businesses — What Works and What Fails

Why 60-70% of ERP projects in East Africa fail — and what successful implementation actually requires. Covers SAP, Sage, Odoo, and purpose-built alternatives.

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Business owner planning an office relocation — de-risking a digital transformation project to beat the 70% failure rate
Business Transformation
11 min read

The 70% Failure Rate: Why Digital Transformation Projects Collapse — and How to De-risk Yours

Around 70% of digital transformation projects fail to meet their objectives — and the cause is almost never the technology. The four organisational reasons projects collapse, and a practical checklist to de-risk yours before you sign.

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Business analyst studying line chart on computer — data visualisation in business software
Business Software
10 min read

If You Cannot See It, You Cannot Run It: Data Visualisation in Business Software

Charts and dashboards are the user interface of business decision-making. A practical guide for CEOs, managers and IT teams choosing or building software.

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