1. Kenya's Startup Boom

    technologyreview.com

    Local pro­gram­mers and home­grown busi­ness mod­els are help­ing to real­ize the vast promise of using phones to improve health care and save lives.

    Erick Njen­ga, a 21-year-old col­lege senior wrap­ping up his busi­ness IT degree at Nairo­bi’s…