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Kenya Creates a New Licence for Uber, Bolt, Glovo and Other Delivery Apps
Kenya has created a new regulatory category for app-based delivery platforms, requiring companies such as Uber, Bolt, Glovo and Little…
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Uber Turns to Logistics Expansion With Kenya Courier Licence Bid
Uber is seeking regulatory approval to expand into Kenya’s parcel delivery sector, a move that would place the ride-hailing company…
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A Deadline, 10 Applications, Zero Approvals and the Real Possibility That Uber and Bolt Could Go Dark
Could Uber and Bolt be banned in South Africa on 11 March 2026? The law leaves little room for ambiguity.…
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Uber Drops Visa Cards in Kenya Amid Payment Cost Squeeze
Open the Uber app in Kenya today and something ordinary is missing. Visa is gone. For a service built on…
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Sendy Loses KSh 82.2 million VAT Case in Kenya: What This Means for Uber, Bolt, and Glovo
A landmark High Court decision ordering the defunct logistics firm Sendy Limited to pay KSh 82.2 million in Value Added…
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The Safari Goes Digital: How Bolt and Uber Are Turning Wildlife Tourism into a Click-to-Book Price War
Uber’s move into safari bookings did not arrive with fanfare. It appeared quietly inside its standard ride-hailing app — wedged…
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Uber Safari Debuts as Company Celebrates a Decade in Kenya
Nairobi is one of the few capitals in the world with a national park at its doorstep. Now, the gap…
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Uber Now Issues e-TIMS Invoices in Kenya – What Drivers Need to Know
In a move set to reshape ride-hailing in Kenya, Uber has announced that it will now issue e-TIMS-compliant invoices on…
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Uber Kenya Integrates GPS Tracking, Emergency Response, and Driver Training into Uber Boda
Uber has unveiled a new suite of safety features for its motorcycle ride-hailing service, Uber Boda, reinforcing its commitment to…
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Uber Customer Terms in Kenya Face Overhaul After Regional Regulator Flags Unfair Conditions
For years, if a rider in Nairobi took issue with an Uber trip—whether it was a billing dispute or something…
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Uber One Membership Program Officially Launches in Kenya
Months after rolling out Uber One in South Africa, Uber has officially rolled out the service in Kenya. Uber One…
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Uber Contributed KSh 14.1 bn to Kenya’s Economy in 2023
Uber contributed an estimated KSh 14.1 billion in revenue to Kenya’s economy. This is according to the ride-hailing app’s Kenya…
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Uber Eats hosts 2024 Merchant Awards
Uber Eats celebrated excellence in the hospitality sector during the Uber Eats Merchant Awards. The event brought together small, medium,…
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Safaricom Zero-Rates Uber App for Drivers and Riders, Offers Free Mobile Data
Kenyans can now use the Uber app for free thanks to a partnership between Uber and Safaricom, which offers free…
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Uber Electric Boda sees significant driver sign-ups a year after launch
One year after launching its first electric mobility product in Africa, Uber Electric Boda, Uber says it has seen an…
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Uber Comfort with bigger cars now available in Kenya
Uber has rolled out a new service for riders in Kenya today offering additional “comfort” features, such as extra legroom…
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Uber’s year in review looks at Kenyans’ mobility and delivery trends
Ride-hailing app Uber has released its 2023 Year in Review. The review looks at the past year, identifying the things…
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Uber rolls out electric bikes in Kenya, its first African market
Ride-hailing firm Uber on Thursday launched electric motorcycles in Kenya, its first in Africa that will see a 30-35% reduction…
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Uber now makes it possible for riders to set M-pesa as their default payment option
Ride-hailing app Uber has announced a new partnership with Safaricom that will now allow riders across Kenya to pay for…
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Uber rolling out an audio recording feature for drivers and riders in Kenya for safety
Uber is finally rolling out an in-app audio recording feature to users in Kenya. Uber first rolled out the feature…
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Uber and Google partner to launch empowerment program for women drivers
Ride-hailing company Uber has launched a community-based women empowerment initiative for women drivers and delivery partners using the platform in…
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Relief for Uber drivers in Kenya as service charges drop from 25% to 18%
On Thursday last week, drivers working via cab-hailing apps Uber, Bolt and Little Cab in Nairobi downed their tools, in…
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Uber launches advertising division targeting its 122 Million monthly users
Ride-hailing company Uber has announced the creation of an in-house advertising division that will be responsible for placing ads on…
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Uber hacked, forced to take systems offline
Uber is investigating a hacking incident after a hacker compromised its network forcing the company to take several of its…
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Uber wants the Supreme Court of Kenya to nullify the newly-published ride-hailing regulations
Uber has appealed to the Supreme Court of Kenya to nullify the proposed digital taxi hailing regulations that were published…
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Uber expands to new cities, unveils new features for Sub-Saharan Africa
Ride-hailing app, Uber continues to affirm its place as Africa’s leading cab-hailing company through innovative and revolutionary features for the…
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Uber drivers have increased by 31% as people seek extra cash
The number of people driving for Uber has shot by 31% from last year as people seek ways of making…
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Uber expanding to five more towns in Kenya
Uber has announced plans to extend its presence to five more towns across the country. The cab-hailing company is taking…
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Uber is introducing a new expressway feature for users in Nairobi
Uber is set to introduce two features for drivers and customers in Kenya, one that is meant to make it…
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Uber set to increase fares in Kenya after fuel price hike
Popular taxi-hailing company Uber is set to hike its fares in the next two weeks as a result of the…
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Uber has recorded 1 billion rides in Africa
Uber is celebrating a huge milestone having clocked a billion rides across all its markets in Africa. The company whose…
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Former Uber Executive reveals details about reduced driver earnings in Kenya
Alissa Orlando who acted as Uber’s Operations Manager until February 2017 has revealed that driver commissions in Kenya were slashed…
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Uber To Settle Case With Kenya Drivers Out of Court
Uber has asked Kenya’s Supreme Court to allow an out-of-court settlement in a dispute that has caused a stand-off with…
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[Deal] Purchase Telkom Kenya’s Freedom Friday Bundle and Get Free UberEats Vouchers
Purchasing the recently unveiled Telkom Kenya’s Freedom Friday bundle will get you some free UberEats vouchers. Telkom has partnered with…
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Former Uber East Africa GM Pilots Bike Renting Business in Nairobi
A former Uber East Africa general manager is running a pilot program for a bicycle renting business in Nairobi. Loic…
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Uber Expands Ride-hailing and Food Delivery Service to Nakuru
Uber is now available in Nakuru, one of Kenya’s top towns. The company’s taxi-hailing service and food delivery arm, Uber…
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Uber Eats is spamming us, they need to be stopped
Uber Eats Kenya is spamming us and they need to be stopped, it’s too much, it’s annoying. If you have…
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Uber Starts Over-the-Counter Medicine Deliveries in South Africa
Uber owns the lion’s share in South Africa’s $600 million food delivery market, but the company has widened its services…
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All Uber Vehicles to be Electric by 2040, Company says
Uber ‘s global ride-hailing business will only use electric vehicles by 2040. In a recent announcement, the company also pledged…
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Uber launches Uber Cash in Partnership with Flutterwave in Africa
US-born ride-hailing company, Uber, plans to launch Uber Cash, a digital wallet feature in partnership with Flutterwave in Africa. Uber…
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KRA Wants Netflix, Uber, and Other Online businesses To Start Paying Income Tax
Kenya is going all-in in the taxation of online-based businesses according to a new digital Tax proposition by Kenya Revenue…
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Uber has a new feature that allows users to send packages to each other through the app
Uber has announced the launch of Uber Connect, a feature that allows users to send packages to family friends through…
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Uber Eats For Business Customers To Expand To Over 20 Countries Globally After Successful Pilot Progam
Uber for Business, the corporate version of Uber aimed for corporate customers, is finally expanding its food delivery business for…
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Uber Temporarily Suspends Its Services In Uganda As Country Enters 14-day Lockdown
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has temporarily suspended its services in Uganda. The company’s decision follows the 14-day national lockdown announced in…
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SWVL Appoints Former Uber Kenya Country Manager Its New GM
Egyptian shuttle-hailing company SWVL has today announced the appointment of Dip Patel as its General Manager in Kenya. Until his…
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Uber Sells Its Food Delivery Business, UberEats, To Local Rival In India
Uber has officially sold its food delivery arm to Zomato, a local rival in India. As part of the deal,…
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Uber’s Ride-Hailing Service Banned In Germany And Colombia
Uber’s ride-hailing business has been banned after a regional court in Frankfurt, Germany decided that the US company has no…
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Uber and Little have banned their drivers from using these smartphones
Uber and Little, pretty common ride-sharing apps in the country are banning a number of smartphones from being used by…
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Facebook cryptocurrency backed by Visa, MasterCard, Uber, and PayPal
Facebook has been working on its cryptocurrency for some time now. Unlike the regular cryptocurrencies, the company’s crypto coin will…
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Uber and Suzuki to expand UberCHAPCHAP vehicles across Sub-Saharan Africa
Uber and Suzuki Motor Corporation have entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand the fuel-efficient UberCHAPCHAP vehicle…
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Uber launches Safety Toolkit for riders and drivers
Uber has launched a Safety Toolkit for its riders and drivers across 38 countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,…
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Uber and Old Mutual partner to provide financial training to driver-partners
Uber drivers in Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria are set to benefit from a free money management course by Old Mutual.…
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Uber announces new rates after drivers’ protest
The minimum fare prices for Uber in Nairobi will now be Sh300 from the previous Sh.200, with fare per kilometer…
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Uber teams up with Nairobi Innovation week 2017 to Launch UBERPITCH
UberPITCH powered by Mettā has partnered with the Nairobi Innovation Week to give entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their ideas to…
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Here are some basics of getting around over the festive season with Uber
Last week Uber released a set of guidelines aimed at making riders enjoy their rides. Many of those rules were…
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Uber will ban you from using the service if you do the following
Uber will soon ban you from the service and drivers suspended from the app if you violate any of the…
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Uber wants you to thank drivers using stickers after a good ride
Uber wants you to do more than just giving your Uber driver a five star-rating after a good ride. The…
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Taxi Chap Chap launches app in Kenya, goes head to head with Uber and Safaricom’s Little cab
Taxi Chap Chap mobile app was officially launched yesterday. The launch came after a successful trialing for the last six…
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Uber is launching chopper services in Nairobi and Mombasa, here’s how to request for one.
Cab-hailing service provider Uber has partnered with Corporate Helicopters to fly passengers who request flights through their app. Just as…
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Uber records a whopping $1.27 billion loss in the first half of 2016
Ride hailing service Uber, has reportedly lost a cool $1.27 billion in the first half of 2016 alone. According to…
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Uber partners with Total to provide benefits to driver-partners
Uber has partnered with oil company Total to provide great deals to benefit Kenya driver-partners. Under this partnership,the drivers will…
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Uber is launching in Dar es Salaam
After successfully launching in Kampala and Accra Ghana, Uber has also announced that it is launching its services in Dar…
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Uber launches in Accra Ghana
Just a week after launching in Kampala, Uber has also announced its launch in Accra, Ghana. The city joins Uber;s…
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Uber Launches in Kampala, provides free rides for all Ugandans
Following the success of Uber in many other growing cities in Africa, Uber has decided to spread its wings by…
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Uber expands its operations to Mombasa
Online Taxi firm Uber has launched its operations in Mombasa County. The launch brings Uber’s growing global network to 399…
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Uber Kenya to begin taking cash, mobile money payments
Taxi hailing firm Uber has added cash and mobile money payment options to its service in Nairobi in a bid…
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Uber to make driverless cars in ‘robot taxi war’ vs. Google
In just the next few months, in fact, the taxi industry could be a messy battlefield between the hugely popular…
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Uber is finally in Kenya, promises users a seamless, efficient and safe ride
After much speculation Uber, the international smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers, has launched in Nairobi, Kenya this…
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Startups
Flutterwave Secures Strategic Investment From Circle Ventures
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced a strategic investment from Circle Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Circle…
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Andela CEO on AI, Talent and the Future of Software Development in Africa
Andela, the global remote technology talent marketplace, has set an ambitious target to train 15,000 AI-fluent developers by the end…
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Ruto Appoints Former Isiolo MP as Konza Technopolis Board Chair
President William Ruto has appointed former Isiolo South Member of Parliament Abdul Bahari Ali as the new Non-Executive Chairperson of…
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The TechTrends Podcast | Samsung Galaxy S26 Series: Evolution or Safe Upgrade?
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series launched globally in February, going on sale on March 11 and the questions around it have…
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Kaspersky Unveils AI-Powered Upgrades to Cloud Workload Security Platform
Kaspersky has updated its Cloud Workload Security (CWS) platform with new AI-powered capabilities, expanded integrations, and performance enhancements designed to…
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A Broader Footprint Emerges Through Craft Silicon’s Expansion
Craft Silicon is expanding its footprint beyond ride-hailing, building a payments and banking software business that now spans more than…
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Kenya’s New Taxi Fare Policy: Can the State Beat the App?
Kenya’s taxi industry has never had a settled rhythm. Prices rise and fall on phone screens, drivers hop between apps,…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Unveiled With AI Tools and Privacy Display
At tonight’s Galaxy Unpacked(the first Unpacked for 2026), Samsung introduced its flagship smartphone lineup, the Galaxy S26 series. The company…
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At Nairobi’s Main Airport, a New App for Taxis Hints at How the State Wants a Share of Every Ride
At Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the first negotiation often happens before a suitcase hits the pavement. A driver leans in.…
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Nairobi’s Transport System Was Never Built for Timetables. BasiGo Fixed-Route Commuting Thinks It Can Be
Nairobi has long run on improvisation. Routes bend. Fares float. Timetables exist mostly in the driver’s head. For decades, that…
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African Startup Funding in 2025 Hit $3.9B as Local Investors Take Control
African startup funding reached $3.9 billion across more than 500 deals in 2025. On its face, that figure restores a…
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Africa’s Creative Boom Is Real. Whether It Becomes Industry Is Another Story
The argument gaining ground in policy circles is not about culture alone. It is about labour, ownership, and who captures…
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Why Nedbank Was Willing to Pay More for NCBA Group
When Nedbank moved to acquire a 66 percent stake in NCBA Group, the headline number drew attention first. Sh110.4 billion…
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African Founders Once Chased Equity at Any Cost, Now the Bank Is Calling First
A few years ago, African tech founders learned to talk in valuation multiples and future exits. Lately, the language has…
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Global Cloudflare Outage Cripples Major Websites, Exposing Internet’s Fragility
A significant service disruption at Cloudflare, one of the internet infrastructure giants, brought countless major online platforms to a standstill…
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Court Awards Former Little Cab GM Over KSh 98M for Unfair Dismissal and Promised Equity
In a landmark ruling, the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kenya has awarded Ronald Otieno Mahondo, the first General…
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Digital Convenience vs Ecological Sovereignty: Kenya’s Tourism Sector Faces Its First Platform War
Tourism used to be guided by memory, luck, and handshake logistics. If you made it to Nairobi National Park, it…
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Kenya Turns the Tables on Global Digital Services with SEP Tax Enforcement via Local Users
Kenya’s digital economy is quietly evolving into a battleground between tech giants and local authorities. With the Significant Economic Presence…
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KRA Digital Tax Collection Surges to Sh2.3 Billion as Kenya Claims Its Slice of Foreign Tech Revenue
By the end of August 2025, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) had pulled in Sh2.3 billion from 454 foreign digital…
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How Safaricom Home Fibre Is Powering Kenya’s Freelancers and Creators
Kenya’s digital economy is evolving, with homes in most urban areas now serving as dual-purpose spaces, functioning as offices, studios,…
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When Ride-Hailing Turns Rogue: What If a Driver’s Bias Cost a Passenger Their Care in Kenya?
In the age of ride-hailing, convenience is supposed to be the promise. But what happens when that promise is broken—not…
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Kenya’s New Alcohol Ban Hits E-Commerce and Delivery Apps as Online Sales Blocked
Kenya has widened its alcohol sale restrictions to include online platforms, closing a major loophole that many urban consumers and…
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Why African Startup Funding in 2025 Is Surging Again After Years of Decline
African startup funding in 2025 is off to a strong start, with startups raising $1.4 billion in the first half…
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Power Learn Project Highlights Youth Tech Impact and Talent Opportunities at Connected Africa Summit 2025
Power Learn Project Africa (PLP), a Pan-African social impact organization, joined leaders and innovators at Connected Africa Summit 2025, where…
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E-Mobility Manufacturer Roam Ranked Kenya’s Fastest-Growing Company
Roam, the Nairobi-based electric mobility manufacturer, has been named Kenya’s fastest-growing company and among Africa’s top 40 in the 2025…
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Why Android Brands Keep Hiring iPhone-Using Celebrities
Android Celebrity Endorsements – This is my favorite thing to do during smartphone season; follow the launches, see which influencers are…
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OpenAI Hits 400 Million Weekly Users as Growth Accelerates
OpenAI has claimed a historic milestone of reaching 400 million active weekly users. The AI creator powering ChatGPT is showing…
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BUSINESS
Premier Bank, Mastercard Unveil Shari’ah-Compliant Suite
Premier Bank, an Islamic financial institution in Kenya, has announced a collaboration with Mastercard to introduce an innovative suite of…
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Andela and CNCF partner to train 20k Africans in cloud-native skills
Andela, the tech talent outsourcing company has partnered with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) to train over 20,000 African…
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Startups
Why Now Is a Good Time to Invest in Venture Capital in Africa
The African venture capital ecosystem has encountered significant headwinds in recent times. According to research firm Africa: The Big Deal,…
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COLUMNS
Antony Muchiri: The growing Super Apps landscape in Africa
In recent years, the digital space in Africa has undergone a significant transformation, powered by increasing internet penetration, widespread smartphone…
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Dark Side of Glory, a crime documentary on cases of murder in the world of sport coming to Showmax
Showmax has just dropped the first trailers for Dark Side of Glory, a true crime documentary series that tells the…
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Kenyan identity startup Peleza merges with YC-backed Prembly
Kenyan identity management startup Peleza has announced that it’s merging with US-based YC-backed company Prembly. Prembly is a provider of…
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