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Ethio Telecom’s Green Energy Push with Ascot Energy Focuses on Rural Network Stability
Ethio Telecom has entered a strategic collaboration with the Italian firm Ascot Energy to integrate advanced green energy technologies into…
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[South Africa] Milken–Motsepe Prize in Green Energy finalists announced
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation has announced the five teams advancing to the Finalist Round of the Milken–Motsepe Prize in…
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Acumen announces a $800,000 investment in equity in Nigeria’s Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB)
Acumen, the nonprofit social venture fund has today announced a $800,000 investment in equity in Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB),…
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GreenShift Forum 2026 preview brings a wider audience into the conversation ahead of October 22
The GreenShift Forum 2026 is taking shape as a meeting point for businesses, policymakers, investors, sustainability practitioners and innovators working…
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Nairobi to host ESG leaders at GreenShift Forum in October
TechTrends Media, in partnership with Ardena Consulting and Africa Business Communities, will host the GreenShift Forum 2026 in Nairobi on…
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Green Shift and Econews Carry Sustainability Reporting Into the BAKE Awards 2026 Race
Two sustainability-focused media brands under TechTrends Media Kenya have made the shortlist for the 2026 BAKE Awards, placing climate reporting…
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Kenya Walks Into the Africa Forward Summit With AI, Energy and Investment on the Table
Kenya has placed transport networks, artificial intelligence and industrial expansion at the centre of its agenda during the Africa Forward…
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TechTrends Media’s GreenShift Sustainability Forum set for March 2026
TechTrends Media, in strategic partnership with Africa Business Communities, is proud to announce the GreenShift Sustainability Forum, a premier full-day…
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Safaricom green bond officially listed on NSE
Safaricom PLC has today officially listed its Green Bond at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), marking a historic moment for…
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Safaricom’s Green Bond oversubscribed by 176% as investors pour in KES 41.6 billion
Safaricom has recorded a significant uptake for its first Green Bond issuance, receiving applications totalling KES 41.6 billion, surpassing its…
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TechTrends, Econews And The GreenShift Podcast Among BAKE 2025 Nominees – How To Vote For Us
BAKE Awards 2025: The BAKE Awards enter another cycle with a long history behind them. The competition has been part…
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LG Debuts Energy-Efficient Dishwashers in Kenya Amid Surge in Smart Home Demand
LG Electronics has unveiled a new line of high-performance dishwashers in Kenya, marking a strategic expansion of its smart home…
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Huawei Unveils Digital Blueprint to Modernize Kenya’s Energy Sector
Huawei has launched a comprehensive digital blueprint aimed at modernizing Kenya’s power sector, strengthening grid resilience, and accelerating the adoption…
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KCB Scales Up Sustainable Finance, Disburses KSh 53.2 Billion in Green Loans
KCB Group has deepened its leadership in sustainable finance, screening loans worth KSh 578.3 billion for environmental and social risks…
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Africa Raises the Stakes in the AI Power Race as Botswana and Nigeria Build Green Data Fortresses for Hyperscalers
The competition to host Africa’s next wave of digital infrastructure is no longer just about fibre networks or cloud licenses.…
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[Interview] George Mudhune on Strategy, Growth and Renewable Energy Access in Africa
Africa’s business and energy sectors are entering a period of rapid transformation, where innovation and sustainability must go hand in…
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Epson Advances Sustainability with 100% Renewable Electricity and Greener Logistics
Global technology company, Epson has reinforced its commitment to environmental innovation and corporate responsibility with the second phase of its…
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Top Sustainability Blogs in Kenya Driving Climate Conversations and Green Innovation
Sustainability Blogs in Kenya: As sustainability and climate resilience take center stage across Africa, Kenya has emerged as a hotbed…
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TechTrends Media Launches The Green Shift Podcast: Exploring Sustainability and Innovation in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya – May 5, 2025: TechTrends Media, a leading technology and innovation platform in Africa, is excited to introduce…
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Angela Wamola: Powering Africa’s Future – The Intersection of Telecoms and Renewable Energy
As African leaders gather in Tanzania for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, the continent stands at a crossroads. Nearly 600 million…
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EPRA To Inspect Energy Facilities Under New Mandate
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) will soon begin a nationwide inspection of energy generation facilities following approval from…
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Renewable Energy as a Market Differentiator for Manufacturers
In a world where environmental concerns are becoming increasingly urgent, manufacturers are finding that adopting renewable energy can be a…
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Kenya’s EV Revolution: Building the Infrastructure for a Greener Future
As Kenya accelerates its push towards sustainable development, the transport sector stands at the forefront of this transformation. The government’s…
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Anthony Hutia: Leveraging technology for a greener world
As the urgency to combat climate change escalates, technology companies are uniquely positioned to drive environmental sustainability. Samsung, a global…
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Talent advisory firm Shortlist to power-up clean energy careers across Africa with new platform
Shortlist, a talent advisory firm has today announced the launch of the Africa Climate Careers Network (ACCN), a resource to…
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[South Africa] IBM launches Cloud Carbon Calculator to help enterprises track greenhouse gas
IBM has launched a new tool to help enterprises track greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across cloud services and advance their…
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Hillary Namunyu: How nongreen companies can apply ClimaTech solutions
This year has seen green-focused startups in Africa get more VC funding compared to other years as the world works towards reducing…
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Renewable energy firm Africa REN secures €32M for its Walo Storage project in West Africa
Africa REN, a leading renewables project developer in West Africa has received a €32M debt financing of its Walo Storage…
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AfricaGoGreen Fund closes $47 million to support tech-focused green projects in Africa
The AfricaGoGreen Fund (AGGF) has raised $47 million in combined investments from top financial organizations, including the International Finance Corporation…
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Solar energy provider Sun King raises $260 million in latest funding round
Sun King, a solar energy company that helps power off-grid homes in Africa and Asia has raised $260 million in…
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Africa Data Centres selects DPT to provide renewable energy for its data centres in South Africa
Africa Data Centres has selected Distributed Power Technologies (DPT) to provide renewable energy and storage solutions for its data centres…
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Jaco du Plooy: Creating sustainable data centres through energy-efficient solutions
With the large-scale migration of business data and IT services to the cloud – particularly in light of the global…
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Are you an eco-conscious consumer? Try LG energy saving products
Even as the world recently celebrated Earth Day, the ravaging impact of climate change is being felt globally through extreme…
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ICT can leap-frog Africa into a green economy, says Huawei
Chinese tech giant Huawei believes that information and communication technologies have the potential to reduce global carbon emissions by 20%…
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Capitalizing on AI to minimize on energy in minimalist living
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such…
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Sustainable tech: How to stay green in 2020
The immense level of sustainability challenges our planet faces grows more apparent and pressing by the day. Evidence suggests that…
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Solar energy company SolarNow has raised $9M to scale its services across Uganda
Uganda-based solar energy company SolarNow has raised $9 million in debt arranged by SunFunder, a longtime debt financier for the…
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EADC Launches new Power Plant to push it up the ‘green’ ladder as a green data center
The East Africa Data Centre (EADC) has launched a new dedicated $5m Kenya Power substation in Nairobi. This new station…
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Philips strengthens Nigeria’s ambition to improve energy efficiency
Royal Philips, has unveiled a stunning lighting makeover of the well-renowned Nigerian National Arts Theater in Lagos one of the…
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The Hub Karen Is Building a Smarter Mall for Kenya’s Next Decade
The Hub Karen’s next chapter is less about adding new stores than redefining what a shopping centre can become. As…
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Spiro Raises US$50 Million to Expand Battery-Swapping Network
Spiro, the continent’s leading electric mobility company, has successfully raised $50 million in debt financing to aggressively expand its battery-swapping…
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BasiGo opens EV charging station at Shell Athi River
BasiGo, Kenya’s leading provider of electric bus solutions, has announced the official opening of a new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging…
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[Victor M. Mwongera] From Rote to Reasoning: Transforming STEM Teaching Through Mentorship
This year, Year 9 learners across Kenya are facing one of the most important decisions in their academic journey: choosing…
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Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025 Winners Announced
Africa Tech Summit Awards announced the 2025 winners, recognising the leading entrepreneurs and ventures shaping the tech industry across the…
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AI Governance Must Serve All, Especially Global South – PM Modi
India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that AI Governance is all about ensuring access to all, especially for…
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Kenya Poised to Lead AI in Africa, Says Amb. Suquet Ahead of AI Summit
French Ambassador to Kenya Arnaud Suquet has said that Kenya has the potential to take up the leading role in…
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Kenya’s Hydrobox Secures Sh 1.16bn To Scale Mini Grids
Kenyan energy startup, Hydrobox, has taken a big step in its vision to revolutionise rural electrification after securing $9 million…
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BUSINESS
NCBA Takes 100+ Business Customers on Market Familiarization Trip to China
Today, over 100 NCBA Bank Commercial and SME customers embarked on a market exposure trip to China, offering a unique…
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Epson Adopts 100% Renewable Electricity Across the Globe
Seiko Epson Corporation, has become the first in its sector to fully adopt renewable energy sources for all its operations…
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Safaricom Appoints Arshed Khawaja Its New Board Chairman
Safaricom has appointed Mr. Adil Arshed Khawaja as its new board chairman effective today. Khawaja takes over from John Ngumi…
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Africa Data Centres breaks ground for new Sh2bn Sameer facility in Nairobi
Africa Data Centres has officially broken ground on an additional data centre facility in Nairobi. The new build will see…
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Africa Data Centres to expand Sameer facility in Nairobi by 15MW of IT load
Africa Data Centres is expanding its Sameer facility in Nairobi by up to 15MW of IT load. The firm has…
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icolo.io installs hybrid solar systems at its Nairobi and Mombasa data centers
icolo.io has announced the installation of Solar Energy systems at its Nairobi (NBO1) and Mombasa (MBA1) Data Centres. The 400kW…
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Huawei Tech Summit 2021 Kicks off From March 17 to 19
The Huawei Tech Summit 2021 kicks off from March 17 to 19. Business leaders and ICT experts from across Southern…
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East Africa Data Center wins Tier III Uptime Institute Certification
East Africa Data Center (EADC), a subsidiary of Liquid Telecom Kenya, has won Tier III Certification for its data center.…
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Acumen announces new investment in Ghana’s Farmers Hope Company
Just a few weeks after announcing a $800,000 investment in equity in Nigeria’s Green Energy and Biofuels (GEB) company, Acumen…
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Kenyan creators face new payout questions as TikTok rolls out tax checks
TikTok has begun asking Kenyan creators to submit tax and residency information as the platform prepares to apply withholding deductions…
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iPhone 18 Pro introduces new photography tools, improved thermal performance and longer battery life
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max introduce a series of camera, performance and battery improvements while retaining…
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Kenya puts Konza cloud expansion and spaceport plans before global investors
Kenya is pitching a portfolio of infrastructure opportunities to global investors in South Korea, including cloud infrastructure, a planned digital…
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Kenya ranks second in Africa for EV charging stations, but coverage remains uneven
Kenya had the second-highest number of electric vehicle charging stations in Africa in 2025, according to a survey by the…
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Bolt Comfort rides grow sixfold in Kenya as premium transport expands to Mombasa
Bolt says its Comfort ride category in Kenya has recorded more than sixfold growth in ride volume over the past…
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Kitsoft and Smart Africa partner on Africa’s digital public infrastructure ambitions
Kitsoft, an international GovTech company with Ukrainian roots, and the Smart Africa Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
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AI is making cyber threats harder to spot. Here is how businesses can prepare
As artificial intelligence evolves, businesses are increasingly targeted by cybercrime, and cybercriminals use new approaches to manipulate employees and business…
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Is the upgrade worth it from the Galaxy S25 FE vs Galaxy S26 FE
Samsung’s Fan Edition lineup has always hit that sweet spot of flagship vibes without the eye-watering price tag, but comparing…
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Safaricom, Vodacom respond after High Court nullifies stake sale
Safaricom PLC has confirmed the High Court’s ruling nullifying the government’s sale of its 15 per cent stake to Vodacom,…
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Kenya floats tender for national fibre backbone, cross-border links
Kenya’s ICT Authority (ICTA) has issued an international tender for the extension of the country’s national fibre backbone and cross-border…
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WSO2 launches open platform to rein in enterprise AI agent sprawl
Technology firm WSO2 has announced the general availability of Agent Manager, an open control plane built to govern artificial intelligence…
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BUSINESS
High Court nullifies Safaricom’s 15pc stake sale to Vodacom
Kenya’s High Court has declared the government’s sale of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom PLC to Vodacom Group…
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Nigerians can apply for Dangote Refinery shares through Flutterwave
Nigerians can now apply to buy shares in Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE online through Flutterwave, giving individual investors…
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Sanlam Allianz Kenya posts 21% profit growth as integration strengthens its business and SME ambitions
Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) Limited increased its profit after tax by 21% in 2025, as higher insurance revenue and…
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Spiro partners with Yadea to expand electric motorcycles and battery swapping across Africa
Electric mobility company Spiro has partnered with Chinese electric two-wheeler manufacturer Yadea in a move aimed at expanding affordable electric…
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Twiga Foods placed under administration
Templar Field Limited, formerly known as Twiga Foods Limited, and GT Flow Limited, formerly Twiga Foods One Limited, have been…
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Kenya approved alternative building methods. Why are banks and insurers still cautious?
Kenya’s 2024 building code review created more formal space for alternative construction methods, including stabilized soil blocks, timber-frame systems and…
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MTN South Sudan raises broadband coverage to 85% after modernizing more than 500 network sites
MTN South Sudan has increased its population broadband coverage from 76.6% to 85% over the past two years after modernizing…
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Adil El Youssefi: How next-generation intelligent infrastructure is powering Africa’s data centre revolution
Africa’s data centres are changing fast. As the continent’s demand for digital services grows, facilities from Johannesburg to Lagos to…
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AXIAN Telecom becomes Yas Group as Africa’s telecom, infrastructure and fintech businesses align under one corporate identity
AXIAN Telecom has adopted Yas Group as its new corporate identity, replacing the AXIAN Telecom name in external communications, investor…
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Michael Mutiga Confirmed as Stanbic Bank Kenya CEO as lender builds on strong H1
Michael Mutiga has been confirmed as Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Kenya after the appointment received the necessary regulatory approvals…
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Kenya’s next Hustler Fund plan could link repayment records across banks, Saccos and digital lenders
The Kenyan government plans to use borrowing and repayment records from across the financial sector to help determine which Hustler…
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Rival platforms are registered in South Africa, Uber is still waiting for its certificate
Uber’s registration with South Africa’s National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) remains unresolved months after the deadline set under the country’s…
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Kenya’s data centre market is expanding, but the scale of its AI ambitions will depend on power, capital and demand
Kenya’s ambition to attract larger artificial intelligence workloads is increasingly being reflected in the infrastructure being planned around the country.…
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Kenya’s electric mobility market is moving beyond pilot projects as financing, charging networks and local assembly begin to take shape
Kenya’s electric vehicle market is taking shape around the parts of transport where operating costs can be measured most clearly.…
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WSO2Con Africa 2026 attendee guide: What to know before heading to Nairobi
WSO2Con Africa 2026 will bring enterprise technology leaders, developers, architects, security professionals and business decision-makers together in Nairobi from September…
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From Theranos to OpenAI, Hollywood finds drama in Silicon Valley’s power struggles
Silicon Valley’s most recognizable names are becoming characters in a new crop of Hollywood films, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg,…
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Universal Music Group’s ElevenLabs partnership shows how music companies are turning AI from a legal threat into a business
Universal Music Group’s partnership with ElevenLabs gives selected artists and rights holders a way to participate in AI-generated music under…
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CBK’s tougher capital rules could put pressure on dividends at Kenya’s biggest banks
Kenya’s largest banks could face tighter decisions over dividend distributions if the Central Bank of Kenya adopts proposed capital buffers…
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Why Uber’s Nigeria business struggled to balance passenger fares, driver earnings and sustainable growth
Uber’s exit from Nigeria after 12 years has raised questions about the economics of running a global ride-hailing platform in…
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KENIC wants one million .ke domains. Kenya’s digital economy must help close the gap
Kenya’s ambition to register one million .ke domains faces a steep climb, even as the local market records growth above…
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Nigeria links cloud governance with digital infrastructure investment
Nigeria is moving to accelerate cloud adoption and investment in digital infrastructure through a new policy package introduced by the…
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How Equity’s SME Health Cover addresses a financial risk facing small businesses
By 7am, the hardware stores along Gikomba Road are already alive. One customer wants iron sheets delivered to a site in Kitengela. Another…
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PAPSS expands across Africa as transaction growth raises the stakes for wider adoption
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is stepping up efforts to drive wider adoption of its cross-border payment infrastructure…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank ranked East and Central Africa’s top lender in new Forbes index
Equity Group Holdings has been ranked the highest-performing bank in East and Central Africa in the inaugural Forbes World’s Top…
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Meta and This Is Digital launch AI Academy Kenya with startup pitchathon and practical training
Meta in partnership with African AI accelerator This Is Digital have launched the AI Academy Kenya, a new programme aimed…
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Technopolis Development Authority Board fully constituted under new Act
The Technopolis Development Authority Board has been fully constituted, with the appointment of three new members completing its composition under…
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Sidian Bank’s John Okulo urges capital markets to help close the MSME funding gap
Sidian Bank CEO John Okulo has pointed to Kenya’s capital markets as a potential route to expanding MSME financing in…
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Kenya’s REIT market has evolved since 2015, but its regulatory framework may need to catch up
Kenya’s Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) market is facing calls for regulatory reform as industry participants argue that the framework…
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CBK proposes new safeguards for Kenya’s most important banks as capital rules tighten
CBK’s proposed framework would subject designated banks to additional capital requirements, closer supervision and formal recovery and resolution planning. The…
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NSE explores secondary vehicle to address Kenya’s long-standing investor exit challenge
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is exploring a secondary vehicle that could help private equity and development finance investors exit…
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One eSIM., 200+ destinations, stay connected wherever you go
Travel is no longer about staying in one place. From weekend getaways across Europe to business trips through Asia and…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE brings Galaxy AI, long-term support and Care+ to Kenya for Ksh 103,000
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S26 FE in Kenya, with the latest Fan Edition smartphone starting at KSh103,000. The…
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ODIGO CMS targets African businesses with distributed field teams
ASK Tech Ventures has launched ODIGO CMS in Africa, a digital platform designed to help businesses manage, monitor and measure…
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Siemens expands industrial software access across six African markets
Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with technology distributor Redington to expand access to its Siemens Xcelerator industrial software portfolio…
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