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WSO2Con Africa puts enterprise AI governance at the centre of the agentic enterprise
The agentic enterprise is forcing companies to rethink what it means to deploy artificial intelligence safely. At WSO2Con Africa 2026…
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WSO2’s Golden Path shows how enterprises can build towards trusted AI agents
The Golden Path to the Agentic Enterprise is WSO2’s proposed roadmap for organisations moving from general-purpose AI use towards systems…
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M-PESA’s Vinod Sharma draws a hard line around where AI can touch money
A customer sending money through M-PESA sees a relatively simple action: enter a number, select a recipient, confirm and wait…
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The rise of AI agents is pushing governance beyond models and into infrastructure
AI agent governance is becoming an architecture problem as enterprises give software access to APIs, data, workflows and systems that…
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AWS sees AI agents taking on more software work, with humans still accountable for the outcome
AI is moving deeper into software engineering, but AWS says the transition does not require developers to surrender control of…
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Enterprise AI pilots are working, but the execution gap is holding back production
Enterprise AI adoption is running into an AI execution gap as companies discover that a successful pilot does not automatically…
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WSO2’s AI engineering strategy goes beyond coding assistants to institutional knowledge
WSO2 is giving AI agents more than access to its code. At WSO2Con Africa 2026 in Nairobi, Senior Vice President…
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As African governments adopt AI, data and integration are becoming central to the effort
AI in government is moving from policy discussions and experiments into practical public services across Africa, but technology leaders from…
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The rise of AI agents is forcing enterprises to rethink authority, security and accountability
At WSO2Con Africa 2026 in Nairobi, the discussion around how enterprises are governing AI agents moved beyond the question of…
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WSO2 outlines the digital foundations behind sovereign AI for government
A government can have a digital identity system, online services and APIs across its agencies and still struggle to make…
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CRDB’s WSO2 integration backbone is helping reshape its digital banking architecture
CRDB Bank’s digital banking transformation was driven by a problem that sits underneath the mobile apps, internet banking platforms and…
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AI in banking is moving into real decisions, but banks still own the outcome
AI in banking is moving from experimentation into practical financial workflows, but a panel at WSO2Con Africa 2026 showed that…
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#WSO2ConAfrica: Kenya wants AI agents to coordinate public services, but the systems underneath still need to connect
Kenya’s government has spent years putting services online. The harder part now is getting the systems behind those services to…
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WSO2Con Africa 2026: How enterprises can make existing data and systems accessible to AI agents
An enterprise AI agent needs access to more than a large language model. At WSO2Con Africa 2026 in Nairobi, a…
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WSO2Con Africa 2026: How durable workflows could reshape enterprise AI execution
At WSO2Con Africa 2026 in Nairobi, WSO2 is examining a practical problem that becomes more important as enterprises connect AI…
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Standard Bank’s Kenyan ambitions meet a Sh167bn capital pool and a regional banking race
Standard Bank’s Kenyan expansion is getting another layer of financial flexibility as the South African banking group keeps acquisitions and…
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KCB reveals 22.23% Pesapal stake as its wider fintech strategy takes shape
KCB Group is acquiring a 22.23 percent stake in Pesapal, giving the bank a sizeable position in one of East…
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Kenya’s EV charging market grows as EPRA removes the 15,000 kWh tariff ceiling
Kenya’s EV charging tariff framework has changed as the country’s electric mobility market becomes a larger consumer of electricity. The…
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How This Is Digital turned an AI experiment into a training business serving 800+ professionals
When Grace Murugi asked Claude what kind of company she should start, she was not looking for a business name…
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Kenyan banks are raising dividends as CBK proposes tighter capital-linked payout rules
Kenya’s new bank capital proposals could change how CBK controls bank dividend payouts by tying the amount lenders can return…
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Samsung begins One UI 9 rollout with new Galaxy AI features for the S26 series
Samsung has started the One UI 9 rollout to the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra, bringing new Galaxy AI…
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Nyashinski and Foi Wambui face court disputes over music used in commercial brand campaigns
Nyashinski and Foi Wambui are facing separate copyright disputes over music used in Tecno and Oppo campaigns, putting the spotlight…
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Safaricom gains ground in Kenya’s mobile market as broadband and mobile money shares edge lower
Safaricom increased its share of Kenya’s mobile subscription market during the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, even as…
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Kenya’s .KE domains reach 129,140 as local digital identities continue to grow
Kenya had 129,140 registered .KE domains by the end of June 2026, adding 4,642 registrations during the final quarter of…
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Kenya saw fewer detected cyber threats in Q4 while cybersecurity advisories increased
Kenya’s National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Centre (KE-CIRT/CC) detected 2.36 billion cyber threat events between April and June…
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Kenya’s mobile market hits 88 million SIM subscriptions as smartphones replace feature phones
Kenya’s mobile market reached almost 88 million SIM subscriptions by June 2026, but the more revealing change is happening in…
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Kenya reaches 54 million mobile money subscriptions as agent numbers fall
Kenya’s mobile money market added users in the quarter to June 2026, but its physical agent network moved in the…
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Kenya’s fixed internet market grows 32% as fibre, wireless and satellite expand
Kenya’s fixed internet market reached 2.84 million connections in the year to June 2026, giving the country a much larger…
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Kenya now has 52 million smartphones as mobile data use deepens
Kenya’s smartphone growth and mobile data use continued at a brisk pace in the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial…
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Airtel Money’s London IPO faces a smaller raise after investor feedback
Airtel Money is seeking to raise at least $800 million through a London initial public offering, a substantial reduction from…
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New Kenya terror-financing rules put greater pressure on banks, fintechs and virtual-asset firms
Kenya has raised the maximum fine for legal entities that breach its terror-financing rules from Sh3 million to Sh20 million,…
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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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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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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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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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Kenya’s trust law creates a formal ownership trail for assets held through trusts
Kenya has brought trusts into a formal beneficial ownership regime, requiring information on the people who ultimately control or benefit…
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James Mworia’s plan to use Kenya’s pension savings to finance the country’s infrastructure needs
James Mworia has taken charge of Kenya’s new National Infrastructure Fund with an ambitious proposition: commercially viable infrastructure could eventually…
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The companies driving Kenya’s dividend revival are also reshaping the NSE
Kenya’s listed companies are returning more cash to shareholders, but the latest dividend decisions reveal very different calculations behind the…
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AMACO’s Mombasa AI data centre takes shape around dedicated LNG power and GE Vernova turbines
Greek energy company AMACO Energy Group has brought GE Vernova into its proposed $1.5 billion artificial intelligence data centre in…
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Wall Street Africa’s banking ETF advances towards a planned NSE listing
Kenya is getting closer to having its own exchange-traded fund, with Wall Street Africa’s banking-focused product now cleared by the…
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MTN Nigeria reaches 100 million subscribers, creating a huge base for data and financial services
MTN Nigeria has crossed 100 million subscribers, becoming the first Nigerian telecom operator to reach the milestone. The company ended…
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Uber keeps Kenya in focus as exits reshape its African strategy
Uber is becoming more selective about where it operates in Africa, but Kenya remains firmly inside its plans for the…
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Kenya’s investment market nears KSh1 trillion as investors look beyond MMFs
Kenya’s collective investment industry is approaching the KSh1 trillion mark as more investors put money into regulated funds, while the…
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iPhone 18 Pro overview: Apple refines the iPhone while Duo changes what comes next
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro arrives with a familiar shape, but the September 9 launch makes it clear that Apple is…
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iPhone 18 Pro preview: The iPhones that changed Apple’s formula and what comes next
Apple will unveil the iPhone 18 Pro later today, alongside its first foldable iPhone, according to the company’s announced launch…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and the long evolution of Samsung’s Fan Edition strategy
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE arrives at a point where the Fan Edition formula has become very different from what Samsung…
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DStv is reshaping its packages in South Africa. What does it mean for Kenya?
DStv is about to make one of its biggest changes to its South African package structure in years, separating sports…
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Why AI agents need an identity of their own as enterprises give them real access
AI agents become considerably more complicated once they are allowed to do more than answer questions. An agent that can…
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How Kenyan businesses are using Equity Online for Business to simplify payments, payroll and financial management
Running a business often means managing dozens of financial tasks at the same time. Paying suppliers, processing payroll, tracking account…
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10 electric motorcycle makers are preparing to enter Kenya as battery swapping expands
More than 10 electric motorcycle and three-wheeler manufacturers are preparing to enter Kenya after Indian battery technology company SUN Mobility…
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NBO2 data centre launch deepens Kenya’s push to become East Africa’s digital gateway
Kenya’s digital infrastructure ambitions gained another major piece with the launch of the NBO2 data centre in Nairobi, a facility…
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15 million customers later, Safaricom Ethiopia must turn rapid growth into a commercially sustainable business
Safaricom Ethiopia’s profitability has become the more important question now that the operator has passed 15 million 90-day active subscribers.…
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Kenya’s startup ecosystem remains one of Africa’s strongest, but Mombasa’s rise highlights the gap beyond Nairobi
Mombasa has climbed 22 places in the global startup rankings, offering a rare bright spot for Kenya’s startup ecosystem at…
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Kenya’s M&A lead is being driven by billion-dollar ambitions in banking and regional expansion
Kenya leads Africa in mergers and acquisitions by deal value after companies and investors struck $1.44 billion (KSh186.4 billion) worth…
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Kenya’s Sh496bn e-commerce opportunity is growing, but the rules around digital trade need to catch up
Kenya’s e-commerce market could grow from about Sh336.7 billion today to roughly Sh496 billion by 2029, but turning that projection…
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Moove may leave Nigeria after Uber’s exit upends its original business
Moove is considering a Nigeria exit after Uber ended its operations in the country, a move that puts fresh pressure…
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M-KOPA crosses 10,000 electric motorcycles in Kenya as financing reshapes the economics of boda boda transport
M-KOPA has financed more than 10,000 electric motorcycles in Kenya, giving the company a sizeable position in the country’s electric…
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Bolt marks 10 years in Kenya as KSh19 billion investment reshapes its mobility ambitions
Ten years after entering Kenya, Bolt has grown from a ride-hailing newcomer into a significant part of the country’s digital…
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Old Mutual’s pricing reset exposes the difficult economics behind Kenya’s insurance market
Kenya’s insurance market is facing a difficult question: why are insurance companies undercutting prices in Kenya when the same industry…
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Apple’s biggest product cycle in years is about to test what the Ternus era really means
The first major test of John Ternus’s tenure at Apple arrives with an unusually crowded hardware pipeline. The company is…
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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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Samsung’s Galaxy A27 gets more right than wrong, even if one buying dilemma never quite disappears
The Galaxy A27 is the kind of smartphone that becomes easier to understand after a few days than it is…
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Why APIs are becoming the infrastructure behind enterprise AI ahead of WSO2Con Africa 2026
For years, APIs have quietly connected the software that businesses depend on. They allow a banking application to retrieve an…
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Standard Bank wants to build its East African banking power as Kenya expansion takes shape
Standard Bank wants a much bigger banking presence in Kenya and across East Africa, but the group is taking a…
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X connects creator monetisation to X Money as Musk pushes his everything app vision
For a creator, getting paid usually marks the end of the monetisation journey. You build an audience, qualify for a…
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Kenya’s 18% ride-hailing commission cap falls as court challenges government’s regulatory approach
Kenya’s ride-hailing commission cap is facing a major reset after the High Court blocked enforcement of the 18% ceiling imposed…
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Kenya Airways investor search faces fresh delay as competing proposals complicate its turnaround
Kenya Airways’ search for a strategic investor has run into another complication just as the airline prepares for another change…
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Samsung’s Galaxy A27 feels familiar at first, but the smarter upgrades become clearer with time
Samsung’s Galaxy A27 doesn’t announce itself with a dramatic redesign. Put it next to last year’s model and the family…
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After processing $20 billion in invoices, Kenyan-founded DigiTax enters the UAE
A Kenyan e-invoicing company, DigiTax, has launched in the United Arab Emirates after receiving pre-approval from the UAE Ministry of…
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Uber exits Nigeria after 12 years as its African strategy gets narrower
Uber has shut down its operations in Nigeria after 12 years, ending a market presence that began in Lagos in…
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Why Kenya is putting privacy safeguards around numbers that have stopped being used
Kenya is proposing new safeguards for mobile number recycling, changing how telecommunications operators deactivate and reassign numbers that have gone…
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Uganda is connecting NINs, business records and tax transactions in a broader digital reform
Uganda’s decision to use the National Identification Number (NIN) as the tax identification number for individuals is part of a…
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B Lab Africa opens seventh SME programme as sustainability becomes a bigger business priority
B Lab Africa has opened applications for the seventh cohort of its Resilient Sustainable Business (RSB) Programme, a nine-week initiative…
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NBK’s transformation delivers stronger H1 results as profit rises 61%
National Bank of Kenya (NBK) reported a 61% increase in H1 2026 profit, with profit after tax rising to KSh1.72…
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Kenya’s content creators challenge 5% withholding tax ahead of YouTube rollout
Kenya’s Digital Content Creators Association is urging the National Treasury and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to halt collection of…
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KRA eTIMS-IFMIS integration tightens government invoicing as businesses face stricter expense checks
For businesses dealing with government, getting an expense accepted for tax purposes has become as much about the electronic record…
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Shein’s $27 billion Hong Kong IPO comes with a much bigger ambition
Shein is heading to Hong Kong with a very different story to tell investors than the one that made it…
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CBK clears Nedbank’s 66% NCBA acquisition as the South African bank prepares to take control
The Central Bank of Kenya has approved Nedbank Group Limited’s acquisition of up to 66 percent of NCBA Group, taking…
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Apple’s biggest change under John Ternus may happen inside the executive suite before it reaches products
John Ternus becomes Apple CEO on September 1, taking over from Tim Cook after 15 years at the helm. But…
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Starlink comes within 17 subscribers of Zimbabwe’s fibre market
Starlink has come remarkably close to catching fibre in Zimbabwe, less than two years after satellite broadband arrived in the…
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The banking playbook is changing, and I&M’s Kihara Maina is preparing for it
I&M Group’s Kihara Maina says the future of banking will depend less on protecting wide margins and more on generating…
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Kenya’s 5% YouTube tax explained, and what it means for creators from September
Kenyan YouTube creators will have to account for a 5% withholding tax on their YouTube earnings from September 2026, after…
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Why Stripe and Advent walked away from the $53 billion PayPal takeover
The PayPal takeover bid from Stripe and Advent International has collapsed, ending negotiations over a proposed transaction worth more than…
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OPay weighs NGX listing as its $4 billion IPO plans draw closer
OPay’s planned IPO could be heading in a more complicated direction than a straightforward US listing. The Nigerian fintech, which…
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KE number plates take over from KD as NTSA explains the routine transition
KE number plates are now appearing on Kenyan roads as the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) progresses from the…
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