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Behind Konza’s New Technopolis Development Authority Name Is a Wider Mandate
Kenya’s flagship smart city agency is now operating under a new legal identity after the Konza Technopolis Development Authority officially…
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Parliament Sends Finance Bill 2026 to Ruto After Final Vote
The Finance Bill 2026 has cleared Parliament after lawmakers voted to approve the amended legislation, sending one of the government’s…
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Starlink’s Kenya Growth Story Is Running Into a Capacity Problem
For much of the past two years, the story of Starlink in Kenya was straightforward. Subscriber numbers climbed rapidly, satellite…
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TRIFIC’s Dollar REIT Heads to the NSE After Drawing Strong Demand
The TRIFIC Green USD I-REIT has attracted more investor demand than its fundraising target, providing one of the clearest indications…
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Seacom Nairobi-Kampala Route Adds 30Tbps Growth Capacity
Seacom has launched a new Nairobi-Kampala route, adding a high-capacity terrestrial connection between Kenya and Uganda as demand for digital…
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Why Absa Believes More Growth Will Come From Kenya
When Absa Group announced plans to spend Sh30.9 billion to increase its ownership in Absa Bank Kenya from 68.5 percent…
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Parliament Rejects Smartphone Tax Overhaul and Preserves Existing Rules
The National Assembly has rejected a proposal to raise the Kenya smartphone tax from 10 percent to 25 percent, dealing…
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MPs Reject VAT on M-Pesa Transfers as Digital Payments Become Mainstream
Kenyan lawmakers have moved to preserve the M-Pesa VAT exemption proposed under the Finance Bill 2026, shielding mobile money transfers…
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Kenya’s Mobile Money Growth Is Moving Beyond New Users
Mobile money penetration in Kenya has crossed a threshold that changes how growth in the sector is measured. The latest…
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Kenya’s 5G Data Usage Is Rising Faster Than Subscriber Growth
Kenya’s 5G data usage is beginning to reveal a different story from the one usually told through subscriber numbers. The…
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Kenya’s Telecom Market Grew but the Rankings Barely Changed
Kenya’s telecom market share figures changed little during a quarter that produced one of the largest subscriber increases seen in…
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Kenya Added Nearly 200,000 Fixed Internet Connections in One Quarter
A growing share of Kenya’s internet traffic is being carried through fixed connections. The latest Communications Authority sector statistics show…
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Kenya’s Mobile Growth Continues as SMS Slips Further
Kenya’s mobile subscriptions climbed to 84.1 million during the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, according to new figures…
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KRA’s Search for Revenue Runs Into Parliamentary Resistance
Parliament has rejected several proposals that would have expanded KRA powers under Finance Bill 2026, preserving key taxpayer protections even…
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Family Bank Steps Onto the NSE as Its Shareholder Structure Changes
The upcoming Family Bank NSE listing will do more than add another banking counter to the Nairobi Securities Exchange. It…
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Cofek’s Court Challenge Adds Fresh Pressure to Finance Bill 2026 Debate
As Parliament moves closer to a final vote on the Finance Bill 2026, a court challenge from the Consumers Federation…
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The Money Behind Africa’s Music Success Is Still Slipping Through the Crack
Nigeria and Kenya are producing some of Africa’s most visible music success stories, yet both countries continue to lose substantial…
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What the Rology Ruling Reveals About Kenya’s Digital Health Future
The High Court’s decision to halt the operations of Rology Medical Kenya has become an early test of how Kenya…
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The Final Stretch of the Finance Bill 2026 Debate Is Bringing New Challenges Into View
Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 has entered a critical stage in Parliament after the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and…
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Standard Bank Sets Its Sights on Kenya’s Top Banking Spot
Kenya’s banking hierarchy is facing a new challenge. Standard Bank says it wants to become the country’s largest lender by…
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Why the Telkom Kenya Buyout Still Casts a Shadow Years Later
The Telkom Kenya Helios buyout was supposed to bring closure to a long-running ownership question surrounding one of the country’s…
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Diaspora Money Is Paying More of Kenya’s Household Bills Than Previously Known
Kenya diaspora remittances are increasingly being used to pay for food, education and healthcare, according to a landmark household survey…
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Spiro Wants More of Its Electric Motorcycles Built in Africa
Spiro’s plan to manufacture most of its electric vehicle components in Africa marks an important shift in the continent’s emerging…
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Starlink’s Speed Advantage Is Starting to Pressure Africa’s Broadband Providers
Starlink broadband speeds in Africa are now outperforming most terrestrial internet providers across the continent, according to new data from…
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Bharti Airtel Wins Shareholder Backing to Increase Airtel Africa Stake
Bharti Airtel has secured overwhelming shareholder backing for a transaction that will significantly increase its ownership of Airtel Africa, a…
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KURA Advances Nairobi Smart Traffic Project With New Sh10.8bn International Tender
Nairobi’s smart transport ambitions have entered a new phase after the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) invited international bids for…
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Bharat Thakrar Built WPP Scangroup. He No Longer Controls Its Fate
The vote itself was never really in doubt. When shareholders of WPP Scangroup gathered for their annual general meeting, Bharat…
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Apple Adds SynthID as AI Editing Expands in iOS 27
Apple wants people to know when artificial intelligence played a role in creating a photo. As the company rolls out…
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What the Samsung Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37 Reveal About Smartphone Value in 2026
Samsung’s latest A-series devices, the Samsung Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37, were launched in Kenya at a time when smartphone…
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ASUS Thinks the 2026 Zenbook DUO Is Ready for More Than Early Adopters
Asus recently launched the 2026 ZenBook DUO, which is their latest version of it’s dual screen laptop and it’s a…
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Kenya Airways Investor Hunt Becomes a Test of Nairobi’s Hub Ambitions
Kenya Airways’ search for a strategic investor is often framed as a rescue mission for an airline weighed down by…
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New Isinya–Konza Transmission Line Strengthens Konza Technopolis
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has switched the Isinya–Konza transmission line and the Konza substation, marking a significant step in…
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African Health Systems Turn to AI as Outbreak Monitoring Demands Rise
African governments are facing a difficult arithmetic problem. Disease surveillance remains expensive. Public health staffing is under pressure. International development…
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Finance Bill 2026 Brings Revenue Ambitions Into Contact With Investor Concerns
Long-term investment decisions often depend on a simple assumption: the rules governing business operations will remain reasonably predictable. That assumption…
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Blue Pearl’s Java Upgrade Offers a Glimpse of IBM Bob’s Enterprise Ambitions
As enterprises search for faster ways to modernize ageing software systems, IBM is using a South African customer project to…
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African Startup Funding Remains Concentrated as Four Deals Account for Most of May 2026 Capital
The shape of African startup funding is becoming easier to identify than the monthly totals themselves. May 2026 produced 37…
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Kenya Ends New Hustler Fund Funding as Treasury Shifts Focus to NYOTA
Kenya will stop injecting new budget resources into the Hustler Fund from the 2026/27 financial year, marking a notable change…
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CBK Keeps Pressure on Bank Capital Even as Lending Picks Up
Kenyan lenders are being pushed to strengthen their balance sheets even as borrowing conditions ease and private-sector lending gathers pace.…
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Kenya’s Digital Growth Plans Draw Fresh Investment From Europe
Kenya’s push to position itself as a regional digital gateway gained fresh momentum in Brussels after securing new European Union-backed…
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Kenya’s ICT Budget Falls Despite Digital Expansion Plans
Kenya’s ICT sector is entering the new financial year with a smaller budget but no shortage of ambition. Treasury has…
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Rwanda’s Drone Experiment Is Becoming Zipline’s Africa Playbook
A decade after drone deliveries were first entered into African healthcare systems, the industry’s next growth challenge may be arriving…
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Kenya’s 2026 Budget Expands the State’s Digital Reach
Kenya’s latest budget is not only a spending plan. It is a blueprint for how the government intends to track…
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Simba Corp’s Latest Investment Reflects a Larger Manufacturing Bet on Electric Mobility
Kenya’s electric vehicle industry is entering a phase where production infrastructure is expanding faster than private consumer demand. Manufacturers, assemblers,…
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The Capital Challenge That Caught Up With Kenya’s BNPL Industry
The administration of Lipa Later has reopened a question that has hovered over Africa’s startup sector for the past two…
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Visa and OpenAI Move to Build the Payment Layer for AI Commerce
Visa and OpenAI are working together on infrastructure designed to let artificial intelligence systems carry out purchases and payments within…
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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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NTSA Opens Digital Logbook Access as Vehicle Records Move Online
Vehicle ownership records in Kenya are entering a new digital phase after the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) activated…
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Oraimo Expands Product Portfolio Across Kenya’s Consumer Tech Market
Oraimo is widening its presence in Kenya beyond the audio and mobile accessory categories that helped establish the brand across…
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Kenyan Banks Are Expanding Their Footprint as Competition Moves Into New Territory
The race for size is becoming a defining feature of Kenya’s banking industry as lenders expand beyond their traditional customer…
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Safaricom Governance Changes Put Future CEO Appointments Under Vodacom Control
The mechanics of corporate control often emerge long after a share purchase agreement is announced. Documents tied to the planned…
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The CMA Sandbox May Become One of the First Stops on the Road to VASP Licensing
The Capital Markets Authority’s innovation sandbox is emerging as a key part of Kenya’s conversation on virtual asset regulation, with…
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MTN Hands MoMo Upgrade to Ant International as Fintech Push Deepens
MTN Group is preparing a major upgrade of its mobile money business through a partnership with Ant International, a move…
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Why Amazon Wants Kenya to Host Its First Satellite Gateway in Africa
A new application before Kenya’s communications regulator points to the country’s growing role in the physical infrastructure underpinning Africa’s digital…
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MTN Brings One TV to Market as Telecoms Look Beyond Connectivity
MTN Group has started introducing a new entertainment platform across its African markets as the telecom operator deepens its push…
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WWDC 2026 Offered a Public Look at Apple’s New Power Structure
Apple spent much of WWDC 2026 talking about software, artificial intelligence and the future of Siri. The more revealing story…
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iOS 27 Brings Apple’s AI Ambitions Into Everyday Parts of the iPhone
Apple used WWDC 2026 to position iOS 27 as a broad update to the iPhone experience, combining performance improvements, expanded…
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Apple Turns to Google as Siri Becomes the Center of Its AI Push
For years, Apple approached artificial intelligence with unusual caution. While rivals raced to release increasingly capable chatbots, Apple focused on…
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Stanbic Explores New Banking Venture in Ethiopia
Stanbic Bank is considering establishing a wholly owned banking operation in Ethiopia, opening a potential route into one of Africa’s…
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Kenya Secures New EU Support for Digital Infrastructure and Regional Connectivity
Kenya’s latest agreements with the European Union place digital infrastructure, data governance and services trade at the centre of the…
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African Private Capital Funds Are Still Finding Their Biggest Backers Abroad
The effort to finance Africa’s growth is increasingly becoming a debate about where capital comes from rather than whether capital…
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MTN Makes the Case for Shared Telecom Networks Across Africa
Africa’s largest mobile operators are pressing governments to rethink how telecommunications infrastructure is financed and regulated, arguing that the continent’s…
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Kenya Seeks a Place in the Growing Digital Nomad Economy
Kenya’s tourism planners are increasingly focusing on remote workers and technology professionals as the country looks beyond traditional holiday travel…
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Court Cuts Mogo’s Loan Claim After Finding Interest Charges Excessive
A Small Claims Court in Thika has substantially reduced the amount recoverable by Mogo Auto Limited in a dispute over…
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Africa’s Trade Ambitions Are Running Into a Payments and Logistics Reality
The promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area has often been measured through projections: larger markets, stronger manufacturing output,…
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Kenya’s Debt Challenge Sits at the Heart of Treasury’s Budget Defence
Kenya’s National Treasury has defended the government’s latest budget direction, arguing that stronger domestic revenue collection remains central to efforts…
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Yadea’s Kenya Entry Adds a New Rival to the Electric Motorcycle Market
China’s Yadea has entered Kenya with a range of electric motorcycles, bringing the world’s largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer into a…
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Kenya Turns Attention to Consumer Protection as Digital Economy Expands
The Competition Authority of Kenya is stepping up scrutiny of online markets as policymakers weigh how to protect consumers in…
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Signal Tops a New Privacy Study as AI Becomes Common Across Messaging Apps
A new assessment of messaging app privacy has placed Signal at the top of the market while highlighting sharp differences…
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Kibo Africa Maps Out 10,000-Bike Electric Motorcycle Rollout in Kenya
Kibo Africa is preparing a large-scale rollout of electric motorcycles in Kenya, setting a target of 10,000 units on the…
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Kenya Power Looks to Capture Growing EV Market Through Special Tariff
Kenya Power is stepping up efforts to bring electric vehicle owners onto a dedicated electricity pricing programme as the utility…
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Government Seeks Real-Time Visibility Into Kenya’s Fast-Growing Betting Market
Kenya’s gambling regulator is preparing to connect betting companies, casinos and lottery operators to a central technology platform that would…
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Gemini Finally Reaches Android Go Devices as Google Retires Assistant Go
Google has started bringing Gemini to Android Go devices, extending its generative AI platform to a segment of the smartphone…
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MWC26 Kigali Postponed as GSMA Pulls Event From June Calendar
The GSMA has postponed MWC26 Kigali, its annual African technology and connectivity conference, less than two weeks before the event…
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MEA Smartphone Market Slips as Pressure Builds on Budget Devices
Smartphone vendors shipped fewer devices across the Middle East and Africa during the first quarter of 2026, ending a period…
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Jumia Brings Axian Group CEO Hassanein Hiridjee Into Its Boardroom
Axian Group co-founder and chief executive Hassanein Hiridjee has been elected to the Supervisory Board of Jumia Technologies, placing one…
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Canal+ Keeps Rugby’s Biggest Stage on SuperSport With New World Cup Deal
Canal+ Group has secured the rights to broadcast the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029…
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Kenya Withdraws Electricity Tariff Review, Leaving Power Bills Unchanged
Kenyan households and businesses will continue paying current electricity rates after the government withdrew a proposed tariff review that could…
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KRA Turns to Adan Mohamed as Revenue Targets Slip Further
Adan Mohamed has been selected to lead the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), placing a veteran corporate executive and former Cabinet…
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NCBA Shareholders Weigh Nedbank Offer as Acceptance Window Opens
Shareholders of NCBA Group are entering a crucial period as South Africa’s Nedbank Group begins accepting shares under its proposed…
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Global Automotive Firms Head to Nairobi for AUTOEXPO Kenya 2026
Nairobi will this week become a meeting point for automotive manufacturers, industrial technology suppliers and mobility companies as AUTOEXPO Kenya…
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Spiro Raises $215 Million as Investors Double Down on African EV Infrastructure
Electric mobility company Spiro has secured $215 million in fresh equity financing, providing one of the largest capital injections seen…
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Binance Opens Access to U.S. Stocks as It Prepares Tokenized Shares
Binance is opening access to thousands of U.S. equities on its platform as the cryptocurrency exchange pursues a broader role…
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Ride-Hailing Firm Bolt Denies Kenya Exit Claims, Commits to Ongoing Operations
Ride-hailing company Bolt has dismissed reports that it plans to withdraw from the Kenyan market, saying a document circulating online…
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A Banking Award for Co-op, a Fintech Prize for Ziidi Trader, and a Bigger Story Behind Both
Recognition for Co-operative Bank of Kenya and the M-Pesa-powered investment platform Ziidi Trader at this year’s African Banker Awards has…
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What a Free Apple Music Tier Could Mean for the Service’s Premium Identity
Questions about a potential Apple Music free tier are gaining attention after references discovered in the service’s Android application hinted…
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Leica Sees a Place for Generative AI, Just Not Inside the Cameras It Built Its Name On
Leica is embracing the rapid growth of artificial intelligence on smartphones while preserving a clear distinction between synthetic content creation…
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What June’s Biggest New Shows and Movies Say About Where Entertainment Is Headed
June arrives with no shortage of viewing options, but the most interesting part of this month’s lineup may be what…
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WWDC 2026 Finds Apple Balancing a Siri Rebuild and a CEO Transition
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has often served as a preview of the software features that will shape its devices over…
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Spotify Updates Its App With Playlist Folders and Improved Offline Listening
Spotify’s latest app update is built around a category of features that rarely dominate launch events but often shape how…
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Samsung’s Galaxy A57 Expands AI Search, Editing, and Creator Workflows in the Mid-Range Market
Samsung Galaxy A57 was launched in the country early this month alongside the Galaxy A37 as the new entrants for…
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AFC Turns to Kenya as East Africa’s Financing Model Starts to Change
The Africa Finance Corporation is widening its role in Kenya beyond infrastructure lending as it builds new channels for African…
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Governments Are Turning Africa’s Mobile Money Networks Into Tax Infrastructure
The next test for African fintech may not come from competition or funding conditions. It may come from treasury departments.…
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Kenya Seeks More Funds as FATF Scrutiny Raises Banking Pressure
Foreign payment checks facing Kenyan firms are becoming harder to ignore. Banks handling international settlements have tightened internal reviews on…
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EV Assemblers in Kenya Say New VAT Rules Could Reopen the Cost Problem
Transport operators who had started treating electric fleets as a realistic commercial option are recalculating acquisition costs after proposed tax…
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A SpaceX-Tesla Merger Would Tie More of Musk’s Empire Together
Wall Street has spent years trying to decide whether Tesla belongs in the car industry, the software sector, or the…
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East Africa’s Mobile Roaming Plans Run Into Tax and Telecom Revenue Realities
Efforts to lower mobile roaming costs across East Africa are moving back into regulatory negotiations as governments and telecom authorities…
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Africa’s Data Centres Are Growing Around Finance Demand
Africa’s data centre expansion is increasingly being pulled into the orbit of financial services, with banks, insurers and mobile money…
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M-Pesa Tanzania Adds PayPal as Demand for Global Payments Grows
A growing share of East Africa’s digital economy now depends on workers who are paid outside their home markets but…
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Google’s AI Recovery Is Taking Shape Through Ads, Android and Existing Reach
Google spent much of the past three years being described as the company that hesitated. That interpretation is becoming harder…
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Kenya’s Mobile Loan Strain Is Opening Space for Asset Financing
A growing share of Kenya’s lending industry is moving away from unsecured cash loans and into financing tied to physical…
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TRIFIC Bets on Dollar Rental Income as It Prepares NSE Listing
A Nairobi office block occupied by outsourcing and technology firms is being turned into a public investment product as Two…
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