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BUSINESS
Equity Bank’s digital banking transactions surpass Ksh. 7 trillion
Transactions on Equity Bank’s digital banking platforms surpassed Ksh. 7 trillion as compared to legacy banking at just over Ksh…
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Spotify Wrapped 2023: Here is what Kenyans listened to the most this year
Spotify today launched Wrapped 2023, its annual review of how people listened to artists, albums, tracks, playlists and even podcasts.…
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Bolt suspends more than 5,000 drivers from its app
Bolt on Wednesday revealed that it has suspended more than 5000 drivers in Kenya from its platform in the past…
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Fuse launches $10M grant program for web3 payments innovators
Fuse Network has unveiled a $10 million grant program to support businesses by providing essential funding and infrastructure for streamlined…
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Head and Heart Philanthropy Launches Mosaic Genius Tech Studio for Tech Entrepreneurs in Africa
Head and Heart Philanthropy – the philanthropic arm of Mosaic Genius has launched Mosaic Genius Tech Studio, a new accelerator…
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Estonian flagship startup event Latitude59 to be hosted in Nairobi
Latitude59, Europe’s premier startup and tech event is coming to Nairobi. The event which has been running for 11 years…
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Twiga Foods raises undisclosed amount of funding
Twiga Foods, the Kenyan agri-tech startup has raised an undisclosed amount of funding capital from a group of investors including…
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Nokia phone maker promises quality and affordability with its upcoming HMD-branded phones
HMD Global (HMD), the maker of Nokia phones, revealed last month that it will be launching its own smartphone brand.…
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Kenya’s MPost relocates its headquarters from Nairobi to Rwanda
MPost, the Kenyan tech startup that transforms mobile numbers into virtual addresses is relocating its headquarters from Nairobi to Rwanda…
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Omanyala is Team Visa’s Newest Global Brand Ambassador
The Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024 are set to happen in Paris and if you’re a sports enthusiast you…
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OPPO A18 with 5,000mAh Battery, MediaTek Helio G85 launches in Kenya
OPPO on Friday announced the launch of its new A-series smartphone – the OPPO A18 – in Kenya. The budget…
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5,300 small businesses across Africa graduate from Google’s Hustle Academy
Five thousand three hundred (5,300) small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria have graduated from Google’s…
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Kenya Takes Step Towards Regulating Cryptocurrencies
Kenyan parliament has directed the Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) to prepare the first draft of the Crypto Bill, also…
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Kenya bets on Microsoft’s cloud services to enhance public service delivery
The Kenyan government will now adopt Microsoft’s cloud-first strategy to enhance public service delivery. Microsoft will engage the National Government,…
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LG’s webOS Hub 2.0S expands to smart monitors
LG Electronics is expanding its webOS Hub 2.0S for third-party brands beyond TVs to now include smart monitors. What this…
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Lawyers Hub opens applications for the 2023 Startup Law Accelerator
Lawyers Hub has opened applications for its 2023 Startup Law Accelerator program. The Africa Startup Law Accelerator seeks to accelerate…
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OPPO Find N3 Flip scores big on usability
The OPPO Find N3 Flip is now official. OPPO launched the device last week in Dubai alongside the foldable OPPO…
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Samsung Electronics’ brand value ranks 5th worldwide in 2023
Samsung Electronics‘ brand value has been ranked 5th among the top global companies in 2023 according to a new report…
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Showmax 2.0 will launch in Feb 2024, what to expect
By now, we are all aware that the streaming video-on-demand service Showmax is rebranding. Initial reports had indicated that the…
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Dubai launches $136M VC fund to invest in tech startups
The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has launched of a US$136 million venture capital (VC) fund to invest in…
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OPPO Find N3’s “Boundless View” feature takes multi-tasking to new levels
OPPO announced the global launch of its new Find N3 series recently. The series comprises the foldable Find N3 and…
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Kenyans to enjoy lower calling rates from March next year
Kenyans will from March next year enjoy lower calling rates after the Communication Authority (CA) slashed the country’s Mobile Termination…
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Bolt Appoints Caroline Wanjihia as Regional Director for Africa
Bolt has today announced the appointment of Ms Caroline Wanjihia as Regional Director for its Ridehailing Operations in Africa and…
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Here are the five South African startups selected for the Irish Tech Challenge 2023
The five selected for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023 have been revealed. Now in its second successful year, the…
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Fintech firm Cellulant Granted Payment Licenses to Operate in Egypt
Cellulant has today announced that it has received approval from Egypt to operate as a Payment Service Provider and Payment…
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Epson Highlights Sustainable Tech’s Role in Education Ahead of COP28
Global Technology Company Epson has reaffirmed its pledge to spearhead the adoption of green technology in education across Africa. Epson’s Regional…
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Kenya-assembled (Safaricom) Neon Ultra First Impressions Review
Neon Ultra Review: The Kenyan-assembled smartphones were finally unveiled a couple of weeks ago. The devices feature the Neon branding…
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Universal School Connectivity initiative Giga expands to 12 new countries
Giga, the global initiative to connect every school globally to the Internet by 2030 has expanded to 12 new countries.…
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More than 400k locally assembled Nokia smartphones already selling in Kenya
In March this year, HMD Global, the company that owns the Nokia brand announced plans to assemble some Nokia smartphones…
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Safaricom’s fixed internet business revenue hit KES 7.4 billion
Safaricom Plc has reported a 9.1% growth in revenue for its fixed internet business to reach Ksh 7.4 billion for…
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Retailers are struggling to deal with ransomware attacks, Sophos report
Retailers are finding it hard to deal with ransomware attacks, a new report by cybersecurity firm Sophos has revealed. After…
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Google expands generative AI in Search to Kenya and other countries in Africa
Google has announced that is rolling out its Search Generative Experience (SGE) in the SSA region. The AI-powered experience is…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom now has 1.2 million M-PESA customers in Ethiopia
Safaricom has now registered 1.2 million M-PESA customers since launching the mobile money service in the country in August this…
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Itel S23+: A solid budget phone with a premium curved display
Itel S23+: Smart life brand itel Mobile has been the market leader in smartphone sales in Africa. This has always…
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75% of Healthcare Organisations Lose Data To Ransomware Attacks, Sophos report
Cybercriminals successfully encrypted data in nearly 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare organisations. This is according to the The State…
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Startups
Norrsken22’s tech growth fund closes at $205m to back African tech startups
Pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22 has closed its first African technology growth fund at $205m, surpassing its target of $200m. …
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Itel S23+ Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Itel S23+: Consumer electronic products company Itel Mobile has been the market leader in smartphone sales in Africa. This has…
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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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[24Bit Podcast] Unpacking Safaricom Hook: A New Digital Horizon for Kenya’s Youth
Recently, Safaricom unveiled Hook, well of course we never saw it coming but Safaricom Hook is what replaces BLAZE. Safaricom…
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Government begins pilots for new digital ID cards
The Kenyan government has started a pilot scheme for the new digital identification cards. According to a statement released on…
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Little App Rolls out NFC Payment Feature for Taxi Drivers
Little App is rolling out Near Field Communication (NFC) payment feature for its drivers in Kenya. The feature is being…
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MFS Africa Rebrands to Onafriq
MFS Africa, Africa’s digital payments network has rebranded to Onafriq. According to Dare Okoudjou, founder and CEO the trademark MFS…
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Safaricom Expands 5G Coverage to 35 Counties, Slashes 5G Router Prices
Safaricom has increased its 5G coverage to select towns across 35 counties as it continues to increase its 5G coverage…
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HMD Global is now manufacturing Nokia phones in Europe
Finnish firm HMD Global, the maker of Nokia-branded smartphones, will start building 5G models in Europe. The first device to…
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MarketForce closes shop in three out of its five African markets, what’s next?
Kenyan B2B e-commerce startup MarketForce has wound up operations in three of its five markets in Africa. The startup is…
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Win for Bolt as it finally secures licence renewal from NTSA
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has finally given Bolt Kenya a green light to continue with its operations…
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Little Cab CEO raises concern over Bolt’s licencing
Bolt Kenya has been all over the news in the past couple of weeks following reports that the National Transport…
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Kenya opens its first local smartphone assembly plant
In a significant move to democratize smartphone access, Kenya has finally unveiled its first local smartphone assembly plant. The East…
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Kenya among top countries receiving most DDOS attacks amid ongoing geopolitical unrest
Kenya has been listed among the top five countries hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of…
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Safaricom seeks government support to protect telecoms infrastructure from vandalism
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa has asked for the government’s support to classify telecommunications infrastructure as critical infrastructure. This comes in…
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Bolt Kenya suspends its 5% booking fee
Bolt Kenya now says it has suspended the 5% booking fee included in the riders’ fare. In a statement seen…
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CA seeking for Chiloba’s replacement
Following the resignation of Ezra Chiloba as the Director General (DG) of the Communications Authority (CA), the authority has now…
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Seven Kenyan women-led startups receive Ksh. 9.8 million funding from Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Kenya on Wednesday awarded KES 1.4 million (USD 10,000) each to seven women startups that graduated from its…
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MFS Africa partners with Madagascar’s MVola for international money transfers
Pan-African digital payments network, MFS Africa, has partnered with Mvola, Madagascar’s leading mobile money provider, to facilitate inbound international money…
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NCBA and Visa target businesses with new spend management tool
NCBA Group and Visa have announced a partnership to roll out an online Spend and Expense management platform for Enterprise…
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Safaricom to showcase its network and payments strengths at OktobaFest
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has signed a technology sponsorship deal with Kenya Breweries Limited’s flagship beer brand, Tusker that will…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Money Revises Mobile Money Charges
Airtel Money on Wednesday revised its transfer and withdrawal transaction charges in Kenya effective from 25th October 2023. The revision…
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Airbnb launches a $500k fund to support tourism growth in Africa
Airbnb on Tuesday announced a USD $500,000 fund to support inclusive and sustainable tourism growth in Africa. The company made…
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Bolt responds to incident of driver filmed exposing himself to female passenger
Ride-hailing platform Bolt has suspended the driver who was filmed exposing his genitals to a female customer. The suspension comes…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Galaxy S23 FE specs: The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is now selling in Kenya. Samsung officially launched the phone last…
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Xiaomi Redmi 12 Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Xiaomi Redmi 12 Specs: Xiaomi recently announced a new addition to its Redmi series in Kenya. The new Redmi 12…
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Experian and MTN’s Chenosis partner to drive financial inclusion in South Africa
One of the largest South African credit bureaus Experian has partnered with MTN’s cross-industry Application Programming Interface (API) marketplace Chenosis to leverage…
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Xiaomi’s Redmi 12 with 50MP Triple camera and 6.79-inch FHD+ display launched in Kenya
Xiaomi on Monday announced the launch of the Redmi 12 mid-range smartphone in Kenya. The phone comes with a number…
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Chenosis partners with Botlhale AI to bridge language gaps in African businesses
Pan-African Accelerator Platform Chenosis has partnered with Botlhale AI Solutions to remove language as a barrier when it comes to…
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Airtel Africa launches a $17 4G smartphone in Rwanda
Airtel Africa has today launched the most affordable 4G smartphone in Rwanda. The smartphone will be available for $16.5 (20,000…
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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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Kuramo Capital to invest $150 million in women-led startups across Africa
Kuramo Capital Management, a Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) focused investment management firm has revealed plans to invest $150 million (Ksh. 22…
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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Launched in Kenya: Specifications and Price
The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is now selling in Kenya. Samsung has officially launched the phone this week alongside the…
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Epson Survey Reveals Kenyans Willing to Embrace Electric Vehicles to Combat Climate Change
A recent survey by Global Technology Company Epson has revealed that 72.1% of Kenyans are willing to invest in electric…
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Tech talent platform Andela launches AI-driven hiring platform
Andela, the world’s largest private marketplace for technical talent, announced the Andela Talent Cloud, an integrated, end-to-end platform to match global…
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South African logistics startup Tripplo raises $1.8m funding
South African logistics software platform Tripplo, has closed its seed funding extension round with a $1.8 million equity investment. The…
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Konza banks on Technopolis Bill to accelerate development
The National Assembly’s Communication, Information and Innovation Committee has committed to fast-track the passing of the Technopolis Bill once it…
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Generative AI: Amazon Bedrock and what it means for local businesses
Generative AI (GenAI) has become very popular over the last few years. While its advancements have captured widespread attention, many…
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Safaricom’s myCounty app goes live in Kitui County
Kitui County is the latest County to take up Safaricom’s MyCounty App, an all-in-one platform aimed at digitizing county services.…
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Nigeria to train 3 million tech talents over the next four years
Nigeria has committed to training 3 million tech talents over the next four years. Speaking at Day 1 of TechCabal’s…
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Nigerian mobility startup Treepz launches insurance program for car rentals in Africa
Treepz, the African car-sharing and rental marketplace is introducing an insurance program for car rentals in the continent. The program,…
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Ericsson opens applications for its Gen-E Graduate Program in Africa
Ericsson has launched its Gen-E Graduate Program in the Middle East and Africa region. The program, which was launched on…
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Cameroonian fintech Koree wins the $50k 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Koree, a fintech startup based in Cameroon, is the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Koree emerged the…
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TechCabal’s Inaugural Moonshot Conference brings Africa’s tech ecosystem to Lagos, Nigeria
African tech leaders and investors are set to gather in Lagos, Nigeria this October for TechCabal’s inaugural Moonshot Conference. They…
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Most consumers in Kenya likely to miss common fraud warning signs, Visa study
Despite being scam-savvy, a new study by Visa has revealed that most consumers in Kenya are likely to be at risk…
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11 African startups selected for Google’s inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator program
Google today unveiled the first cohort for its ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First’ program. The 11 startups, picked from…
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AWS Launches its second African Development Centre in Kenya
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud-computing division has opened a new African Development Centre in Kenya. The Development Centre…
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Samsung to bring Galaxy S23 FE to Kenya
Samsung has confirmed that it will be launching a Fan Edition of the Galaxy S23 on October 4. The launch…
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KRA unveils online auction after successful pilot
After successfully running a pilot which saw it collect Kshs 37.5 million, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Monday unveiled…
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OPPO to launch new A-Series smartphones in Kenya
OPPO has announced plans to launch its latest addition to the popular A-series smartphones – the OPPO A98, A78 and…
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News
OPPO Reno10 5G Review: Ticks all the boxes
OPPO Reno10 5G Review: OPPO launched the Reno10 series in Kenya about four weeks ago. The series comprises the Reno10…
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The 2023 Asus ROG Strix G16 is an Impressive Gaming Laptop
Asus ROG Strix G16: When it comes to gaming laptops, Asus always goes all on with its Republic of Gamers…
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Telecom Egypt unveils WeConnect subsea cable interconnectivity platform
Egypt’s telecom operator Telecom Egypt has launched WeConnect ecosystem, providing agile access to the country’s extensive subsea cable infrastructure. The…
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Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304) Quick Review
I spent a few days with the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED and I was sold. Of all the laptops…
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CLOUD
Safaricom targets local enterprises with new cloud services
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom on Wednesday launched in-country cloud computing platform and services targeting local businesses. The new cloud services, hosted…
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Kenya-based Kua Ventures invests over $1 Million in local SMEs
Kua Ventures, an impact investment firm based in Kenya has invested more than $1 million (Ksh. 145 million) in SMEs…
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TECNO Camon 20 Pro Camera Perfomance
Tecno launched its camera-centric Camon 20 series in Kenya back in May this year. The series comprises four devices; the…
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Lipa Later closes $5M debt raise, targets to raise an additional $20M
Kenyan fintech Lipa Later on Wednesday announced a successful closure of a $5M (KES 500 million) privately placed Debt issuance. …
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Kenyan logistics startup Sendy confirms insolvency and goes into administration
Kenyan logistics startup Sendy has gone into administration and appointed Peter Kahi of PKF Consulting Limited to oversee its operations.…
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Five African health-tech startups among 30 selected for Google for Startups AI Program
The Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health has unveiled the thirty startups from around the world selected for…
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IFC announces a $3.4 million investment in African e-commerce platform ANKA
IFC has announced a $3.4 million equity investment in leading African e-commerce platform ANKA. The funding will allow ANKA, an…
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Reviews
WD My Passport HDD (2TB) Review: A well-rounded choice
WD My Passport HDD Review: I own a number of external hard drives due to the nature of my work…
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Nokia to open a new Innovation Lab in MEA
Nokia has revealed plans to launch an Open Innovation lab in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. The new…
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HMD tops Platinum EcoVadis sustainability rating for the second year running
HMD Global, the maker of Nokia phones has attained a Platinum EcoVadis 2023 Sustainability Rating for the second year running,…
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Ex-Facebook moderator Daniel Motaung calls for unity among African digital workers to address concerns around new tech
Daniel Motaung, Former Facebook Content Moderator, Whistleblower and Union Mobilizer has called on digital workers across Africa to come together…
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CLOUD
Incentro expands African footprint with new office in South Africa
IT service provider Incentro has opened a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Incentro delivers custom-built cloud-based software solutions for…
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