Nixon Kanali

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Tech journalist based in Nairobi. I write about tech, business and African startups. Also the East African Tech Editor for Africa Business Communities. Send tips to nkanali@techtrendske.co.ke.
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Standard Chartered Bank launches mobile traded bond

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Safaricom rolls out new 0110, 0111 mobile prefixes

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Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay raises capital to scale across Africa

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African business leaders believe data is key for strengthening customer trust,...

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Egyptian E-health startup Vezeeta raises $40m Series D funding round led...

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Intra-African remittances to soar to record numbers in 2020, says WorldRemit

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Vivo Y19 Unboxing

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Nigerian fintech startup Aella raises $10m financing round

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Egyptian food delivery startup Elmenus raises $8m series B funding

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Africa-focused VC Firm TLcom Secures $31M For Its TIDE Africa Fund, Closes At $71M

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Five African credit scoring startups selected for ENGIE challenge at the...

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Decentralized Finance Conference to held in Nairobi in March

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On-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $20 million round

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Jumia Advertising now official, opens its platform for brands to advertise

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2020 is set to be the year of RCS, says mGage

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Samsung, Safaricom and M-Kopa unveil financing plan for the Galaxy A10s,...

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24Bit Podcast Episode 18: Mobile Money and Mobile Banking Transaction Rates...

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African tech startups raised $491M funding in 2019, Disrupt Africa report

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Bolt Now Has A Multiple Destinations Feature

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CDC Group to invest £2 billion in African businesses over the...

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Women-Led Janngo Announces EUR 60 Million Fund To Support African Tech...

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Online Travel Agency Timbu Launches New Fund To Invest In Kenyan...

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Liquid Telecom Is launching First 5G Wholesale Roaming Network Service In...

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Here Are The Five Zambian Startups Selected For FinTech4U Accelerator Programme

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Kenneth Oyolla Takes Over From Diana Owusu-Kyereko As New Jumia Kenya...

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Applications for the 4th edition of Digital Lab Africa’s acceleration programme...

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Vivo Y19 Is Now Available In Kenya For Ksh.26,999

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New Mobile App Trends That Will Help Businesses Succeed In 2020

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Nigeria’s Attorney General has withdrawn a $2bn tax demand against MTN

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African Guarantee Fund receives $33M financing to support African SMEs

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Vivo Y19 with 5000mAh battery set to launch in Kenya soon

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Nigerian Fintech Startup Trove Secures An Undisclosed Amount Of Funding From...

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Microsoft Names Kendi Nderitu New Country Manager For Kenya

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Safaricom Customers Being Conned Using Telco’s Official Number

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We’re not exiting the Kenyan market, SWVL says

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Vodafone Australia partners with Nokia to begin rollout of 5G services

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Nancy Matimu Takes Over From Odipo As MultiChoice Kenya Managing Director

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Nokia C1 Now Available In Kenya For Ksh 5,999

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#TECNOTakesMeHome Campaign Winners Announced, Promo Extended To January 25

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4G Capital sets up shop in Uganda to empower micro and small enterprises. Photo/4G Capital
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4G Capital Raises $4million Funding For Onward Lending To MSMEs in...

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VIVO V17 Pro Review: Is It Worth Your Money?

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Bolt is expanding to seven more towns in Kenya

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Infinix S5 Camera Review

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Visa is partnering with MFS Africa to boost digital payments among...

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Infinix S5 Review: Worth Considering

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OPPO Reno 2F Camera Review

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OPPO Reno 2F Review: You certainly can’t go wrong with it

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Internet Solutions completes Ksh.280 million fibre access network upgrade
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Internet Solutions partners with icolo.io to enhance its Data Centre Services...

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Tecno Spark 4 Review

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Sophos upgrades its Cloud Optix to simplify cloud security

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Infinix S5 Unboxing

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AfDB and Microsoft launch platform to help African youth learn to...

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The Huawei Y9s is now available in all retail stores across...

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Jumia Food Index report predicts a 50% increase in On-Demand deliveries...

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TECNO Camon 12 Air Review

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Nigeria’s edtech startup uLesson raises $3.1 million seed round led by...

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#CIO100AwardsEA: URA’s James Kizza is 2019 East Africa CIO of the...

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TECNO Camon 12 Review: Ideal budget-friendly phone

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KRA now plans to go after local based online ads to...

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#CIO100AwardsEA: Hernovation forum puts focus on soft skills for women in...

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Asus ZenBook Pro Duo Laptop Quick Thoughts

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VC4A has launched a dedicated online training program for Africa’s Business...

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Equity Bank’s diaspora remittance volumes hit Sh100 billion in just nine...

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Infinix HOT 8 battery is a powerhouse

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Standard Chartered Bank lends KShs 6.3bn to SME in 9 months

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Infinix HOT 8 Review
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Infinix HOT 8 Review: Enough to offer at its price

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Here are the winners of the 2019 edition of the Orange...

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Our OPPO A9 2020 Top and Favorite Features

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Infinix HOT 8 Unboxing

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Agritech startup WeFarm secures $13 Million funding to scale its Smallholder...

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Interswitch acquires Nigeria’s healthcare tech startup e-Clat

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Safaricom, Huawei among companies shortlisted for AfricaCom Awards 2019

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On-demand deliveries startup Sendy raises $2m from Goodwell Investments

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150 East African companies shortlisted for the 2019 CIO100 Awards

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Kenya’s agri-tech startup Twiga Foods secures $30M to digitize food distribution

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Jumia partners with Posta Kenya to expand its pickup stations countrywide

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Lack of competition in broadband markets is keeping millions offline

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Video: Unboxing The Nokia 7.2

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New Appointments

Cisco Appoints Sally Kimeu Country Leader and Regional Manager East Africa

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Sophos Cloud Optix to provide cloud security vulnerabilities to Amazon Web...

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Boehringer Ingelheim launches Venture4Change idea competition for university students in Kenya

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U.K announces a Ksh.1.3 billion fund to support Kenyan fintech startups

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Infinix HOT 8 & HOT 8 Lite officially go on sale...

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TECNO Mobile shares its African achievements at the China-Africa Mobile Internet...

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SheHacks 2019: Microsoft commits to support women Cybersecurity Engineering

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VentureBuilder officially launches to support off-grid solar startups in Africa

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List of tech startups shortlisted for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

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Passenger and cargo carrier Air Afrik to lay off 200 employees...

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Bolt (Taxify) Has Named Kenneth Micah as Regional Manager For East...

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DTB, Mastercard and DPO Group extend digital payments in Kenya and...

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24BIt

24Bit Podcast Episode 17: Bus Hailing Apps – SWVL and Little...

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IFC is investing $1M in Tunisia’s Flat6Labs Anava Seed Fund to...

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Jumia Food now has a subscription service

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Delivery app Glovo secures $169M funding
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Glovo expands to Mombasa in continued market expansion push

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Opera Mini browser now has an offline file sharing feature

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Kenya’s e-Logistics startup Lori Systems expands to Nigeria

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CredoLab, a Singapore-based credit scoring startup has launched in Kenya

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Paxful has launched a new Mobile Wallet App to ease access...

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TAI+ has launched an app to directly link Kenya truckers and...

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Nigeria’s CcHUB has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee

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Facebook London Accelerator opens to African startups for the first time

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