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Gadgets
Nokia G11 Plus Arrives in Kenya for KES 18,000
HMD Global on Thursday announced the new Nokia G11 Plus in Kenya. The phone builds on Nokia’s G-series success and…
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OPPO and Spotify team up for more customized music experience
Oppo is teaming up with audio streaming platform Spotify, to create an all-new easy, and customizable music experience on OPPO…
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Gadgets
Samsung records a 50% increase in pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 in Kenya
Samsung’s local office says Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 pre-order season has been the most successful yet…
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News
Kunle Awosika takes up new role at Microsoft’s Africa Transformation Office
Microsoft has appointed Kunle Awosika to the position of Managing Director for the Africa Transformation Office (ATO). Kunle takes over…
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LG’s First Curved Gaming Monitor With 240Hz OLED Display Unveiled
If you’re an avid PC gamer, curved gaming monitors are worth considering. Of course, the market offers you so many…
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Startups
Kenyan B2B E-commerce Startup Wasoko Opens an Innovation Hub in Zanzibar
Innovation plays an ever-increasing role in growing Africa’s emerging technology ecosystem. In fact, A study by Briter Bridges and AfriLabs…
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News
Jumia Brand Festival Campaign Kicks Off on August 30th
E-commerce leader Jumia has unveiled the 2022 Brand campaign to promote authentic brands at discounted prices directly from the manufacturers…
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Startups
Nigerian fintech Grey raises $2M to simplify cross-border payments across Africa
Grey, a fintech started by two Nigerians to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million…
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News
Safaricom Ethiopia pilots its services in Dire Dawa ahead of national launch
After announcing plans to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year, Safaricom has now started large-scale customer pilot of…
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BUSINESS
CBK grants digital payments provider DPO Group a PSP license to operate in Kenya
African digital payments provider DPO Group Kenya has received official approval from the Central Bank of Kenya to operate as…
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News
Twitter is integrating podcasts to its platform
Twitter announced on Tuesday that it integrating podcasts into its platform as a part of its newly redesigned Spaces Tab.…
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News
Ecobank Opens Applications for its 2022 Fintech Challenge for African Startups
Ecobank Group has launched the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge targeting African fintech startups. Selected startups stand a…
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News
Sasini to start using drones for fertilizer application and chemical spraying on its Kipkebe tea farm
Sasini will soon start using drones for fertilizer application and chemical spraying on its Kipkebe tea farm. The firm has…
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News
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Just how slow is 5G adoption in Africa?
5G deployment across Africa has been very slow despite telecom operators around the world having rolled out the network since…
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News
AT&T Senior Director Cynthia Karuri-Kropac joins Safaricom as new enterprise manager
Safaricom on Wednesday announced the appointment of Cynthia Karuri-Kropac as its Chief Enterprise Business Officer effective 1st September 2022. Cynthia…
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Gadgets
Infinix Note 12 5G Series officially launched, specs, pricing and availability
Infinix Mobile has officially unveiled the Infinix Note 12 5G series. The series includes two devices – the Infinix Note…
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News
You can now pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 from Masoko
Samsung has opened pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip p4 in Kenya. The new foldables…
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Gadgets
OPPO A77 With MediaTek Helio G35 SoC Launched in Kenya for Ksh. 26,999
OPPO has today launched the OPPO A77 smartphone in Kenya. The phone is the company’s latest addition to its A-series…
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BUSINESS
DPO Group CEO Eran Feinstein announces his retirement
DPO Group (DPO) co-founder and CEO Eran Feinstein has announced his retirement from the company. His retirement comes just nine…
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News
Nokia and Safaricom complete Africa’s first Fixed Wireless Access 5G slicing trial
Nokia today announced that it has successfully piloted its 4G and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network slicing with mobile operator, Safaricom…
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Blockchain
Hackathon to Protect Maasai Mara Predators using Web3 Technologies announced
Sovereign Nature Initiative (SNI) will host an online hackathon this October and November, featuring teams building tech in service to…
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News
Asus is launching its Zenbook 17 Fold OLED laptop on August 31
Asus has announced that its much-anticipated Zenbook 17 Fold OLED (UX9702) will be launching on August 31. Asus first showcased…
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Startups
Koolboks Closes $2.5M Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding…
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Startups
Kenyan agtech IProcure secures $10.2M to expand into Uganda and Tanzania.
Kenyan tech and data-driven agricultural inputs supply startup iProcure has raised a $10.2 million Series B funding round to support…
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Interviews
[Interview] Africa is central to our long-term growth strategy, says Visa CEO
AI Kelly is the Chairman and CEO of the global payments firm Visa. He joined Visa in October 2016 as Chief Executive Officer and…
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News
TECNO Spark 9 Pro Review: A budget champ
The TECNO Spark 9 Pro has been with us for about a month now. The series was launched alongside the…
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News
Bolt to only be available to corporate clients in Tanzania
Popular ride-hailing company Bolt has switched to corporate clients only in Tanzania. This, the firm says is due to the…
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Apps
Pocket App Is Our Favorite Offline Reading App, Here’s Why
Mozilla in partnership with Aga Khan University made its brand new Pocket app available in Kenya a couple of weeks…
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News
Google’s Equiano undersea cable finally lands in South Africa
After successfully landing its Equiano undersea cable in Namibia last month, Google has announced that the cable has now landed in South Africa. The…
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CLOUD
Netskope expands NewEdge Security Private Cloud in Africa
Netskope has announced its continued global expansion of the Netskope NewEdge network with an additional data centre now launched and…
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News
Applications for the 5th edition of Catapult: Inclusion Africa Programme open
The LHoFT Foundation has opened applications for the 5th edition of the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa which will be delivered in Luxembourg.…
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News
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 officially launched
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its newest lineup of foldables – the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip…
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Startups
Nigerian Startup Klasha Appoints Ayman Jawhar as New Chief Product Officer
Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has appointed Ayman Jawhar as its new Chief Product Officer. Ayman will be based in the United…
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Startups
VC Firm HAVAÍC announces $500K investment in FinAccess to grow across Africa
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC has announced a $500,000 investment in FinAccess. The investment has been allocated from…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 19 VS OPPO A57 VS Samsung Galaxy A23 – Which One Should You Buy?
Tecno Camon 19 is among the devices in the Camon 19 series that TECNO unveiled in the Kenya market a…
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TRENDING
#KenyaDecides: What role are Mobile Network Operators playing during the elections?
Kenya goes to elections on August 9th to elect new leaders from the county to the National level. A key…
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News
Kenyan Mobile commerce startup Copia Unveils Manufacturing Unit for Sugar and Rice Production
Copia Global, a Kenyan-based mobile commerce platform has unveiled a new manufacturing unit to enhance its output of affordable sugar…
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BUSINESS
Local telcos settle for Ksh.0.58 Mobile and Fixed Termination Rates
The Communications Authority has announced new Mobile and Fixed Termination Rates for local telcos. In December last year, CA cut…
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News
8 out of 10 Africans have felt internet and social media shutdowns in the last 7 years, study
Africa has been one of the most affected by internet censorship by the proportion of the population in the past 7…
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News
4G Capital goes live on Mambu’s cloud banking platform
African Micro and small business-focused neobank 4G Capital has gone live on Mambu’s cloud banking platform 4G Capital says Mambu’s…
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Startups
20 startups from the Middle East and Africa announced winners of Migration Enterpreneurship Prize 2022
The Migration Entrepreneurship Prize 2022 has announced the 20 startups from the Middle East and Africa selected for its second cohort.…
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Startups
Kenyan HR startup FaidiHR raises undisclosed amount of funding from SprintX
Kenyan startup Crew HR & Payroll has rebranded to FaidiHR after it received an undisclosed amount of funding from SprintX,…
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News
Digital Realty Completes Acquisition of Teraco for $3.5 Billion
Digital Realty has today announced the acquisition of Teraco from a consortium of investors, including Berkshire Partners and Permira, that…
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Startups
Kenyan insurtech Lami Technologies raises $3.7M to expand across Africa
Kenya-based insurtech startup Lami Technologies has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa. The…
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News
Kenya’s August 9 elections special hashflag now live on Twitter
Kenyans will be going to the polls on August 9, 2022. Ahead of the elections, the country has gotten its…
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[24Bit Podcast] Discussing Samsung’s 2022 TV and Home Appliances Lineup
Samsung has unveiled a new lineup of smart home digital and electronic appliances. These are immediately available in the market.…
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News
The Government Has No Plans To Suspend Facebook, ICT CS Joe Mucheru says
ICT CS Joe Mucheru dismissed threats by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to shut down Facebook ahead of…
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News
Meta and Sama back down on attempts to gag South African whistleblower Daniel Motaung
In a significant win for the protection of tech company whistleblowers, Meta and Facebook’s African contractor Sama have confirmed they…
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News
Government to Break Ground for the First Software Factory in Bomet County
The ICT Authority will this week host sector leaders for the groundbreaking of a software factory in Mulot, Bomet County. …
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Interviews
[Interview] Efayomi Carr: Embedded finance and its impact on financial inclusion
Efayomi Carr is a Principal at Flourish Ventures, a Global Fintech Venture Firm investing in fintech startups across the globe,…
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News
5G subscriptions in MEA to exceed 250 million by 2026, Nokia research
Nokia has released research that forecasts 5G subscriptions are expected to reach 263 million in the Middle East and Africa…
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News
Samsung 2022 TV line-up launched in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has today unveiled its 2022 TV Lineup in Kenya including the 2022 NEO QLED TV. The…
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Reviews
The OPPO Find X5: Our Three Favorite Features
OPPO brought its flagship device, the FIND X5 to Kenya about a month ago, quite an interesting device featuring a…
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Startups
Seedstars announces $30 million fund to invest in 100 startups in emerging markets
Seedstars has announced plans to invest in 100 more startups through its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International…
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News
Hivestack Launches its Programmatic DOOH Marketplace in South Africa
Hivestack, an independent programmatic digital out of home (DOOH) adtech, has announced the launch of its programmatic DOOH marketplace in…
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News
Samsung’s next foldables to launch on August 10th
It’s that time of the year when we expect Samsung to host its next major ‘’Unpacked’’ launch event. Samsung has…
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News
Safaricom intends to build most of its technology in-house
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has revealed that it intends to ensure a huge percentage of the technology it uses is…
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News
Reverse Commerce Startup Badili Africa Opens Its First Physical Store In Nairobi
Badili Africa, a local startup that focuses on device exchange has opened its first physical store in Nairobi located at…
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News
Tanzania’s fintech NALA enters Kenya, inks diaspora remittance deal with Equity Bank
Tanzania-based fintech startup NALA has partnered with Equity Bank Kenya for diaspora remittance. This partnership will allow Kenyans living in…
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Construction of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant begins
Construction for the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant has begun in Egypt. This is the first nuclear power plant in the…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 19 Pro: How Does it Compare With the Competition?
Tecno Camon 19 Pro is among the devices in the Camon 19 series that TECNO unveiled in the Kenya market…
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News
Meta Announces New Initiatives to Curb Misinformation Ahead of August Elections in Kenya
Social media companies are taking a keen interest in the forthcoming general elections in Kenya. The companies are putting in…
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News
Fintechs are set to transform cross-border payments in Africa, says Ukheshe Technologies
For centuries people have crossed borders to live, work, and trade. While cross-border payment systems are crucial for financial inclusion…
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Gadgets
You can now buy the OPPO Find X5 in Kenya for Ksh 99,999
After officially announcing the launch of the OPPO Find X5 in Kenya, OPPO has announced the device is now available…
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News
M-Pesa Pay Bill Numbers now accept Airtel and Telkom mobile money payments
Telkom and Airtel customers in Kenya will now be able to now make direct mobile money payments to an M-PESA…
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News
Infinix NOTE 12 VIP Review: Infinix went all in
The Infinix NOTE 12 VIP is quite an interesting device that Infinix unveiled into the Kenyan market back in May. …
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News
Realme 9 4G review: A mid-range champ but is it any good?
Realme 9 4G review: If you’re a realme smartphone user you probably already know what to expect from the company.…
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News
Jumia Kenya CEO Betty Mwangi leaves the company after 9 months
Jumia Kenya CEO Betty Mwangi is leaving the e-commerce firm. Jumia in a statement today says Betty is leaving to…
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Startups
Celo Announces New Web3 Fund for African Startups Adopting Crypto Strategies
Celo has launched a new programme to support African startups across payments, remittances, virtual assets, savings, and related financial services.…
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News
DSA calls on policymakers in Kenya to allocate the entire 6 GHz bandwidth for Wi-Fi use
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has welcomed the Kenyan government’s decision to designate the lower 6 GHz radio spectrum (5925 –…
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News
Telkom Adds New 4G Sites at the Coast and Lower Eastern Regions
Telkom Kenya has added 224 New 4G sites at the Coast and Lower Eastern Regions. The expansion covers Mombasa, Kilifi,…
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News
How To Watch The 2022 Kenyan Presidential Debate
The 2022 Kenyan presidential election debate is expected to be held on 26th July 2022 ahead of the August 9…
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Interviews
[Interview] Lean data practices can help mitigate risks for Kenyan SMEs, says Mozilla’s Noémie Hailu
Three weeks ago, Mozilla unveiled a Lean Data Practices (LDP)course for SMEs and startups in Kenya to increase their awareness…
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Startups
Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to accelerate its expansion across Francophone Africa
Autochek, the Nigerian automotive startup has accelerated its expansion to Francophone Africa after acquiring CoinAfrique for an undisclosed amount. CoinAfrique…
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News
Samsung’s Freestyle portable LED projector is now available for purchase in Kenya
Two months after opening pre-orders for the Freestyle portable LED projector in Kenya, Samsung has announced that it’s now available…
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Gadgets
realme C35 launches in Kenya for Ksh. 21,199
realme has unveiled its latest addition to the C series, the realme C35 in Kenya. The phone is the slimmest…
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Gadgets
Nokia C21 Plus now available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh. 15,499
HMD Global is adding a new phone to its C-series family – Nokia C21 Plus in Kenya. Launched on Monday, the phone…
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News
Video: TECNO Spark 9 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions
In this video, we unbox the Tecno Spark 9 Pro. Important to also mention that the Spark 9 Series comes…
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News
realme to set up an official store on Jumia
E-commerce platform Jumia has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with realme, that will see the smartphone maker set up…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Our Experiences Using The New M-Pesa VISA Virtual Card
Listen in on Emmanuel Chenze, Dickson Otieno and Nick Kanali as we discuss our personal experiences with the recently launched…
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News
Video: Unboxing the budget Realme 9 4G | A mid-range champ
Unboxing the realme 9 4G, a mid-range smartphone that’s expected to go on sale in Kenya this July. The phone…
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News
Ashish Malhotra takes over from Prasanta Das Sarma as new Airtel Kenya MD
Airtel Kenya has today announced the appointment of Mr. Ashish Malhotra as its Managing Director. Mr. Malhotra takes over from…
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News
Moringa’s Career Fair kicks off, catalyses Tech job creation in Africa
The Moringa School Career Fair kicks off today at the iHub, Nairobi with Safaricom as the platinum sponsor. Dubbed ‘Are…
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News
Safaricom’s Consumer Business Officer Sylvia Mulinge is leaving the telco
Safaricom’s Chief Consumer Business Officer, Sylvia Mulinge is leaving the company. According to a statement from the telco, Sylvia will…
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News
Binance Picks TikTok Star Khaby Lame as Brand Ambassador
Binance has partnered with Khaby Lame, the Italian Senegalese creator who grew to fame through his viral TikTok videos, to…
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Apps
Boomplay is now offering Telkom customers dedicated music streaming packages
Africa’s music streaming and download platform Boomplay has announced a partnership with Telkom, enabling subscribers to enjoy more affordable music…
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News
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED Laptop: Our Three Favorite Features
The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED laptop is among the laptops from Asus that landed on our review desk this…
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Apps
Mozilla unveils Pocket, its read-it-later bookmarking service in Kenya
Mozilla in partnership with Aga Khan University is making its brand new Pocket app available in Kenya. Built on the Android…
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BUSINESS
Telkom and Lipa Later partner to launch device financing plan
Telkom Kenya and Buy-Now-Pay-Later company Lipa Later have today announced device financing that will make it easier for Kenyans to…
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Startups
Africa-focused VC firm TLcom Capital appoints Eloho Omame as Partner to attract more female-led tech startups
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner. The appointment, the firm says is to bolster its…
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News
Pesapal granted Payment System Operator license in Uganda
Pesapal has received a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda to operate in the country. According to…
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News
PocketApp Secures AIP for Mobile Money Operator License in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted an Approval In Principle (AIP) to Abeg Technologies Limited, a product of Piggytech Global Limited,…
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Startups
Wimbart launches fourth edition of its mentorship programme for African tech startups
Wimbart, the London-based Public Relations agency specializing in Africa and emerging markets, has launched the fourth edition of its Office…
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News
Fintech platform Nomanini launches app to connect FMCGs and financial service providers in Africa
Fintech platform Nomanini has today announced the launch of a new app that connects FMCGs and financial service providers to serve…
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News
Moringa School raises an undisclosed amount of funding from Leading Investor Proparco
Learning-accelerator Moringa School has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Proparco to support its expansion outside Kenya. The funding…
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CLOUD
Vodafone adds Oracle to its list of cloud provider partners in new partnership
Oracle and Vodafone have announced a strategic partnership to modernize the operator’s European IT infrastructure and accelerate its transition to…
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Startups
Breaking: Kune Food is shutting down
Kenyan food-tech startup Kune Food is shutting down. Kune which officially began commercial operations with four meal hubs located in…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 19 Pro Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Tecno Camon 19 Pro Specs: Tecno officially launched the Camon 19 series in Kenya this week. The series comprises the…
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News
Investor Network Unveils Programme to Support Africa’s Sustainable Development Goal Targets
Africa is the most vulnerable to the effects of Climate Change despite contributing only 4% of carbon dioxide emissions. Yet,…
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News
TECNO Camon 19 Series officially launched in Kenya
Tecno Mobile on Monday officially unveiled its Camon 19 Series in Kenya. The series comprises of the standard Camon 19,…
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Reviews
Video: Tecno Camon 19 Pro Unboxing
Tecno Camon 19 Pro Unboxing: Tecno has today officially launched the Tecno Camon 19 Series. The series comprises three devices,…
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