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Interviews
[Interview] Alioune CISS, CEO, Webb Fontaine: We’re Helping African Countries Emerge as Leaders in the Future of Trade
Alioune CISS is the Chief Executive Officer at Webb Fontaine, a leading provider of solutions for Trade facilitation, powered by modern technology including…
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News
Insurance and Asset Management provider Allianz welcomes its global IT provider to Africa
Insurance and asset managers Allianz has launched its Allianz Technology’s activities (AZTA) in Africa to provide IT services exclusively to…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies launches OneVoice for Cloud PBX in six African markets
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has launched its OneVoice for Cloud PBX offering in six key African markets to assist businesses in…
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Infinix NOTE 11 smartphone series launched in Kenya
Infinix Mobile has officially unveiled its NOTE 11 Series of smartphones in Kenya. This new lineup comprises the NOTE 11…
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Meta launches a WhatsApp chatbot for SMEs in Africa
Meta has announced the launch of a new WhatsApp chatbot to help SMEs across Africa learn how to grow their…
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[This Week in Tech] Telkom Kenya signs a $100M deal to scale its 4G network and other top stories
Kenya’s 4G subscriptions market share will more than double from 24.2% in 2021 to 53.6% by 2025. Local telcos have…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa services to be temporarily unavailable from Saturday midnight
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has announced that all M-Pesa services will be unavailable from Saturday 6th November 2021, starting from…
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Gadgets
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate OLED (T3300) Detachable Laptop Unveiled
ASUS has officially unveiled the Vivobook 13 Slate, its latest 13.3″ OLED Windows detachable laptop with an OLED touchscreen display.…
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News
Kenyan mental health startup Shamiri Institute raises $1 million, expands to the rest of Africa
Shamiri Institute, a Kenyan mental health startup has raised $1 million in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to…
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News
Microsoft announces new Teams updates at Ignite 2021
Microsoft has revealed new features and updates for the Teams collaboration app, including security, integrations and events capabilities. The company…
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News
Some Xiaomi deals to check out this Jumia Black Friday
Jumia Kenya Black Friday officially kicks off today with crazy deals up for grabs. Jumia in partnership with thousands of…
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News
Nigerian Lending Startup Payhippo Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding
Payhippo, a lending startup that is widening credit access for small businesses in Nigeria, has raised $3 million in seed…
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Startups
Fintech Startup Kwara and Lami Technologies partner to provide insurance products for SACCO members in Kenya
Kenyan fintech startup Kwara has today partnered with insurtech company, Lami Technologies, to provide Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (SACCO) members in…
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News
Zuhura Africa Launches the 3rd Edition of Africa Basque Challenge Targeting Healthtech Innovators
Zuhura Innovation Africa, a women-led and youth-focused organization has launched the 3rd edition of the Africa Basque Challenge (ABC) targeting…
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Startups
Kenya-based electric mobility startup Opibus raises $7.5m funding
Kenya-based electric mobility startup Opibus has raised US$7.5 million in equity and grant funding, the largest ever in an electric…
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News
Telkom Kenya to add 2,000 new 4G sites by 2023
Telkom Kenya has announced plans to add an additional 2,000 4G sites onto its network, by 2023. The telco made…
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News
[This Week In Tech] Facebook changes its corporate name to Meta and other top stories
This has been quite an interesting week for tech. We covered so many interesting stories from across Africa and the…
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Startups
Four startups from Ghana join the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce accelerator
Four startups from Ghana have joined The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator, a programme that supports innovators building digital…
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News
The realme GT Explorer Master Edition series is now available for purchase in Kenya
Realme is making the realme GT Explorer Master Edition series available in Kenya. The stylish phone was designed by Naoto…
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News
Standard Bank partners with Flutterwave to build digital payments solutions in Africa
Standard Bank has partnered with African fintech company Flutterwave to build digital payments solutions for the different markets the bank…
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News
Facebook rebrands to Meta to embrace its ‘metaverse’ vision
Facebook has a new name. At the company’s annual Connect conference held on October 28th, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced…
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Startups
2nd Cohort of NINJA Accelerator in Kenya kicks off
5 Kenyan startups have been selected to be part of the 2nd cohort of NINJA Accelerator programme. NINJA Accelerator is…
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BUSINESS
Consumers shift to everyday products purchase, Jumia report
There is a significant shift of consumer online shopping behavior towards everyday product categories (FMCG, Beauty). This is according to…
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News
Safaricom’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Steve Chege joins Vodacom Group
Safaricom’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Stephen Chege is joining Vodacom Group. According to a statement by Safaricom, Steve will be…
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News
SEACOM acquires Kenya’s Metro Fibre Network Hirani Telecom
Pan-African telecommunications services provider SEACOM has announced that it has completed the 100% acquisition of Hirani Telecom’s metro fibre network.…
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BUSINESS
Social media main enabler for growth among women-owned businesses, Mastercard report
95% of women SMEs in the region identify social media channels as the top tool to drive their business ventures.…
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CLOUD
Cloud and Data Centre Provider Digital Realty To acquire Medallion Data Centres in Nigeria
Digital Realty has announced plans to acquire Medallion Data Centres, Nigeria’s leading colocation and interconnection provider. The global provider of cloud-…
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News
JAY-Z’s VC Firm invests in 24 Year-old Founder Iddris Sandu on an innovative tech incubator shaping the metaverse
Marcy Venture Partners (MVP), the Venture Capital Firm owned by American rapper, and businessman Jay-Z is investing in 24-year-old technologist…
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Startups
Nigeria’s auto financing startup Autochek Secures $13.1mn Seed Funding
Autochek, the Nigerian automotive startup which recently expanded to Kenya has secured $13.1mn in seed funding. The new round was…
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News
TECNO CAMON 18 Series officially launched in Kenya
Chinese smartphone maker Tecno Mobile has officially launched the Camon 18 series of devices in the Kenyan market. The devices…
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News
[South Africa] Ukheshe, Telkom and Engen partner on tipping solution for petrol attendants
South African fintech firm Ukheshe technologies, Telkom, and Engen have collaborated to create a QR solution that allows motorists to…
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News
LG East Africa rolls out TV technology consumer education campaign
LG Electronics East Africa (LG) has rolled out a campaign to educate consumers on emerging trends in TV technology. Dubbed…
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News
[This Week in Tech] Wapi Pay founders step down from their roles
This has been quite an interesting week in tech in Africa. We covered a number of great announcements here at…
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CYBER SECURITY
More Kenyans were attacked with password stealers in 2021, Kaspersky
There were 16% more users attacked with password stealers in Kenya between January and September 2021 compared to the same…
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Startups
Nigerian Fintech Startup Brass Secures $1.7M Financing Round
Nigerian fintech startup Brass has secured $1.7mn in funding to address the heavily underserved banking needs of local entrepreneurs, traders and…
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News
Safaricom had the highest internet Speed Score in Kenya in Q3 2021, report
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom had the highest internet speeds among top providers in Kenya in Q3 2021. This is according…
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BUSINESS
Crown Motors announces asset financing deal with local banks for the Nissan Navara
Crown Motors Group has entered into a partnership with a number of local banks including Prime Bank, I&M Stanbic and…
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News
vivo Y33s Smartphone With 50MP Camera Launched in Kenya
vivo has announced the launch of its latest mid-range smartphone, the vivo Y33s in Kenya. Priced at Ksh.23,999, the vivo…
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Startups
Climate-focused startups can now apply for the Africa ClimAccelerator programme
Africa ClimAccelerator has opened applications for its climate change accelerator programme. The Pan-African, cross-sector, climate-first accelerator is seeking fifteen startups…
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Startups
Wapi Pay founders Eddie and Paul Ndichu step down from their roles
Wapi Pay Board of Directors on Tuesday announced that the company’s founders; Eddie and Paul Ndichu will be stepping down…
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News
Facebook is reportedly changing its name
Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand next week according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The company…
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News
Kepple Africa Ventures revokes its investment stake in Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay
Japanese VC firm Kepple Africa Ventures has announced that it will be revoking its investment in Kenyan fintech startup Wapi…
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News
These are the 9 Kenyan startups selected to receive equity-free funding from Google
Google recently announced that it will be investing up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups via its…
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New Appointments
Cellulant Confirms Akshay Grover as New CEO
Kenyan-based payments firm Cellulant has named Akshay Grover its new CEO effective May. Akshay has been holding the position in an acting capacity…
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News
Kaspersky launches dedicated ‘low budget’ security hub for SMEs across META
Kaspersky has unveiled a free platform with tips and tricks for small businesses to help them quickly improve their organization’s…
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News
Gearbox and EU Launch Engineering Scholarship Program for Kenyan Students, Here’s how to apply
Innovation has been described as a new driver for growth in Africa. Across the continent, Africans are faced with numerous…
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CLOUD
Oracle To Build Its First African Data Centre In Joburg
Global software giant Oracle has announced that it has chosen Johannesburg as the site of its first African data centre.…
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24BIt
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[24Bit Podcast] A Discussion with Facebook’s Alex-Handrah Aime on the company’s connectivity initiatives and investments in Africa
In this episode, Nick Kanali sits down with Alex-Handrah Aime. Director, Network Investments – Emerging Markets at Facebook to discuss…
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News
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Africa Legal launch online courses on legal tech
Liquid Intelligent Technologies through its innovation and partnerships arm Liquid Labs, has partnered with Africa Legal, an organisation that connects…
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CYBER SECURITY
Manufacturing and Production Companies Hit by Ransomware Least Likely To Pay The Ransom, Sophos Survey
Companies in the manufacturing and production sector are the least likely (at 19%) to submit to a ransom demand to…
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News
Mdundo Signs a Ksh. 11 Million Advertising Deal With SportPesa
Nairobi-based Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo has signed a one-year advertising partnership with leading sports betting and entertainment company, Sportpesa.…
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News
Google to invest $50M equity-based fund in African startups
Last week, tech giant Google announced that it plans to invest up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups…
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BUSINESS
AfricaNenda launches a new African-led digital financial inclusion advisory platform
AfricaNenda, an emerging and independent Africa-led coalition of dedicated digital payments experts on Thursday launched a new digital financial inclusion…
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BUSINESS
You can now buy Goodlife Pharmacy products from the Glovo Kenya app
Goodlife Pharmacy products are now listed on the Glovo Kenya app. The pharmacy announced on Thursday that it has partnered…
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CLOUD
Teraco completes first phase of its Cape Town hyperscale data centre campus
Teraco Data Environments Proprietary Limited, Africa’s vendor-neutral data centre and interconnection services provider, has announced the completion of Phase 1…
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Gadgets
Nokia T20 Tablet with 2K Display and 8,200mAh Battery Officially Launched
HMD Global, the makers of Nokia phones new tablet, the Nokia T20 is now official. The new tablet was officially…
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Reviews
Nokia G10 Review: Looks Good But Could Have Been Better
Nokia G10 Review: The Nokia G10 is part of Nokia’s new G-series. The company unveiled this new series back in…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 11 Pro might feature a 120Hz display and telephoto camera
Infinix has been teasing a number of smartphones over the last few months. Some of those phones have gone ahead…
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News
Sendy acquires a significant stake in West African logistics startup Kamtar
Kenyan tech-logistics startup Sendy has completed a strategic equity investment in West African logistics platform Kamtar. On the heels of…
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Interviews
[Interview] Femi Apesin, OnePipe Growth & Marketing Lead: We are making API integration seamless for African banks and fintech companies
The African fintech space has been growing rapidly in Africa over the last few years. Fintech generally refers to companies…
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Reviews
Nokia C30 Review: A sturdy entry-level device with a huge 6000mAh battery
Nokia C30 Review: HMD Global has been very aggressive when it comes to the Kenyan market. The company has unveiled…
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News
Wanderlust Diaries and Teachers’ Notice Board Kenya among winners of $50K Facebook’s 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Africa
Wanderlust Diaries Ltd, a Kenyan Facebook group that brings together a community of travelers to share stories is among the…
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News
Mark Zuckerberg lost more than $7 billion after Facebook went down on Monday
In just a few hours after WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram crashed on Monday evening, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said…
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News
Segun Ogunsanya officially takes over as Airtel Africa New CEO
Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, has officially taken over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Airtel Africa. The African arm…
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News
WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Are All Down
Looks like all the popular social media apps WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger are all down. Users from different…
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News
Africa-focused private equity firm DPI raises $900m to invest in specific companies in Africa
Development Partners International (DPI), a premier investment firm focused on Africa on Monday announced that it has raised $900m in its…
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News
TECNO Phantom X Review: For 50k, Should You Buy it?
TECNO Phantom X Review: One of the flagship devices I have interacted with this year is the TECNO Phantom X.…
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News
Nigeria’s B2B payments platform Verto secures $10m Series A round for expansion
Nigeria’s B2B payments platform Verto has announced that it has closed $10 million in Series A funding for expansion. The round was led…
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News
These are the apps shortlisted for the Huawei Apps UP 2021 competition
Huawei has announced the top 20 shortlisted apps for its Huawei Apps UP 2021 competition. The 2021 edition of the…
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News
OPPO Reno6 5G: Our Three Favourite Features
OPPO’s first 5G device in the market, the OPPO Reno6, went on sale in the Kenyan market four weeks ago.…
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News
Network International acquires 100% of Nairobi Headquartered DPO Group
Network International, a global enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa has completed 100 percent acquisition of…
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News
Huawei Freebuds 4 series Now Selling in Kenya Kshs 17,999
Huawei has announced that its latest addition to its line of True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Bluetooth earbuds, the HUAWEI FreeBuds…
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News
SEACOM MD for East North East Africa Tonny Tugee resigns
SEACOM on Thursday announced that its Regional Managing Director for East North East Africa, Tonny Tugee, is leaving the company. …
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News
Absa partners with Melanin Kapital to launch unsecured lending for women-focused startups in Kenya
Absa Bank Kenya has partnered with Pan African impact investment platform Melanin Kapital, to launch an investor readiness program for…
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News
vivo Y21 Launching in Kenya Soon
vivo has announced plans to unveil a new device Y-series in Kenya, the vivo Y21 on September 28th. vivo is promoting…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Do we really need Foldable Phones?
Following the launch of Samsung’s latest Foldables; the Fold3, and the Flip3, we sat down to discuss the importance of…
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News
Lami Technologies and Sendy launch per-trip insurance policy for transporters in Kenya
Kenyan insurance startup Lami Technologies and Sendy have today announced a new per-trip insurance policy for transporter in Kenya. The…
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CLOUD
African Banks Turn to IBM Hybrid Cloud and AI Solutions to Accelerate Digital Innovation
IBM today announced that major financial institutions across Africa have selected its hybrid cloud and AI capabilities to unlock digital innovation.…
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News
GVG announces seamless payments interoperability solution for Governments
Leading regulatory technology developer and Big Data Analytics firm Global Voice Group (GVG) on Wednesday launched a new payment interoperability…
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News
Safaricom Neon Ray 2 Review: The Most affordable 4G smartphone in Kenya
Safaricom Neon Ray 2 Review: On Wednesday morning, I posted a question on my Twitter timeline asking my 8,500 followers…
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News
Safaricom Among Companies Named in UN Global Compact LEAD List
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom was on Tuesday named among the global firms in the Global Compact LEAD participants list. The…
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News
Crown Motors launches the Nissan Magnite in Kenya
Crown Motors Group, the official distributor of the Nissan brand in Kenya on Tuesday unveiled the Nissan Magnite into the…
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News
Google found guilty of abusing dominant position of Android in India
After two years of investigations, which began in 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found search giant Google…
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News
Netflix launches a free mobile-only plan in Kenya
Netflix on Tuesday announced that it is introducing a free plan in Kenya as the company looks to tap into…
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Gadgets
You can now buy the Nokia C10 in Kenya for Ksh.8,900
In April this year, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones unveiled a new range of devices. These devices included…
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News
Vodafone Group, ITU launch initiative to connect 3.4BN with smartphones by 2030
Vodafone Group and ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, have today launched a new initiative…
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News
Chinese ride-hailing firm DiDi Chuxing expands to Egypt
After launching in South Africa in March this year, Chinese ride-hailing firm DiDi Chuxing has now launched its operations in Egypt. …
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News
Nigeria’s healthtech startup 54gene secures $25 million in a Series B round
Nigeria’s healthtech startup 54gene, has raised $25M in a Series B round funding to expand its capabilities to contribute to…
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News
Here is why #DeleteBoltApp is Trending on Twitter
If you’re an active Kenyan on Twitter you’ve probably seen the #DeleteBoltApp hashtag trending since Friday morning. This is after…
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News
Pangea Trust opens applications for its Startup Connect Programme
Pangea Trust has opened applications for its Startup Connect Programme. The programme was launched yesterday at an online event moderated by security…
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Gadgets
Canon EOS R3 camera is the company’s ‘Most Advanced’ Full-Frame Mirrorless Cam Ever
The Canon EOS R3 is finally out. Canon yesterday unveiled the highly anticipated full-frame mirrorless camera featuring some interesting tech. …
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Gadgets
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 pre-order units sold out in Kenya
A week after opening pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in Kenya, Samsung has announced that…
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News
Infinix Zero X, Zero X Pro, Zero X Neo With Periscope Lens Officially Launched
Last week we told you that Infinix was gearing up to unveil its latest device in the ZERO series, the…
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News
Facebook, Big Cabal and Comic Republic launch campaign to tackle fake news in Nigeria
Social media giant Facebook has announced a new partnership with Big Cabal Media and Comic Republic to launch a new…
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TRENDING
Introducing Incentro Africa Google Bootcamp: Now available online for free
Incentro Africa and Digicloud have organized a Google bootcamp for both professionals and students. The bootcamp will be run by…
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News
Samsung Opens Pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in Kenya
Samsung has opened pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in Kenya. The new Galaxy Z series…
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News
MediaTek Helio G96 Chipset Bringing Advanced Display and Photography Capabilities to Premium Smartphones for Consumers in Kenya
Chipset maker MediaTek unveiled the Helio G96 chipset back in back in July. This new chipset provides an upgrade for…
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News
Some Quick Thoughts on the Infinix HOT 10i
The Infinix HOT 10i is one of the devices we have seen from the company being unveiled this year. Infinix…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi 11T Pro will support 120W fast charging
Xiaomi is gearing up for its next event to be held on September 15. At the event, the company is…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA is now Africa’s Largest Fintech, Hits 50 Million Active Customers
Safaricom’s mobile money platform M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers in Africa, making it the continent’s largest fintech.…
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News
Infinix Zero X to Be Unveiled At the Royal Observatory in London on September 13th
By now we all know that Infinix Mobile is working on a new device that will be known as the…
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