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BUSINESS
Unilever’s Sunlight Unveils A Five-Year Programme To Support Women Entrepreneurs
Unilever’s Sunlight, has announced a five-year programme to support women in business. Dubbed ‘Sunlight Women of More’, selected women entrepreneurs…
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News
Huawei Launches its 2021 App Development Competition for Developers Across Africa, $200K Up for Grabs
Huawei has announced the launch of its 2021 App development competition for developers across Africa. Dubbed Huawei HMS App Innovation…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches 9th Anniversary campaign, to offer up to 50% off on essentials
E-Commerce platform Jumia has today launched its 9th Anniversary campaign. The company says it will be marking this anniversary by…
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Gadgets
LG TONE Free Wireless Earbuds’ UVano Tech makes them the most hygienic buds around
The LG TONE Free wireless earbuds went on sale in Kenya this week. The earbuds are available in two models,…
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Gadgets
Huawei FreeBuds 4i now available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh. 10,000
Huawei Mobile has today officially announced the launch of its TWS earphones, HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i in Kenya. The HUAWEI Freebuds…
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Gadgets
Vivo V21 Specs, Price And Availability in Kenya
Vivo V21 Specs: Vivo plans to officially launch the Vivo V21 smartphone in Kenya later this month. The selfie-focused smartphone…
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News
Nigerian e-health startup Helium Health launches in Kenya
Lagos-based e-health startup Helium Health has launched its operations in Kenya. The startup is partnering with three local providers, including Philips…
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News
Former Interswitch Sales Network Lead Karimi Ithau Appointed New Kenswitch Kenya Managing Director
Payments service provider Kenswitch Kenya has appointed Ms. Karimi Ithau as its new Managing Director. Ms. Karimu joins Kenswitch from Interswitch…
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News
The Nokia Earbuds Lite Now Available For Purchase Kenyan market
In April this year, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, unveiled three new lineups of phones, namely the X,…
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News
Tanzania waives value-added tax on smartphones
Tanzania will waive value-added tax on smartphones, tablets, and modems. This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Planning,…
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Kenya among top drivers of eCommerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Visa research
Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria are the top drivers of eCommerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is according to a…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hackers Gain Access Into Nairobi Metropolitan Services Building Approval System
The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has suspended development plan approvals after a group of hackers gained access into its building…
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News
The Nokia phone in Nviiri’s Niko Sawa music video is a Nokia 5.4
If you’ve watched the ‘Niko Sawa’ song by Nviiri the storyteller featuring Bien Baraza of Sauti Sol, chances are you…
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Gadgets
Vivo Launching the Vivo V21 smartphone in Kenya this month
Vivo has announced plans to launch the Vivo V21 Smartphone in Kenya this month. The selfie-focused smartphone will be the…
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Gadgets
Infinix is working on a 160W fast charging technology for an upcoming phone
Fast charging is one of the tech that we have seen a number of high-end phones from different brands launch…
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News
Huawei’s Petal Search Now Features a Direct Link to e-Commerce Site Jumia
In March this year, Huawei Mobile announced a massive upgrade to its Petal Search. The upgrades improved some important aspects…
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BUSINESS
Glovo launches its first African Micro Fulfillment Center in Nairobi
On-demand delivery startup Glovo has opened its first African Micro-Fulfillment Center in Nairobi. The center is located at AEA Plaza…
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News
Biden revokes Trump’s attempted U.S ban TikTok and WeChat
US President Joe Biden has dropped Trump’s executive orders that sought to ban WeChat and TikTok after labeling them as…
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News
[Deal] Vivo splashes a 40% discount on the vivo V19
Vivo has announced a 40% discount on the vivo V19 smartphone. This means you will now be able to buy…
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News
WhereIsMyTransport, South Africa’s mobility startup announces a $14.5 million Series A extension round
South African-based mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport has announced a $14.5 million Series A extension round to expand to other markets. This…
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Gadgets
LG TONE Free wireless earbuds now available for purchase in Kenya
LG Tone Free wireless earbuds have been launched in Kenya. The earbuds are available in two models, HBS-FN6 and HBS-FN4…
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Gadgets
You can now pre-order the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i in Kenya
HUAWEI Mobile Kenya announced plans to launch the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i in early June, meaning we should expect the buds…
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Gadgets
Infinix Note 10 Pro is Now Available For Pre-order in Kenya
Infinix NOTE 10 Pro is now available for pre-order. Infinix today confirmed it would launch the Note 10 and Note…
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News
Telkom launches virtual card for WhatsApp payments in South Africa
Telkom has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers in South Africa to…
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News
Infinix NOTE 10 PRO Unboxing & Quick Specs
Infinix NOTE 10 PRO Unboxing: Infinix plans to officially launch the Infinix NOTE 10 Series this June. The Infinix NOTE…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 10 Pro Specs, Price And Availability in Kenya
Infinix NOTE 10 PRO Specs: Infinix plans to officially launch the Infinix NOTE 10 Series this June. The Infinix NOTE…
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News
Nigerians found using Twitter will be arrested and prosecuted
Nigeria “indefinitely suspended” Twitter ‘s operations in the country on Friday after the company deleted President Buhari’s tweet. “The Federal…
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News
Safaricom Home Fibre now available in more parts of the country
When the pandemic started, the demand for home internet and wireless connectivity in Kenya went high as more Kenyans started…
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News
98% of Equity’s transactions in Q1 were on digital platforms
98% of all Equity Bank’s transactions are on digital platforms according to the bank’s 2021 Q1 results released recently. EazzyNet,…
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News
BMZ expands its developPPP Ventures programme to Kenya to support local startups
German-based Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) has expanded its developPPP Ventures programme in Kenya to support local startups. Under this programme,…
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News
Industrialization Ministry launches Startup Savanna, a business acceleration programme for local early-stage startups
The Kenyan Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development (MoITED) has launched Startup Savanna, a business acceleration programme that will…
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News
Digital lenders in Kenya are still abusing data protection laws
Digital lenders continued to harass defaulters and violate their consumer data rights. This is according to Ajua’s Quarter 1 2021…
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New Appointments
E-Logistics startup Lori Systems appoints Uche Ogboi as its new CEO
Lori Systems, Africa’s e-logistics platform has announced the appointment of Uche Ogboi as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ogboi takes…
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Blockchain
Binance To Hold Hackathon For African Blockchain Enthusiasts
Blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance has announced that it will be holding a DeFi & NFT hackathon for African…
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News
Tecno Camon 17 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A32: Who takes the crown?
Tecno Mobile officially launched its Camon 17 series smartphones in the local market about 3 weeks ago. The devices in…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya to launch a digital independence product to mark Madaraka Day
Tomorrow, Kenyans mark Madaraka Day, 58 years since the country got to exercise self-governance; a key step towards gaining its…
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News
CODE opens nominations for the Digital Equality Awards in Ghana and Uganda
CODE, a network connecting local and international stakeholders to address the digital gender divide and drive sustainable economic growth in…
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News
Dream VC Launches Fellowship Program For Aspiring VCs Africa
Dream VC Launches Fellowship Program For Aspiring VCs AfricaDream VC, a Remote Venture Capital Upskilling Institute, has launched a new…
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News
Kenyan students win Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Global Competition
Four Kenyan students from the United States International University (USIU) are the winners of this year’s Microsoft’s annual global student technology challenge,…
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News
CSR: Itel Mobile to donate foodstuff among other gifts to Imani Children’s Home
As part of its Love Always On CSR activities, Itel Mobile Kenya has announced plans to visit Imani Children’s home…
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News
Unboxing The TECNO Camon 17 Pro
Unboxing The TECNO Camon 17 Pro: The Camon 17 Pro was among the devices in the Camon 17 series…
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News
This AI-driven platform from Hitlab wants to help independent African artists access career-making opportunities
Media streaming and download service Boomplay and Hitlab, a digital media and entertainment company have launched a new AI-driven competition…
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Boomplay and Hitlab launch competition for upcoming artists in Africa
Media streaming and download service Boomplay and Hitlab, a digital media and entertainment company have a new competition targeting emerging…
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News
Mastercard appoints Victor Ndlovu Director, Business Development Lead, East Africa
Mastercard has today announced the appointment of Victor Ndlovu as Director, Country Business Development Lead for East Africa. Victor is…
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News
HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i Launching in Kenya Soon
Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced plans to launch the Huawei FreeBuds 4i in the Kenyan market in early June. Huawei…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom To Offer Customers Free Data Every Day For the Next 90 Days
Safaricom has today unveiled a new data campaign that will see customers enjoy free data every day for the next…
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Startups
Kenyan Fintech Firm Kwara Among African Startups Selected for Norrsken Impact Accelerator Program
Kenyan fintech firm Kwara is among the twenty startups, with eleven from Africa, selected to join the Norrsken Impact Accelerator. Norrsken…
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CLOUD
iColo starts construction of MBA2, its third data center in Kenya
Carrier-neutral data center infrastructure provider iColo has today announced the construction of its third data center in Kenya to be…
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News
Gadgets Africa And Nation Media Partner To Launch Consumer Tech Expo
Local tech publication Gadgets Africa has announced a new partnership with Nation Media Group to launch Vifaa Tech Festival, a…
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News
eCitizen intergrates T-kash as a payment option
Telkom Kenya customers will now be able to make payments on the eCitizen platform using T-kash. The financial services platform…
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News
[Ethiopia] Ethio Telecom launches modular data center to streamline IT and network infrastructure
Ethio Telecom has launched a Tier III-ready modular data centre in Ethiopia. Powered by Huawei, the data center is located in…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom-led consortium wins Ethiopia’s telecom license
Ethiopia ’s telecommunications regulator has awarded an operating licence to a consortium led by Kenya’s Safaricom and Japan’s Sumitomo Safaricom,…
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News
Flutterwave Partners with Amole to Facilitate Remittances into Ethiopia
Flutterwave has partnered with Ethiopia’s mobile Digital Wallet platform, Amole, to facilitate money transfer into Ethiopia. Through this partnership, Amole Wallet…
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News
CA closer to finalizing review of children and local content programming guidelines
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced that it is making final touches on the review of children and…
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News
[Kenya] Pangea announces upto $3 million scale-up program for local startups
Norwegian-based accelerator Pangea has unveiled a scale-up program offering private funding of up to Ksh 300 million and business support…
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News
AlphaCode announces four startups taking part in the second phase of the its Incubate programme
AlphaCode has announced the four South African fintech startups that will be part of the second phase of the AlphaCode…
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News
South African fintech startup Ukheshe expanding to Asia-Pacific
South African fintech startup Ukheshe Technologies has announced that it will be expanding its footprint into the Asia-Pacific region as it introduces…
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Startups
Five women-led tech startups awarded Ksh.1M by Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator
The Standard Chartered Bank has today awarded 5 women-led businesses with KES 1,000,000 each. The businesses were picked from the…
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News
OPPO Band With Real-Time Heart Rate, Continuous SpO2 Monitoring Launches in Kenya
OPPO Kenya has unveiled a new smart band in the Kenyan market. Known as the OPPO Band, the wearable will…
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News
Opera adds new features including link previews and GIF support to its chat service Hype
Opera is adding new features including built-in meme creator, link previews and GIF support to Hype, its new chat service…
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TRENDING
[Deal] Purchase Telkom Kenya’s Freedom Friday Bundle and Get Free UberEats Vouchers
Purchasing the recently unveiled Telkom Kenya’s Freedom Friday bundle will get you some free UberEats vouchers. Telkom has partnered with…
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Huawei Kenya launches its 2021 graduate recruitment program
Huawei Kenya has launched a graduate recruitment program creating over 30 job and internship opportunities. Huawei has launched this program…
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News
Telkom Kenya to form subsidiaries to house its Digital and Financial Services businesses
Telkom Kenya has announced that it is creating two 100% wholly-owned subsidiaries to house its Digital and Financial Services businesses. …
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News
Nokia G10 coming to Kenya soon
Following the Global Launch of the Nokia G10, HMD Global the makers of Nokia phones has confirmed that the device will…
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News
Telkom launches Mambo 99, new bundles tariff for prepaid customers
Telkom has introduced a new monthly data bundles tariff targeted at its prepaid customers. Dubbed Mambo 99, the new tariff will…
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News
Vivo Y20 Review: Good specs for a 14k Device
Vivo Y20 Review: Mid-range phones are becoming very popular in Kenya. Most smartphone manufacturers have been releasing a number of…
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CLOUD
Amazon Web Services Launches its re/Start cloud skills training program in Kenya
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is bringing its re/Start cloud skills training program to Kenya and South Africa this month as…
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News
Cellulant names Akshay Grover as the Acting CEO effective May
Kenyan-based payments firm Cellulant has named Akshay Grover as the Acting-CEO effective May. Aksha takes over from Ken Njoroge, the co-founder and CEO…
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News
Nigerian social and video commerce platform Rabawa raises $163k funding for expansion
Nigerian social and video commerce platform Rabawa has raised US$163,000 in funding from US-based VC firm Aptive Capital to help…
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News
New Jumia Prime customers to enjoy free one month delivery
Jumia has announced the launch of a Jumia Prime campaign that will see new customers sign up for a one-month…
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News
Vista Bank selects Radar Payments to drive its digital payment strategy in West Africa
Vista Bank Group (Vista) has selected its paytech provider Radar Payments to drive its global payment processing activities in West…
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News
Mastercard and Cassava Fintech to collaborate on fintech solutions for Covid-19 response in Africa
Cassava Fintech International (Cassava Fintech) and Mastercard have entered into a strategic partnership to advance digital inclusion across Africa. The…
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News
TECNO announces Hollywood Actor Chris Evans as its brand ambassador
TECNO Mobile has announced Hollywood Actor Chris Evans as its brand ambassador. Chris will debut in TECNO’s May 6th product…
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News
Kenyan Female Entrepreneur Raises $1.8M in Seed Funding for Lami Technologies
Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurance technology (insurtech) company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, has…
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News
Bolt launches car renting service in Europe
Bolt has launched a new car renting service that allows customers to rent a car for short periods of time…
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News
Kenyan fintech startup Kwara selected for Japan-led Ninja Accelerator Programme
Digital banking platform and fintech company Kwara has been selected for the first cohort of the Ninja Accelerator programme in Kenya.…
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News
TECNO Mobile launches Spark 7P in Kenya
TECNO mobile has today launched its latest device in the Spark series, the TECNO Spark 7P in Kenya. The device…
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News
Google to offer Android and cloud development scholarships to developers across Africa
Google has announced a new programme to offer new scholarships for Android, Web and Google Cloud development to developers across…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kaspersky partners with value-added distributor DataGroupIT to strengthen West African footprint
As part of its strategy to grow its business in West Africa, Kaspersky has partnered with value-added distributor DataGroupIT who…
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WomenInTech
Mastercard announces new investment in Rwandan female-focused eCommerce platform Kasha
Mastercard has today announced a new investment in Rwandan female-focused eCommerce platform Kasha. The companies say they will continue their…
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News
[Interview] Zahra Baitie-Boateng, Head of Partnership and Programs, Africa’s Business Heroes
Zahra Baitie-Boateng, is the Head of Partnership and Programs, Africa’s Business Heroes, Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program in Africa to support…
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News
Bolt Partners with NTSA to Supports Boda Boda Rider Training Program
Bolt is partnering with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Youth Service (NYS) to support the…
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News
Applications for the HiiL Justice Accelerator to close on 30th April
Southern African justice startups looking for the opportunity to take their business to new heights have until 30 April 2021…
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News
TECNO is partnering with a top Hollywood movie star for CAMON 17 Launch in Kenya
TECNO Mobile has announced plans to launch its latest device in the CAMON series, the TECNO Camon 17, in the…
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CLOUD
VOGSY and Incentro partnership to boost productivity and profitability in the services industry in Africa
VOGSY, the quote-to-cash Professional Services Automation solution built for Google Workspace users, and Incentro Africa, have today announced today a new…
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New Appointments
Mastercard Appoints Shehryar To Ali Lead Sub-Saharan Team in East Africa
Mastercard has today announced the appointment of Shehryar Ali as Country Manager for East Africa. Shehryar will be based at…
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News
Airtel Kenya refutes claims it’s exiting the market
Airtel has refuted claims that it plans to exit the Kenyan market. Last week, reports emerged that the telco was…
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BUSINESS
NCBA and KAM partner to support local manufacturing SMEs
NCBA Bank Kenya PLC has today partnered with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), to enhance the development of Manufacturing…
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News
Proposed Spectrum recommendations by ATU Aand Ericsson set to expand Africa’s ICT space
African countries and telecommunications stakeholders yesterday launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations for the continent. The recommendations focus…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Unveils XGS Series Firewall Appliances
Sophos has today unveiled new XGS Series firewall appliances with unrivaled performance and advanced protection against cyberattacks. Sophos says the…
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BUSINESS
Andersky Tours to launch an online travel booking platform
The travel booking sector has undergone a huge transformation over the last couple of years due to technological advancement and…
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News
Malian Insurtech startup OKO raises $1.2 million to bring innovative insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa
Malian Insurtech startup, OKO has closed a Seed investment of $1.2 million. The round was led by Newfund and ResiliAnce. Mercy…
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News
Nigeria Suffers Mobile Malware Epidemic with 1 In 9 Android Phones Now Infected
Mobile users in Nigeria have been impacted by mobile malware during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to a new…
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CLOUD
icolo.io installs hybrid solar systems at its Nairobi and Mombasa data centers
icolo.io has announced the installation of Solar Energy systems at its Nairobi (NBO1) and Mombasa (MBA1) Data Centres. The 400kW…
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New Appointments
Bolt Food appoints Edgar Kipngetich Kitur Country Manager for Kenya
Bolt has announced the appointment of Edgar Kipngetich Kitur as the Country Manager for Bolt Food in Kenya. Edgar joins…
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BUSINESS
Canon Central & North Africa signs four new Business Partners across the continent
Canon Central & North Africa (CCNA) has signed four new value business partners in key markets to cement its footprint…
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News
African tech startups invited to apply for the Smart Cities Innovation Programme
African tech startups in the fields of mobility, housing, and fintech have been invited to apply for the Smart Cities…
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News
[24Bit Podcast] Buying a new computer? Here are things to consider!
Listen to Nick Kanali, Emmanuel Chenze, and Dickson Otieno share ideas on what to look out for when purchasing a…
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News
Here are the twenty-two African startups joining the UNICEF StartUp Lab second cohort
UNICEF has announced the twenty-two startups that will be taking part in this year’s cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab.…
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Startups
Applications for 2021 Grindstone Accelerator programme now open
Applications for this year’s Grindstone’s accelerator programme are now open. Grindstone Accelerator is an equity-free structured entrepreneurship development programme that…
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News
[Interview] Nick Treurnicht, Customer Engineer for Google Workspace, DigiCloud Africa, South Africa
Nick Treurnicht is the Customer Engineer for Google Workspace at DigiCloud Africa, Africa’s Google Cloud Brokerage, specialising in Google Cloud products –…
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