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News
[Interview] We’re deploying Cloud-based solutions for African organizations, Incentro Africa CEO
Dennis De Weerd is the CEO at Incentro Africa, an IT service provider delivering custom build cloud-based software solutions for the European and…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches City Partner Program in Mt.Kenya region to empower local businesses
Ecommerce giant Jumia has launched a new program to empower local businesses by boosting their revenue and providing better services to…
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BUSINESS
KCB inks Bank Identification Number deal with South African fintech startup Ukheshe
South Africa’s fintech startup Ukheshe has entered into a new Bank Identification Number (BIN) deal with Kenya-based lender KCB Bank Kenya. This…
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COVID-19 Pandemic coverage by the media
The media has played a very huge role in covering the COVID-19 pandemic since the first case was reported in…
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BUSINESS
New Carrefour Kenya Mobile App Lets Shoppers Place Orders Online
Carrefour Kenya has launched a new mobile app that will now let users shop online and have their goods delivered…
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Huawei Y7a launching in Kenya Early February
Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that it will soon be launching Huawei Y7a in the local market. The Huawei Y7a…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Identifies Source Of “MrbMiner” Attacks Targeting Database Servers
Sophos published a new report on MrbMiner, a recently discovered cryptominer that targets internet-facing database servers (SQL servers) and downloads…
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Samsung partners with Safaricom for Galaxy S21 pre-orders
Samsung has partnered with Safaricom for the pre-orders of the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S21 range of devices that includes the…
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Algerian Private Incubator IncubMe to support tech startups in Kenya
Algerian Private Incubator IncubMe has announced plans to launch in Kenya in March this year. Under the patronage of the…
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Echelon Capital to invest $1 million in early-stage tech startups in Nigeria
Venture Capital Echelon Capital has announced plans to inject US$1 million in funding in Nigerian tech startups beginning February 2021.…
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VC-backed free money transfer service Taptap Send is now live in Kenya
Taptap Send, a venture-backed fintech startup that lets immigrants send money back home to emerging markets instantly has launched in…
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Gadgets
[CES 2021] LG showcases its new InstaView Refrigerators with upgraded features
LG Electronics showcased its new InstaView refrigerators at this month’s first virtual CES. The new refrigerators boast upgraded features and…
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VMware begins search for new CEO to replace Pat Gelsinger
VMware’s board of directors has initiated a search for a new CEO after Pat Gelsinger stepped down from the position…
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News
Nokia C1 Plus now available in Kenya for Ksh.8,999
HMD Global has today announced the availability of the Nokia C1 Plus in Kenya. The new device in the C-series…
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News
Mobile Retail Platform Copia Global hosts MIT Global Entrepreneurship Lab project
Mobile retail platform Copia Global was among the startups from around the world selected to host a Global Entrepreneurship Laboratory…
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News
[CES 2021] LG Unveils its 2021 Ultra series premium monitors for home and office
LG has unveiled some new Ultra monitors at CES 2021 at it tries to cement and position itself in the…
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News
Kinyungu Ventures Research calls for Changes to Cut-and-paste VC Strategy In Africa
There continues to be a wide misalignment between traditional venture capital models and the African market, this is according to…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank to provide a $150k recovery package to Kenyan MSMEs
To extend support towards COVID-19 economic recovery, Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank have pooled resources to provide Micro, small and…
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News
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 officialy launched
The Galaxy S21 series is now official. Samsung has unveiled the new smartphone line-up that includes the Galaxy S21 Ultra,…
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News
Play Zuri launches its mHealth app in Kenya to help connect patients with doctors
E-health startup Play Zuri Health, a branch of the Play Communications Limited has today launched its mHealth app in Kenya…
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News
Egypt’s Fintech startup Cassbana raises $1m pre-seed funding from Disruptech Ventures
Egypt-based fintech startup Cassbana has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Egyptian fintech-focused venture capitalist fund Disruptech…
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News
This AI-powered tool is helping African farmers in the fight against locusts
Kuzi, a free tool that will help farmers and pastoralists across Africa to predict and control locust behaviour has been…
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News
[Interview] Our data marketplace is helping fill credit history gap in Sub-Saharan Africa, CARMA CEO
Fintech has become a significant force in shaping the financial services industry in Sub-Saharan Africa. As this market grows, the…
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News
vivo V20 launched in Kenya for Ksh. 45,999
Vivo has today officially unveiled its latest premium photography-focused device under the V-Series, the vivo V20 in Kenya. The device…
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News
Kenyan-based digital bank Umba raises $2m seed funding to scale its product offerings
Kenyan-based digital bank for emerging markets Umba has raised a US$2 million seed funding round to help it expand product…
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News
Kenyan e-health startup Damu-Sasa receives a $20,000 grant funding from Villgro Africa
Kenyan e-health startup Damu-Sasa has received a $20,000 grant funding from Villgro Africa to enable it to enhance its contributions…
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News
Huawei DigiTruck Celebrates Training of 1500 Youths Across Kenya
Huawei ’s digital classroom initiative DigiTruck has marked its 1-year anniversary by achieving the milestone of training more than 1,500…
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News
DPO Group introduces Real-Time Settlements on digital payments for sole trader merchants in Kenya
African payment service provider DPO Group has launched Real-Time Settlements for its SME sole proprietor merchants in Kenya. 86% of SMEs…
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News
Kenyan team wins $5000 IBM and David Clark Cause’s Call for Code Challenge
A team of developers from Kenya are the winners of IBM and David Clark Cause’s 2020 Call for Code Global…
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News
Kenya e-commerce startup Sokowatch among winners of AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020
Kenyan based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch is among the winners of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020. The awards celebrates the…
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News
Ivory Coast based Media Startup StarNews Mobile Raises $1.8m Funding
StarNews Mobile, an Ivory Coast based Media Startup has raised funding from Investors & Partners (I&P), a pioneering impact investing…
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News
Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health raises $3.75 million in Series A funding
Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health has raised $3.75 million in Series A funding led by TLcom Capital, with participation from…
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News
vivo V20 with a 44MP selfie camera launching in Kenya
Vivo has announced plans to unveil its latest premium photography-focused device under the V-Series, the vivo V20 in Kenya. The…
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News
Liquid Telecom appoints Wole Abu as CEO for Nigeria including new Africa Data Centre
Liquid Telecom has appointed Wole Abu as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Nigeria. Wole will also serve as the CEO…
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News
These are the startups shortlisted for the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2020
The final shortlist for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020 which celebrate the best startups in mobile and tech from across Africa has been…
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New Appointments
Oliver Fortuin takes over from Byron Clatterbuck as new SEACOM Group CEO
SEACOM today announced that it has appointed Oliver Fortuin, who is currently the Group Chief Enterprise Officer at MTN as…
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Reviews
Realme 7i review
realme 7i Review: Realme has been really busy since entering the Kenyan market a couple of months ago. The company…
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TRENDING
[Free Webinar] Incentro Presents: The Kenya Data Protection Act: What it Means For You
Incentro Presents: The Kenya Data Protection Act Webinar: What it Means For You When: 10th December 2020 From: 16:00 – 17:00 EAT…
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News
South African tech startup LetMeIn.to raises R2.2-million to scale its visitor and access management platform.
South African tech startup LetMeIn.to has raised R2.2 million in funding from an undisclosed impact investor to scale up and expand…
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News
Here’s what we like about the ASUS ZenBook Flip 13 (UX363) Laptop
ASUS Launched its new ZenBook Flip 13 (UX363) in August this year and now it’s finally available in Kenya at…
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News
Nigerian fintech startup CredPal raises $1.5million funding round
Nigerian consumer credit startup CredPal has raised a $1.5million funding round. The funding came as the startup prepares to launch its…
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News
You can now pre-order the Huawei Watch Fit in Kenya
Huawei Mobile Kenya has opened pre-orders for its Huawei Watch Fit that is set to launch in the country soon. …
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Reviews
Some Quick Thoughts on Telkom Kenya’s Kaduda T-Smart 4G feature phone
After launching Kaduda 1, Kaduda Selfie, and Kaduda Smart, Telkom Kenya came back with Kaduda T-Smart. The Kaduda T-Smart feature…
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Dimension Data is Doubling Connectivity and Service Capacity of its Carrier Ethernet Network in Keny
Dimension Data is upgrading its carrier ethernet network in Kenya at a cost of $1 million. The upgrade being undertaken by…
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New Appointments
Samuel Onyango Joins Equity as a Non-Executive Director
Equity has appointed of Samuel Onyango as a Non-Executive Director to its Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited (EBKL) Board. Samuel has…
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BUSINESS
Ngao Credit offering 3% discounted interest rate for its loan products during this Black Friday
Ngao Credit Black Friday: This year’s Black Friday is here with us. This is the biggest retail sales day for…
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BUSINESS
Jiji Online Market Place Kenya new security measures to protect its users in a bid to dominate Kenya’s e-commerce space
If you were a frequent user of OLX Kenya a few years ago, you probably already know that the e-commerce…
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News
African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30 Million backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
African fintech startup Chipper Cash has secured a $30 Million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with participation…
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News
Some Nokia deals you can grab during this Jumia Black Friday
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced its partnership with Jumia Kenya for its 2020 Black Friday. This…
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News
Huawei Watch Fit Set for Kenya Launch Soon
Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced plans to launch its latest smartwatch — Watch Fit in Kenya. The Huawei Watch Fit,…
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News
Africa Data Centres Tier III certification renewed
Africa Data Centres has had its Tier III certification renewed by the Uptime Institute for its Nairobi-based data centre. The firm which claims to be…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank’s Borrowed SME Funds jump to Ksh68.5 billion in Q3
Equity Bank’s borrowed funds for SME s jumped 19.7 per cent to Sh68.5 billion over the three months to September…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 16s Unboxing
TECNO Camon 16s Unboxing: TECNO’s latest budget phone in the Kenyan market is the TECNO Camon 16s. The phone went…
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News
Four Villages in Kitui County Get Mobile Coverage for The First Time
Thousands of residents in remote areas of Kitui County that were previously not linked to the basic mobile telephony have…
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News
Africa-focused VC fund Outlierz Ventures invests in three Nigerian startups
Africa-focused Morocco-based B2B VC fund Outlierz Ventures has announced new investments into three Nigerian startups – Bamboo, Youverify and Healthlane.…
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News
SafeBoda is Pausing its Operations in Kenya
Boda Boda hailing platform SafeBoda is pausing its operations in Kenya effective from November 27. The tech startup, in a…
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News
AI Media launches Africa’s first AI-focused free investment matchmaking service for African startups
The AI Media Group has launched The Deal Room, Africa’s first artificial intelligence (AI) focused, free investment matchmaking service for…
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BUSINESS
WorldRemit announces Africa-focused Entrepreneurship Program in Kenya
WorldRemit, a global digital payments company, has launched an Africa-focused entrepreneurship programme in Kenya. The WorldRemit Entrepreneurs Programme will also be…
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News
DStv launches Explora Ultra decorder with integrated Netflix
MultiChoice Group has officially launched its next-generation decoder in South Africa. The new DStv Explora Ultra will be available at…
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Startups
PortableVoices signs deal with EAEP to produce and distribute pan-African audiobooks
Kenyan audio production startup PortableVoices has entered into a new partnership with East African Educational Publishers (EAEP) to produce and…
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News
Infinix NOTE 8 Review
Infinix NOTE 8 Review: The Infinix NOTE 8 is official. Infinix launched this device in Kenya a couple of weeks…
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BUSINESS
KenTrade introduces support services to ease trade documentation processes for traders
The Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade), has introduced optional premium and support services to ease trade processes for traders in…
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Reviews
Video: realme 7i Unboxing and Quick Impressions
realme 7i unboxing: realme officially unveiled the realme 7i smartphone in Kenya yesterday. The phone was launched alongside the realme…
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News
Telkom and SABC partner to launch mobile streaming service in South Africa
Telkom has partnered with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to launch a new streaming channel, TelkomONE. The mobile operator…
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BUSINESS
Prime Bank and SimbaPay partner for instant international money transfer
Kenya’s private bank Prime Bank has partnered with London-based fintech SimbaPay, to launch an instant international money transfer service via…
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Startups
Fintech company Kwara launches Customer Success Traineeship Program for university graduates in Kenya
Kwara, a digital banking platform in Kenya today announced the launch of a Customer Success Traineeship Program targeting university graduates.…
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News
This Nigerian HR startup has raised a seven-figure round to expand across Africa
Nigeria’s HR startup SeamlessHR has closed a seven-figure deal as it seeks to expand across other African markets. SeamlessHR was one…
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CLOUD
South African data centre company Teraco is building Africa’s largest data center with 38 MW power load
South African data centre company Teraco has commenced the construction of its new hyperscale data centre with 38 megawatts (MW)…
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CLOUD
Businesses in Kenya to increase cloud spending by over 50% in 2021
Enterprises in Kenya are set to increase their expenditure on cloud computing services by 68 per cent in 2021 up…
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BUSINESS
Gadgets Leo, your one-stop eCommerce shop for smartphones
Kenya has one of the most vibrant e-commerce ecosystems in Africa which has been described as the next frontier in…
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News
Ashoka launches initiative to support African social entrepreneurs addressing COVID-19
Ashoka has today launched a new initiative to support African social entrepreneurs developing solutions to help fight COVID 19. The…
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News
E-health startup Vezeeta Launches its Doctor Booking App in Kenya
Middle East and North Africa e-health startup Vezeeta has expanded to Kenya by launching an app to help Kenyans access…
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News
Kenyan Students Get to Global Finals of Huawei ICT Competition
Kenyan students have made it to the global finals of the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa ICT Competition scheduled for November 2020. …
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Reviews
Video: Unboxing The OPPO A93
OPPO A93 Unboxing: OPPO Kenya officially launched the OPPO A93, its latest addition to the A Series portfolio in the…
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Reviews
Tecno Spark 5 Pro Review
Tecno Spark 5 Pro Review: Tecno Mobile officially unveiled the Tecno Spark 5 Pro in Kenya this month. This launch…
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News
realme 7i confirmed to launch in Kenya on November 10th
Realme has announced plans to unveil another product from its number series, the realme 7i on Tuesday, November 10th at…
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Reviews
Unboxing The Infinix Note 8 and Quick Specs
Infinix NOTE 8 Unboxing: Infinix NOTE 8 is now official. Infinix officially unveiled the device last week at an event…
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News
Cars & Tech: Hyundai Tucson Video Review
Hyundai Tucson : In July this year, Portuguese multinational Salvador Caetano Group launched a new one-stop showroom in Kenya. The…
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News
OPPO A93 officially launched in Kenya, to be available for Ksh. 30,999
OPPO Kenya has today launched the OPPO A93, its latest addition to the A Series portfolio in the country. The…
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News
Cellulant Names Faith Nkatha Gitonga Country Manager for Kenya
Cellulant has announced the appointment of Faith Nkatha Gitonga as its Country Manager for Kenya. Faith joins the fintech company from…
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Gadgets
realme Buds Q now selling in Kenya for Ksh.3,999
The realme Buds Q true wireless earbuds are now selling in Kenya. Realme introduced the buds recently and is selling…
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News
LinkedIn Stories feature is now live for users worldwide
LinkedIn thinks we need a stories feature. The professional social network just rolled out LinkedIn Stories to users worldwide, giving…
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News
Truecaller’s New Call Reason Feature Will Let You Know Why Someone Is Calling You
Truecaller will now be able to tell you why someone is calling. The company has rolled out a new update…
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News
The Infinix Note 8 is now official, to be available in Kenya for Ksh.21,799
Infinix Mobile is officially unveiled the Infinix Note 8, one of its flagship devices for 2020 today. The phone will…
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News
Kenya’s e-health Startup Ilara Health Secures $1.1M Grant to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health has received a US$1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve…
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News
Realme C15 Review
Realme C15 Review: Realme C15 is already selling in the Kenyan market. The device was launched four weeks ago at…
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News
Catalyst Fund, Mastercard, MEST launch $4.3m Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana
Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)…
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Gadgets
OPPO A93 Confirmed to Launch on October 26 in Kenya
OPPO is set to introduce OPPO A93 in Kenya this month. The A93 is the latest addition to the A…
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Gadgets
Budget Nokia 2.4 is now selling in Kenya for Ksh.13,799
HMD Global has announced the availability of Nokia 2.4 budget phone in Kenya. The phone was first introduced to the…
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News
TECNO Spark 5 Pro now selling in Kenya for Ksh. 13,999
Tecno Mobile has today officially launched the TECNO Spark 5 Pro in Kenya. The device will be available for Ksh.…
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BUSINESS
Nairobi is the leading African city for online food delivery, report
Nairobi is the leading city across Africa for online food delivery, followed by Casablanca (Morocco), Lagos (Nigeria) Kampala (Uganda) and…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 10 Review
Infinix HOT 10 Review: Infinix launched the Infinix HOT 10 in Kenya two weeks ago. The device is selling at…
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CLOUD
Africa Data Centers appoints Vimal Sharma new GM Sales for Eastern Africa region
Africa Data Centres has appointed Vimal Sharma as its new General Manager: Sales for the Eastern Africa region. Before joining…
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WomenInTech
Mastercard’s Girls4Tech STEM Program Reaches 1 Million Girls in 30 Countries
Mastercard’s signature STEM program, Girls4Tech, reached its initial milestone goal of educating one million girls, the company has announced. The…
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New Appointments
Sophos Appoints Kevin Isaac Senior Vice President of Sales for EMEA
Sophos today announced a new appointment to its senior EMEA sales leadership team. Kevin Isaac has joined Sophos as senior vice…
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News
Infinix Note 8 and 8i Launching soon in Kenya, Pre-orders start on 12th
Infinix Mobile is planning to launch its latest device in the Note Series in Kenya, the Infinix Note 8 and…
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Startups
Global Startup Awards expands across all African countries
The Global Startup Awards (GSA) is expanding across Africa. GSA is the largest independent startup ecosystem awards platform with a…
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News
[Interview] We’re connecting Africa one transaction at a time, Leon Kiptum, Chipper Cash Kenya boss
Financial technology – Fintech, has become a significant force in shaping the structure of the financial services industry in Africa…
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BUSINESS
Fraud in the banking industry: What are banks doing about it?
Chances are you have at least received a call once or twice from people claiming to be representatives from your…
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News
Equity Announces a $100 Partnership With Proparco to Support 240 Local MSMEs
Equity Group has announced a $100 partnership with Proparco, a French Development Finance Institution to support Micro, Small, and Medium…
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News
Ngao Credit opens new branch in Thika town
Financial services provider Ngao Credit has opened a new branch in Thika town. The new branch will serve the entire…
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