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Interviews
#TechTrendsChats : Safaricom CEO, Peter Ndegwa on Telco’s expansion plans to Ethiopia and other African markets
Safaricom expansion plans to Ethiopia: Safaricom has been planning to expand to the Ethiopian market for a while now. When…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom partners with Visa to develop M-Pesa products for customers and merchants
Safaricom has entered into a new partnership with digital payments leader Visa to develop products that will support digital payments…
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News
DPO Group and Mastercard launch DPO Store, an e-commerce platform for African businesses
Digital payments company, DPO Group, has launched an e-commerce platform to help merchants across Africa to move their businesses online.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s M-PESA revenues from betting declined by Ksh.1.9B
Safaricom’s M-Pesa revenue shrunk by 33%, amounting to a whooping 1.9 Billion due to reduced betting activities in the country.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Malware infects 1.69M Android Handsets in South Africa, Report
Secure-D from mobile tech company Upstream detected 1.69 million malware-infected Android devices in South Africa last year. Within many popular…
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Gadgets
Nokia C2 With Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) Now Available In Kenya For Ksh.8,199
HMD Global has today announced the availability of the budget Nokia C2 in Kenya. The Android Go edition smartphone is…
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Reviews
Huawei Y7p Camera Review: Here’s what you get with 48MP
Huawei officially unveiled the Huawei Y7p in the Kenyan market selling at Ksh.18,499. The phone comes with a 6.39-inch touchscreen…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 15 Review: A good camera phone that needs some slight adjustments
TECNO Camon 15 Review: TECNO mobile launched the TECNO Camon 15 a few weeks ago in the Kenyan market. The…
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Startups
Here Are The 22 African Startups Selected For The Wimbart Mentorship Programme
London-based PR agency Wimbart has announced the final list of 22 African startups that will take part in the first…
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BUSINESS
StarTimes new online platform, StarTimes GO, will allow customers to shop from their TVs
Pay Television provider StarTimes Kenya has introduced an online shopping platform for its customers. Named StarTimes GO, the platform will…
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CLOUD
South Africa to lead cloud adoption race in the continent
As the battle between international cloud providers intensifies, Africa’s cloud market is starting to gain traction with many enterprise customers…
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BUSINESS
Twiga Foods sign fresh produce distribution deal with Jumia, cut prices by 50%
Twiga Foods has signed a distribution deal with e-commerce leader Jumia to deliver fresh and processed food to consumer’s homes…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 15 now available in Kenya for Ksh.17,999
TECNO Mobile has announced that the TECNO Camon 15 is now officially available in the Kenyan market. The Camon 15…
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News
Huawei Y7p Now Available In Kenya For Ksh.18,499
Huawei Mobile Kenya has today announced the launch of the HUAWEI Y7p, the latest addition to the HUAWEI Y Series.…
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New Appointments
Liquid Telecom appoints Mark Townsend as CEO of Zambia business
Liquid Telecom has appointed Mark Townsend as CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia. Mark takes over from Susan Mulikita who resigned…
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Startups
Kenya’s Logistic Platform Amitruck Secures Funding From GreenTec Capital
Kenya’s mobile and web-based trucking logistics startup Amitruck has received a new investment from GreenTec Capital. With this new undisclosed…
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News
Vodacom and Samsung donate 20,000 smartphones to the South African government to help fight COVID-19
Vodacom Group has partnered with Samsung to provide 20,000 smartphones to the National Department of Health in South Africa to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Reports discovers 30 Fleeceware Apps Targeting iPhone users
Sophos has published a new report showing how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through…
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News
Facebook launches its Coronavirus Information Center in Kenya and 16 other African countries
After launching in South Africa, Facebook is now expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom partners with more PSV Matatus to Collect Fares through M-PESA
Safaricom has partnered with more matatu Saccos to collect fares through M-Pesa. The telco first launched the service last month…
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News
Jumia donates 100,000 masks to the government to help fight Covid-19
Jumia has today donated 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Health to support the fight against Covid-19. The masks will…
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Gadgets
OPPO Reno 3 Pre-orders Now Open In Kenya
OPPO Reno 3 pre-orders have been opened in Kenya. The pre-orders can be made via the OPPO Kenya Facebook Page at…
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Startups
Two African tech startups accepted into Founders Factory Accelerator Programme
Two African technology startups have been selected and accepted into the Founders Factory Africa Accelerator programme. (FFA) The two startups…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom And Vodacom Fully Acquire The M-PESA Brand From Vodafone
Safaricom and Vodacom have announced that they have now completed the full acquisition of the M-PESA brand from Vodafone through…
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Gadgets
OPPO Reno 3 Coming To Kenya On April 16
The OPPO Reno 3 smartphone is coming to Kenya this month. OPPO Kenya has announced plans to launch the device…
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News
Internet Solutions Enters Home Internet Market in Kenya
Converged ICT Services Provider Internet Solutions (IS) has entered into the home internet market in Kenya. The company has unveiled…
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Startups
Andela Launches Online Code Challenge For Engineers
Andela has launched a competitive online code challenge for software engineers. The competition named “Crack the Code” is open only…
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News
Safaricom, Eneza, Longhorn And Viusasa Partner To Enable Free Access To Educational Content
As the effects of Coronavirus continue to bite Safaricom has partnered with Eneza Education, Longhorn Publishers and Viusasa to provide…
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Startups
London-based PR Agency Wimbart launches mentorship programme for African tech startups
London-based PR agency Wimbart has launched a webinar and mentorship programme to equip African tech startups with the PR tools…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered commits $1B to finance companies helping tackle Covid-19
Standard Chartered has announced that it will commit USD1 billion of financing for companies that provide goods and services to…
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BUSINESS
Coronavirus: This could be the right time to get home internet
The demand for home internet and wireless connectivity in Kenya might go high as more Kenyans work and learn remotely…
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Startups
This Ghanaian Startup Has Launched A Check-in App And Symptom Tracker To Counter The Spread of Coronavirus
Ghanaian health startup Redbird (formerly Redbird Health Tech) has launched a Coronavirus Daily Check-in App and Symptom Tracker to counter the…
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BUSINESS
Posta and Jumia partner to offer discount on delivery fee for customer countrywide
As the effects of coronavirus continue to be felt, more Kenyans are now turning to online shopping to purchase household…
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News
How To Stop Promotional Messages On Safaricom Through WhatsApp
Promotional text messages can be annoying sometimes especially for services you did not subscribe to. A number of users have…
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News
Deloitte report highlights how 5G can help fight Coronavirus
5G can enhance the effectiveness of pandemic prevention and treatment, and drive the digital transformation of healthcare systems in response…
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CLOUD
Cloud uptake shifts in South African enterprise sector, Says Routed MD
While there is an increase in cloud adoption within the enterprises in South Africa, there is a shift in how…
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News
Kenyans turn to e-commerce as coronavirus pandemic fears grow
The coronavirus has spread to dozens of countries across Africa within weeks, with the head of the World Health Organisation…
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Gadgets
Nokia 2.2 Android 10 update now rolling out in Kenya
Nokia 2.2 is now getting Android 10 update in Kenya starting today. The update Android 10 on the Nokia 2.2…
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Gadgets
Nearly a billion used smartphones set to enter the market in 2020, Study
5G smartphone upgrades could see nearly a billion used smartphones enter the market across the globe in 2020. This is…
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News
Opera introduces Opera News Lite for devices with limited storage
Opera has today launched a smaller version of its Opera News application. Know as Opera News Lite, the app has designed…
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News
Coronavirus: You Can Now Pay Your Matatu Fares Through M-PESA
Safaricom today announced that it has partnered with public transport sector players to accept cashless payments through M-PESA in the…
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BUSINESS
Glovo partners with Naivas to offer free deliveries for orders above Ksh.1,000
Delivery firm Glovo has announced a new partnership with Naivas Supermarkets to provide free deliveries in the wake of the…
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Reviews
Vivo Y19 Review: Could have been better
Vivo Y19 Review: vivo launched the vivo Y19 smartphone into the Kenyan market in January this year. The device is…
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News
Usiku Games To Offer Kenyan Mobile Gamers Free Access During Coronavirus Lockdown
Kenya’s Mobile Games company, Usiku Games, has free-rated its fees on mobile app games. Mobile app gamers will now not pay…
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CLOUD
Opportunities abound for edge computing, but security concerns remain
From less than $1.5 billion in 2017 to an anticipated $9 billion by 2024, the worldwide edge computing market is set…
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News
LG wins AHRI Performance Award for the 2nd consecutive year
South Korean tech giant, LG Electronics, was recently honoured with the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Performance Award for…
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BUSINESS
Nigeria is getting its first-ever bitcoin ATM
Nigeria has the strongest economy in Africa and has always stood out as more or less financially stable compared to…
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COLUMNS
Are you working at home due to coronavirus? Secure yourself with these few tips
Many if not most organisations have already crossed the “working from home”, or at least the “working while on the…
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News
Jumia And Reckitt Benckiser To Provide African Consumers Access To Hygiene Products As Coronavirus Continues To Bite
The effects of Coronavirus continue to be felt across the globe and organisations around the world are joining hands to…
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Startups
This Kenyan Ed-tech startup wants to train teachers on digital content creation amidst Coronavirus concerns
The coronavirus outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. The virus, which started in China before spreading to different…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S20 series officially unveiled in Kenya
Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S20 in Kenya. Pre-orders for the device went live on February 25th and ended…
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News
Safaricom’s AI chatbot Zuri now available on WhatsApp – How to activate
Remember Zuri? Safaricom’s artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot to manage customers’ queries. Well, she’s now available on WhatsApp. Zuri has been…
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News
Tanzania’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Enterprise – WomenChoice Industries Secures $200k Funding from Gray Matters
US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has today announced $200,000 funding in Tanzania based WomenChoice Industries. WomenChoice Industries is a…
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New Appointments
SWVL Appoints Former Uber Kenya Country Manager Its New GM
Egyptian shuttle-hailing company SWVL has today announced the appointment of Dip Patel as its General Manager in Kenya. Until his…
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Gadgets
itel A56 now available in Kenya for Ksh. 6,699
itel is launching a new smartphone in its A series into Kenya, the itel A56. The device is the successor of the…
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News
South Africa’s Cloud platform builder Jini Guru partners with Azilen to build fintech solutions for emerging markets
South Africa’s cloud platform builder, Jini Guru is partnering with Azilen Technologies, a product engineering company, to build innovative fintech…
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BUSINESS
Visa has unveiled a Ksh.242M grant to support Kenyan women-owned micro-businesses
Visa has announced a Ksh.242 Million grant to Hand in Hand Eastern Africa to support low-income business owners in Kenya.…
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COLUMNS
The Road To 5G: Understanding What’s New With The Next-Gen Network
In 2019, 5G came to the world. In 2020, it’s going mainstream, and bringing with it an entirely new mobile…
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BUSINESS
Understanding The New Safaricom PostPay plan
Safaricom has a revised its PostPay plans to make the product more appealing to more user now. We have already…
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News
Huawei Y6s officially goes on sale in Kenya for Ksh. 13,999
After two weeks of pre-orders, Huawei Mobile Kenya has now officially launched the Huawei Y6s into the market. The pre-orders…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom New PostPay plans – How to join and everything you need to know
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom finally rolled out new PostPay plans for its consumers. Unlike previously, the new packages have been…
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News
SEACOM is patnering with Tata Communications to offer high-speed pathways between Africa, Europe and Asia
Pan-African telecommunications service provider, SEACOM has joined forces with digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications to offer high-speed, reliable pathways between Africa, Europe…
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Startups
Kaspersky is calling on tech startups to apply for its Open Innovation Program
Kaspersky Innovation Hub (IHub) is calling on tech startups from across Africa and the rest of the world to apply…
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Reviews
Huawei Y6S Unboxing And Quick Impressions
Huawei Y6S Unboxing: The Huawei Y6 is as we have previously mentioned is expected to go on sale across the…
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News
Microsoft launches initiative to support social enterprise startups
Microsoft has today announced the launch of the Global Social Entrepreneurship programme to support startups in 140 countries around the…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y6S Specs, Price And Availability In Kenya
Huawei Y6S specs: Huawei Y6S smartphone is expected to go on sale across the country from March 4th 2020. The…
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Startups
12 African ed-tech startups to receive funding from Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) has announced the first 12 African EdTech…
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News
Santam Insurance invests in South Africa’s Insurtech startup JaSure
South Africa’s on-demand insurance technology (Insurtech) startup JaSure has raised funding from the country’s leading short-term insurer Santam. Details about…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s integrated mobile platform DigiFarm wins Global Mobile Award
Safaricom’s integrated mobile platform DigiFarm has been named the Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets in this year’s Global Mobile…
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News
Samsung Opens Pre-Orders For The Galaxy S20 In Kenya
Samsung announced its new Galaxy S Series flagship devices, the Galaxy S20 early this month. As we mentioned in the…
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BUSINESS
Glovo to integrate an SOS function on its Glovo app
Local delivery firm Glovo has announced plans to integrate a new emergency SOS function into its mobile app to improve…
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CYBER SECURITY
Nigeria to host the 2020 Cyber Africa Summit
Global B2B events and conference organizer, Tradepass is set to host their exclusive cyber security conference, Cyber Africa Summit (CyFrica)…
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BUSINESS
Jumia appeals to local manufacturers with 50% lower commissions
In a move aimed at encouraging more local manufacturers to sell online, e-commerce leader Jumia is now extending a 50%…
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Startups
Ecobank Opens Applications For Its 2020 Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group is calling on African startups and developers to apply for its 3rd edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered Bank launches mobile traded bond
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has become the first commercial bank in Kenya to launch bond traded exclusively through mobile phone,…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom rolls out new 0110, 0111 mobile prefixes
Safaricom has today announced the introduction of SIM cards with the 0110 and 0111 prefixes. The sim cards will be…
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Startups
Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay raises capital to scale across Africa
Singapore and Kenyan based Fintech startup ‘Wapi Pay’ has raised seed capital through the accelerator Future Hub making it its…
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News
African business leaders believe data is key for strengthening customer trust, IBM Study
91 per cent of African business leaders strongly believed data helps create a strategic advantage in strengthening their level of…
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Startups
Egyptian E-health startup Vezeeta raises $40m Series D funding round led Gulf Capital
Egyptian e-health startup Vezeeta has raised a US$40 million Series D funding led by UAE-based Gulf Capital, alongside further investment…
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BUSINESS
Intra-African remittances to soar to record numbers in 2020, says WorldRemit
Online international money transfer company WorldRemit predicts that 2020 will be the year of intra-African remittances. The World Bank already…
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Reviews
Vivo Y19 Unboxing
Vivo Y19 Unboxing: The vivo Y19 is official. The device was launched in the country back in January and is…
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Startups
Nigerian fintech startup Aella raises $10m financing round
Nigerian fintech startup Aella has raised a $10m debt financing round from Singapore-based HQ Financial Group (HQF). This debt financing…
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Startups
Egyptian food delivery startup Elmenus raises $8m series B funding
Egyptian food delivery startup elmenus has raised $8 million Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Global Ventures,…
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Startups
Africa-focused VC Firm TLcom Secures $31M For Its TIDE Africa Fund, Closes At $71M
TLcom, the Africa-focused Venture Capital firm has secured an additional $31M for its TIDE Africa Fund. This new funding now…
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Startups
Five African credit scoring startups selected for ENGIE challenge at the Africa Tech Summit
French multinational energy utility company ENGIE has announced the five credit scoring startups that will pitch on the Africa Startup Summit at…
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News
Decentralized Finance Conference to held in Nairobi in March
Fintech companies or startups are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub. To help organisations understand this Kesho Labs Development…
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Startups
On-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $20 million round
Kenyan on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised a $20 million Series B led by Atlantica Ventures. The funding was also backed…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Advertising now official, opens its platform for brands to advertise
Three weeks ago, Jumia Kenya CEO, Sam Chappatte, through a LinkedIn post revealed that the e-commerce giant was planning to…
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News
2020 is set to be the year of RCS, says mGage
The interaction between organisations and consumers is set to become revolutionised with all-new Rich Communications Services (RCS), the latest development…
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BUSINESS
Samsung, Safaricom and M-Kopa unveil financing plan for the Galaxy A10s, don’t go for it
Safaricom, Samsung and M-Kopa today morning launched a new product or what they are calling a pay as you go…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Episode 18: Mobile Money and Mobile Banking Transaction Rates in Kenya
Do you use mobile money services? Okay, what kind of a question is that? Kenya is very synonymous with mobile…
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Startups
African tech startups raised $491M funding in 2019, Disrupt Africa report
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startups, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6…
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Apps
Bolt Now Has A Multiple Destinations Feature
Ride-hailing app Bolt has updated its mobile application with a new feature that will allow users to add extra stops…
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Startups
CDC Group to invest £2 billion in African businesses over the next two years
CDC Group is to commit a further £2bn into African businesses over the next two years, as it looks to…
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Startups
Women-Led Janngo Announces EUR 60 Million Fund To Support African Tech Startups
Janngo has announced a Euro 60 million fund to support African tech startups accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
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Startups
Online Travel Agency Timbu Launches New Fund To Invest In Kenyan Travel Startups
Timbu, a Mauritian based online travel agency has launched an investment arm to fund and invest in Kenyan travel and…
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News
Liquid Telecom Is launching First 5G Wholesale Roaming Network Service In SA
We are all excited about 5G and we are all looking forward to when it will be available to all…
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Startups
Here Are The Five Zambian Startups Selected For FinTech4U Accelerator Programme
Five Zambia-based fintech startups have been selected to join the FinTech4U Accelerator Programme in January 2020. The five were selected…
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New Appointments
Kenneth Oyolla Takes Over From Diana Owusu-Kyereko As New Jumia Kenya CCO
Kenneth Oyolla has joined Jumia Kenya as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) from IPS Group Limited where he previously held…
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Startups
Applications for the 4th edition of Digital Lab Africa’s acceleration programme opened
Digital Lab Africa (DLA) has opened applications for its fourth edition of the DLA acceleration programme (DLA#4). Creatives and cultural…
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Gadgets
Vivo Y19 Is Now Available In Kenya For Ksh.26,999
We have previously told you about vivo’s plans to bring the vivo Y19 smartphone in the Kenyan market. Vivo started…
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