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News
Airtel Kenya to add an additional 349 sites to its network by end of this year
Airtel Kenya is seeking to expand its network coverage by adding 349 new sites by the close of the year.…
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15 Women-led startups selected to join Cohort 6 of Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech program
Standard Chartered Kenya in partnership with @iBizAfrica- Strathmore University has announced the fifteen women-led startups that will be joining the…
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Renewable energy firm Africa REN secures €32M for its Walo Storage project in West Africa
Africa REN, a leading renewables project developer in West Africa has received a €32M debt financing of its Walo Storage…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Ethiopia CEO Anwar Soussa is leaving the company after two years
After being appointed to lead the Safaricom-Led consortium operations in Ethiopia in July 2021, Anwar Soussa now leaving the company.…
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5 Kenyan startups among the 25 selected to receive $4M Google for Startups’ Black Founders Fund
Five Kenyan startups are among the twenty-five from across Africa that have been selected for this year’s $ 4 Google…
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Startups
$50k up for grabs in the 2023 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge in Africa
Ecobank Group has opened applications for the 6th edition of its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The application is open to fintech entrepreneurs from…
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Africa is OPPO’s Third Largest Market
Africa has proved to be a very lucrative market for a number of smartphone companies. While Transsion continues to dominate…
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News
realme 10 with MediaTek G99 and 90Hz AMOLED display goes official in Kenya
realme has launched the realme 10 smartphone in Kenya. Launched on Monday, the phone is the company’s first in the…
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Nokia G11 Plus is receiving Android 13 update in Kenya
Some good news here, HMD Global is rolling out the Android 13 update for the Nokia G11 Plus for users…
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News
#Budget2023KE: Government allocates Ksh 15.1 billion to fund the ICT sector
The government has allocated Ksh.15.1 billion for the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector in the 2023/2024 budget. The funds will…
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BUSINESS
#Budget2023KE: Government to allocate a further Ksh.10 billion to the Hustler Fund
The Government has revealed plans to allocate a further Ksh.10 billion to the Hustler Fund. The digital financial initiative was…
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Paying for your electricity bills via Airtel Money will now attract zero transaction fees
Customers paying for their electricity bills via Airtel Money will be charged zero transaction fees thanks to a new partnership…
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Gadgets
List of Infinix smartphones getting the new Android 13 and XOS 13 update
Infinix has shared details of its Android 13 roadmap for some of its existing smartphones as it tries to address…
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Visa launches its fintech accelerator program for startups in Africa
Visa on Wednesday announced the launch of the new Africa Fintech Accelerator program for African startups. The program seeks to…
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Gadgets
List of OPPO devices set to receive Android 14 update
OPPO has confirmed the list of devices from both its mid-tier and high-end segment that will be receiving the Android…
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News
[Interview] Canon’s Somesh Adukia on the company’s investment and plans for Africa
In this lengthy interview, TechTrends Media sits down with Somesh Adukia, the Managing Director, Canon Central & North Africa to…
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News
Tax on digital content creators retained at 5%
A week after President William Ruto ordered for a review of the Finance Bill 2023 proposing a 15% tax on…
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News
Vertiv opens its African Head Office in South Africa
Vertiv, the global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions on Monday officially opened its African head office and…
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News
Nigeria bans Binance operations in the country
Nigeria has ordered crypto exchange platform Binance to halt its operations in the country. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission…
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News
Vivo shuts down its online store in Germany after losing patent dispute to Nokia
Vivo Smartphones has closed its online store in Germany. This comes just a few months after OPPO and OnePlus did…
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Nigeria health-tech Helium Health raises $30m Series-B funding
Helium Health, the Lagos-based health tech firm Helium has raised $30 million in Series-B funding The funding round was led…
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News
Western Digital launches Xbox expandable storage cards
Western Digital has announced the launch of its own expansion cards for Xbox Series S / X consoles to take…
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News
Deal: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 sees 33% discount in Kenya to Ksh.95,995
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 was one of my favourite devices from Samsung last year. If you’re like me…
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News
Samsung has sold three million Bespoke refrigerators worldwide
Samsung says it has sold three million Bespoke refrigerators worldwide since the lineup’s launch. The company made this revelation at…
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Ravin brings its AI-Based Visual Vehicle Inspection Tech to South Africa
Ravin AI, an Israel and U.K.-based startup developing AI to autonomously inspect vehicles for damage has expanded to South Africa. …
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BUSINESS
Kenya Power pilots smart poles for its home internet supply business
Kenya Power has been mooting the idea of providing fixed internet for some time now. As of last year, the…
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Social Media
WhatsApp rolls out Channels feature for broadcast messages
Meta is rolling out a new feature on WhatsApp called Channels. Channels, Meta says is a “one-way broadcast tool for…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 30 Series Launched in Kenya – Specs and Pricing
Infinix has officially unveiled its new NOTE 30 Series comprising the NOTE 30 Pro, NOTE 30 VIP, and NOTE 30. …
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[Kenya] Fintech firm LemFi picks comedian Njugush as its brand ambassador
Fintech startup LemFi (Formerly Lemonade Finance) has announced comedian Njugush as its brand ambassador after launching its services in Kenya…
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Senegal Government Shuts Down the Internet Amid Massive Rioting
Senegal Government has shut down the internet in some parts of the country following massive riots as a result of…
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Startups
LemFi launches its diaspora remittance services in Kenya
LemFi, the cross-border payment solution that enables the diaspora community to send and receive money back home has formally launched…
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News
Samsung launches e-waste collection program in Nairobi
Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with home appliances store Housewife’s Paradise to collect e-waste for recycling as part of…
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News
Google Africa, C. Moore Media and Allison+Partners partner for the 4th edition of Female Mentorship Program
C. Moore Media and Allison+Partners have opened applications for the fourth edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program. The…
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Interviews
[Interview] Youverify’s Dimitri Kanellopolus on the firm’s expansion to Kenya and the state of regtech in Africa
The last couple of years have seen a number of African countries start to adopt regulation technology – what has…
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Over 100 million women will need to adopt mobile internet to close the digital gender gap by 2030
The digital gender gap continues to widen with the latest report from GSMA indicating that over 800 million women will…
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Gadgets
Samsung hopes to sell 15 million units of the Galaxy Z Fold5 and the Galaxy Z Flip5 this year
Samsung has some crazy sales targets for its upcoming phones this year. The company hopes to ship 15 million units…
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News
President Ruto orders for a review of proposed tax on digital content creators
Kenya’s President William Ruto has ordered for a review of the Finance Bill 2023 proposing a 15% tax on digital…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 30 Play Vs Redmi 12C specs comparison
If you’re in the market for a well-packaged phone with some quite impressive specs then the Infinix HOT 30 Play…
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News
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event will be hosted in Korea instead of US
We are looking forward to the next Samsung Unpacked event where the company is set to Unveil the Galaxy Z…
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News
Deal: Buy the Nokia X30 5G in Kenya and get the Nokia earbuds BH-805 worth Ksh 15,000 for free
HMD Global launched the Nokia X30 5G in Kenya about two weeks ago. Claimed to be HMD Global’s most eco-friendly…
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News
5 African countries pledged to uphold free internet in 2021 UN resolution, yet imposed 16 restrictions since
Five African countries Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Somalia, and Nigeria imposed restrictions despite supporting the free internet 2021 UN resolution.…
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News
OPPO takes on Samsung, launches the Find N2 Flip in Kenya
The foldable phone market in Kenya continues to attract more players who are willing to take on Samsung. OPPO is…
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News
Rural ISP Mawingu begins expansion to 25 additional counties
Mawingu, the Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), has begun its network expansion to 25 additional counties across Kenya. This expansion…
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News
OPPO Find N2 Flip Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Oppo Find N2 Flip has just been launched in Kenya ready to take on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip…
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Gadgets
HMD Global just launched a refreshed Nokia 2660 Flip phone
Nokia 2660 Flip phone: Classic Nokia phones are clearly making a comeback and it turns out Gen Z users have…
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BUSINESS
Branch Kenya loans hit Sh 5.2 billion
Branch Microfinance has disbursed 16.4 million loans to 3.1 million clients in Kenya amounting to Sh 5.2 billion. Branch was…
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News
Pathways and Konza partner to offer tech skills training for young people
Tech firm Pathways Technologies has partnered with Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) to train and equip young people with tech…
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MultiChoice, Rapyd and General Catalyst to launch new integrated payment platform for Africa
MultiChoice Group, Rapyd and General Catalyst on Monday announced a joint venture aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for…
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Gadgets
OPPO Find N2 Flip launching in Kenya on Tuesday
The OPPO Find N2 Flip is finally coming to Kenya. OPPO has already sent media invites for the launch event…
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Startups
Youverify Officially Brings its Full Cycle Compliance Solutions to Kenya
Youverify, the regtech company building full-cycle global compliance products for businesses has officially entered the Kenyan market. The move is…
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News
Liquid Dataport and Viasat to distribute satellite broadband in West Africa in new partnership
Liquid Dataport and Viasat have entered into a new partnership to commercialise and distribute satellite broadband for businesses and consumers…
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BUSINESS
One customer ordered 239 burgers on Glovo in 2022
Glovo just released insights into what burger consumption in Kenya has been like in 2022 to commemorate International Burger Day…
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News
Players need to make connectivity available and affordable for SMEs, Liquid
Last week, the world marked World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, a day observed annually to mark the signing of…
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BUSINESS
Equity Named Kenya’s Overall Best Bank After Bagging More 10 Than Awards
Equity Bank has once again been feted as the best bank in the country for the 12th consecutive year, at…
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VIDEO: Nokia C21 Plus First Impressions Review
In this review video, we take a look at the Nokia C21 Plus, one of Nokia’s latest addition to its…
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Infinix HOT 30 Play Review: Power on a Budget
You have probably read our review of the Infinix HOT 30. The phone underwent significant upgrades to its processor, fast…
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Zoho officially opens its new office in Nairobi
Zoho Corporation, the Indian technology company building enterprise management solutions has officially opened its new office in Nairobi. The new…
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News
Maasai inventor named as a finalist for the Young Inventors Prize
Kenya’s Richard Turere has been named among one of three finalists for the second edition of the Young Inventors Prize.…
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News
Google flood alerts now covers 23 countries in Africa
Google on Monday announced that it has expanded its Flood Hub platform in 80 countries worldwide. The expansion covers a further eight countries…
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Uruguayan fintech firm dLocal receives regulatory approval to operate in Kenya
Uruguayan fintech dLocal on Tuesday announced that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) had granted it a payment service license…
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Gadgets
Nokia X30 5G With Snapdragon 695 5G SoC, 4,200mAh battery launches in Kenya
HMD Global has announced the launch of the Nokia X30 5G smartphone in Kenya. The Nokia X30 5G is claimed…
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CLOUD
Africa Data Centres to start construction of its largest West African facility in Ghana
Africa Data Centres has announced plans to start construction of a new facility in Ghana. The facility will be located…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 30 series set for Kenya launch, to feature JBL sound
Infinix is already sending out teasers for yet to be launched NOTE 30 Series. The company plans to officially unveil…
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News
Liquid’s first terrestrial fibre cable connecting Mombasa to Jo’burg launched
Liquid Dataport has launched the first terrestrial fibre connecting Mombasa to Johannesburg. This new route, including a breakthrough and unique…
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News
Oppo Pad Air starts selling in Kenya, priced at Ksh. 34,999
Oppo Kenya has entered the tablet market with the introduction of the OPPO Pad Air. Launched today, the tablet is…
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News
Itel P40 with 6000mAh Battery, Dual Rear Cameras Launched in Kenya for Ksh 11,800
Itel has added a new addition to its P series, the Itel P40 in Kenya. The 4G smartphone will be…
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News
Equity records a 23.3% increase in digital transactions to Ksh. 2,288.8 billion
Equity Group released its Q1 2023 results on Tuesday reporting a 23.3% increase in digital transactions to Ksh. 2,288.8 billion…
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News
Some Quick Thoughts on the Infinix Smart 7 Plus
Entry-level smartphones are becoming more affordable in Kenya currently as manufacturers try to scramble for a share of the market.…
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Gadgets
vivo unveils its V27 series of smartphones in Kenya
vivo smartphones on Monday officially announced the launch of its new vivo V27 series in Kenya. The series comprises the…
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News
MTN Group rebrands its digital infrastructure platform to Bayobab
MTN Group has rebranded its digital wholesale and infrastructure services firm MTN GlobalConnect (MTN GC) to Bayobab. The company says…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Redmi A2+ launches in Kenya for Ksh. 10,499
Xiaomi today announced the official launch of Redmi A2+ in Kenya. The entry-level device will be available for purchase in the…
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News
M-KOPA raises $250M in debt, equity to scale its asset finance platform across Africa
Asset financing platform M-Kopa has raised $250m in new funding to expand its services across Sub-Saharan Africa. The funding includes…
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Gadgets
ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming console to be launched on June 13
ASUS has confirmed that its ROG Ally portable gaming computer will go on sale starting on June 13 for $699,. …
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BUSINESS
Safaricom M-PESA revenue hits Ksh.117.2 billion
M-PESA continues to be one of the biggest revenue streams for Safaricom. In the full year ended March 2023, the…
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News
B2B E-commerce startup Wasoko to invest over $1 million in Zambia
Wasoko has revealed plans to invest over $1 million in Zambia. The B2B retail and e-commerce made this announcement even…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom records a 22.2% decline in net profit
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom net profit stood at Ksh.52.48 billion in the full year ended March 2023, down from Ksh.67.49…
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News
Safaricom granted mobile money license to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia
Safaricom has announced that it has officially been granted a mobile money license to launch M-PESA in Ethiopia. Since launching…
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Gadgets
TECNO opens pre-orders for the CAMON 20 series in Kenya
TECNO is preparing to officially launch its CAMON 20 series in Kenya. The series succeeds the CAMON 19 and of…
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Reviews
Fluentalk T1 Pocket Language Translator: Perfect Travel Buddy
The Fluentalk T1 is a small Android-based language translator device developed by Timekettle. The device can translate up to 40…
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News
Zoho Launches Privacy-Centred Web Browser, Ulaa
Zoho Corporation, the Indian tech company building enterprise management solutions has launched Ulaa, a privacy-centric browser, to safeguard users’ personal…
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News
Three African women fund managers receive grant funding from Visa
Three women fund managers SME.NG (Nigeria), Altree Capital (Kenya), and Maia Capital (South Africa) are the selected recipients of Visa’s…
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Gadgets
Samsung’s Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A54 5G officially launched in Kenya
Samsung is finally making its latest devices in the A Series – Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A54 5G available…
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News
Nokia T21 Review: A good all-rounder tablet
Nokia T21 Review: Remember when Nokia announced that it was returning to the tablet world in late 2021? Having used…
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New Appointments
Mest Africa picks Stanbic Bank Ghana’s Head of Engineering as its Portfolio Advisor
MEST Africa has announced the appointment of Eric Nsarkoh as a Portfolio Advisor, focused on technology product development. Eric joins…
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News
2023 KUZA Awards People’s Choice category extended to online content creators
Online content creators in Kenya now have a chance to compete for the People’s Choice award at this year’s Kuza…
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Startups
10 startups selected for the inaugural Qualcomm Make in Africa Mentorship program
Qualcomm has announced the 10 startups selected to participate in the inaugural Make in Africa startup mentorship program. The program…
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News
Microsoft’s Xbox Studios Game Camp coming to Africa
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has confirmed that its Xbox Studios Game Camp will be hosted in Africa, …
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News
Ecobank Kenya takes on NCBA LOOP with new Fingo Africa app
According to a report by Mastercard and International Finance Corporation (IFC), released back in 2018, young Africans are less likely…
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News
Safaricom extends Fuliza to business owners on Lipa Na M-PESA
After launching Fuliza to all subscribers on its mobile money platform M-Pesa in January 2019, Safaricom is now extending the…
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News
Safaricom to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia this year
Safaricom has revealed that its mobile money service M-Pesa will go live in Ethiopia this year. Dilip Pal, Safaricom’s chief…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kenyans reported increased cases of vishing attempts in 2022, report
Kenyan consumers were primarily targeted by ‘vishing’ attempts, in 2022 where they received fraudulent phone calls from scammers trying to…
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News
Kenya rolls out a QR code standard for facilitating digital payments
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Wednesday unveiled the Kenya Quick Response (QR) Code Standard 2023. The QR code…
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News
Bolt opens applications for its 2023 Women in Tech internship program
On-demand transport platform Bolt has today opened applications for its 2023 Women in Tech internship program. Now in its third…
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News
[Ghana] Citizens have up to 31 May to register their SIM Cards
The last couple of years have seen a number of African countries pushing citizens to register their sim cards. In…
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New Appointments
Lillian Barnard appointed President for Microsoft Africa
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lillian Barnard as President for Microsoft Africa. Bernard was previously the tech giant’s…
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News
Third cohort of African women leaders set to join flagship Amujae Initiative
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has announced the third cohort of African women…
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News
Nigeria’s PSP Nomba raises $30 million Pre-Series B
Nigerian payment service provider Nomba has raised a $30 million Pre-Series B funding round to support the delivery of bespoke…
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Reviews
Hands-On With The Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
The Redmi Note 12 Series has officially been launched today in Kenya. The series comprises the Redmi Note 12, Redmi…
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News
BudPay to host a fintech hackathon in Nairobi, up to $1000 in prize money up for grabs
BudPay, the payment infrastructure company offering payment services to businesses in emerging markets has revealed plans to host a fintech…
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News
Kibo Africa to increase its manufacturing capacity to 50k bikes per year
Kibo Africa has revealed plans to quintuple its motorcycle production annual capacity in the next three years. The Kenyan-based manufacturer…
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News
Infinix HOT 30 Review: The entry-level smartphone for gaming
Infinix HOT 30 Review: Infinix Kenya has officially launched the HOT 30 series, which includes the HOT 30, HOT 30…
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