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We-Fi Announces $15 million Funding for Women Digital Inclusion in Africa
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has announced a $15 million funding to the African Development Back’s Africa Digital Inclusion…
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Safaricom’s Chief of Special Projects Retires After 17 Years
Safaricom’s long-serving Chief of Special Projects Joe Ogutu is set to retire after serving the company for 17 years. Ogutu,…
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Equity Bank Announces Winners of its First Innovation Competition
The Equity Hackathon, an innovation competition backed by Equity Bank and Microsoft came to a close after weeks of intensive…
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Safaricom to launch M-pesa in Ethiopia after new law changes
There is a wave of transformation sweeping across the telecommunications sector in Ethiopia. It started with reforms effected by Prime…
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WhatsApp Business Subscription Plan to Introduce new Features
Popular messaging platform WhatsApp could introduce a paid service soon for users of WhatsApp Business. A new report by Wabetainfo,…
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Elon Musk to Buy Twitter for $44 billion
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of the leading electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla, has inked a deal to…
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Huawei Launches Business to Business Devices
Huawei Mobile Kenya has launched a set of business to business products for the East African market. The company has…
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Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in Q1 2022
The popularity of the streaming giant Netflix worldwide has been the admiration of many competitors eyeing a piece of the…
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Google’s Equiano undersea cable lands Nigeria
Google, in partnership with West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), has laid a 12,000km subsea cable running from Portugal to…
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Value, Quality and Discounts as LG Celebrate Something Better Campaign
The ongoing LG Something Better campaign is bound to change the way customers experience and enjoy LG products. Besides getting…
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Infinix enters the fintech space, launches a digital wallet
Mobile device manufacturer Infinix has launched a digital wallet to be integrated into its devices. Known as the Infinix Wallet,…
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Why are African Governments Asking you to Re-Register your Sim Card?
Until last week, The Communication Authority( CA), had maintained that the April 15th SIM card registration deadline will not be…
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LG is offering massive discounts in Kenya on select products this Easter season
LG East Africa is giving shoppers more reasons and ways to celebrate this Easter season. Through LG Something Better campaign,…
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Startups
Kenyan Electric Vehicle Maker Opibus Rebrands to ROAM
Kenya’s leading electric vehicle (EV) maker Opibus has changed its name to ROAM. The company was among the earliest entrants…
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KRA to Double Tax on Global Tech Giants
The Kenya Revenue Authority is set to double the tax collected from tech giants operating or facilitating digital payments in…
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Apple CEO Says He’s Not Ready to Allow Third Party Apps
Apple CEO Tim Cook has raised his voice against an ongoing attempt to have his company allow third-party apps onto…
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Kenya Pipeline diversifies into fibre optic cable business
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), the parastatal mandated to transport petroleum products from the Mombasa port to all parts of…
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Huawei Mobile Kenya Targets Youthful Consumers with New Product lineup
Huawei Mobile Kenya plans to unveil a series of products including smartphones and PCs for the the Kenyan market, the…
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Social Media
Mark Zuckerberg to introduce Zuck Buck virtual currency
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is considering introducing virtual coins “Zuck Bucks,” to help reward users of its social media platforms.…
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Rwanda launches the first Fourth Industrial Revolution Center
The Rwandan government has consistently and deliberately worked to nurture progressive technology-oriented ideas from its youthful population. In 2019, the…
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Kenyans trust social networks more for news, Media Council report
A report by the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) indicates that radio is still the favourite medium for many Kenyans.…
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Microsoft Launches Accelerator Program For East and West African Startups
In March 2022, Microsoft outlined plans to support 10,000 startups across Africa through a myriad of initiatives. These initiatives incorporate…
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Elon Musk to Join Twitter Board of Directors Days after Buying Shares
Twitter Inc. has announced that one of its most fierce critics who is also an ardent user of the platform…
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Google Has Developed a Tool to Detect Queries from People In Danger
Google has introduced a new AI tool called MUM (Multitask Unified Model) to help deliver more accurate and precise answers…
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Health Innovator Meditronic LABS Partners with MoH
Kenyans living with chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure are set to benefit from a partnership between…
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Elon Musk has bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter
Billionaire investor Elon Musk has put a significant part of his money on the platform where his mouth often rants-Twitter.…
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40 Impactful East African Companies Crowned at Tribute Awards
Supebrands East Africa has feted 40 East African companies that exhibited resilience and went out of their way to serve…
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Startups
Flutterwave CEO Embroiled in Bullying, Fraud Claims
A former employee of Nigerian-based payment solutions provider Flutterwave has levelled claims of bullying and fraud against company Founder and…
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Bolt Food Is Celebrating One Year Anniversary With Mega Discounts
Customers of Bolt Food are set to benefit from massive discounts of up to 40% as the company celebrates its…
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Samsung’s new 2022 Neo QLED 8K smart TVs launched
Consumer electronics manufacturer Samsung has released a set of updates to its trailblazing Neo QLED 8K TV. During the company’s…
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Joe Rogan Threatens to Quit his $200 Million Spotify Deal Over Increased Censorship
Podcaster Joe Rogan has said that he might be forced to cancel his lucrative deal with music streaming platform Spotify…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank Awarded for Leading in E-Commerce payment volumes
Equity bank has been honoured with two awards by Visa for leading in Visa generated volumes in 2021. The bank…
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Startups
Bank of Ghana Suspends Fintech Operator Dash
The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has ordered Dash, one of the country’s leading fintech operators to immediately cease offering a number…
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Startups
15 African Startups Qualify for Google’s Accelerator Bootcamp
A total of 15 startups from seven African countries have been selected to participate in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa…
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Four Kenyan Startups among 12 Selected for Microsoft Accelerator Programme.
Microsoft in conjunction with Flapmax have announced the qualifying startups for their first accelerator programme that begins March 21, 2022.…
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Startups
Six finalists of the Africa No Filter Competition set to receive upto $30,000 funding
Africa No Filter (ANF) and Meta have announced the six finalists of the first-ever “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds”…
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Realme Introduces Stylish Smartphone Bags at the Parish Fashion Week
Mobile technology company Realme brought a refreshing idea to the Paris Fashion Week, which ended on March 8, 2022. The…
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Startups
OkHi Aims to give the 4 billion people in Africa a Verifiable Digital Address
OkHi: In the developed world, it’s much easier for anyone to give you directions to their home or business location…
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