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Ampersand’s three-minute battery swaps target Rwanda’s motorcycle taxi market
Rwanda-based electric mobility company Ampersand showcased its battery-swapping network for commercial motorcycle riders at the Equity Group Trade and Investment…
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Internet shutdowns affected 800 million people in 2025, Vodafone report finds
A new report by Vodafone has revealed that internet shutdowns are imposing growing social, economic and security costs worldwide, with…
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Kitsoft and Smart Africa partner on Africa’s digital public infrastructure ambitions
Kitsoft, an international GovTech company with Ukrainian roots, and the Smart Africa Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
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AI is making cyber threats harder to spot. Here is how businesses can prepare
As artificial intelligence evolves, businesses are increasingly targeted by cybercrime, and cybercriminals use new approaches to manipulate employees and business…
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Is the upgrade worth it from the Galaxy S25 FE vs Galaxy S26 FE
Samsung’s Fan Edition lineup has always hit that sweet spot of flagship vibes without the eye-watering price tag, but comparing…
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Sanlam Allianz Kenya posts 21% profit growth as integration strengthens its business and SME ambitions
Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) Limited increased its profit after tax by 21% in 2025, as higher insurance revenue and…
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Kenya approved alternative building methods. Why are banks and insurers still cautious?
Kenya’s 2024 building code review created more formal space for alternative construction methods, including stabilized soil blocks, timber-frame systems and…
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MTN South Sudan raises broadband coverage to 85% after modernizing more than 500 network sites
MTN South Sudan has increased its population broadband coverage from 76.6% to 85% over the past two years after modernizing…
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AXIAN Telecom becomes Yas Group as Africa’s telecom, infrastructure and fintech businesses align under one corporate identity
AXIAN Telecom has adopted Yas Group as its new corporate identity, replacing the AXIAN Telecom name in external communications, investor…
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Meta and This Is Digital launch AI Academy Kenya with startup pitchathon and practical training
Meta in partnership with African AI accelerator This Is Digital have launched the AI Academy Kenya, a new programme aimed…
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ODIGO CMS targets African businesses with distributed field teams
ASK Tech Ventures has launched ODIGO CMS in Africa, a digital platform designed to help businesses manage, monitor and measure…
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Siemens expands industrial software access across six African markets
Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with technology distributor Redington to expand access to its Siemens Xcelerator industrial software portfolio…
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Digital Parks Africa plans carrier-neutral Lagos data centre as demand for digital infrastructure grows
Digital Parks Africa (DPA) is expanding into West Africa with the development of NDC1, a new carrier-neutral data centre in…
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More than 700 Garissa youth enrol in digital skills programme targeting jobs and entrepreneurship
More than 700 young people in Garissa’s refugee-hosting communities have enrolled in a digital skills programme aimed at unlocking employment…
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MTN takes digital skills to Rumbek with new ICT hub
MTN South Sudan has launched an ICT hub in Rumbek, Lakes State, aimed at giving young people access to digital…
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Stablecoins are getting a direct route into Africa’s local payment rails through DCSPay and Kotani Pay
DCSPay, the stablecoin payments platform run by DCS Group, has collaborated with African payment infrastructure provider Kotani Pay to expand…
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Visa puts Featurespace technology to work in upgraded A2A fraud protection
Visa has upgraded its A2A Protect fraud prevention solution with a unified fraud score that uses Featurespace technology to help…
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ARC Ride raises $33.3M as battery swapping becomes central to its African electric mobility expansion
ARC Ride has raised $33.3 million in a new financing round as the African electric mobility company moves to scale…
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Nokia opens Mobile Core Early Access, giving operators a live environment to evaluate emerging network technologies
Nokia has opened registration for its Mobile Core Early Access program, giving telecom operators and enterprises access to a live,…
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Kenya’s WhatsApp sellers get a new way to take card payments
Mastercard has partnered with Flowcart to enable consumers in Kenya to discover products, place orders, and pay by card without…
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Deloitte is scaling its Egypt technology hub as AI demand grows
The Deloitte Innovation Hub is expanding its technology operations in Egypt as demand grows for artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity…
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Children are using AI for homework. What should parents teach?
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly part of children’s schoolwork, parents are being urged to teach them how to use AI…
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DHL and Absa expand GoTrade programme across Africa
DHL Express and Absa Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand the DHL GoTrade programme across Sub-Saharan…
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Instarc sees opportunity in South Africa’s tougher KYC and FICA requirements
Tallinn-based regulatory technology company Instarc has raised approximately $1.45 million in strategic investment to accelerate the launch of its cloud-native…
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Kenya’s technopolis vision is getting a new face, and young designers can shape it
The Technopolis Development Authority has opened a national competition inviting Kenyan creatives aged 18 to 35 to design the logo…
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Doage sees commercial execution as the next frontier for African InsurTech
Doage is betting that commercial execution will become a bigger priority for Africa’s InsurTech sector as insurance startups move beyond…
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The 2026 WIT Awards will spotlight women turning technology ventures into jobs and sustainable growth
The Innovator Trust Women in Tech (WIT) Awards will return on 24 November 2026, putting the spotlight on women-owned small…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE arrives with One UI 9 and a sharper focus on everyday flagship value
Samsung has positioned the Galaxy S26 FE as a curated flagship offering, bringing the core strengths of its S-series camera…
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AWS Saudi Arabia cloud region to launch in December as the Kingdom accelerates its AI ambitions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is on track to launch its first cloud infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia in December 2026,…
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Tomiwa Aladekomo: African Tech’s Next Chapter: From Survival to Scale
Earlier this year, I pondered what the African tech industry would look like in the next 10 years. For much…
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Intel brings free AI training to Kenya’s public libraries, expanding access beyond major cities
Intel, in collaboration with the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) and the Mandela AI Hub Foundation, is expanding access to…
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Epson opens expanded Nairobi office in Sh19.4m Kenya bet
Japanese electronics maker Epson has opened a significantly expanded regional office in Nairobi, growing its Kenyan office footprint by 50…
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After KES 700m invested since 2019, Safaricom Foundation takes Ndoto Zetu into Phase 8
Safaricom Foundation has recently launched phase eight of its Ndoto Zetu initiative and has committed KES 100 million to community…
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Huawei brings Agentic AI Cloud to Nigeria as the race to build an AI-ready economy gathers pace
Huawei has launched its Agentic AI Cloud and artificial intelligence solutions in Nigeria, targeting organizations across finance, telecommunications, government and…
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Visa, Kenya Airways and Absa Launch Premium Asante Global Card in Kenya
Visa, Kenya Airways and Absa have launched the Asante Global Card, the first co-branded travel-lifestyle credit card in the Kenyan…
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Britam’s profit jumps 52% as its core insurance business strengthens
Britam Holdings Plc has announced a 52% increase in profit before tax to KSh3.8 billion for the six months ended…
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TikTok drives STEM learning across Sub-Saharan Africa
A growing share of TikTok users across Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya are turning to the platform for science, technology,…
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I&M Group half-year profit rises 22pc to Sh10.2bn
I&M Group posted a 22 percent rise in net profit to Sh10.2 billion in the half-year to June 2026, buoyed…
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Google pushes Gemini deeper into banking as AI takes on financial research and risk
Google Cloud has launched Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services, a new AI platform aimed at helping banks and capital markets…
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Tanzania gets $170 million AI institute as South Korea backs digital skills push
South Korea has approved a $170 million Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) loan to support the establishment of an artificial…
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NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks target $1 billion in joint business as AI security becomes an enterprise priority
NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks have entered a multi-year strategic alliance aimed at assisting enterprises in securing AI adoption,…
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Nigeria moves its sovereign cloud strategy from policy to implementation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative Implementation Taskforce (NSCI-ITF), moving Nigeria’s sovereign…
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MTN moves MoMo to cloud-native infrastructure as its African fintech ambitions expand
MTN Group Fintech has completed the migration of its Mobile Money (MoMo) platform to a cloud-native architecture in Eswatini, Ghana,…
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ESET warns Kenyan organizations are still falling for attacks they already know how to prevent
Kenyan organizations are facing a rise in cyber threats as attackers continue to exploit familiar weaknesses, including outdated software, phishing…
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DTB’s customer boom helps drive a 37% jump in H1 profit across East Africa
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Group has recorded a 37% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profit to KSh9.8 billion for the six…
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Family Bank’s first NSE results deliver a 62% profit jump as lending accelerates
Family Bank has announced a 62% increase in Profit After Tax to KES 3.7 billion for the six months ended…
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Standard Bank expands UnionPay online payments across nine African markets
Standard Bank Group and UnionPay International have partnered to expand UnionPay e-commerce acceptance to nine African markets, giving online businesses…
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Kenya Airways plans full fleet recovery by the end of 2026 as Dreamliners return
Kenya Airways plans to restore its full aircraft capacity by the end of 2026 as the national carrier addresses fleet…
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Mukuru’s new Visa Companion Card turns its Wallet into an everyday payment tool in Botswana
Mukuru has launched its Visa-branded Companion Card in Botswana, allowing customers to make cashless payments directly from their Mukuru Wallet…
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Attackers are hiding behind trusted workplace apps to steal accounts, Kaspersky warns
Cybercriminals have made nearly 4.8 million attempts to exploit popular workplace platforms over the past year, using trusted services such…
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Kaspersky expands MDR with Digital Footprint Intelligence for compromised credential detection
Kaspersky has expanded its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service with new capabilities designed to help organisations detect compromised accounts…
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DRC becomes the first African market with Airtel and Starlink satellite-to-mobile service
Airtel Africa and Starlink have launched a satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the first…
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Why the World Bank is putting $25 million behind Jumia’s next chapter across Africa
The World Bank Group is backing the expansion of digital commerce across Africa through a $25 million equity investment in…
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Britam’s new KidNest account turns KSh1,000 into a long-term investment for children
Britam Asset Managers has launched KidNest, a children’s investment account that allows parents and guardians to begin building long-term wealth…
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Uganda’s cybersecurity conference shifts fraud fight upstream
Uganda is strengthening safeguards around mobile money and digital banking as telecom operators, financial institutions and regulators step up efforts…
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Western and Nyanza get bigger data bundles and M-PESA savings through Safaricom’s PATA MORE campaign
Fawzia Ali, Chief Consumer Business Officer at Safaricom, addresses customers during the PATA MORE campaign launch in Siaya County.Safaricom has…
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NCBA Insurance targets underinsured SMEs with cover from KES 15,000
NCBA Insurance is expanding its business insurance offering in Kenya as small and medium-sized enterprises face increasing exposure to risks…
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Fake streaming sites turn interest in The Odyssey into a phishing trap
People searching for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey should be careful about where they enter their personal or payment information. Cybercriminals…
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MTN Nigeria reaches 90 million connections as it marks 25 years
MTN Nigeria has commemorated 25 years of commercial operations in the country, with the telecommunications company turning its attention to…
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Equity Leaders Program scholars secure KSh3.02B in scholarships to 63 universities
A total of 121 scholars under the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) have secured admission and comprehensive scholarships to 63 universities…
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The biggest myths about data privacy and why they still catch people out
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, data privacy has become a fundamental concern due to increased awareness of cyber…
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COMESA begins drafting a regional AI strategy to align digital transformation across member states
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has begun developing regional strategies on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital…
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Raxio names Dennis Kahindi Uganda GM as enterprise demand for local hosting rises
Raxio Group has named technology and telecommunications executive Dennis Kahindi as its General Manager for Uganda, as demand for data…
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Refugee students and young innovators bring AI-powered ideas to the forefront at Kenya’s national science exhibition
Twenty refugee schools from Kakuma and Dadaab are among institutions taking part in the ninth Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) National…
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Google-backed Taara expands wireless optical communication to speed up enterprise internet in Nigeria
Businesses in Nigeria are gaining faster access to high-speed internet as Taara, a graduate of X, Google’s Moonshot Factory, expands…
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Absa Global Multi-Asset Fund secures CMA approval to expand global investing options for Kenyans
Absa Asset Management Limited (AAML) has secured regulatory approval from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to launch two new global…
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Planning your next trip? Cybercriminals are using fake airlines and booking sites to steal your money
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting travelers by impersonating popular airlines, ride-hailing services and accommodation platforms, as more people rely on digital…
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Samsung launches direct-to-consumer digital store in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has launched a direct-to-consumer digital store in partnership with local retailer Housewives Paradise, expanding its retail…
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Yellow Card raises $40 million to grow stablecoin payments
Yellow Card has raised $40 million in a strategic funding round to broaden its stablecoin payment infrastructure and scale its…
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Absa speeds up debt review with AI-powered OCR
Absa Bank has significantly reduced the time it takes to process debt review documents after deploying an artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Mintoak acquires ICC Loyalty as it expands beyond payments
Fintech company Mintoak has acquired Dubai-based ICC Loyalty in a move to expand its banking technology offerings beyond payments into…
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Kaspersky: Spyware and credential theft rise across Africa
New findings from Kaspersky have revealed that Africa is experiencing a sharp rise in cyberespionage activity, with spyware and credential…
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Airtel Money launches Bizna Wallet for Kenyan SMEs, expands cashback rewards
Airtel Money Kenya has unveiled Bizna Wallet, a dedicated business wallet designed to help small businesses manage their finances through…
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CREST creates AI accreditation for penetration testing services
Global cybersecurity accreditation body CREST has introduced new artificial intelligence (AI) accreditation standards for cybersecurity service providers, becoming one of…
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Carrefour rolls out prepaid grocery card with KCB and Mastercard
Carrefour Kenya has collaborated with KCB Bank Kenya and Mastercard to launch a new prepaid payment card designed at helping…
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Kenya Brings Together African Internet Experts to Strengthen Domain Security
Kenya has concluded a two-week training programme for internet experts from 25 African countries, bringing together 45 specialists responsible for…
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eWAKA’s Integrated EV Model Earns Continental Mobility Recognition
Electric mobility company eWAKA has been recognized among Top 50 Africa’s leading mobility companies in the 2026 Mobility X Africa…
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Kaspersky Warns that Digital Advertising Platforms are Becoming New Tool for Cybercriminals
Kaspersky has recently cautioned about cybercriminals exploiting the digital advertising platform to identify, track and target individuals, raising concerns about…
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Kenya Airways Honours Top Travel Agents as Airline Targets Fleet Expansion
Kenya Airways has acknowledged its top-performing travel agency partners as it pushes ahead with aspiring expansion plan that will see…
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Onafriq Partners with Privy to Expand Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure across Africa
Onafriq has announced a strategic partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Privy to advance the adoption of stablecoin-powered payment services…
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Paratus Appoints Neill Nortje as Zambia Country Manager to Drive Enterprise Growth
Paratus has assigned Neill Nortje as its new Country Manager for Zambia, strengthening its leadership team as demand for enterprise…
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Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2026 Aims to Bring Offline AI to Standard Laptops
The Africa Deep Tech Foundation (ADTF) has launched the Africa Deep Tech Challenge (ADTC) 2026, focusing this year on a…
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NjiaPay Brings One-Click Payments to South African Merchants
Payment orchestration platform NjiaPay has introduced a one-click payments solution designed to help South African merchants speed up online checkouts…
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Bolt Business Sees Nigerian Companies Rethink Employee Transportation
Bolt Business has recorded strong growth in Nigeria over the past year as more organizations turn to digital corporate mobility…
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Absa Bank Unveils the First Mobile Smart ID Branch in South Africa
South Africa is accelerating the introduction of digital identity services through its banking sector following the launch of the country’s…
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Huawei Says AI Could Become a Major Driver of South Africa’s Economy
Huawei has reinforced its commitment to accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in South Africa, urging stronger partnerships between government, businesses…
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Abuja Declaration Sets the Tone for Africa’s Connected Future
African governments have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding digital inclusion and accelerating internet access across the continent following the adoption…
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Cregis Expands into Africa to Meet Rising Demand for Enterprise Digital Asset Infrastructure
Enterprise digital asset infrastructure provider, Cregis has expanded its operations into Africa as it seeks to tap into the continent’s…
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I&M Bank, Mastercard Launch Mastercard World Elite Metal Credit Card in Kenya
I&M Bank has expanded its premium banking portfolio with the introduction of the Mastercard World Elite metal credit card, targeting…
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Starlink Reaches Seychelles as Africa Expansion Hits 28 Markets
Seychellois households and businesses can now subscribe to Starlink, adding a new satellite-based internet service to the country’s telecommunications market…
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Zoho, KNCCI Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation for SMEs in Kenya
Zoho has partnered with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) to expand digital transformation among small and…
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TikTok Removes Over 800,000 Videos in Kenya
TikTok removed 884,591 videos in Kenya during the first quarter of 2026 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to the…
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Mobile Internet Use Surpasses PCs as Kaspersky Warns of Mobile Data Security
A new global survey conducted by Kaspersky revealed that smartphones have overtaken personal computers (PCs) as the primary way of…
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M-KOPA Reaches 10 Million Customers Across Africa
M-KOPA has surpassed 10 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, marking a major milestone for the…
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eZi Remit, Mastercard Partner to Expand Faster and Affordable Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
South African remittance fintech eZi Remit has partnered with Mastercard to strengthen cross-border money transfers, enabling eligible customers in South…
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Safaricom Expands Youth Skills Programme to Prepare Students for Digital Economy
Safaricom has expanded its youth empowerment initiative by equipping students at Kiambu National Polytechnic with practical digital and entrepreneurial skills…
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BasiGo, Rubis Energy Kenya Partner to Expand EV Charging Network Across Kenya
Electric bus company BasiGo and Rubis Energy Kenya have partnered to launch a network of fast-charging stations along Kenya’s major…
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Airtel Money Opens Four New Retail Stores in Mombasa
Airtel Money has opened four new retail stores in Mombasa County, expanding its customer service footprint at the Coast. The…
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KCB, Matatu Owners Association Launch EV Charging Station in Buruburu
KCB Bank Kenya, the Matatu Owners Association (MOA) and electric mobility firm ePureMotion have launched an electric vehicle charging station…
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Visa and Safaricom Step Up Awareness of M-Pesa GlobalPay Virtual Visa Card
Visa and Safaricom are increasing awareness of the M-Pesa GlobalPay Virtual Visa Card, through football-themed consumer campaigns to demonstrate how…
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Stanbic Bank Expands Tailored Banking Services for Police Officers in Kenya
Stanbic Bank Kenya has expanded its financial services for police officers, introducing a range of tailored banking products aimed at…
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