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Uganda, Kenya sign four MoUs to boost cross-border tourism, trade
Uganda and Kenya have signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen cross-border tourism, trade and private sector partnerships, as…
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Google backs free AI filmmaking programme offering African creators training and production funding
African filmmakers and emerging visual storytellers can now apply for a free artificial intelligence (AI) filmmaking programme backed by Google.org,…
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Jumia Kenya Black Friday targets shoppers beyond Nairobi
Jumia Kenya will launch its 2026 Black Friday campaign on 30 October, targeting consumers across the country as the e-commerce…
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NCBA customers can now buy Kenya Power tokens via 977#
NCBA Bank customers can now buy Kenya Power prepaid tokens and pay postpaid electricity bills directly from their bank accounts…
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Kenya Airways flies first cattle shipment to Nigeria
Kenya Airways has flown more than 50 live cattle from Nairobi to Lagos, its first shipment of live cattle to…
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China Mobile backs Kenyan students to turn tech ideas into viable businesses
China Mobile International (CMI) has launched a four-month technology innovation programme in Kenya to help university students develop commercially viable…
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Tech Mahindra and Mastercard bring B2B payments into enterprise systems
Tech Mahindra has collaborated with Mastercard to help global enterprises modernize business–to–business (B2B) payment capabilities into existing enterprise resource planning…
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Kenya puts tech diplomacy at heart of foreign policy
Kenya has made science, innovation and technology diplomacy central to its foreign policy, as the government pushes for Africa to…
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Kenya Airways sells 5m Asante Rewards points to Art of Luxury
Kenya Airways (KQ) has partnered with luxury retail destination Art of Luxury in a deal that includes the bulk purchase…
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Bolt brings electric ride-hailing to Johannesburg as South Africa fleet expands
Bolt has expanded its electric ride-hailing service to Johannesburg through a partnership with the South African Meter Taxi and E-Hailing…
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Redington Gulf and AWS target faster AI adoption across Middle East and Africa
Redington Gulf has signed a partnership agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and…
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Kaspersky finds Gen Z exposed to cyberattacks despite digital confidence
According to the new research by Kaspersky, Generation Z is increasingly exposed to cyber threats despite spending more time online…
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Pesapal expands RACK beyond payments into retail and hospitality management
Pesapal, in partnership with Drift Consult, is expanding the uptake of RACK, a business management platform designed to assist retailers…
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Mastercard and Moovn strike five-year deal to expand digital payments across East Africa
Mastercard and Moovn Technologies have signed a five-year strategic deal in a move to expand digital payments services across East…
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Hans van Linschoten: After the data centre – Africa’s missing platform layer
Against the backdrop of ITW Africa in Nairobi last week, the conversation around Africa’s digital future has moved further up the stack. John…
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Small tech projects deliver bigger returns, CIO100 data shows
African firms are getting better returns from low-cost technology projects than from big-budget programmes, according to an analysis of entries…
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Glovo trains 50 entrepreneurs in Nakuru as partner sales top $1 million
Glovo has trained 50 entrepreneurs in Nakuru on digital marketing, catalogue management, and operational efficiency as the company expands its…
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Absa expands its banking reach with a new pod in Mombasa
Absa Bank Kenya has launched a Sales and Service Pod at Nyali Bazaar Mall in Mombasa, expanding its banking services…
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MoneyHash brings Ozow into its payment network for South African merchants
MoneyHash has collaborated with South African Fintech company, Ozow, to expand access to local online payment methods for merchants operating…
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Becoming Madiba takes MultiChoice Talent Factory graduates from training to television
MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) graduates are set to reach television audiences across East Africa with Becoming Madiba, a feature film…
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Kenya’s media industry eyes $6 billion as streaming and online advertising expand
PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2026–2030 has reported that Kenya’s entertainment and media industry is projected to grow 5%…
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Vodacom, UJ and AWS expand South Africa’s AI talent pipeline
Vodacom, the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are expanding efforts to develop South Africa’s artificial intelligence…
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Four Kenyan-Linked Startups Advance to Next Phase of SANAD ElevateHer Programme
Four Kenya-linked startups have been selected for the next phase of SANAD ElevateHer, a programme supporting businesses across Africa and…
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Liquid C2 partners with KnowBe4 to expand cybersecurity training in Africa
Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, has partnered with KnowBe4 to expand access to cybersecurity awareness training and workforce…
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eToro expands AI-assisted investing with connectors for ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Grok Bot
eToro has unveiled new connectors for ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Grok Bot, allowing users to link their investment accounts to…
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South Africa sets 2028 deadline for Green ID book phase-out
South Africa will cease the production of Green ID books by March 2027 and require holders to transition to Smart…
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ACG Africa brings Invest Africa CEO onto its advisory board
African Collaborations Group (ACG Africa) has appointed Invest Africa CEO Chantelé Carrington to its Advisory Board in an effort to…
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Bolt rewards drivers in Kenya as it highlights road safety and electric mobility
Bolt has recognized its top-performing drivers in Nairobi and Mombasa for their commitment to customer service, rewarding them with fuel…
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Four Kenyan women turn a public transport challenge into a winning digital fare platform
Four young Kenyan women won the third edition of the GirlCode Kenya Hackathon after creating an AI-powered platform to improve…
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PawaPay secures Mozambique PSP licence, opening direct access to mobile money networks
PawaPay has secured a Payment Service Provider (PSP) license from the Bank of Mozambique, unlocking the pan-African payments aggregator to…
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James Mwangi joins global commission reshaping North-South development partnerships
Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings, has been appointed to the South-North Commission on…
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Inside Tathmini Africa’s push to make AI-powered career guidance work for Kenya
For many Kenyan families, choosing a senior school pathway is becoming a complicated exercise in information, interpretation and timing. Learners…
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Jubilee and FSD Africa bring seven insurtechs together to expand affordable insurance access in Kenya
Jubilee Group and FSD Africa are working with seven insurtech companies to develop and test affordable insurance products for underserved…
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UNDP and GSMA partner to help African AI innovators build and scale locally developed solutions
UNDP and GSMA have entered a strategic partnership focused on strengthening Africa’s artificial intelligence ecosystem and advancing the development and…
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Absa Next aims to simplify how entrepreneurs manage business payments, working capital and personal finances
For many small business entrepreneurs, running a business is much more than just making sales, there is customer payments, supplier…
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AfDB gives Family Bank $10m facility to expand trade finance for Kenyan businesses
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Family Bank Limited have signed a $10 million trade finance facility aimed at expanding…
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Bolt Send hits one million deliveries in Kenya as Mombasa expansion widens its courier network
Bolt Send has surpassed one million parcel deliveries in Kenya, less than a year after the on-demand courier service was…
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Kaspersky warns Kenyan children face growing risks across social media, gaming and AI
Children in Kenya are increasingly using social media, video-sharing platforms and multiplayer games, exposing them to online risks including grooming,…
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Seven Kenyan women-led startups secure KES 9 million after completing Women in Tech accelerator
Seven women-led Kenyan startups have secured KES 9 million in grant funding after completing a 12-week accelerator programme designed to…
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Six Kenyan creatives win KES 4.5 million in Safaricom Capture the Good Challenge
Six Kenyan photographers and videographers have won a combined KES 4.5 million in the inaugural Safaricom and M-Pesa Foundation Capture…
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Vodacom expands digital accessibility across Africa as Deaf users gain wider access to essential services
Vodacom Group is expanding efforts to improve access to digital services for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people across its African operations,…
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How Kenya Airways is using AI to make sense of changing airfares
You search for a flight today and find a fare that works. Tomorrow, the same seat may cost more. It…
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The iPhone 18 scam: Fake stores are offering discounts, pre-orders and unlikely deals
Kaspersky has warned consumers looking for iPhone 18 models about scammers using fake websites and heavily discounted offers to steal…
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Bridging Kenya’s digital skills gap: Why practical application and AI capability-building are defining tech workforce readiness
Kenya’s technology sector is producing more skilled graduates and creating new career opportunities, but employers continue to face challenges in…
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Kenya wants its tourism products to compete in the digital spaces where travellers make decisions
Kenya is digitising its tourism products as the government targets travellers who increasingly rely on smartphones, online platforms and artificial…
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Binance puts $100 million into Circle as USDC partnership expands
Binance has invested $100 million in Circle Internet Group as part of a renewed five-year strategic partnership to expand the…
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Africa Financial Summit 2026 heads to Angola to drive African financial integration
Angola is set to host the annual Africa Financial Summit 2026 on November 3 and 4, in Luanda, bringing together…
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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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