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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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Ethio Telecom and Huawei Expand Partnership Around AI and Cloud
Ethio Telecom and Huawei are expanding their long-standing partnership as the state-owned telecommunications operator seeks to accelerate digital transformation for…
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Visa Sees Digital Lenders Reshaping Kenya’s Credit Market
Kenya’s unsecured lending market is becoming increasingly competitive as digital credit providers reshape how consumers access loans, prompting traditional banks…
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Specops Secure Onboarding Responds to the Rise of AI Hiring Fraud
As cybercriminals continue exploiting artificial intelligence to impersonate job applicants and infiltrate organizations, identity security company, Specops has introduced a…
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Bolt Data Shows South Africans Still Put Affordable Rides First
A new data released by Bolt revealed that South Africans continue to prioritize affordability when booking the ride- hailing services…
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TikTok Brings an AI Literacy Hub to Kenya as It Expands Safety Tools
TikTok has recently launched a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) safety and education initiatives aimed at improving AI literacy,…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies Appoints Bernard Beya as DRC CEO
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has appointed Bernard Beya as Chief Executive Officer for its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) operations, effective…
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Samsung, JKUAT Partner to Equip 180 Students with AI and Digital Skills Training
Samsung Electronics East Africa has strengthened its investment in digital skills development by hosting an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital…
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Seven GRC Awards Nominations Highlight Yellow Card’s Compliance Push
Yellow Card, a stablecoin-based digital assets infrastructure provider operating in more than 60 countries, has received seven nominations at the…
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Glovo Wants Your Next Shopping Trip to Start With ChatGPT
Glovo has expanded its use of generative artificial intelligence by introducing an AI-powered shopping assistant on ChatGPT and Claude, enabling…
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Visa Wants Banks to Catch Cyber Threats Before They Become Fraud
Visa has recently rolled out a new cybersecurity solution designed to help financial institutions identify and respond to cyber threats…
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KCB Combines Sahl Card and Agency Banking in Islamic Finance Expansion
KCB Bank has expanded its Islamic banking portfolio with the launch of a Shariah-compliant payment card in partnership with Mastercard,…
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NVIDIA Reworks the Business of Building AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA has unveiled a new partnership model with AI cloud providers that aims to make large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure more…
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inDrive Adds Opt-In Trip Audio Recording to Improve Ride Safety
Ride-hailing platform inDrive has rolled out a new Trip Audio Recording feature aimed at enhancing safety for both passengers and…
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How Girls-I Save Africa Is Growing Kenya’s Tech Talent
Across Kenya, schools are increasingly embracing innovation programmes, STEM competitions and technology workshops that encourage students to move beyond textbooks…
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South Africa Climbs Global AI Outsourcing Rankings as Enterprise Adoption Grows
South Africa has strengthened its position as Africa’s leader in artificial intelligence, with a new global assessment ranking the country…
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Equity, AfricaNenda Partner on Digital Infrastructure Push
Equity Group Holdings has entered a strategic partnership with AfricaNenda Foundation and the Gates Foundation to accelerate the rollout of…
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Visa, M-PESA and Onafriq Test Stablecoin Payments in DRC
Visa, M-PESA Africa and Onafriq have partnered to pilot stablecoin-enabled cross-border mobile money transactions in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Absa, Unilever Launch KES 4bn Programme to Finance Distributors
Absa Bank Kenya and Unilever Kenya have launched a KES 4 billion financing programme aimed at easing working capital challenges…
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Visa Unveils New Smartphone Payment Solutions for SMEs Across Emerging Markets
Visa is expanding its digital payments ecosystem with new capabilities for Visa Accept and Visa Direct, enabling small businesses to…
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Equity Group Deepens Cross-Border Trade Strategy With Tanzania Investment Mission
More than 50 investors and business leaders from Africa, Europe and North America have arrived in Dar es Salaam for…
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Grey Introduces Local Currency Deposits in Kenya and Ghana
Global payments platform Grey has introduced local currency deposits in Kenya and Ghana, allowing users to fund their accounts directly…
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Diana Mwaniki Named Acting CFO as Absa Completes Executive Leadership Transition
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has appointed Diana Mwaniki as its Acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective July 1, 2026, in…
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Jubilee and FSD Africa Launch Kenya Pilot for Digital Insurance
Jubilee Group has signed a strategic partnership with development finance agency FSD Africa. The partnership is to develop technology-driven insurance…
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ILO and Microsoft Launch Digital Skills Programme for 1,700 Youth in Kenya
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with Microsoft, Power Learn Project Africa, the Turkana County Government and with support…
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Jerry Soko Named MTN Eswatini CEO After Acting Stint
MTN Group has appointed Jerry Soko as the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Eswatini, effective July 1, 2026, marking another…
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Absa Bank Kenya Backs Gen Z Connect to Grow Young Talent
Absa Bank Kenya has announced a strategic partnership with Gen Z Connect by Executive Connect to expand opportunities for young…
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The Next Test for Kenya’s Digital Commerce Is Consumer Trust
Kenya has long been recognised as one of the most dynamic digital economies in Africa. From mobile money to ecommerce,…
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Tech Mahindra and Microsoft Unveil AI Network Digital Twin
Tech Mahindra has partnered with Microsoft to introduce an AI-powered Network Digital Twin solution designed to help telecommunications companies modernize…
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ESET’s Allan Juma On The Rising Wave of Cryptocurrency Scams and Cyber Frauds
Cryptocurrency has been pitched as Africa’s path to financial inclusion, but for a growing number of users, it’s become the…
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Kenya Rolls Out Digital Marine Cargo Insurance Before July 1 Deadline
The Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA), in partnership with seven insurance firms and government technology platforms, has launched…
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2,700 Young Kenyans Complete Jitume Digital Media Training
More than 2,700 young Kenyans have completed a national digital media training programme aimed at preparing them for careers in…
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Mastercard Deepens Africa Cybersecurity Strategy With New Center
Mastercard has launched the Africa Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a continent-wide initiative aimed at strengthening cyber resilience, improving threat intelligence…
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EACO Partnership Gives Fresh Momentum to Smart Africa’s Digital Agenda
The East African Communications Organization (EACO) and the Smart Africa Secretariat have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating…
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Safaricom Stake Sale Back on Track After Court of Appeal Ruling
The Court of Appeal has recently suspended High Court orders that had halted the Kenyan government’s planned sale of its…
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Kenyan Women Entrepreneurs Turn to Pochi to Keep Business Money Separate
For thousands of Kenyan women running small businesses, one of the biggest obstacles to business growth is no longer attracting…
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Why NTT DATA Is Bringing Cursor Into Enterprise Software Engineering
NTT DATA has entered into a strategic partnership with AI coding platform Cursor, a move aimed at accelerating enterprise software…
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Paystack Is Preparing African Payments for the Age of AI Assistants
Paystack has recently introduced Paystack Index, an experimental AI-driven checkout solution that enables users in Nigeria to complete transactions through…
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Mastercard Takes Its Priceless Travel Experiences Across Nine African Markets
Mastercard has expanded its global travel and lifestyle platform, Priceless, into Africa, giving cardholders access to curated travel experiences across…
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Yas Tanzania Expands Network Capacity With an African First for Ericsson
Yas Tanzania has become the first telecommunications operator in Africa to commercially deploy Ericsson’s AIR 3285 radio technology, a move…
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The Business Case for Equity Bank’s Bulk Payment Service
Managing multiple payments has traditionally been one of the most time-consuming and error prone aspects of running a business. Whether…
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Mwalimu National SACCO, NCBA Launch Salo Xpress to Transform Payroll Processing
Mwalimu National DT SACCO has partnered with NCBA Bank to launch Salo Xpress, a new digital payroll management solution aimed…
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Pauline Namwakira Becomes Second Kenyan to Receive AWS Golden Jacket
Kenya has added another name to the exclusive global list of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Golden Jacket recipients, with cloud…
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Airtel’s Latest Scholarship Commitment Keeps the Focus on Education in Mukuru
Twenty-two students from Nairobi’s Mukuru informal settlement will receive full secondary school scholarships after Airtel Kenya renewed its education partnership…
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MTN Uganda Launches Cashless School Transport Systems for Students
MTN Uganda has unveiled a new digital transport solution aimed at transforming how students commute to and from school, with…
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Africa Internet Summit Opens in Nairobi With Focus on Regional Cooperation
Nairobi is hosting the Africa Internet Summit 2026 (AIS’26), bringing together policymakers, regulators, technology experts, industry leaders, civil society organizations,…
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Payaza’s Shopaza Targets Africa’s E-Commerce Gap
Payaza has launched Shopaza, a new artificial intelligence-driven e-commerce platform designed to help businesses expand beyond local markets and participate…
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Airtel Money and ChildFund Back Schools Serving Learners With Disabilities
More than 2,000 learners, including children with visual and hearing impairments, are set to benefit from a new inclusive education…
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Africa’s Fast-Rising 5G Market Is Starting to Look Beyond Connectivity
Sub-Saharan Africa is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing 5G market over the next five years, fueled by rising…
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KCB Opens Its Agency Network to Airtel Money Customers Nationwide
Airtel Money customers can now deposit and withdraw cash at more than 22,000 KCB Bank agents across Kenya following a…
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Mombasa Strengthens Position as a Leading MICE Destination
Mombasa is gaining renewed prominence as a regional hub for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) following the hosting of…
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Ghana and Tanzania Compare Notes on the Future of Satellite Regulation
The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana has hosted a delegation from the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) on a…
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CFAO Mobility Launches The Toyota bZ4X EV in Kenya
CFAO Mobility Kenya has unveiled the Toyota bZ4X, marking the Japanese automaker’s first fully electric vehicle to enter the Kenyan…
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Mobile Economy Adds $240bn to Africa’s GDP, GSMA
Mobile technologies and services contributed $240 billion to Africa’s economy in 2025, accounting for 7.8% of the continent’s GDP, according…
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NTT DATA Expands Salesforce Services as Kenya’s AI Push Gains Pace
NTT DATA has announced the expansion of its Salesforce services across East Africa, aimed at enhancing customer engagement, data management,…
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PawaPay Hits Three Billion Transactions, Doubling Daily Payment Volumes
PawaPay has processed three billion successful mobile money transactions through its platform, underscoring the rapid growth of digital payments across…
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AXIAN Telecom Acquires €170 Million EBRD Loan To Expand Africa Operations
AXIAN Telecom is strengthening its investment to support network expansion and digital infrastructure investments across its markets, in Kenya and…
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Airtel Africa Foundation Invests $6.2 Million in First Year, Connecting 3,296 Schools Across 13 Markets
The Airtel Africa Foundation has reported investing $6.2 million across education, financial inclusion, digital inclusion, and environmental sustainability programmes during…
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Xceed365HR Bets on Agentic AI to Transform Enterprise HR
Xceed365HR, Africa’s leading indigenous enterprise HR software provider, has unveiled Version 3 (V3), which it describes as the continent’s first…
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EU Invests €37 Million into Blue-Raman Cable Project to Enhance East Africa’s Global Connectivity
Speaking after talks with Henna Virkkunen, European Commission Executive Vice President, in Brussels, President William Ruto said the EU-backed cable…
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Why Digital Lending Is Becoming a Lifeline for Kenya’s SMEs
Limited access to financing continues to be one of the biggest constraints facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya,…
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Global Airlines Gain a New Route Into African Payments Through Kora
Kora, a leading payment infrastructure platform, has joined the International Air Transport Association Financial Gateway (IFG), enabling global airlines to…
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24,000 Applications Later, Africa’s Business Heroes Reveals Its Top 100
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic programme of the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has announced its 2026…
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Mbadi Announces New Planning Bill to Align Kenya’s Development and Budget Priorities
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has announced plans to introduce a Planning Bill in 2026 to strengthen Kenya’s national planning…
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BUSINESS
Nigeria’s Bumpa Launches in Kenya, Offering Digital Tools for MSME
Bumpa, a Nigerian business management platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has officially entered the Kenyan market. The…
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810 Million Women Still Offline as Mobile Gender Gap Persists, GSMA Warns
Women in low- and middle-income countries remain 12% less likely than men to use mobile internet, leaving 810 million unconnected,…
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Visa Study Reveals That 89% of Kenyans Use AI in Shopping, With Trust Driving Checkout Behaviour
Visa has published its annual Stay Secure study in Kenya, highlighting how artificial intelligence and social commerce are reshaping digital…
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Cloud Technology Is Helping Bring Better MRI Scans to Rural Uganda
Researchers from Spain and Uganda are using cloud computing to improve the quality of MRI scans produced by ultra-low-field systems,…
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Gov’t Begins Distribution of Digital Learning Devices for JSS Schools
The Kenyan government has begun rolling out laptops and 65-inch interactive smart boards to 10,382 Junior Secondary Schools nationwide on…
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Spiro Appoints Former Indofast Energy Boss Anant Badjatya as Group CEO
Spiro, a leading African electric mobility company, has appointed former Indofast Energy CEO Anant Badjatya as its new Group Chief…
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Kenya Power to Close All Payment Counters by June 2027
Kenya Power has unveiled plans to gradually phase out all remaining payment counters in its banking halls by June 2027,…
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Ruto Appoints Former Isiolo MP as Konza Technopolis Board Chair
President William Ruto has appointed former Isiolo South Member of Parliament Abdul Bahari Ali as the new Non-Executive Chairperson of…
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Airtel Launches Four New Customer Service Centers in Nairobi
Airtel Kenya has expanded its retail and customer service network in Nairobi by launching four new customer service centres in…
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Flutterwave and Tempo Partner to Accelerate Blockchain-Based Payments in Africa
Flutterwave has announced a strategic partnership with Tempo, a blockchain network focused on payments, to advance stablecoin-powered payments and settlements…
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The Rise of African-Built AI Models Trained in Local Languages and Why it Matters
Early this year, Google collaborated with African partners to launch WAXAL, a large-scale, openly accessible speech dataset aimed at addressing…
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