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Visa Introduces Apple Pay in Mauritius
Visa has introduced Apple Pay to its cardholders in Mauritius. The service is currently available to Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)…
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Glovo Champions AI, Awards Kenyan Startup Barcelona Residency at GITEX Kenya 2026
Glovo wrapped up its participation at GITEX Kenya 2026 by reinforcing its growing role not only as a technology provider…
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Nairobi Forum Puts Ethics at the Centre of Africa’s AI Development Agenda
A high-level forum on artificial intelligence ethics brought together technologists, investors, healthcare practitioners, and academics in Nairobi this week to…
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A Court Petition Lands Just After Adan Mohamed’s Move to KRA
A legal dispute has surfaced over the appointment of former Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed as commissioner general of the Kenya…
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New AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation Launches in Kigali to Boost Africa’s AI Ecosystem
The AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation (AISCA Foundation) has officially launched in Kigali, marking a significant step toward strengthening…
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Kenya Airways Deploys AI Platform to Optimize Ticket Pricing
Kenya Airways has adopted Jupiter 5.0, an AI-powered pricing platform developed by FlyNava Technologies, in a move aimed at advancing…
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Startups Bring US$5 Server Intelligence and Sign Language Tech to GITEX Nairobi
A Kenyan startup will this week attempt to run production-grade artificial intelligence on a US$5 server, one of several homegrown…
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AFC Is Putting $100 Million Behind Africa’s Growing Tech Fund Market
A new pool of institutional money is being directed toward African technology investors after Africa Finance Corporation approved a commitment…
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Kenya Cuts Fresh Funding to the Hustler Fund After Four Years
Fresh state funding for the Hustler Fund will end in the next budget cycle after the National Treasury removed the…
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NCBA Share Trades Made Ahead of Nedbank’s Bid Are Drawing Attention
The proposed acquisition of NCBA Group by Nedbank Group has opened a broader debate inside Kenya’s capital markets over how…
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How KRA Is Using Technology to Pull Informal Traders Into the Tax Net
In Kenya’s older tax structure, the easiest people to monitor were salaried workers and registered companies with fixed addresses, accounting…
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African Women Are Building Businesses Through WhatsApp
Across Kenya and Nigeria, many small businesses no longer begin with a website, a storefront, or even a marketplace listing.…
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ICANN Opens Application Window For New Generic Top Level Domains
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened applications for its New gTLD Programme 2026 Round. The…
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Airtel Africa Stake Increase Comes Amid IPO Delay
Bharti Airtel is increasing its ownership in Airtel Africa through an internal share transaction that reflects the growing importance of…
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[Interview] Pwani Teknowgalz on Unlocking Girls’ Potential in STEM
Along Kenya’s coast, cultural barriers, limited infrastructure, and entrenched gender stereotypes have long kept girls out of STEM. Pwani Teknowgalz…
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Africa’s AI Ambitions Are Starting to Look Like an Infrastructure Strategy
African governments are beginning to frame artificial intelligence, connectivity and digital infrastructure less as isolated technology sectors and more as…
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KRA Seeks Annual Crypto Transaction Data From Exchanges
Kenya is preparing to tighten oversight of cryptocurrency trading through new tax reporting rules that would require exchanges and digital…
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Africa Tech Summit London Picks 13 Ventures for Its 10th Edition Investor Showcase
Africa Tech Summit London has unveiled 13 African and Africa-focused technology ventures selected to pitch at the London Stock Exchange…
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Jumia Moves Further Into China Supply Strategy As Nigeria Gains Weight In Its Business
Nigeria has become the center of Jumia’s latest recovery plan as the online retailer increases product sourcing from China and…
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Kenya Walks Into the Africa Forward Summit With AI, Energy and Investment on the Table
Kenya has placed transport networks, artificial intelligence and industrial expansion at the centre of its agenda during the Africa Forward…
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KRA Says Personal M-Pesa Transfers Remain Outside Tax Monitoring Plans
The Kenya Revenue Authority says ordinary M-Pesa transfers between individuals are not part of its tax compliance monitoring systems, as…
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Airtel Africa Sees Profit Surge While Mobile Money Listing Plans Return to Focus
Airtel Africa ended its latest financial year with revenue rising 29.5% to $6.42 billion, as higher data consumption, expanding mobile…
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Helios Towers Q1 Revenue Rises 12% as Network Expansion Drives Earnings
Helios Towers recorded a 12% rise in first-quarter revenue to $229.2 million, supported by continued tenant additions from mobile operators…
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M-PESA GlobalPay Visa Card Crosses 316,000 Active Users in Kenya
The number of Kenyans actively using the M-PESA GlobalPay Virtual Visa Card jumped 62.1% in the year ended 31 March…
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Kenya’s Planned Microsoft-G42 Facility Faces Delays Over Grid Capacity
Kenya has suspended plans for a proposed $1 billion data centre backed by Microsoft and Abu Dhabi-based G42 after officials…
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Safaricom Group Service Revenue Hits KES 414 Billion
Safaricom grew Group service revenue to KES 414 billion in the year ended 31 March 2026, as strong performance in…
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African Gaming Operators Push for Stable Tax Rules
Pressure is building on African governments to rethink how betting and gaming businesses are taxed as the industry expands deeper…
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Copia Kenya’s Future Is Now Tied to an Insolvency Hearing in Nairobi
Copia Kenya is headed to the High Court after creditors filed an insolvency case tied to unpaid obligations, adding new…
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Why Kenya’s Startup Money Is Not Producing Stability
Kenya’s startup sector is attracting large amounts of private capital at the same time that venture-backed companies are shutting down,…
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Safaricom Increases Home Fibre Speeds by up to 2.5 Times
Safaricom has announced an upgrade to its Home Fibre offering, increasing internet speeds by up to 2.5 times at no…
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Shiprazor Raises $2.65 Million to Streamline E-commerce Logistics Across Africa
Cape Town-based logistics technology startup Shiprazor has secured $2.65 million (R44 million) in seed funding to address one of Africa’s…
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EXCLUSIVE: Airtel Kenya Begins Fibre Rollout As Fixed Internet Competition Tightens
Airtel Kenya has introduced fibre-based internet services for homes and businesses, adding fixed broadband to its existing mobile and payments…
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ICT Authority Chief Jessy Maruti on Fixing Fragmented Government Systems
Kenya’s push to streamline public services through technology is entering a new phase, with Jessy Maruti outlining a plan to…
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Sh5.6bn in New Capital Circles Kenya’s Cleaner Cooking Market
A group of Kenyan manufacturers and energy startups is lining up a combined Sh5.6 billion capital raise as cleaner cooking…
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Africa Tech Summit London Returns to London Stock Exchange on May 29
Africa Tech Summit London, the leading African tech conference in Europe, returns to the London Stock Exchange on May 29,…
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Kenya Google Search Data Reveals Massive Shift to AI Technical Mastery
Google has released new search trend data revealing a significant shift in how Kenyans are using technology to learn, upskill,…
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Jumia Kenya Bets on Vendors, Brand Partnerships to Drive Growth in 14th Year
Jumia Kenya on Wednesday brought together vendors, brand partners and senior executives at Best Western Hotel, Nairobi, as it kicked…
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Safaricom Pushes First Major Update to Stabilize My OneApp
Safaricom has released version 5.1.5 of My OneApp on the Google Play Store, addressing key user complaints in what the…
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Samsung Flags Off Galaxy S26 Branded Buses at JKIA
Samsung Kenya has officially rolled out three Galaxy S26 branded buses at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), placing its newest…
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Absa’s Mobile Plans Take Form as Bank Looks to Build Network Offering
Absa is preparing to launch its own mobile virtual network operator, moving into a space already occupied by rival banks…
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Microsoft Adds $329M to South Africa Cloud and AI Buildout
Microsoft has committed $329 million to expand its cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence capacity in South Africa, reinforcing the country’s…
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inDrive Launches Cashless Payment System in South Africa
inDrive has introduced cashless payment options in South Africa, expanding beyond its traditional cash-based system. The new feature works alongside…
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Google and UpSkill Universe Relaunch Hustle Academy to Bring Free AI Skills to All Africans
Google and UpSkill Universe, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading AI and business skills training partner, have announced a major redesign of the…
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Nigeria Customs Deploys AI to Plug Revenue Leakages
Nigeria is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen revenue collection and curb long-standing leakages in its trade and customs…
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Kenya’s 5G User Base Grows Fast as Data Use Climbs
Kenya added 724,753 new 5G users over the past year, pushing adoption of high-speed mobile internet deeper into homes and…
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vivo V70 with 50 MP ZEISS Super Telephoto Is Now Officially on Sale in Kenya
The vivo V70 is now available in Kenya , bringing 50 MP ZEISS Super Telephoto precision to users ready to…
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Eldoret’s Business Forum Leans on Mentorship to Close Funding Gaps
More than 100 entrepreneurs gathered in Eldoret for a mentorship forum focused on supporting youth and women-led businesses, with organisers…
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Safaricom Redefines M-Pesa Privacy With Consent-Based Verification
In a significant step toward strengthening digital privacy in Kenya, Safaricom is gradually discontinuing the automatic display of full customer…
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TechTrends Magazine Cover #2: Why East Africa’s Real Digital Work is Just Beginning
For years, the story of technology in Africa has been told through one lens: connectivity. Getting people online. Onboarding the…
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Kenyan Startup Zerobionic Selected in Qualcomm’s 2026 Make in Africa Cohort
A Kenyan startup has earned continental recognition after being named among ten innovators selected for the 2026 cohort of Qualcomm’s…
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Equity Bank Introduces Preferential Forex Rates Solution for Customer Convenience
Negotiating foreign exchange (FX) rates has traditionally been a cumbersome process, requiring individuals and businesses to visit bank branches or get…
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Governor Irungu Kang’ata Launches MyMurang’a App as Services Move to Mobile
Irungu Kang’ata, the governor of Murang’a County, has announced the rollout of the MyMurang’a mobile application as a central platform…
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Madica Backs Three African Startups With Fresh Pre-Seed Investment
Madica, a structured investment program focused on pre-seed African startups, has announced new investments in three tech-enabled ventures: Kilimo Fresh,…
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Kenya Maps Out Smart Cities Plan at Africa Urban Forum
Kenya used the Africa Urban Forum 2026 to outline how it plans to build smarter cities through digital infrastructure, with…
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Five New Directors Join MTN, Set Against Another Year at the Top of Brand Rankings
MTN Group has appointed five new non-executive directors as part of its latest governance overhaul, marking a new phase in…
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Showmax Exit Plan Rolls Out, Steering Subscribers Toward DStv Stream
MultiChoice has begun rolling out a transition plan for Showmax subscribers, moving them to DStv Stream, offering a free trial…
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Safaricom’s Bet on Agentic Wallets in Kenya
At Safaricom Decode 4.0, the discussion around agentic wallets and personalized payments in Kenya moved beyond product demos into the…
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Kenyan Banks Lend Ksh.326.5 Billion to MSMEs in 2025
Kenya’s banking sector extended Ksh.326.5 billion in new loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in 2025, shattering the…
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Parliament Approves Partial Sale of Safaricom Stake to Vodacom
Kenya’s National Assembly on Tuesday approved the sale of a 15 per cent government stake in Safaricom PLC to South…
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Kenya’s Digital Ambition Takes Centre Stage as Decode 4.0 Summit Kicks Off in Nairobi
Kenya’s push to cement its position as a regional technology powerhouse gathered momentum today with the opening of the three-day…
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Koko Networks Unravels, Leaving Creditors with Losses Near Sh22 Billion
Creditors of the collapsed clean cooking start-up Koko Networks are currently staring at a massive financial hole, facing losses totaling…
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Gopal Vittal Set to Take Airtel Africa Chair as Sunil Mittal Steps Down
Airtel Africa PLC has announced that its founding chair, Sunil Bharti Mittal, will retire from the board in July 2026.…
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Moniepoint Acquires a Controlling Stake in Kenya’s Sumac Microfinance Bank
Nigeria’s fintech Moniepoint has completed its acquisition of a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank, establishing a regulated entry into…
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Safaricom’s Decode 4.0 “Made of Kenya Edition” Kicks Off March 31
Safaricom’s annual engineering summit, Decode 4.0, kicks off next week. Tagged the “Made of Kenya Edition,” the summit opens its…
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High-Growth Firms Drive 80% of Kenya’s Tech Jobs, New Study Finds
A new study has revealed the outsized economic role played by high-growth companies in Kenya, finding that tech and tech-enabled…
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Retail Investor Access Is Rising at NSE but Kenya’s Market Feels Distant to Many
There is a number that refuses to move in Kenya’s capital markets. About 3,000,000 accounts sit on the books of…
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Africa Powers Global Mobile Money Milestone as Industry Hits $2 Trillion
The world’s mobile money industry reached $2 trillion in annual transaction volume in 2025, and Africa can claim much of…
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Equity Group Bets on AI to Power Growth as Digital Transactions Hit 98.2%
Equity Group is accelerating its transition into an artificial intelligence-driven financial services provider, betting on AI to power its next…
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Pesalink Signals a New Phase for Kenya’s Digital Payments System
Kenya’s payments story has long been told through a single number: more than 90% of adults are financially included. It…
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Pochi la Biashara and P2P Point to Different Timelines in M-PESA’s Privacy Rollout
Starting today, Safaricom switched on data minimization for M-PESA peer-to-peer transfers. The change is visible immediately: masked phone numbers, shortened…
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Safaricom’s M-Pesa Update Masks Phone Numbers and Ends an Era of Open Customer Data
The digital footprints left behind after a simple 500-shilling transfer are about to shrink. Starting Tuesday, 24 March 2026, Safaricom…
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Mobile Number Ruling in Kenya Complicates Telco Operations
On March 19, 2026, the High Court placed a mobile number in the same legal space as personal data. Justice…
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Bolt Report Highlights Economic Gains for Drivers in Kenya’s Gig Economy
On-demand mobility platform Bolt has released its flagship Gig Economy Report in partnership with Ipsos, revealing the growing role of…
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AVEVA Appoints Khaled Salah as VP for Africa in Regional Growth Push
Industrial software company AVEVA has appointed Khaled Salah as Vice President of Africa, tasking him with accelerating the company’s growth…
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EU and Kenya Move Deeper Into Digital Systems Design With New Strategic Dialogue
Fifty years is a long time in diplomacy. Long enough for habits to form, for language to settle into routine.…
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Kenya Holds Line on 15% Tax for US Firms
Tax policy often feels like an abstract exercise until the invoices start to arrive. For Kenya, the global minimum tax…
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Kibaba Fund Brings Global Exposure Closer, but Not Simpler
Kenyan retail portfolios have tended to circle the same terrain for years. Treasury bills, SACCO shares, a piece of land…
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MTN Passes 300 Million Subscribers as Africa’s Data Appetite Grows
The headline number looks simple enough. MTN now counts 307 million voice subscribers across its markets. Profit has returned. Data…
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A Few Thousand Shillings at a Time, Kenyans Are Walking Into the Stock Market Through M-Pesa
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has spent years searching for retail investors. It found them in a place few people in…
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Telecom AI Meets Mobile Money in Safaricom–Indosat Deal
The Safaricom–Indosat partnership brings together two operators that arrived at the digital economy from different directions. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH)…
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The Canal+ Strategy Taking Shape After Showmax
The French media group Canal+ ended 2025 with 42.3 million subscribers worldwide, a figure that tells two different stories depending…
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From Cell on Wheels to Smart Sensors, Safaricom Brings Connectivity to the 2026 Safari Rally
The Safari Rally Kenya has long been associated with the image of raw endurance. Cars pound through volcanic dust. And…
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How LG Is Turning AI Into Everyday Value for East African Homes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most talked-about technologies in the world. From global tech conferences to policy…
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The 2026 Middle East Regional Conflict Freezes a Critical Segment of the 2Africa Cable
The 2Africa submarine cable, the largest subsea internet network ever attempted, has run into the realities of maritime conflict. Construction…
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Liquid Kenya CEO on How the Company is Building Africa’s AI-Ready Future
As Africa undergoes a rapid technological evolution, the transition from legacy systems to cutting-edge digital ecosystems is no longer just…
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South African AI startup Yazi Secures First Institutional Funding at $1.6M Valuation
Yazi, a South African AI-native research startup, has officially closed its first institutional funding round, valuing the company at R30…
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KCB Group’s Net Proft Jumps 11pc to KShs. 68.4 Billion
KCB Group PLC has signalled a massive win for its digital-first strategy, posting a KSh 68.4 billion profit after tax…
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TikTok Announces Additional $200k into Sub-Saharan Africa AI Literacy
TikTok has doubled down on its commitment to online safety by announcing a fresh $200,000 investment in AI media literacy…
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Africa’s Renewable Energy Investment Still Far From $100B Annual Target
Africa’s renewable energy investment has accelerated over the past few years. The numbers tell a story of momentum, yet they…
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Google Expands AI Search to 13 African Languages, Including Kiswahili and Somali
Google has expanded its AI-powered search features to support 13 African languages, marking a significant step toward making artificial intelligence…
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Huawei and Konza Launch AI-Powered BPO at Siaya Digital Hub
Huawei and the Konza Technopolis Development Authority have launched an AI-powered contact center platform at the Siaya Community Digital Hub,…
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M-Pesa at 19: How Kenya’s Mobile Money Pioneer Reshaped Payments and Everyday Finance
M-Pesa at 19 years after its launch shows how a simple mobile money transfer tool evolved into the core infrastructure…
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Kanessa Muluneh | The Art of Scaling Startups: Why Marketing Is the Missing Growth Engine
Early-stage founders are conditioned by accelerators, investors, and peers to focus on three things: product, operations, and fundraising. These are…
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Canal+ Announces Shutdown of Showmax Streaming Service
Canal+ has officially announced the upcoming discontinuation of the loss-making Showmax streaming platform. The decision comes just months after the…
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Kenya Extends Its Reach Into Rural Care Through Artificial Intelligence
Kenya’s AI integration into community health systems will embed algorithmic decision tools into frontline primary care under the Ministry of…
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Banks Push Back After CBK Orders Rate Changes
The CBK lending rate order requires commercial banks in Kenya to immediately adjust lending rates following changes to the Central…
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Huawei Exceeds ITU Partner2Connect Pledge Target, Bringing Connectivity to 170 Million People Globally
Huawei has delivered digital connectivity to 170 million people in remote and underserved communities across more than 80 countries, surpassing…
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How M-PESA Optimization is Localizing Liquidity for Kenyan Traders
For years, participating in the global forex market meant playing by the rules of the US dollar and the SWIFT…
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Trust as Currency: Protecting Kenya’s Digital Economy from Growing Fraud
There was a time when fraud was mainly a bank’s problem. A suspicious transaction would be flagged, an account frozen,…
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Kenya Approves M-Pesa Plan to Hide Customer Phone Numbers
The mobile phone number has long served as the public face of Kenya’s mobile money economy. It appears on receipts.…
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AUI Global Partners with Konza to Improve AI Leadership in Kenya
The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AUI Global, a prominent leader…
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