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GreenHouse Capital announces 13 startups selected for the Microsoft Scale-up Accelerator
Thirteen startups from East and West Africa are set to benefit from a six-week accelerator program by GreenHouse Capital and…
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Kenyan brewer African Originals seeks to raise $700k in new funding
African Originals, a Kenyan startup using local ingredients to make world-class beverages is seeking to raise $700,000 to scale its…
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B2B platform Sendy Supply, transforming trade for retailers
Supply chain inefficiencies in the retail sector continue to affect how traders do business. Logistics, storage and the ever-changing consumer…
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BUSINESS
I&M Group reports 44% increase in profit after tax in Q1 2022 results
I&M Group PLC has reported a 44% growth in Profit after tax to Kes 2.7 billion compared to Kes 1.9…
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ASUS ROG unveils new notebooks for gamers
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced multiple new gaming products for gamers at a virtual event dubbed For Those…
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Data security and privacy laws develop across Africa
Numerous countries in Africa have developed or implemented data privacy and security laws in their countries in the last few…
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Glovo Kenya tech startup pitch competition winners announced
On-demand delivery platform Glovo has announced the winners of its tech startup pitch competition in Kenya. Glovo in partnership with…
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We-Fi Announces $15 million Funding for Women Digital Inclusion in Africa
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has announced a $15 million funding to the African Development Back’s Africa Digital Inclusion…
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Safaricom to launch M-pesa in Ethiopia after new law changes
There is a wave of transformation sweeping across the telecommunications sector in Ethiopia. It started with reforms effected by Prime…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Unveils Powerful Cloud Workload Protection Advancements with New Linux and Container Security Offerings
Sophos has unveiled advancements to Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities. These enhancements accelerate…
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CLOUD
Amazon is bringing a new AWS Local Zone cloud infrastructure to Kenya
Amazon Web Services has announced plans to launch an AWS Local Zone in Kenya. AWS, an Amazon.com, Inc. company made…
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Health Innovator Meditronic LABS Partners with MoH
Kenyans living with chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure are set to benefit from a partnership between…
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New submarine cable connecting Asia, Europe and Africa lands in Mombasa
A new 15,000km submarine cable connecting Asia, Europe and Africa has landed in Mombasa, Kenya. Telkom Kenya and PEACE Cable…
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INSURANCE
Health-tech platform M-Tiba and Jubilee partner to provide health insurance for SMEs
Safaricom-owned mobile health platform M-TIBA and Jubilee Health Insurance have announced a new partnership to provide health insurance to SMEs.…
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Microsoft officially opens its Africa Development Centre offices in Nairobi
After three years of successful operation in Kenya, Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, the African Development Centre (ADC), is relocating to…
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Startups
10 African Fintech Startups Selected for CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa Special Dubai Edition
The LHoFT Foundation has announced the 10 African fintech startups that will take part in the special edition of CATAPULT:…
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Startups
Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $125M, rebrands to Wasoko
Kenyan based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has raised a $125 million Series B equity round, the largest venture financing round ever…
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Startups
15 African Startups Qualify for Google’s Accelerator Bootcamp
A total of 15 startups from seven African countries have been selected to participate in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa…
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Startups
BasiGo Flags off first Electric Buses in Kenya, Pilots with CitiHoppa and East Shuttle
Just a month after closing a $4.3 million seed funding round, Nairobi headquartered e-mobility startup BasiGo has today flagged off…
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CLOUD
Vodacom launches Africa’s first AWS Outposts Innovation Lab
Vodacom has launched Africa’s first Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts Innovation Lab in collaboration with AWS and Intel. The laboratory…
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Safaricom’s M-PESA Super App Scoops Global Award at MWC
Safaricom has won a prestigious Global Mobile Award (GLOMO) for the M-PESA Super App at the ongoing Mobile World Congress…
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Startups
Glovo launches pitch competition for tech startups in Kenya
On-demand delivery platform Glovo has launched a pitch competition targeting early-stage tech startups in Kenya that are delivering value to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Russia hits Ukrainian government websites with cyber attacks
Russian president this week launched a military operation in Ukraine. Explosions have been heard across the country with Ukraine’s foreign…
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New to online trading? MT4 might be the right platform for you
Every trader needs an active account to start trading in the financial markets. With the growing popularity of online trading,…
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Startups
Haskè Ventures announces a $150K investment in Senegalese retail-tech startup ProXalys
Senegalese retail-tech startup ProXalys has raised $150,000 in pre-seed funding from Haskè Ventures, the venture builder for Francophone Africa. The…
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Interviews
Remote Work – How Cavendish is managing product success at Analog Teams
Strategic thinking starts with asking the right questions. It is about understanding the current market, competition, and trends to define…
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FSD Africa announces a £3m investment in Kenyan fintech firm MFact
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of FSD Africa, has today announced a £3m investment in Kenyan fintech firm…
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Startups
PAC Holdings sets up The Catalyst VC project to invest in African startups
PanAfrican Capital Holdings (PAC Holdings) has set up The Catalyst, a venture capital project, to identify and invest in growth to product-expansion…
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BUSINESS
Over 21,000 SMEs and individuals have so far benefited from Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Accelerate Program
Over 21,000 SMEs and individuals have so far benefited from Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Accelerate Program. This is is according to…
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ICT CS Joe Mucheru launches ICT Talent Cultivation Whitepaper
ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has today launched the ICT Talent Cultivation for Kenya’s Digital economy whitepaper. The whitepaper was…
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Startups
Kenyan gaming startup Usiku Games develops Africa’s first mobile football game
Kenyan gaming startup Usiku Games has unveiled an amateur football mobile game to promote outdoor physical activities and encourage sportsmanship…
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[Interview] Alioune CISS, CEO, Webb Fontaine: We’re Helping African Countries Emerge as Leaders in the Future of Trade
Alioune CISS is the Chief Executive Officer at Webb Fontaine, a leading provider of solutions for Trade facilitation, powered by modern technology including…
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Samsung Partners With Government of Rwanda To Equip Coding Academy
Samsung Electronics has announced a new partnership with the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of ICT and the Ministry…
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CYBER SECURITY
Gravitational Force of Ransomware Black Hole Pulls in Other Cyberthreats to Create One Massive, Interconnected Ransomware Delivery System, Sophos
Gravitational force of ransomware’s black hole is pulling in other cyberthreats to form one massive, interconnected ransomware delivery system –…
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BUSINESS
Dubai’s DUBUY.com e-commerce platform launches in Kenya
After launching in Rwanda early this year, Dubai-based DP World has announced the launch of its global wholesale e-Commerce platform…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is essential to modern-day manufacturing
The manufacturing sector in Africa plays a significant role in driving economic growth, job creation, and lifting people out of…
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LG eyes growing on-demand laundry market with smart shops
LG Electronics is moving to tap into the fast-growing on-demand laundry market in East Africa with a new concept targeting…
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Computer Science Teaching Job
Africa Nazarene University (ANU) is a fully chartered, non-profit, Private Christian University and is part of a Network of 21…
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[This Week in Tech] Wapi Pay founders step down from their roles
This has been quite an interesting week in tech in Africa. We covered a number of great announcements here at…
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Safaricom Recognized for Net Zero Efforts in the East African Climate Action awards
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has received an honorary recognition from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) East African…
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Startups
Climate-focused startups can now apply for the Africa ClimAccelerator programme
Africa ClimAccelerator has opened applications for its climate change accelerator programme. The Pan-African, cross-sector, climate-first accelerator is seeking fifteen startups…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard and Zambian fintech firm Digital PayGo launch merchant mobile payments solution for SMEs
Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution for SMEs in…
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PETER KIRONJI: The Future of Social Commerce in Kenya; A Case of The Kenyan Influencer Marketing Hub
Understanding social commerce platform? Access to market continues to be a challenge for many MSMEs in Kenya as they are…
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PATRICK NDEGWA: Growing a successful tech startup in Kenya – 4 key elements
The tech scene in Kenya is thriving. Even amid a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and election fever, our dynamic African…
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Vodafone Group, ITU launch initiative to connect 3.4BN with smartphones by 2030
Vodafone Group and ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, have today launched a new initiative…
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Chinese ride-hailing firm DiDi Chuxing expands to Egypt
After launching in South Africa in March this year, Chinese ride-hailing firm DiDi Chuxing has now launched its operations in Egypt. …
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Digital billboards bring real-time air pollution data to Nairobi
Digital billboards around the Kenyan capital today started to live stream Nairobi’s real-time air pollution in an effort to increase air quality…
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CLOUD
Africa Data Centres to build large hyperscale data centres across Africa
Africa’s carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, Africa Data Centres has announced plans to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa,…
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WhatsApp will stop working on these devices starting November 1st
In two months, popular messaging service WhatsApp will stop working on a number of old devices. The Facebook-owned messaging app…
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BUSINESS
Banking Sector Contributed 27% of All Corporate Taxes Paid in Kenya in 2020 and 2019
The banking industry contributed 27 percent of all corporate taxes paid in Kenya in 2020 and 2019 even as the…
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FRANCIS WAINAINA: How cloud technology could transform manufacturing in Africa
Globally, the manufacturing sector plays a significant role in driving economic growth, job creation, and lifting people out of poverty.…
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Nigerian mobility startup Plentywaka raises $1.2m seed funding, acquires Ghana’s Stabus
Nigerian mobility startup Plentywaka has raised a $1.2 million seed funding round, after successfully ending the Techstars Toronto Accelerator Program…
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East African Startup ecosystem poised for massive growth in 2021
Africa has a very vibrant startup ecosystem. Even with the pandemic, these startups have gone ahead and raised massive funding…
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East Africa’s Startup ecosystem players in Nairobi to design the future of Africa Tech
Leading startup ecosystem players in Africa have today kicked off a two-day workshop to design solutions for challenges that the…
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4G Capital Strengthens Leadership Team With New Appointments
4G CAPITAL GROUP has today announced the appointments of Alex Siboe as Chief Operations Officer and Ross Breadmore as Chief Product Officer. Both officers…
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CYBER SECURITY
29% of corporate users in Kenya experienced financial malware attacks in the first half of 2021, Kaspersky
Although Kaspersky’s research shows that the overall number of financial malware attacks in Kenya has decreased in the first half…
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CLOUD
Caroline Mukiira : Hybrid Cloud – The Catalyst for Increased Financial Inclusion in Africa
Africa has made huge strides over the past decades towards the financial inclusion. The digitization and simplification of money management…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Acquires Refactr to Optimize MTR and Extended Detection and Response with SOAR Capabilities
Just a week after acquiring Braintrace to Boost Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, Sophos has announced yet another acquisition. The endpoint security…
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Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay raises $2.2m funding to digitise Africa-Asia trade payments
Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay has raised $2.2 Million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between…
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Carol Koech: Are Data Centers In East Africa Ready For Digital Demands?
Last year was different for many obvious reasons. But one habit which hasn’t changed is our need and use of…
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Adrian Kenya Launches its Fibre Infrastructure Relocation project
Adrian Kenya yesterday officially launched its Fibre Infrastructure Relocation project along the Nairobi – Mau Summit Road. Adrian Kenya which…
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Health SMEs in Africa to benefit from a digital finance fund
Medical Credit Fund (MCF), a non-profit fund exclusively dedicated to financing small and medium-sized healthcare companies in Africa, celebrated its…
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HUAWEI launches IdeaHub series of products in Kenya
HUAWEI has today launched the IdeaHub series of products in Kenya—The IdeaHub is a productivity tool for the smart office…
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Kenya Airways Launches Fahari Innovation Hub
Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has today launched the Fahari Innovation Hub, a centre for innovation that acts as a springboard…
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Ivorian transport startup Moja Ride partners with O-CITY for its next phase of growth in mobility innovation
Moja Ride, an Ivorian startup providing a reservation and cashless payment system for transport services in Abidjan has partnered with…
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CYBER SECURITY
This new malware primarily targets diplomatic missions and telcos in Africa
IT security software and service provider ESET has uncovered a new malware variant called that is being spread by the…
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Ethiopian-based edtech startup Gabeya launches its revamped marketplace
Gabeya, the Pan-African source for freelance professional talent, has expanded its revamped marketplace, the first of its kind in terms…
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50,000 small business owners in Kariobangi to be equipped with digital skills
An initiative to equip over 50,000 owners of Micro Small Enterprises (MSEs) with the relevant digital skills by the end…
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BMZ expands its developPPP Ventures programme to Kenya to support local startups
German-based Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) has expanded its developPPP Ventures programme in Kenya to support local startups. Under this programme,…
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[Column] Leo Chen: Bridging the digital gap- why we should never give up on universal broadband connectivity
Over the past year or so, digital transformation accelerated at an unprecedented rate in societies around the world. Whether we…
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AlphaCode announces four startups taking part in the second phase of the its Incubate programme
AlphaCode has announced the four South African fintech startups that will be part of the second phase of the AlphaCode…
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CLOUD
Amazon Web Services Launches its re/Start cloud skills training program in Kenya
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is bringing its re/Start cloud skills training program to Kenya and South Africa this month as…
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[Interview] Zahra Baitie-Boateng, Head of Partnership and Programs, Africa’s Business Heroes
Zahra Baitie-Boateng, is the Head of Partnership and Programs, Africa’s Business Heroes, Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program in Africa to support…
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[Column] Muneer Zuhdi: 5G+, A Catalyst for Digital Transformation
Enterprises were taken by surprise by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on their business in…
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Key enablers to E-commerce in Kenya
E-commerce sales globally amounted to $4.28 trillion in 2020. This was mainly attributed to lockdowns, social distancing, and the push…
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Bolt Partners with NTSA to Supports Boda Boda Rider Training Program
Bolt is partnering with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Youth Service (NYS) to support the…
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Acquaint and Comply With The Digital Service Tax, PwC Urges Taxpayers
PwC Kenya has urged taxpayers to acquaint themselves and comply with the Finance Act 2020 on Digital Service Tax (DST)…
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Blockchain
Ethiopia Launches Blockchain-Based National Student and Teacher Identification System
The government of Ethiopia has launched a national blockchain-based student and teacher identification system. According to the Ethiopian government and…
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Proposed Spectrum recommendations by ATU Aand Ericsson set to expand Africa’s ICT space
African countries and telecommunications stakeholders yesterday launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations for the continent. The recommendations focus…
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As we celebrate Earth Day, purpose to buy environmentally friendly products next time you go shopping.
Today, 22nd April, the world celebrates Earth Day – an annual environmental campaign that brings attention to the effects of…
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African tech startups invited to apply for the Smart Cities Innovation Programme
African tech startups in the fields of mobility, housing, and fintech have been invited to apply for the Smart Cities…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud computing is the technological revolution of the twenty-first century
One of the key drivers of Africa’s cloud computing boom is the unquestionable benefits the technology brings to the ICT…
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CLOUD
inq. partners with Elastic to strengthen cybersecurity in Africa
Pan-African cloud-based digital service provider inq. has announced that they are now a strategic managed security services partner for Elastic,…
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News
Safaricom selects Ericsson’s microwave transport solution to boost mobile broadband coverage
Safaricom has chosen Ericsson to supply microwave solutions based on the E-band platform to achieve multi Gbps backhaul capacity for…
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[Column] Josh Aroner: The rapid uptake of 5G and its real potential
In name, it may feel like just one small step from 4G. But the fifth generation of cellular networks is…
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News
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud adoption is the future of African SMEs
In our previous Africa Cloud Review report, we highlighted how cloud adoption is no longer merely an option but a necessity that…
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Boomplay and UMG partnership expands to cover 47 countries across Africa
Boomplay and Universal Music Group (UMG) have extended their licensing agreement for UMG’s global music catalogue from seven to 47…
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Gadgets
The Cost of owning a Drone in Kenya – it’s expensive than you think!
Alas! The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has finally approved the use of drones in Kenya. Under the Civil Aviation (Unmanned…
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Startups
Ajua and MTN Nigeria launch Customer Management mobile app for SMEs
Kenyan based customer experience startup Ajua has partnered with MTN Nigeria to launch EnGauge, a digital eCommerce customer engagement management…
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Bolt introduces Bolt Green ride category for eco-friendly rides
Ride-hailing Bolt has introduced a new ride category on its platform. Dubbed Bolt Green, the category will offer eco-friendly rides…
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News
LG’s InstaView Refrigerator uses UVnano technology to remove bacteria from your water
We have already told you so much about the new LG InstaView Refrigerator that LG unveiled at CES 2021. The…
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News
650 Kenyan students graduate from Cisco Networking Academy
650 Kenyan students and civil servants have graduated from the Cisco Networking Academy. The graduates who completed various digital skills…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri Muraya: Africa’s cloud adoption is accelerating with purpose
As we have previously highlighted Cloud Computing is growing big in Africa and has the potential to open African businesses…
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Tech
5G Explained: What It Is, Spectrum Bands, Speeds, Availability and Applications
Everyone is excited about 5G, the up-and-coming wireless standard set to improve various technological services worldwide through ultra-high speeds and…
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