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NCBA and Visa target businesses with new spend management tool
NCBA Group and Visa have announced a partnership to roll out an online Spend and Expense management platform for Enterprise…
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Airtel Africa’s Group CEO calls on telcos to leverage emerging tech to drive Africa’s digital and financial inclusion
Airtel Africa’s Group CEO, Segun Ogunsanya has challenged the telecommunications industry in Africa to leverage emerging technologies to enable all…
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Kenyan SMEs ditching mobile money payments to avoid taxation
Government’s increased taxation is forcing small businesses in Kenya to ditch mobile money payments in favour of cash. According to…
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Talent advisory firm Shortlist to power-up clean energy careers across Africa with new platform
Shortlist, a talent advisory firm has today announced the launch of the Africa Climate Careers Network (ACCN), a resource to…
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Konza banks on Technopolis Bill to accelerate development
The National Assembly’s Communication, Information and Innovation Committee has committed to fast-track the passing of the Technopolis Bill once it…
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Africa’s total exports to hit close to USD1 trillion by 2035, Standard Chartered report reveals
Africa’s total exports will reach USD 952 billion by 2035. This is according to a new report released by Standard…
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Nigerian mobility startup Treepz launches insurance program for car rentals in Africa
Treepz, the African car-sharing and rental marketplace is introducing an insurance program for car rentals in the continent. The program,…
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Cameroonian fintech Koree wins the $50k 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Koree, a fintech startup based in Cameroon, is the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Koree emerged the…
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TechCabal’s Inaugural Moonshot Conference brings Africa’s tech ecosystem to Lagos, Nigeria
African tech leaders and investors are set to gather in Lagos, Nigeria this October for TechCabal’s inaugural Moonshot Conference. They…
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Most consumers in Kenya likely to miss common fraud warning signs, Visa study
Despite being scam-savvy, a new study by Visa has revealed that most consumers in Kenya are likely to be at risk…
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KRA unveils online auction after successful pilot
After successfully running a pilot which saw it collect Kshs 37.5 million, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Monday unveiled…
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OPPO Reno10 5G Review: Ticks all the boxes
OPPO Reno10 5G Review: OPPO launched the Reno10 series in Kenya about four weeks ago. The series comprises the Reno10…
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ICT Authority to Spearhead E-Waste Management For Government Agencies
Public institutions in Kenya can now deliver their electronic waste to the ICT Authority (ICTA) to minimize the adverse environmental…
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Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304) Quick Review
I spent a few days with the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED and I was sold. Of all the laptops…
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Kenya-based Kua Ventures invests over $1 Million in local SMEs
Kua Ventures, an impact investment firm based in Kenya has invested more than $1 million (Ksh. 145 million) in SMEs…
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Kenya launches online application platform for offenders seeking presidential pardon
ICT Authority has launched an online platform to help offenders seeking presidential pardon to submit their applications. The platform has…
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Huawei Kenya joins hands with First Lady Rachel Ruto to empower women with digital skills
Huawei Kenya has partnered with MaMa Doing Good, a non-government organization led by First Lady Rachel Ruto to empower Kenyan…
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OPPO Reno10 vs Galaxy A54: Which one should you buy?
I am a big fan of OPPO’s Reno series of devices so of course I was excited when I got…
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Collaborations between telcos key to achieving Africa’s digital transformation agenda
Telecom providers in Africa have been urged to work conjointly to ensure the continent achieves its digital transformation agenda. Speaking…
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Telkom Kenya CEO Mugo Kibati advocates for meaningful connectivity at ITW Africa summit
Telkom Kenya CEO Mugo Kibati has called on regulators across Africa to put in place the right policies and regulatory…
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Lipa Later gears up for public fundraising in the US as it seeks to raise more funding
After raising KES 500 million ($5 million) in a privately placed debt issuance earlier this week, Lipa Later has revealed…
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Veerakumar Natarajan: Fostering scalable expansion through an outstanding customer experience
For most businesses, the most common goal is expansion. However, for many organisations, there are barriers to this being feasible…
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itel S23 4G Launched in Kenya, Specs, Pricing and Availability
itel recently unveiled its latest addition to the S series in Kenya, the iTel S23 4G. The device comes with…
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Sama to hire more than 2,000 Kenyans for its AI business
After exiting the content moderation business, Sama has now revealed plans to hire and train 2,000 young Kenyans to work…
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Sarah Henkelmann-Hillebrand: The Never-Ending Challenge of Getting Education Technology “Just Right”
Education is arguably the single most important investment a society can make in its future. And most people only get…
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Kenya hosts first Pan-African Conference to accelerate growth of medical technology development
Kenya is the fourth largest medical technology devices exporter in Africa at 3.1 percent of exports from Africa to the…
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New Olkaria EcoCLOUD Data Centre to be fully powered by geothermal power
Olkaria EcoCLOUD Data Centre: Data centres have faced scrutiny about their environmental impact in recent years. Their rapid expansion has…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cyberpsychology: Shaping security strategy when you think like a hacker
In the contemporary digital landscape, the fusion of virtual and tangible realms has given rise to an abundance of cyber…
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Twiga Foods suppliers yet to benefit from the Ksh.300M Hustler Fund promised by the government
Agri-tech startup Twiga Foods has revealed that its suppliers are yet to benefit from the Ksh.300 Hustler Fund promised by…
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Xiaomi Africa online photography campaign winners experience the iconic African wilderness in Maasai Mara
Last month, Xiaomi Africa launched an online photography campaign to invite fans to show their photography skills with Xiaomi phones.…
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NOVACOM’s First Africa Digital Transformation Summit launching in South Africa
NOVACOM Summits’ first-ever African edition of the Digital Transformation Strategy Summit is coming to South Africa. The summit is an…
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Nokia X30 5G Review
Nokia X30 5G is one of those devices from HMD Global that really caught my eye when the company first…
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CA advocates for child online protection and safety at 2023 National Music Festival
Access to the internet could expose children to risk unless they are empowered with information to protect themselves, the Communications…
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High cost of 5G smartphones hindering 5G adoption, says Airtel Kenya MD
Kenya has joined several other African countries that continue to roll out 5G. As of now, two of the country’s…
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BUSINESS
Kenyan software firm Craft Silicon targets bank customers with a new Buy Now Pay Later product
The Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment industry in Kenya has recorded strong growth over the last four quarters, supported…
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[24Bit Podcast] Starlink in Kenya – Are we boarding? Should you?
Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk has gone live in Kenya. The company had hinted about this…
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Startups
Safaricom to start investing in tech startups with two new subsidiaries
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom will soon start investing in local tech startups after its shareholders approved two new subsidiaries. The…
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[Interview] Airtel Kenya’s MD Ashish Malhotra on the company’s 5G expansion plans
Kenya’s second-largest telco Airtel recently launched its 5G network becoming the second operator to roll out the network after Safaricom…
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Kenyan fintech Boya launches Virtual Visa cards for SMEs
Boya, the Kenyan fintech firm on Tuesday launched its virtual Visa expense card targeting local businesses. The card was launched…
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Worldcoin crypto project goes live
Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency token project that was co-founded by Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI and Alex Blania has officially been…
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Safaricom’s M-Pesa targets remittances to Southeast Asia with new TerraPay partnership
Safaricom has partnered with TerraPay, to enable more than 32 million M-PESA customers to send and receive money to more…
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Starlink picks Karibu Connect as its authorized reseller in Kenya
Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk has gone live in Kenya. The company had hinted about this…
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Kaveve Kazoze Hitmaker ‘Ngesh’ Signs Lucrative Deal with Odibets
Barely two months after taking the Kenyan music industry by storm ‘Kaveve Kazoze’, hitmaker Ngesh wa Vasha has signed a…
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Samsung’s next foldable phones will arrive on July 26
Samsung has confirmed that it will be hosting its 2023 Unpacked event on July 26th, where we expect the company…
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Airtel becomes second operator to launch 5G in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has officially become the second operator to launch 5G network after Safaricom. Launched on Tuesday, the telco noted…
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Here are the five startups pitching at the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative Kenya edition
Payments firm Visa has unveiled the five finalists shortlisted for the final round of the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI).…
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BUSINESS
Multichoice increases DStv, GOtv charges, again
MultiChoice has announced a price increase for all DStv and Gotv packages. In a statement shared on Sunday, the company…
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WhatsApp Business crosses 200 million monthly users mark, introduces new ad features
Meta has revealed that WhatsApp Business, its messaging app designed specifically for small businesses now has more than 200 million…
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The Fluentalk T1 Translator device might be your perfect foreign travel companion
Fluentalk T1 Translator device: One of the biggest challenge I always have when in a foreign country has always been…
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Four SADC countries agree to scrap mobile roaming charges
If you’re an avid traveller, you’re probably always wondering why roaming internationally is always expensive. Even when you travel within…
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Kenya leads the world in global TikTok usage, report
Kenya has been ranked among the leading countries in terms of TikTok usage according to the Reuters Institute Digital News…
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SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD Review
SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD Review: In my line of work as a tech journalist and tech review editor at…
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Airtel Kenya to add an additional 349 sites to its network by end of this year
Airtel Kenya is seeking to expand its network coverage by adding 349 new sites by the close of the year.…
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OPPO ColorOS now has 5.5 million users around the world
ColorOS is the User Interface that we have come to identify OPPO smartphones with. The first version of ColorOS was…
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Vertiv Enhances Its Three-Phase UPS Channel Offering in EMEA
Vertiv has announced key enhancements to its dedicated offering for channel distributors and resellers. With these enhancements, Vertiv’s highly-efficient and…
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More than 1500 participants to take part in the Inclusive FinTech Forum in Kigali
The Inclusive FinTech Forum is scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda from the 20th to 22nd June 2023. The…
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PayPal Withdrawals made quick and easy with Equity
Last year, Equity launched a ground-breaking solution to expedite PayPal withdrawals to help customers transfer funds easily from PayPal to…
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Gadgets
List of Infinix smartphones getting the new Android 13 and XOS 13 update
Infinix has shared details of its Android 13 roadmap for some of its existing smartphones as it tries to address…
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[Interview] Canon’s Somesh Adukia on the company’s investment and plans for Africa
In this lengthy interview, TechTrends Media sits down with Somesh Adukia, the Managing Director, Canon Central & North Africa to…
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Vivo shuts down its online store in Germany after losing patent dispute to Nokia
Vivo Smartphones has closed its online store in Germany. This comes just a few months after OPPO and OnePlus did…
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Social Media
WhatsApp rolls out Channels feature for broadcast messages
Meta is rolling out a new feature on WhatsApp called Channels. Channels, Meta says is a “one-way broadcast tool for…
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Senegal Government Shuts Down the Internet Amid Massive Rioting
Senegal Government has shut down the internet in some parts of the country following massive riots as a result of…
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Huawei advocates for affordable spectrum to deepen home internet access
Huawei Technologies has called for a collective adoption of the 2.6 GHz as the dedicated spectrum with the most cost-effective…
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Interviews
[Interview] Youverify’s Dimitri Kanellopolus on the firm’s expansion to Kenya and the state of regtech in Africa
The last couple of years have seen a number of African countries start to adopt regulation technology – what has…
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Over 100 million women will need to adopt mobile internet to close the digital gender gap by 2030
The digital gender gap continues to widen with the latest report from GSMA indicating that over 800 million women will…
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Gadgets
Samsung hopes to sell 15 million units of the Galaxy Z Fold5 and the Galaxy Z Flip5 this year
Samsung has some crazy sales targets for its upcoming phones this year. The company hopes to ship 15 million units…
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Startups
Regional winners of the Global Startup Awards Africa announced
Seventy-one startups from across Africa have been named regional winners at this year’s Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – the largest, independent startup ecosystem competition…
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Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Samsung officially launched the Galaxy A34 in Kenya last month. The A34 was launched alongside the Galaxy A54 5G, Galaxy…
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5 African countries pledged to uphold free internet in 2021 UN resolution, yet imposed 16 restrictions since
Five African countries Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Somalia, and Nigeria imposed restrictions despite supporting the free internet 2021 UN resolution.…
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Diageo to host its newly launched Africa Digital Hub in Kenya
Global drinks company, Diageo Plc, will host its newly launched Africa Digital Hub in Kenya to accelerate its digital transformation…
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BUSINESS
Branch Kenya loans hit Sh 5.2 billion
Branch Microfinance has disbursed 16.4 million loans to 3.1 million clients in Kenya amounting to Sh 5.2 billion. Branch was…
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Players need to make connectivity available and affordable for SMEs, Liquid
Last week, the world marked World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, a day observed annually to mark the signing of…
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Africa Data Centres to start construction of its largest West African facility in Ghana
Africa Data Centres has announced plans to start construction of a new facility in Ghana. The facility will be located…
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Liquid’s first terrestrial fibre cable connecting Mombasa to Jo’burg launched
Liquid Dataport has launched the first terrestrial fibre connecting Mombasa to Johannesburg. This new route, including a breakthrough and unique…
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Startups
Nigerian Startup Slashes Paperwork for Doctors Across Africa Using AI
As a medical doctor in Nigeria, Tobi Olatunji knows the stress of practicing in Africa’s busy hospitals. As a machine-learning…
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Zoho Launches Privacy-Centred Web Browser, Ulaa
Zoho Corporation, the Indian tech company building enterprise management solutions has launched Ulaa, a privacy-centric browser, to safeguard users’ personal…
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BUSINESS
How to apply for Hustler fund via Telkom
The Hustler Fund went live in December last year. President William Ruto launched the digital financial initiative on November 30th…
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Ecobank Kenya takes on NCBA LOOP with new Fingo Africa app
According to a report by Mastercard and International Finance Corporation (IFC), released back in 2018, young Africans are less likely…
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YALI and Microsoft ADC to improve youth digital skills with new partnership
The Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Centre East Africa (YALI) have signed…
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Safaricom to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia this year
Safaricom has revealed that its mobile money service M-Pesa will go live in Ethiopia this year. Dilip Pal, Safaricom’s chief…
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Tanzania’s NovFeed named overall winner of the $1M Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech
NovFeed, a biotech company based in Tanzania is the overall winner of this year’s Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech. The startup…
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CYBER SECURITY
Huawei targets Cloud Storage and AI systems with new cyber security service
Huawei Technologies has launched its latest cyber security service targeting the Kenyan private and public sectors deepening the use of cloud…
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Kibo Africa to increase its manufacturing capacity to 50k bikes per year
Kibo Africa has revealed plans to quintuple its motorcycle production annual capacity in the next three years. The Kenyan-based manufacturer…
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BUSINESS
Kibo unveils new commuter motorcycle targeting young city dwellers
Kibo Africa, the Kenyan Motorcycle manufacturer has introduced a new offering aimed at reducing commute times for city dwellers. Dubbed…
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Centre Launched to Support Social Justice Organisations Be Digitally Resilient
The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) in partnership with the Africa Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA) coalition members officially launched the…
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realme confirms strategic upgrades to its C Series
realme has confirmed strategic upgrades to its C Series of smartphones to make them affordable to most consumers. The company…
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inDrive launches Ksh. 2.3M hackathon seeking safety ideas in ride-hailing
inDrive, the ride-hailing company competing with Uber and Bolt for the urban market has launched an annual global hackathon seeking…
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Nigerian counterfeit tracking startup Chekkit has raised undisclosed amount of funding
Nigerian startup Chekkit has secured an undisclosed amount of funding to help it scale its blockchain-powered drug safety and tracking…
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Tecno’s first foldable smartphone starts selling in Kenya for Ksh. 130k
Customers in Kenya can now buy the Tecno PHANTOM V Fold, Tecno’s first foldable smartphone that has been available for…
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20th edition of East Africa Com tech event to be hosted in Nairobi
East Africa’s premier technology, telecommunication, media, and broadcasting event East Africa Com will return to Nairobi on 25-26 April after a…
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Huawei urges government to allocate more spectrum to local telcos for 5G expansion
Additional investment in spectrum for future mobile network usage is important in anticipation of the exponential growth of 5G connectivity…
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Konza and Moringa School Sign MoU to Support Jitume Program
Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and Moringa School have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the design and…
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University students in Kenya to benefit from AWS cloud training
The Kenyan government through the ICT Authority has announced a partnership with Amazon that will see 10,000 university students receive…
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BUSINESS
Mobile money taxation could hamper financial inclusion gains in Africa, report
In an increasingly digital economy, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been greater collaboration between the private sector and…
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Connected Summit 2023: Government reiterates its commitment to support local startups
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting technology and innovation in the country by supporting…
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BUSINESS
Visa goes big with digital payments in Kenya
The Covid-19 pandemic propelled the adoption of digital payment platforms for millions of people around the world and in Africa.…
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BUSINESS
SYSPRO’s new ERP delivers cutting-edge capabilities to manufacturers
Global ERP software provider SYSPRO has announced new capabilities in its most recent ERP version. The new version comes with enriched functionality for improved…
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Safaricom Go Monthly bundles explained
In December last year, Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom announced that it was merging its PostPay and All-in-One plans into one…
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Kenyan startup ecosystem has a significant competitive edge globally, report
A comprehensive, in-depth report funded by the UK government has given Kenya’s startup ecosystem a thumbs up, noting that it…
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New Konza Technopolis Development Authority Board Inaugurated
The new Board of Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has been sworn in with a commitment to fast-track the development…
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ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Concludes Inaugural Program with Demo Day
Techstars, in partnership with Lagos-based innovation program ARM Labs, marked the completion of its inaugural ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator…
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