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Meta Announces New Initiatives to Curb Misinformation Ahead of August Elections in Kenya
Social media companies are taking a keen interest in the forthcoming general elections in Kenya. The companies are putting in…
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Here Comes Miriam, The first AI-Driven Content Writing Tool Made in Kenya
Advancements in technology have opened so many channels that demand constant streams of content, updated daily, if not by the…
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ESTHER KAMAU: Digital Transformation and How It Influences Scalability for MSMEs
Digital transformation has shaped the diversity of MSMEs who account for at least 40% of Kenya’s GDP. MSMEs in Kenya…
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Telegram reports 700 Million monthly users, launches premium subscription
Cloud-based messaging service Telegram is one of the fastest-growing social media and messaging platforms in the world. As it hits…
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Why you need a fulfillment service for your online business
Running an online business demands a lot. First, you have to find the right niche. This involves a lot of…
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Nigeria is working on a law that could hinder use of social media
The Federal Government of Nigeria is working on a law that could overwhelmingly affect the consumption of social media in…
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Microsoft counts on partnerships to drive digital transformation in Africa’s agriculture
Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to working with both the private and public sectors to accelerate digital transformation in African…
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AirDuka named overall winner of Kenya’s e-commerce startup of the year
AirDuka has been named the overall winner of the startup of the Year Award at the Kenya E-Commerce Summit and…
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GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize is Awarding $50k to African agri-tech startups
The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize is inviting African agri-tech startups to apply and stand a chance to win US$50,000 in cash…
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Startups
South Africa’s edtech startup FoondaMate raises $2 million seed funding
South African edtech startup FoondaMate is helping high school students in emerging markets to access revision material through WhatsApp and…
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Healthtech startup Zuri Health raises $1.3-million to expand across Africa
Kenyan healthtech startup Zuri Health has raised $1.3-million in funding to expand across Africa. The startup which offers mobile-based healthcare…
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Meta outlines steps to promote elections integrity during the Kenya 2022 elections
Meta has today outlined some of the work it’s been undertaking to promote election integrity for the Kenya elections on…
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Reviews
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Review: A Good Consideration
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Review: Xiaomi Kenya officially launched the Redmi Note 11 series in Kenya a few weeks ago,…
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Sophos releases insights into crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android
Sophos has released new insight into an international crypto trading scam called CryptoRom that targets iPhone and Android users through…
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Enabling an environment for internet penetration in Kenya
Kenya hosts a population of about 53M people out of which 27M have access to the internet. This represents about…
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Zimbabwe becomes the 3rd country to restrict social media this year for political reasons
According to cybersecurity company Surfshark, Zimbabwe suffered its third internet disruption in the past 3 years, as internet service was…
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COLUMNS
The biggest fintech trends changing the face of payments in emerging markets
Last year saw an unprecedented rate of change in the financial sector, with huge growth in the use of digital…
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Startups
Sendy fulfillment service crosses 1,000 online sellers
Launched in November last year, Sendy fulfillment service is a digital-enabled platform that relieves online sellers of logistics difficulties while…
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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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Startups
Insurtech startup Casava secures $4m pre-seed funding to provide affordable insurance for millions of Nigerians
Nigeria’s digital insurance company Casava has secured US$4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance products for…
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Startups
Kenyan insurtech startup Lami acquires Bluewave Insurance Agency for an undisclosed amount
Kenyan insurtech startup Lami Technologies has acquired Bluewave Insurance Agency, another Kenyan-based insurtech startup for an undisclosed amount. Bluewave leverages mobile…
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Startups
South African fintech startup CompariSure raises $980k pre-Series A funding for expansion
South African fintech startup CompariSure has raised $980,000 in pre-Series A funding round for expansion in the South African market.…
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Startups
Four startups from Ghana join the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce accelerator
Four startups from Ghana have joined The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator, a programme that supports innovators building digital…
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Facebook rebrands to Meta to embrace its ‘metaverse’ vision
Facebook has a new name. At the company’s annual Connect conference held on October 28th, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced…
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Startups
2nd Cohort of NINJA Accelerator in Kenya kicks off
5 Kenyan startups have been selected to be part of the 2nd cohort of NINJA Accelerator programme. NINJA Accelerator is…
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BUSINESS
Social media main enabler for growth among women-owned businesses, Mastercard report
95% of women SMEs in the region identify social media channels as the top tool to drive their business ventures.…
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[South Africa] Ukheshe, Telkom and Engen partner on tipping solution for petrol attendants
South African fintech firm Ukheshe technologies, Telkom, and Engen have collaborated to create a QR solution that allows motorists to…
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Facebook is reportedly changing its name
Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand next week according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The company…
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Startups
Nigeria’s e-commerce startup Sendbox raises $1.8 million
Sendbox has announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed round from investors including 4DX Ventures, Enza Capital, FJLabs, and…
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COLUMNS
Mark Dankworth: The connected continent
Mobile transacting is fast becoming the golden egg of financial services – and nowhere more so than in Africa. According…
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Mark Zuckerberg lost more than $7 billion after Facebook went down on Monday
In just a few hours after WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram crashed on Monday evening, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said…
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Safaricom Neon Ray 2 Review: The Most affordable 4G smartphone in Kenya
Safaricom Neon Ray 2 Review: On Wednesday morning, I posted a question on my Twitter timeline asking my 8,500 followers…
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Gadgets
Itel to conduct a countrywide launch for the Itel A25 Pro
Itel Mobile has announced plans for a countrywide launch for the Itel A25 Pro, one of its best budget phones…
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Gadgets
Itel A25 Pro is now selling in Kenya for Ksh 7,999
Itel Mobile Kenya is running an offer on the Itel A25 Pro, one of its best budget phones in the…
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Kenyan startup MarketForce raises $2m pre-Series A to scale its B2B retail marketplace, RejaReja
MarketForce, the Kenyan-based B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa has raised a…
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Telkom Kenya to scale up to 80% of its network to 4G
Telkom Kenya has announced plans to increase its 4G network capacity in Kenya in the next few months. Speaking during…
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BUSINESS
LG to open 5 new service centers in ‘Last Mile’ consumer strategy
LG Electronics East Africa is set to launch 5 new service centers in Kenya as part of a regional strategy to…
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Kenyan startup MarketForce acquires Digiduka to consolidate distribution of consumer goods with digital financial services in Africa
MarketForce, the Kenyan end-to-end retail distribution startup for consumer brands in Africa, announces the strategic acquisition of Digiduka, a startup…
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BUSINESS
Andersky Tours to launch an online travel booking platform
The travel booking sector has undergone a huge transformation over the last couple of years due to technological advancement and…
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Apps
This Chat App Promises to Bring iMessage Support on Android, and Windows
Heard of Beeper? If not, don’t fret. You’re not alone. Beeper is a new universal chat app promising to unify…
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Uganda Begins Restoring Internet Access after 5-day Nation-wide Shutdown
Internet connectivity in Uganda is currently being restored after a 5-day nation-wide blackout. Major Ugandan ISPs blocked internet access to…
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5G Myths Busted: Conspiracy theories about 5G and the Coronavirus
Unfortunately, the onset of the 5G commercial launch by ISPs around the world in late 2019 collided with the first…
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Social Media
Ugandan Government Orders Internet Service Providers To Block Social Media Ahead of Elections
A day after Facebook confirmed the suspension of dozens of pages and accounts affiliated with the ruling party in Uganda,…
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Apple Rejects Kenyan Government’s Request to Unlock iPhones
Apple, a company that has notoriously brawled even with its local government on unlocking criminals’ iPhone, has handed the same…
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Kenyan team wins $5000 IBM and David Clark Cause’s Call for Code Challenge
A team of developers from Kenya are the winners of IBM and David Clark Cause’s 2020 Call for Code Global…
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Reviews
Realme 7i review
realme 7i Review: Realme has been really busy since entering the Kenyan market a couple of months ago. The company…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Messages Starts Rolling Out RCS End-to-end Encryption
Google Messages has successfully landed the much-awaited Rich Communication Services, commonly known as RCS, to all users globally (unless you’re…
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South African tech startup LetMeIn.to raises R2.2-million to scale its visitor and access management platform.
South African tech startup LetMeIn.to has raised R2.2 million in funding from an undisclosed impact investor to scale up and expand…
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Reviews
Some Quick Thoughts on Telkom Kenya’s Kaduda T-Smart 4G feature phone
After launching Kaduda 1, Kaduda Selfie, and Kaduda Smart, Telkom Kenya came back with Kaduda T-Smart. The Kaduda T-Smart feature…
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Apps
Facebook Buys Customer Service Startup, Kustomer, for $1 Billion
Facebook has reached an agreement to acquire Kustomer, a customer relationship management platform that enables businesses to manage their customer…
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TECNO Camon 16s Review: Not enough to stand out
TECNO Camon 16s Review: As smartphones continue to offer more for less, it’s a win-win situation for consumers. That has…
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Gadgets
HMD Global Revives two Classic Nokia Phones: Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G
HMD Global is back with two revived Nokia classics. Joining the company’s feature phone family, Nokia 6300 4G and the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Black Friday – stay safe before, during and after peak retail season
It’s three weeks until US Thanksgiving, which happens on the fourth Thursday of November. As readers around the world now…
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Smishing attack tells you “mobile payment problem” – don’t fall for it!
As we’ve warned before, phishing via SMS, or smishing for short, is still popular with cybercriminals. Sure, old-fashioned text messages have fallen out…
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BUSINESS
Gadgets Leo, your one-stop eCommerce shop for smartphones
Kenya has one of the most vibrant e-commerce ecosystems in Africa which has been described as the next frontier in…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Revamps Pawa Voice Bundles with Data and SMS
Telkom Kenya has revamped its Pawa voice bundles. The telco has sweetened the deal by including SMS and data packs.…
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BUSINESS
Tips to be more responsive to your customers
If you are a service provider, customer responsiveness should be among your top priorities. This is basically the quality and…
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Gadgets
Telkom Kenya Launches a 4G Kaduda Smart Feature Phone Running KaiOS
Telkom Kenya is resurrecting its Kaduda smart feature phone series with Kaduda 4G phones. After launching Kaduda 1, Kaduda Selfie,…
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Startups
Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2020 Winners Announced
Ecobank has announced the winners of its 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The winners were announced after an exciting virtual event…
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Reviews
Infinix NOTE 7 Review: Great features, Good Pricing
Infinix NOTE 7 Review: We have been playing around with the Infinix NOTE 7 for about two weeks now. The…
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Safaricom’s Platinum Bundle Offering Ends August 30
Safaricom plans to sunset its Platinum Bundles by August 30 this year. The telco sent the following message to subscribers…
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Gadgets
Google Lens Arrives on KaiOS-Powered Feature Phones
After the introduction of Google Assistant to smart feature phones running KaiOS in 2017, Google is now adding support for…
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Loon’s Balloon-Powered Internet Has Gone Live in Kenya
Telkom Kenya, in partnership with Alphabet’s Loon Project, has launched their first commercial flight in Kenya. The service is finally…
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Gumzo Now Features YouTube Live and Recording Capabilities
Gumzo has added new features to its platform that will enable users to record and broadcast their calls live through…
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Startups
South African Fintech Startup, Ukheshe, Launches service to Assist With COVID-19 Infection Alerts
South African fintech startup Ukheshe, has launched a Track and Trace service using its existing payment ecosystem to assist consumers…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Productivity tools can reduce productivity
Ironically, apps that are supposed to help productivity usually result in huge inefficiencies because valuable time is wasted organising work…
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Telkom Kenya Quietly Increases The Cost of Its 5GB Night Data, Revises Daily 700MB Package Offering
Just late last night, I wanted to purchase my usual 700MB Telkom Data bundles which cost 50/= after my daily…
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Gadgets
Huawei’s new device, Y7p, arrives in Kenya, with all your favourite apps through Huawei AppGallery
Huawei’s latest device, the Huawei Y7p, is now officially available in the Kenyan market. Launched on the 17th of April,…
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Social Media
Google and Facebook: Coronavirus Outbreak To Result In Less Content Moderation
The ongoing pandemic has had its adverse effects on the human population as well as the economy. More people have…
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Social Media
Facebook Revenues Adversely Affected By Coronavirus Pandemic Despite Usage Growth
With various countries under total lockdown, internet usage has recorded a sudden increase which is nearly overwhelming the infrastructure. Social…
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Social Media
Facebook Sues Namecheap For Allowing Registration Of Domains That Could Be Mistaken For Its Products
Facebook has sued Domain registrar, Namecheap, together with WhoisGuard, the company’s proxy service. The lawsuit claims that the domain registrar…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Beware: Gender-based cybercrime
Recent South African news reports have reflected an influx of gender-based crimes targeting women. Heartbreaking and harrowing accounts have flooded…
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Apps
TikTok was the Second Most Downloaded App in 2019, Surpassing Facebook and Messenger
TikTok has been, with no doubt, one of the most popular apps in 2019. This has been advantageous to the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Delete ToTok From Your Device, Its Reportedly An Emirati Spy Tool
Popular Chat app ToTok is reportedly a spy tool deployed by the United Arab Emirates government. The chat app, according to…
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Apps
Google’s RCS Messaging is Good, but there’s a dark side too
RCS messaging is the future of messaging on Android. Well, maybe not the future since you can use RCS messaging…
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Apps
TikTok Surpasses 1.5 Billion Downloads
TikTok, the popular short video app, has surpassed 1.5 Billion downloads. These figures are not for the Play Store alone…
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Facebook rebrands its parent company with a new logo
Facebook is just Facebook, but that is not true. The parent company, Facebook Inc., owns three different social media platforms,…
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Gadgets
Android Stalking Apps Use Cases Has Risen By a Staggering 373 Percent in 2019
Stalker apps on Android is not a new thing. These apps let individuals spy on other users’ messages, call information,…
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COLUMNS
KaiOS devices were meant to be cheaper, not until Nokia confirmed otherwise
Feature phones have been so doomed since the first smartphone broke the unimaginable barriers that could have not been possible…
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COLUMNS
Why Using a Password Manager is Vital in this Day and Age
Facebook is in the middle of an ongoing privacy-related scandal: the exposure of hundreds of millions of passwords online. This is…
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CYBER SECURITY
iPhones have been Quietly Hacked by Malicious Websites for Years, says Google
In what appears to be one of the deadliest attacks ever to grace the iOS land, Google has revealed a…
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Social Media
Facebook Tightens its Advertisement Policies Ahead of the Upcoming US Elections
As the saying goes, once bitten twice shy. It is clear Facebook wants to keep regulators astray in the next…
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Gadgets
TECNO’s First Feature Phone Running KaiOS Announced
Now that KaiOS is becoming a household name for smart feature phones, TECNO, the leading smartphone vendor in Africa, is…
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BUSINESS
Huawei Engineers Helped African Governments Spy on Political Rivals, Report
With months of scrutinizing Huawei ‘s telco equipment, it seems the U.S. may have yet another proof that can be…
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CYBER SECURITY
NSO Group’s Malware Now Capable of Spying on Data Stored in iCloud, Reports
The NSO Group, a famous Israel security firm has reportedly developed tools which can be able to scrape data from…
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Startups
FasterCapital seeking to fund startups in Kenya
On the 11th July 2019; more than 20 African countries brought into effect what is going to be the largest…
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Social Media
Chad Finally Lifts Social Media Ban after More than a Year
Chad has finally lifted its ban on Social media usage after banning the practice over a year ago. The ban…
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Blockchain
Threads: Twitter fans pour out on Facebook’s new cryptocurrency Libra
Facebook announced its new digital wallet Libra yesterday in a move to provide minimum to low transaction costs in terms…
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Blockchain
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra Officially launching in 2020
We had earlier reported that Facebook was planning the launch of its Cryptocurrency soon codenamed Libra. Facebook has now officially…
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News
Facebook’s new Cryptocurrency may be launched this month
In case you aren’t aware of Facebook’s cryptocurrency ambitions that have been speculating around, the project will be presented to…
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Gadgets
Facebook bans its apps from being pre-installed on Huawei devices
Huawei devices will no longer have Facebook apps pre-installed. This is just an additional drop to the already existing sea…
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News
4G Capital sets up shop in Uganda to empower micro and small enterprises
4G Capital has opened new offices in Uganda to empower micro and small enterprises (MSMEs). The company commenced operations in…
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Social Media
Facebook goes after personality quizzes to fight data leaks
As part of its commitment to privacy and security and also stop data leaks, Facebook has announced that it is…
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Startups
World Bank allocates US$200 Million to support SMEs in Egypt
The World Bank has approved the allocation of $200 million to support SMEs in Egypt. The fund will focus on…
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E-commerce firm goAfrica integrates Finserve’s Jenga Payment Gateway solution on its platform
goAfrica has announced the integration of Finserve’s Jenga Payment Gateway solution on its platform. The London-based e-commerce platform says…
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The Mastercard Engage programme is launching in Kenya targeting fintechs
The Mastercard Engage programme is expanding in sub-Saharan Africa targeting fintechs in Kenya and Nigeria. Mastercard says the first Engage…
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CYBER SECURITY
MTN unveils Managed Security as a service solution for Kenyan enterprises
MTN Business has today launched MTN Managed Security as a service solution for its enterprise customers in Kenya. The product,…
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News
Google’s News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge expands to Africa
Google has announced that it is launching its Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Africa and…
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News
Applications for the 2019 Google Africa Certifications Scholarships opened
Google has opened applications for its next round of Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. In line with its commitment to provide…
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News
Microsoft launches its ‘AI for Good’’ series of events in Kenya
Microsoft has today launched its ‘AI for Good’ event series in the country. The company has partnered with Strathmore University…
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News
Telkom Kenya appoints former Safaricom Director new MD for its Mobile Division
Telkom Kenya has appointed Mr. Steve Okeyo, a former Director for Regional Sales and Operations at Safaricom as the new…
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