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CYBER SECURITY
Kenya Champions Cybersecurity Collaboration as Cyber Week Africa 2025 Kicks Off
Cyber Week Africa 2025 officially kicked off in Nairobi today, ushering in a high-level continental dialogue under the theme “Compliance…
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Apple and the Slow Turning of iOS Into an Advertising Machine Built From Design, Data, and Restraint
If Apple does roll out ads inside Maps next year, it will be more than just a product tweak. The…
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Social Media
TikTok’s U.S. Deal Exposes a Fragile Power Balance
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States and China have finalized a TikTok deal might sound like closure. It…
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How Apple Turned a Fitness Tracker Into a Personal Routine Machine
There is a moment, every year, when the latest watch arrives and the conversation splits. Some people talk specs, others…
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Kenya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Marks a Digital Era Turning Point in Economic Governance
In 2025, as Kenya prepares to launch its first sovereign wealth fund, the idea of saving resource revenues is finally…
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BUSINESS
Co-op Bank Joins Kenya’s Digital Overdraft Race With Kamilisha
When the Co-operative Bank of Kenya rolled out its new overdraft product, Kamilisha, it wasn’t just launching another loan facility.…
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What Apple Intelligence Reveals About the Company’s Next Phase of Software Thinking
Apple Intelligence is no longer a promise. It is arriving in people’s pockets and workflows in small, useful bursts. Not…
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Google Integrates Nano Banana AI Image Creator into Search via Lens
Google has officially rolled out its powerful Nano Banana generative AI model directly into the Google app, making advanced image…
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Sendy Loses KSh 82.2 million VAT Case in Kenya: What This Means for Uber, Bolt, and Glovo
A landmark High Court decision ordering the defunct logistics firm Sendy Limited to pay KSh 82.2 million in Value Added…
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Meta Taps Safaricom for New ‘Daraja’ Submarine Cable Linking Kenya to Oman
In a significant move to bolster Kenya’s international connectivity, Meta has selected Safaricom as the landing partner for a new…
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Gadgets
Knox: The Samsung Galaxy A56 Feature I Use More Than the Camera
When Samsung sent over the Galaxy A56 unit for review a couple of weeks back, I had to switch from…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Money Nears 50M Users in Africa
Airtel Africa plc has announced exceptional results for the half-year ending September 30, 2025, revealing strong growth across its business,…
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Featured
Comprehensive Review of Paka Kumi Bookmaker
Paka Kumi, a prominent bookmaker in Kenya, has gained significant popularity due to its user-centric features and reliable services. Catering…
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CYBER SECURITY
Massive Data Breach at Kenyan Health Platform M-TIBA; Sensitive Medical and Personal Data of 4.8 Million Users Reportedly for Sale
A threat actor, identified on cybercrime forums as “Kazu,” is reportedly advertising a massive 2.15-terabyte database allegedly stolen from M-TIBA,…
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BUSINESS
BNI Kenya to Host Charity Dinner Addressing Low Financial Literacy Among Professionals
BNI Kenya is set to host an exclusive Financial Literacy Dinner on Friday, 7th November 2025, at the Movenpick Hotel…
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News
As Kenya’s Phone Banking Race Intensifies, Apps Begin To Redefine Everyday Money
Phones changed a habit and then a system. Over recent years the handset stopped being just a tool for calls…
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Thomas Follin’s Canal Plus Africa Diversification Brief: Bring Order to the Most Complex Market on Earth
When Canal Plus completed the deal that folds MultiChoice into its orbit, the company bought more than a pay-TV business.…
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Disney Sub-Saharan Africa Leadership: Rochelle Knock Takes the Helm as the Company Repositions Its Streaming and Network Strategy for a Fragmented Market
The Walt Disney Company’s decision to name Rochelle Knock as vice president of Disney+ and Networks and as country head…
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IEC Telecom Launches Satellite Tracking System in Africa to Tackle Rising Dangers for Aid Workers
In response to a dramatic surge in violence against humanitarian workers, with nearly 230 lives lost in the first half of…
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BUSINESS
Court Awards Former Little Cab GM Over KSh 98M for Unfair Dismissal and Promised Equity
In a landmark ruling, the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kenya has awarded Ronald Otieno Mahondo, the first General…
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BUSINESS
Family Bank to List on NSE in 2026 After Shareholder Approval
Family Bank shareholders on Monday approved the lender’s plan to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), a strategic move…
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News
The Winners of the Orange Social Ventures Prize 2025: Why Africa’s Next Billion-Dollar Solutions are Built on Blood Banks and Desert Farms
Orange’s fifteenth Social Ventures Prize drew a field of seventy finalists from seventeen African countries, and the results say something…
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Airtel’s Smartcash Brings Free Banking To Nigeria’s Push For Real Digital Access
Smartcash Payment Service Bank, a subsidiary of Airtel Nigeria, has decided to erase what most digital users long treated as…
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Kenya is World’s Fastest-Growing Internet Ad Market, PwC Report Says
A new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has flagged Kenya’s internet advertising market as the fastest-growing in the world. The PwC…
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BUSINESS
Zoho Launches New Agentic AI Features Across Collaboration, CX, and HR Suites
Zoho has announced the launch of new agentic AI features integrated across its key product categories, including collaboration, customer experience…
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Partnership to Bring Reliable Internet to Millions in Rural Africa Announced
NEC XON, a leading African systems integrator, has entered into a strategic partnership with Mimosa Networks, a global leader in…
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BUSINESS
Banking Sector in Kenya Contributed KES 194.81B to Government in 2024
The Kenya Banking Sector contributed a total of KES194.81 billion to the National Treasury in the year ended 31 December…
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BUSINESS
Absa to Acquire Standard Chartered’s Retail Business in Uganda
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda and Absa Bank Uganda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Absa Group, have signed an agreement for…
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News
Interpol and AFRIPOL Bust Massive Crypto Ponzi Scheme in Pan-African Anti-Terror Operation
In a sweeping, first-of-its-kind security operation, Interpol and AFRIPOL announced on Tuesday the arrest of 83 individuals in a coordinated…
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UNICEF, GSMA and Partners Launch Africa Taskforce on Child Online Protection
UNICEF and GSMA have launched the Africa Taskforce on Child Online Protection (COP), the first of its kind, to strengthen children’s safety,…
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Gadgets
OPPO A6 Pro With 7,000mAh Battery, 120Hz AMOLED Display Launches in Kenya
OPPO Kenya has today announced the launch of its latest addition to the A series device range, OPPO A6 Pro,…
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Spiro Raises Record $100M to Accelerate Electric Mobility Across Africa
Spiro, the African electric two-wheel transportation company, has announced a landmark $100 million investment round, marking the largest-ever single investment…
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GlideX: Driving Kenya’s Next Leap in Car Rentals
Nairobi’s rental scene has long relied on handshakes, phone calls, and faith. GlideX enters that landscape with a more grounded…
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News
GSMA, African Mobile Operators Partner for Affordable 4G Smartphones
The GSMA, in collaboration with six of Africa’s largest mobile operators, Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, MTN, Orange, and Vodacom,…
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News
AI-Powered Deepfakes and Phishing Put Africa on High Alert, Microsoft Report
Microsoft has issued a stark warning to African businesses, highlighting a new wave of sophisticated, AI-driven cyber threats in its…
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Gadgets
iPhone Air’s Collapse and the Trouble With Apple’s Thin Future
The iPhone Air was supposed to be a tidy demonstration of craft: a phone you barely notice until you notice…
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News
OpenAI’s Atlas Tests the Limits of Agentic Browser Security and Human Trust
Atlas arrives as a browser that talks back. It elevates an assistant so it can read a page, remember a…
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Startups
Three Kenyan Startups Among 20 Semi-Finalists in MEST Africa Challenge 2025
Three Kenyan startups, Logistify AI, Farmsky Ventures, and Investa Farm, have been named among the 20 semi-finalists in the MEST Africa…
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TRENDING
PUBG MOBILE Powers the Oraimo Campus Tour at Kenyatta University
The energy is set to hit an all-time high as PUBG MOBILE joins forces with Oraimo and Boomplay to activate…
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News
High Court Suspends Controversial Sections of Cybercrimes Act
The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily halted the enforcement of contentious sections of the recently enacted Computer Misuse and…
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African Telcos Call for Tax Breaks on Entry-Level Smartphones
A new coalition of Africa’s largest mobile operators is making a direct appeal to governments across the continent to immediately…
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From Fibre to 5G: Safaricom’s Big Push to Connect More Homes in Kenya
The demand for stable, high-speed home internet in Kenya continues to increase, driven by remote work, education, and digital entertainment.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Expands SecOps Portfolio with New Identity Threat Detection and Response Solution
Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, has launched Sophos Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), a new addition to its…
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News
Madica Invests in Two New African AI Startups
Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has announced new investments in two artificial intelligence–powered ventures, Anavid and…
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BUSINESS
Equity Group Unveils 2024 Sustainability Report, Reinforcing Africa’s Transformation Agenda
Equity Group has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, themed “A Sustainable World is a Transformed Africa,” underscoring its continued leadership…
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CLOUD
Kenya’s Economy Now Runs In The Cloud, And Safaricom Is Building The Frame
Kenya’s economy has become quietly dependent on cloud computing. The process of invoice transmission and online lesson assessment by teachers…
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News
Safaricom Business Takes Cybersecurity To The Front Lines Of Kenya’s Digital Growth
Nobody predicted the rapid economic growth that Kenya would experience. A large number of businesses from small to large enterprises…
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Gadgets
Samsung Rolls Out One UI 8 to Seven More Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung is continuing the rapid expansion of its new One UI 8 operating system, rolling out the stable, Android 16-based…
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News
Hayo Launches White-Label Platform to Accelerate MNOs Shift to eSIM
Hayo, a global innovator in digital solutions, has launched an end-to-end eSIM solution aimed at helping mobile network operators (MNOs)…
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CLOUD
AWS Outage Disrupts Major Websites an Apps
A significant Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage originating from its critical US-EAST-1 data center region in North Virginia caused widespread…
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News
SemaBOX Africa Unveils YEBO, a Secure File-Sharing Platform Built for African Creators
SemaBOX Africa has launched YEBO, a new encrypted file-sharing platform designed to meet the needs of African creators, filmmakers, and…
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Interviews
[Interview] Driving Pan-African Connectivity with CSquared’s Samuel Owusu Yeboah
CSquared is building the digital backbone that will connect Africa. In this exclusive TechTrends Media conversation, Samuel Owusu Yeboah, Group…
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News
Google and World Bank Launch Alliance to Build AI-Powered Public Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
Google and the World Bank Group have announced a strategic alliance to accelerate the creation of public digital infrastructure in…
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News
NCBA Unveils ConnectPlus, a $6 Million Corporate Banking Platform
NCBA Bank has officially launched ConnectPlus, a next-generation digital transaction banking platform developed in partnership with Intellect Global Transaction Banking…
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News
High-Limit BNPL Arrives as LOOP FLEX Targets Consumers
LOOP has introduced LOOP FLEX, a Buy Now, Pay Later model built around small deposits and staggered repayment. The terms…
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News
Paradigm Tower Ventures Finalizes Acquisition of IHS Towers in Rwanda
Paradigm Tower Ventures (“Paradigm”), a new sub-Saharan African towers platform, has officially launched its operations by completing the acquisition of…
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News
Liquidity Pools in Cryptocurrency: A Complete Guide
In the rapidly expanding world of decentralized finance (DeFi), liquidity pools have become one of the most crucial innovations. They…
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News
LOOP Unveils LOOP FLEX Buy Now, Pay Later Solution
Fintech platform, LOOP, has launched LOOP Flex, a new Buy Now, Pay Later(BNPL) credit facility, which gives customers more flexibility…
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News
How Safaricom Fixed Connectivity is Powering Businesses in Kenya
Safaricom Fixed Connectivity Solutions: With Kenya now being described as a digital-first economy, fixed connectivity has become a lifesaver for…
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News
Kenya’s Move To Expand The Computer Misuse Law Shows Power Shaping Digital Speech
The state has always monitored speech in one form or another, but the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Amendment Bill, 2024…
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News
With the M5 Chip Apple Is Rewiring Its AI Ambitions Around On-Device Processing and Heat Control
Apple has dropped a chip that asks us to rethink where the heavy lifting of modern computing happens. It is…
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News
Global Surveillance Tracking Exposed Through Telecom Exploits and Celebrity-Level Targeting
For years, public debate on surveillance focused on names like Pegasus and Intellexa. What slipped through was First Wap, also…
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BUSINESS
Report Shows Political Instability and Civil Unrest Top Kenya’s Risk for 2026
A new report from the World Security Report 2025, published by Allied Universal and G4S, has revealed that Kenyan businesses…
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News
Claims Delays Expose Cracks in SHA’s Digital System
The platform meant to modernize public health financing has become the main grievance in hospital corridors. A year after the…
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News
Kenya Launches Programme to Accelerate E-mobility Transition
Kenya has officially launched the Safiri Electric Program, a national initiative under the Kenya Two and Three-Wheeler Electric Mobility Project,…
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News
Netflix Podcast Partnership With Spotify Tests Video Formats and Audience Reach
Spotify and Netflix have struck a distribution partnership that will bring a curated slate of video podcasts from Spotify Studios…
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News
Epson EB-W55 Projector Review: A Bright Performer for Business and Beyond
Epson EB-W55 Projector Review: Epson launched a new line of business projectors designed to deliver flexible, large-scale visuals without compromising…
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COLUMNS
Edgar Kitur | How Food Delivery is Powering Inclusion and Enterprise in Kenya This World Food Day
Food connects us, through culture, community, and increasingly through economic opportunity. World Food Day 2025 is calling for global collaboration…
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BUSINESS
Five Carrefour Shoppers Win Ksh 100,000 Each in Blue Band Brand Festival Promotion
Five lucky Carrefour shoppers have each won Ksh 100,000 in school fees in the recently concluded Carrefour Brand Festival Promotion,…
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News
The Conversation Around AI Access Shifted at the TechTrends AI Forum and Samsung Was at the Center of It
At the recently concluded TechTrends AI Forum in Nairobi, Ryan Mule, Product Manager at Samsung Electronics East Africa, opened his…
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Featured
1win.ng in Nigeria: licensed, encrypted, and built for player trust
When choosing an online platform for gaming and sports betting, trust and security are non-negotiable. At 1win.ng, we’ve built our…
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Featured
A brief overview of responsible gaming tools and smart tips on 1win Africa
At 1win Africa, the focus goes beyond just entertainment—responsible gaming is a priority to ensure every player enjoys a safe…
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News
Apple TV Plus Rebrand Raises the Question the Company Has Avoided for Years
Apple has dropped the “Plus” from its streaming arm and now wants the world to call it simply Apple TV.…
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News
Vivo X300 Pro Doesn’t Chase Apple’s Script, It Goes After Photographers Who Still Think in Focal Lengths
The Vivo X300 Pro arrives at a delicate moment for mobile photography. Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max is narrowing the…
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News
California’s AI Chatbot Safety Law Is Forcing a Global Rethink
California has taken conversational AI out of the novelty category and treated it like a system with real stakes. The…
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News
Google AI Mode and the New Search Behavior Shift
The search box hasn’t changed shape, yet the experience around it no longer feels static. What looks like a small…
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News
MTN MoMo’s Expansion Tests the Limits of Africa’s Mobile Money Map
MTN’s mobile money operation has shifted from a domestic add-on to a continental engine. Its footprint now links markets where…
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News
President Ruto Launches Phase 1 of Konza Technopolis Smart City Facilities
President William Ruto has officially launched the first phase of Konza Technopolis, marking a major milestone in Kenya’s journey toward…
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News
Kenyan All-Women Team to Compete at Absa-GirlCode Tech Finals
Four young Kenyan women are set to represent the country at the continental finals of the Absa Bank Kenya–GirlCode Women-in-Tech…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank, Inchcape Kenya Partner to Offer Affordable Tractor Financing for Farmers
Equity Bank Kenya Limited (EBKL) has partnered with Inchcape Kenya Limited, the newly appointed sole dealer for New Holland tractors…
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News
Stanbic–NCBA Merger Talks Stir Fresh Jitters Across Kenya’s Banking Sector
In a deal that could rearrange familiar ground, Bloomberg reports that Standard Bank’s Kenyan unit has opened formal negotiations to…
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News
The Stakes Behind the Isiolo Mandera Fibre and Its Northern Route
The government has reached a pivotal administrative step on a project that reads like a map of competing ambitions. An…
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News
Why Leaders Are Pushing for an African AI Agency Before the Window Closes
Last week’s Lomé Peace and Security Forum did what these gatherings sometimes fail to do: it turned murmur into momentum.…
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COLUMNS
Mukesh Bector | Global solar panels aren’t enough: Why supply chains hold the key to sustainability
Switching to solar is good. But on its own, it’s not nearly enough. If companies are serious about sustainability, they…
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Startups
Kenyan fintech Zanifu secures undisclosed investment from UAE-based Yango Group
Kenyan fintech platform Zanifu, which provides working capital to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has secured a new round of…
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News
OPPO A6 Pro Series with 7,000mAh Battery, 120Hz AMOLED Display Set to Launch in Kenya
OPPO Kenya is gearing up to launch the highly anticipated OPPO A6 Pro Series in Kenya on October 23rd, 2025.…
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News
Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2025 Concludes with Bold Innovations and Inspiring Winners
The Africa Deep Tech Challenge (ADTC) 2025 has officially concluded, spotlighting Africa’s brightest innovators solving for “Resource-Constrained Computing.” Launched on…
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News
Intel Panther Lake Arrives as a High-Risk Test of Whether the Company Can Still Shape the Laptop Market
Panther Lake landed in public view this week as more than a parts announcement. It reads like a test —…
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News
With the End of Windows 10 Support Imminent, Users Question Microsoft’s Motives and Next Moves
The clock is running out. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will close the book on Windows 10, a system once…
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News
itel SUPER 26 Ultra Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
itel has launched its new premium smartphone, itel SUPER 26 Ultra, in Kenya. Designed for style, strength, and intelligence, the…
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News
Smartphones on Safaricom Network Rise to 27.37 Million
Safaricom has announced a significant increase in the number of smartphones connected to its network, rising from 22.93 million to…
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News
Konza Technopolis Phase One Ready for Commissioning
Konza Technopolis, Kenya’s flagship smart city project under Vision 2030, is gearing up for a major milestone as Phase One…
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News
Network International and Magnati Complete Merger
Fintech firm Network International and Magnati, a leading payment solution provider in the UAE, have announced the completion of their…
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News
Nairobi to Host Africa’s Premier Summit on Unlocking Impact Capital
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) has confirmed that Nairobi, Kenya, will be the host city for the 2025 AVPA…
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News
Google Offers Free Access to Advanced AI Tools for University Students Across Africa
Google today announced a major initiative to support higher education across Africa by offering its premium AI subscription, Google AI…
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News
Botswana Hosts First-Ever MIT Kuo Sharper Center Early-Stage Program Demo Day
The MIT Kuo Sharper Center, in partnership with the Government of Botswana, marked a historic milestone with the first-ever Demo…
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BUSINESS
KCB Scales Up Sustainable Finance, Disburses KSh 53.2 Billion in Green Loans
KCB Group has deepened its leadership in sustainable finance, screening loans worth KSh 578.3 billion for environmental and social risks…
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News
Sanlam Kenya’s Akiba Plus Reimagines Retirement for a Digital Generation
Sanlam Kenya has introduced Akiba Plus, a digital pension platform that lets users start saving from as little as 500…
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News
Egypt’s Renewable Feedstocks Startup Tagaddod Raises $26.3M in Series A Funding
Egyptian renewable energy startup Tagaddod has secured $26.3 million in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion across Africa, Asia,…
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News
Safaricom’s Sustainability Reporting Set a New Course for Kenyan Firms
When Safaricom released its first Sustainable Business Report in 2012, few Kenyan companies were talking seriously about purpose. The focus…
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News
Safaricom’s Trillion Shilling Impact Marks a Turning Point for Purpose and Profit in Africa’s Tech Landscape
For years, Safaricom has been more than a telecommunications company. It has become a case study in how African businesses…
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