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Gadgets
Canon EOS R3 full-frame mirrorless Camera officially launched
Canon has unveiled yet another full-frame mirrorless Camera in its EOS R camera series. Known as the Canon EOS R3,…
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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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News
Docklands Ventures acquires South African prop-tech startup ParkUpp for an undisclosed amount
Real estate investment company Docklands Ventures has acquired South African prop-tech startup ParkUpp for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2016, ParkUpp…
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BUSINESS
Spotify recorded 180 million Premium Subscribers in Q4 2021
Spotify on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter financial results. The announcement came amidst the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan’s popular podcast that…
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New Appointments
Vodacom subsidiary XLink appoints Thanusha Govender new Managing Director
XLink, a subsidiary of the Vodacom Group and provider of secure payment connectivity solutions, has appointed Thanusha Govender as its new Managing…
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News
Posta threatens to evict Huduma Centres over Ksh.1.7bn rent
The Huduma Kenya Programme is a Kenya Vision 2030 flagship project that was launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta in November…
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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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BUSINESS
Equity adds some new features to its USSD service
Equity Bank has made some new updates to its USSD service (*247#). The bank says the newly updated USSD will…
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News
Angola Cables ranked in latest Top 100 CAIDA global rankings
The US-based Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) has released its latest global Autonomous Systems (AS) rankings. The international ranking system…
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News
Kenyan logistics startup Amitruck raises $4M funding to expand across Africa
Kenya-based digital trucking logistics startup Amitruck has secured $4 million in seed funding to expand its operations across Africa. The…
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Startups
Wealth-tech startup Ndovu launches in Kenya to provide users with easy access to global financial market
Wealth-tech startup Ndovu has today officially launched in Kenya. Founded by Radhika Bhachu, Ro Nyangeri, and Gianpaolo De Biase, Ndovu…
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Startups
African fintech mobility startup Moove raises $10 million financing from NBK Capital Partners
African fintech mobility startup Moove has closed a US$10 million financing facility from NBK Capital Partners. Moove is Uber’s exclusive…
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BUSINESS
Huawei ranked among Top 10 Most Valuable Brands of 2022
Brand Finance has named Huawei among the top 10 most valuable brands for 2022 in its recently published Brand Finance…
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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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BUSINESS
Jumia customers in Nairobi to enjoy free delivery on orders above Ksh 1,000
E-commerce giant Jumia Kenya has announced that customers in Nairobi will from this week enjoy free delivery on orders above…
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Gadgets
This new feature allows users to add new functions to existing LG home appliances
LG Electronics has unveiled upgradable home appliances that offer users an option to add new functions in line with their…
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News
Sophos extends adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem with Zero Trust Network Access
Sophos unveiled Sophos ZTNA, the only zero trust network access (ZTNA) offering that fully integrates with an industry-leading, next-generation endpoint solution…
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BUSINESS
More than 5 million customers are now using the M-PESA Super App
Safaricom’s M-PESA super app now has over 5 million customers. Launched in June last year, the app brings front-end insights…
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News
New Sophos research into a Midas ransomware attack highlights the risks of limited access controls and “ghost” tools
Sophos has released findings from an incident involving Midas ransomware that took place over two months and involved extensive lateral movement through the…
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Startups
Five Kenyan startups shine at JICA’s NINJA Accelerator second demo day
Shamba Pride, Saada Tech, Kijenzi, M-Paya Energy, and MyMovies.Africa are the five startups that shined during the second Demo Day of…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 Event happening on February 9: What to expect
It’s now official that the Samsung Unpacked 2022 event will take place on February 9. Samsung sent out invites for…
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News
Our position on cryptocurrencies has not changed, CBK Governor says
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge has insisted that the bank’s position on the use of cryptocurrencies…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Africa joins UK’s FTSE 100 Index
Airtel Africa Plc is joining UKs FTSE 100 (Financial Times Stock Exchange) index Monday 31 January 2022. FTSE 100 index includes…
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Gadgets
Huawei’s Matepad T series kids edition tablet launched in Kenya for Ksh. 25,999
Huawei Mobile has today announced the availability of the “Huawei MatePad T series, kids’ edition” tablet in Kenya. Huawei says…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Samsung’s new online brand shop launch
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 2 of our 24Bit podcat. This is the very first episode we shot this year…
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WomenInTech
Women in tech face lockdown barriers to career progression, report
Half of women working in tech believe the effects of COVID-19 have delayed their career progression, despite a similar percentage…
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Startups
African Focused VC Firm TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa focused tech fund…
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COLUMNS
DUNCAN AZENGA: In a Hybrid Working Environment future, integrating company communications is key
In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted not just the ability of companies to commit to…
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CLOUD
Cisco Middle East & Africa hosts ‘Future Cloud’ Summit to showcase new hybrid cloud innovations
Cisco Middle East & Africa (MEA) is hosting the ‘Future Cloud’ summit showcasing new ways it is helping its customers…
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Gadgets
Infinix’s first 5G smartphone launching soon
5G is already going commercial in most countries especially in Africa. In countries like Kenya, telcos like Safaricom which launched…
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Featured
Odibets launches new Odi sharebet promo
Betting firm Odibets has launched a new promo for its customers dubbed ´Odi sharebet´ that is set to see betting…
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Featured
Mkokoteni man wins Sh20 million Jackpot on Odibets
For Ronald Omare, winning a jackpot or anything close to a million shillings had never crossed his mind. The ardent…
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BUSINESS
Netflix unveils a $1M scholarship fund to support TV and film students in Africa
Streaming giant Netflix has launched a $1 million scholarship fund to support TV and film students in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
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BUSINESS
Bank of Uganda grants Yo-Uganda Payment System Operator License
Yo-Uganda Limited has been granted a Payment System Operator License by the Bank of Uganda. The license issuance comes after…
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COLUMNS
TEJPAL BEDI: Regulating digital lenders in Kenya: The benefits for consumers and industries
In 2021, President Kenyatta approved an amendment that gives the Central Bank of Kenya powers to license and oversee previously…
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New Appointments
Samsung appoints Tae Sun Lee new MD for East Africa
Samsung Electronics has appointed Mr. Tae Sun Lee as the new East Africa Managing Director effective January 2022. He takes…
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BUSINESS
IFC Extends Financing to Guaranty Trust Bank to support SMEs in Kenya
IFC has extended a loan to Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Guaranty Trust Group, for on-lending…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] M1 MacBooks: Hype or Substance?
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 1. Our first self-produced Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the M1 Macs. Are…
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Startups
Tech startups key to Africa’s digital transformation but urgently need investment, report
The World Economic Forum’s latest report, “Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa” analyses the…
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Startups
Call for startups to Pitch Live at 2022 Africa Startup Summit in Nairobi
Africa Tech Summit has opened applications to the 2022 edition of Pitch Live at the fourth Africa Startup Summit. The…
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New Appointments
MTN Mobile Money Uganda appoints Richard Yego new Managing Director
MTN Mobile Money Uganda, a 100% duly owned subsidiary of MTN Uganda has announced the appointment of Richard Yego as…
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News
Telkom Kenya says it will not bill customers affected by the mobile voice and data services outage
Telkom Kenya has announced that its mobile voice and data services have now been fully restored in some areas. The…
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Apps
3 trends set to dominate African mobile apps in 2022
In 2021, the mobile industry in sub-saharan Africa continued to show incredible resilience against the impacts of Covid-19 and experienced…
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Startups
Kenyan Mobile commerce platform Copia raises $50 Million to ramp up African expansion
Kenyan-based mobile commerce platform Copia has raised $50 million in a Series C equity round led by Goodwell Investments. Copia…
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News
Sidian Bank and FMO sign a Ksh.1.7 billion facility for MSMEs financing in Kenya
Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Sidian Bank have signed a Ksh.1.7 billion NASIRA loan portfolio guarantee to provide financing…
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Startups
Kenyan low-cost ISP Poa Internet raises $28 million funding
Kenyan low-cost internet service provider Poa Internet has closed a $28 million round of funding led by Africa50. Poa Internet…
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New Appointments
Moringa School names Scale-Up Specialist Snehar Shah New CEO
Learning-accelerator Moringa School has appointed Snehar Shah as its new CEO. Snehar succeeds Audrey Cheng and brings a vast experience…
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Startups
Kenyan fintech startup Zanifu raises $1M funding, eyes Ghana and Uganda expansion
Kenyan fintech startup Zanifu has closed a $ 1 million seed round to scale its business and improve on its…
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News
Samsung launches a consumer electronics focused online brand store in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has today announced the launch online brand shop targeting online consumers in Kenya. The online shop…
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Featured
Mbogi Bonus: How to Make Money on Odibets by Referring a Friend
Kenya’s leading Odibets has launched an all-new promo for its customers christened ‘Mbogi’ bonus that is set to see punters…
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BUSINESS
Equity rolls out One Till Number platform, works with all mobile wallets
Equity has introduced a new product they are calling One Till Number. The product, a first in the Kenyan market,…
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CLOUD
Google Cloud teams up with Comair to provide seamless travel experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa
Google Cloud is teaming up with Comair, operator of the British Airways brand and the Kulula budget carrier in Sub-Saharan…
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Startups
Canadian fintech startup Periculum launches in Nigeria to build credit assessment infrastructure for Africa
Canadian fintech startup and credit assessment company Periculum, has launched in Nigeria to tackle the challenge of domestic credit to…
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News
MARILYN MOODLEY: Machine learning can solve some of Africa’s biggest challenges
From better healthcare access to improved food security, machine learning could tackle a wide range of challenges in developing countries.…
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News
Winners of the 2021 LG Electronics Ambassador Challenge announced
Three social groups based in Nairobi, Kiambu and Kajiado counties respectively have emerged as the 2021 winners of the LG Electronics Ambassador…
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Gadgets
OPPO Unveils two new devices, OPPO A16k and the OPPO A55 in Kenya
OPPO has announced the availability of two new smartphones in Kenya, the OPPO A16K and OPPO A55. The two devices…
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Startups
Sankore Pitch Competition is coming to Nairobi targeting blockchain startups
Nairobi-headquartered blockchain community Sankore is launching the Sankore Pitch Competition Tour (PCT) in Nairobi. The pitching competition is targeting startups…
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BUSINESS
Multichoice launches new TV channels in Mozambique and Angola
MultiChoice has launched two new TV channels – Maningue Magic and Kwenda Magic – for audiences in Mozambique and Angola…
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Interviews
[Interview] Mila Semeshkina, CEO & Founder, Lectera.com: Convenient and Fast Learning is What Customers Expect
Lectera.com has achieved great results since its launch in summer 2020: from generating a first annual revenue surpassing 5 million…
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News
Jumia Food Consumers in Kenya to enjoy free delivery every Monday
Jumia Food consumers are set to enjoy the free delivery, every Monday, a move aimed at brightening their week and…
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Gadgets
[CES 2022] LG Unveils New Tv Lineup OLED Evo Displays
Over the past couple of years, LG Electronics has had a remarkable winning streak with its OLED TV technology. In…
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News
Fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit Coming to Nairobi This February
One of Africa’s top tech events the Africa Tech Summit is coming to Nairobi. The event will take place on…
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News
4.8 million people in Kenya own cryptocurrency, report
Cryptocurrency adoption has been growing rapidly in Kenya over the past few years. In fact, the country is one of…
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Featured
From paying medical bills and supporting talent: How Odibets is Transforming lives of ordinary Kenyans
For many companies in Kenya, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an essential part for the organization’s growth. CSR creates…
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News
PesaCheck and other fact-checking organisations urge YouTube to combat spread of misinformation on the platform
PesaCheck, and its parent organisation, Code for Africa (CfA), have joined with over 80 other International Fact-Checking Network members from…
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New Appointments
Ababacar Diaw appointed CEO of Allianz Ghana Non-Life
Allianz Africa has appointed Ababacar Diaw, as the new CEO of Allianz Ghana Non-Life, effective January 17th 2022, subject to necessary…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Unveils Sophos Switch Series to Strengthen and Simplify Connectivity at the Access Layer
Sophos has unveiled the Sophos Switch Series, featuring a range of network access layer switches to connect, power and control…
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Startups
Kenyan BNPL Startup Lipa Later Secures $12M funding to Expand Across Africa
Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Lipa Later has raised $12 million funding from a consortium of investors to expand its operations…
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BUSINESS
PayPal withdrawals via Equity Bank will now take 24 hours
Equity Bank has reduced the duration it takes to settle PayPal withdrawals from 3 Business days to just 24 hours.…
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News
ANDREW BOURNE: What will online privacy and security look like in 2022?
In many ways, 2021 was a landmark year for online privacy. In April 2021, Apple rolled out an update allowing…
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Reviews
Telkom Kenya T-Kash App: Here’s everything you can do with the app
Telkom Kenya officially launched the T-kash app last week, an easy-to-use application that will enable its customers to access a…
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BUSINESS
MTN Uganda partners with NCBA to launch an overdraft facility
MTN Uganda has launched a new overdraft service that will enable MTN MoMo customers to access advance Mobile Money funds…
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Social Media
Nigeria lifts Twitter ban after 7 months
Nigeria “indefinitely suspended” Twitter ‘s operations in the country on June 4 last year after the company deleted President Buhari’s…
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BUSINESS
Riding-hailing platform MARAMOJA opens its API to Fintechs and Insurtechs in Kenya
Kenya’s Riding-hailing Platform, MARAMOJA Transport has opened its API to local fintechs and Insurtechs. Through a new partnership with Switchlink…
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News
Bolt raises €628M, its largest funding ever, to boost growth
Ride-sharing and food courier service Bolt has raised €628 million at a valuation of €7.4 billion. The round is Bolt’s…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya is broke, surviving on hefty shareholder loans
Kenya’s second-largest telco Airtel Kenya is broke and surviving on a series of shareholder loans from its parent company Bharti…
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News
Realness Institute and Netflix Extend 2022 Episodic Lab and DET Entry Deadline For African Writers
Realness Institute in partnership with Netflix has extended calls for submissions calls for the 2022 Episodic Lab and Development Executive…
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Startups
Ivorian e-commerce startup Afrikrea raises $6.2M in pre-Series A, rebrands to “ANKA”
Afrikrea, an Ivorian e-commerce startup has raised $6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires. The startup has also…
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Featured
Man in viral juggling video lands lucrative deal with Odibets
Two weeks ago, a video of a man juggling a ball in the middle of Nairobi C BD took the…
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Startups
Egyptian fintech startups called to apply for Orange Ventures seed challenge
Orange Ventures has opened applications for its Seed Challenge that will see the VC form award one fintech startup from…
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BUSINESS
This New Mastercard podcast explores how financial inclusion is creating an equitable future for all
Mastercard is bringing awareness to some of the world’s most critical issues through an innovative podcast series ‘Journey to One…
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News
Binance Becomes Official Sponsor of AFCON 2021
Leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced its partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), as an…
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BUSINESS
StarTimes to broadcast all 52 AFCON 2021 matches
Pay Television Company StarTimes Media has acquired broadcasting rights to the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in sub-Saharan…
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News
Huawei Mobile Kenya extends its December products offers to the end of January
Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that it is extending its December offers on various products to the end of January.…
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Featured
Omoka an AFCON: How You Can Be a Daily Winner on Odibets
One of Kenya’s fastest-growing betting sites Odibets has launched a one-of-a-kind promo dubbed “Omoka na AFCON” that is set to…
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News
AvosLocker Ransomware Uses AnyDesk in Safe Mode to Launch Attacks, Sophos Reports
Sophos released new research about AvosLocker ransomware in the article, “AvosLocker Remotely Accesses Boxes, Even Running in Safe Mode.” Sophos…
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News
Two Kenyans among winners of best African Women Researchers MARS Awards 2021
Two Kenyans are among the 13 winners of best African Women Researchers and best Young African Researchers of Merck Foundation…
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News
Kenyan fintech startup Alvin raises $740,000 pre-seed funding
Kenyan fintech startup Alvin has raised a $740,000 pre-seed funding round led by Nigerian venture capital firm, Ingressive Capital. Other…
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News
Nigeria’s CcHUB invested in over 11 high-growth African startups in 2021
Nigeria’s technology innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) invested in over 11 tech startups in Africa in 2021 through its new…
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Blockchain
3 trends in Africa’s crypto sector to expect in 2022
For the global cryptocurrency industry, 2021 is likely to be remembered as one of the many years bitcoin broke past…
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Startups
Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma secures $35million Series D funding for expansion
Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma has raised $35 million in a Series D round led by Citigroup Inc. Other investors…
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News
Huawei partners with African universities to train 700,000 ICT professionals
Huawei Technologies has set an ambitious target of training nearly 1 million new ICT professionals in partnership with universities in…
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Gadgets
Oppo A95 With Snapdragon 662 SoC, 5000mAh battery launched in Kenya for Ksh. 33,999
After globally announcing the launch of the OPPO A95, OPPO has announced that it’s now making it available for purchase…
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News
AKSHAY GROVER: Elevating Digital Payments For a Cashless Future in Africa
COVID-19 has propelled the adoption of digital payments platforms for millions of people across the African continent. The need for…
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News
Irish fintech Pipit Global and Cellulant extend partnership to 12 new African markets
International cash payments platform Pipit Global and Cellulant have extended their partnership agreement to now include eighteen countries in Sub-Saharan…
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News
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G With 120Hz AMOLED Display, Snapdragon 888 Chip Now Official
Samsung has officially welcomed the newest member of the Galaxy S21 series, the S21 FE 5G (Fan Edition). The company…
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News
TECNO and BBC are working on mobile camera innovation film
Chinese smartphone maker TECNO is working with BBC Storyworks, BBC Studios’ in-house commercial content studio to create a short film…
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News
Equity Acquires Ksh.18.6 Billion loan from IFC for Onward Lending to SMEs in Kenya
Equity Group has acquired a Ksh 18.6 billion loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help it increase working…
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News
Showmax’s second Kenyan original series, Single-ish, to premiere on January 20
Showmax has announced its second Original series in Kenya, Single-ish, will premiere on on the platform on January 20. Single-ish…
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CLOUD
Digital Realty to acquire majority stake in South African data centre company Teraco
Digital Realty has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Teraco Data Environments Pty, Africa’s largest…
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News
Telkom Kenya launches T-kash App to enhance customer experience
Telkom Kenya has today launched the T-kash App, an easy-to-use application that will enable its customers to access a wider…
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