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Gov’t Begins Distribution of Digital Learning Devices for JSS Schools
The Kenyan government has begun rolling out laptops and 65-inch interactive smart boards to 10,382 Junior Secondary Schools nationwide on…
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Uber Turns to Logistics Expansion With Kenya Courier Licence Bid
Uber is seeking regulatory approval to expand into Kenya’s parcel delivery sector, a move that would place the ride-hailing company…
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NTSA Opens Digital Logbook Access as Vehicle Records Move Online
Vehicle ownership records in Kenya are entering a new digital phase after the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) activated…
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Oraimo Expands Product Portfolio Across Kenya’s Consumer Tech Market
Oraimo is widening its presence in Kenya beyond the audio and mobile accessory categories that helped establish the brand across…
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Kenyan Banks Are Expanding Their Footprint as Competition Moves Into New Territory
The race for size is becoming a defining feature of Kenya’s banking industry as lenders expand beyond their traditional customer…
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Safaricom Governance Changes Put Future CEO Appointments Under Vodacom Control
The mechanics of corporate control often emerge long after a share purchase agreement is announced. Documents tied to the planned…
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The CMA Sandbox May Become One of the First Stops on the Road to VASP Licensing
The Capital Markets Authority’s innovation sandbox is emerging as a key part of Kenya’s conversation on virtual asset regulation, with…
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MTN Hands MoMo Upgrade to Ant International as Fintech Push Deepens
MTN Group is preparing a major upgrade of its mobile money business through a partnership with Ant International, a move…
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Spiro Appoints Former Indofast Energy Boss Anant Badjatya as Group CEO
Spiro, a leading African electric mobility company, has appointed former Indofast Energy CEO Anant Badjatya as its new Group Chief…
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Why Amazon Wants Kenya to Host Its First Satellite Gateway in Africa
A new application before Kenya’s communications regulator points to the country’s growing role in the physical infrastructure underpinning Africa’s digital…
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MTN Brings One TV to Market as Telecoms Look Beyond Connectivity
MTN Group has started introducing a new entertainment platform across its African markets as the telecom operator deepens its push…
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WWDC 2026 Offered a Public Look at Apple’s New Power Structure
Apple spent much of WWDC 2026 talking about software, artificial intelligence and the future of Siri. The more revealing story…
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iOS 27 Brings Apple’s AI Ambitions Into Everyday Parts of the iPhone
Apple used WWDC 2026 to position iOS 27 as a broad update to the iPhone experience, combining performance improvements, expanded…
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Apple Turns to Google as Siri Becomes the Center of Its AI Push
For years, Apple approached artificial intelligence with unusual caution. While rivals raced to release increasingly capable chatbots, Apple focused on…
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Stanbic Explores New Banking Venture in Ethiopia
Stanbic Bank is considering establishing a wholly owned banking operation in Ethiopia, opening a potential route into one of Africa’s…
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Kenya Secures New EU Support for Digital Infrastructure and Regional Connectivity
Kenya’s latest agreements with the European Union place digital infrastructure, data governance and services trade at the centre of the…
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African Private Capital Funds Are Still Finding Their Biggest Backers Abroad
The effort to finance Africa’s growth is increasingly becoming a debate about where capital comes from rather than whether capital…
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MTN Makes the Case for Shared Telecom Networks Across Africa
Africa’s largest mobile operators are pressing governments to rethink how telecommunications infrastructure is financed and regulated, arguing that the continent’s…
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Kenya Seeks a Place in the Growing Digital Nomad Economy
Kenya’s tourism planners are increasingly focusing on remote workers and technology professionals as the country looks beyond traditional holiday travel…
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Kenya Power to Close All Payment Counters by June 2027
Kenya Power has unveiled plans to gradually phase out all remaining payment counters in its banking halls by June 2027,…
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Court Cuts Mogo’s Loan Claim After Finding Interest Charges Excessive
A Small Claims Court in Thika has substantially reduced the amount recoverable by Mogo Auto Limited in a dispute over…
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Africa’s Trade Ambitions Are Running Into a Payments and Logistics Reality
The promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area has often been measured through projections: larger markets, stronger manufacturing output,…
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Ruto Appoints Former Isiolo MP as Konza Technopolis Board Chair
President William Ruto has appointed former Isiolo South Member of Parliament Abdul Bahari Ali as the new Non-Executive Chairperson of…
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Kenya’s Debt Challenge Sits at the Heart of Treasury’s Budget Defence
Kenya’s National Treasury has defended the government’s latest budget direction, arguing that stronger domestic revenue collection remains central to efforts…
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Airtel Launches Four New Customer Service Centers in Nairobi
Airtel Kenya has expanded its retail and customer service network in Nairobi by launching four new customer service centres in…
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Egypt’s Blnk Raises $37m to Deepen Point of Sale Credit for Consumers
Egyptian fintech Blnk has closed a combined $37.1 million in funding, comprising a $12.5 million Series A equity round and $24.6…
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World Cup 2026: One in Six Public Wi-Fi Networks in Mexican Host Cities Unsafe, Kaspersky Warns
With the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicking off on June 11, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is warning football fans and travellers…
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Kenya to Sell eCitizen Government Data in New Digital Marketplace
The Kenyan government is preparing to monetise non-personal data collected through its eCitizen platform and other State systems, with plans…
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How an Automated Payment Collection System Can Help Your Business
In the current hectic digital economy, accuracy and speed are important success parameters for a business. Among the most neglected,…
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Yadea’s Kenya Entry Adds a New Rival to the Electric Motorcycle Market
China’s Yadea has entered Kenya with a range of electric motorcycles, bringing the world’s largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer into a…
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Kenya Turns Attention to Consumer Protection as Digital Economy Expands
The Competition Authority of Kenya is stepping up scrutiny of online markets as policymakers weigh how to protect consumers in…
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Signal Tops a New Privacy Study as AI Becomes Common Across Messaging Apps
A new assessment of messaging app privacy has placed Signal at the top of the market while highlighting sharp differences…
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Court Halts NTSA Smart Licence and Automated Fines System
The High Court in Kerugoya has temporarily suspended the National Transport and Safety Authority’s (NTSA) second-generation smart driving licence and…
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Flutterwave and Tempo Partner to Accelerate Blockchain-Based Payments in Africa
Flutterwave has announced a strategic partnership with Tempo, a blockchain network focused on payments, to advance stablecoin-powered payments and settlements…
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Kenyan Students Win Historic Grand Prize at Huawei ICT Global Final
Kenyan university students have delivered the country’s best-ever performance at the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Global Final, held in Shenzhen,…
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The Rise of African-Built AI Models Trained in Local Languages and Why it Matters
Early this year, Google collaborated with African partners to launch WAXAL, a large-scale, openly accessible speech dataset aimed at addressing…
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Africa Skills Hub Rebrands to ASH Africa, Eyes Continental Scale
Africa Skills Hub (ASH), a Ghana-based organisation supporting youth, women, and small businesses, has rebranded to ASH Africa as it…
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Kenya Overtakes Nigeria in FT’s Africa Fastest-Growing Companies Ranking
Kenya has edged past Nigeria in the Financial Times’ 2026 ranking of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, placing 17 firms on the…
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East Africa Tops Africa’s Growth Charts in 2026, UN Report Shows
East Africa is on course to be the continent’s fastest-growing sub-region in 2026, with GDP projected to expand by 5.8%,…
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Kibo Africa Maps Out 10,000-Bike Electric Motorcycle Rollout in Kenya
Kibo Africa is preparing a large-scale rollout of electric motorcycles in Kenya, setting a target of 10,000 units on the…
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Kenya Power Looks to Capture Growing EV Market Through Special Tariff
Kenya Power is stepping up efforts to bring electric vehicle owners onto a dedicated electricity pricing programme as the utility…
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Government Seeks Real-Time Visibility Into Kenya’s Fast-Growing Betting Market
Kenya’s gambling regulator is preparing to connect betting companies, casinos and lottery operators to a central technology platform that would…
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Gemini Finally Reaches Android Go Devices as Google Retires Assistant Go
Google has started bringing Gemini to Android Go devices, extending its generative AI platform to a segment of the smartphone…
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Why Businesses in Kenya Rely on Bulk SMS Kenya for Customer Communication
Kenya’s mobile landscape is unlike most markets. With a population spread across dense urban centers and remote rural areas, reaching…
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Ethiopia’s EthioPay-IPS Hits 1 Million Daily Transactions
Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, has recorded a landmark milestone after its EthioPay-IPS platform surpassed one million transactions in a…
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MWC26 Kigali Postponed as GSMA Pulls Event From June Calendar
The GSMA has postponed MWC26 Kigali, its annual African technology and connectivity conference, less than two weeks before the event…
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Solomon Karanja Meru | Startups Do Not Collapse Overnight; They Accumulate Legal Debt
Kenya’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly over the past decade. Founders are building products faster, attracting regional and international capital…
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Bolt Food Enters On-Demand Retail With Quickmart
Bolt Food has moved into on-demand retail in Kenya, announcing a partnership with Quickmart Supermarkets that gives users access to…
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MEA Smartphone Market Slips as Pressure Builds on Budget Devices
Smartphone vendors shipped fewer devices across the Middle East and Africa during the first quarter of 2026, ending a period…
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Africa Faces $1.3 Trillion Annual Financing Gap, But the Funds Exist, Says AfDB
Africa faces an annual development financing gap exceeding $1.3 trillion needed to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the…
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Jumia Brings Axian Group CEO Hassanein Hiridjee Into Its Boardroom
Axian Group co-founder and chief executive Hassanein Hiridjee has been elected to the Supervisory Board of Jumia Technologies, placing one…
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Canal+ Keeps Rugby’s Biggest Stage on SuperSport With New World Cup Deal
Canal+ Group has secured the rights to broadcast the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029…
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Kenya Withdraws Electricity Tariff Review, Leaving Power Bills Unchanged
Kenyan households and businesses will continue paying current electricity rates after the government withdrew a proposed tariff review that could…
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Bitnob Unveils Its Infrastructure Platform, Introducing Bitnob Enterprise and the Next Generation of Bitnob Business
Bitnob today announced the next evolution of its infrastructure platform with the launch of Bitnob Enterprise, a new non-custodial infrastructure…
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Absa and Salesforce Extend Strategic Partnership To Advance AI in Banking
Absa has renewed its partnership with Salesforce through a new three-year agreement aimed at advancing the bank’s adoption of artificial…
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The TechTrends Podcast | Samsung Galaxy S26 Series: Evolution or Safe Upgrade?
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series launched globally in February, going on sale on March 11 and the questions around it have…
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How to Recharge Airtel Airtime Through M-Pesa Paybill 220220
If you are an Airtel customer, you can quickly recharge your airtime via M-Pesa using the Pesapal Paybill number 220220.…
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Smartcomply Joins PCI Security Standards Council to Advance Global Payment Security Standards
Smartcomply is expanding its global footprint in cybersecurity and financial compliance after being admitted as an Associate Participating Organization of…
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GSMA Urges African Governments to Classify Telecom Networks as Critical Infrastructure
Mobile connectivity has become a critical pillar of modern life across Africa, supporting emergency response services, digital finance, healthcare, education…
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KRA Turns to Adan Mohamed as Revenue Targets Slip Further
Adan Mohamed has been selected to lead the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), placing a veteran corporate executive and former Cabinet…
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NCBA Shareholders Weigh Nedbank Offer as Acceptance Window Opens
Shareholders of NCBA Group are entering a crucial period as South Africa’s Nedbank Group begins accepting shares under its proposed…
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Global Automotive Firms Head to Nairobi for AUTOEXPO Kenya 2026
Nairobi will this week become a meeting point for automotive manufacturers, industrial technology suppliers and mobility companies as AUTOEXPO Kenya…
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Spiro Raises $215 Million as Investors Double Down on African EV Infrastructure
Electric mobility company Spiro has secured $215 million in fresh equity financing, providing one of the largest capital injections seen…
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Binance Opens Access to U.S. Stocks as It Prepares Tokenized Shares
Binance is opening access to thousands of U.S. equities on its platform as the cryptocurrency exchange pursues a broader role…
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Ride-Hailing Firm Bolt Denies Kenya Exit Claims, Commits to Ongoing Operations
Ride-hailing company Bolt has dismissed reports that it plans to withdraw from the Kenyan market, saying a document circulating online…
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Could an African Team Win the World Cup for the First Time Ever?
Could an African team possibly win World Cup 2026 this summer? The bookmakers don’t think so – the traditional giants…
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GABI Accelerates Africa’s Digital and Health Transformation Agenda
The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has advanced its Digital and Health Action Pathways following a Solutions Lab convened on…
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Vertiv Powers OADC’s Parklands Data Centre Expansion in Johannesburg
Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, supported Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a WIOCC Group company, in standardising…
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Nigeria Sets Final June 17 Date for Digital TV Transition After 17-Year Delay
Nigeria’s Federal Government has officially fixed June 17, 2026, as the launch date for the country’s long-delayed Digital Switch Over…
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A Banking Award for Co-op, a Fintech Prize for Ziidi Trader, and a Bigger Story Behind Both
Recognition for Co-operative Bank of Kenya and the M-Pesa-powered investment platform Ziidi Trader at this year’s African Banker Awards has…
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What a Free Apple Music Tier Could Mean for the Service’s Premium Identity
Questions about a potential Apple Music free tier are gaining attention after references discovered in the service’s Android application hinted…
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Leica Sees a Place for Generative AI, Just Not Inside the Cameras It Built Its Name On
Leica is embracing the rapid growth of artificial intelligence on smartphones while preserving a clear distinction between synthetic content creation…
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What June’s Biggest New Shows and Movies Say About Where Entertainment Is Headed
June arrives with no shortage of viewing options, but the most interesting part of this month’s lineup may be what…
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WWDC 2026 Finds Apple Balancing a Siri Rebuild and a CEO Transition
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has often served as a preview of the software features that will shape its devices over…
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Spotify Updates Its App With Playlist Folders and Improved Offline Listening
Spotify’s latest app update is built around a category of features that rarely dominate launch events but often shape how…
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Kenya Airways Targets Emergency Funds in Bid to Sustain Recovery Push
Kenya Airways (KQ) is pursuing emergency funding and exploring fresh investment avenues as the national carrier moves to stabilise operations…
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Absa Bank Kenya Q1 Net Profit Drops 13% to Ksh5.3B
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has posted a profit after tax of KSh5.3 billion and achieved a Return on Equity of…
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Google, Tourism Ministry Partner to Drive AI-powered Tourism Strategy
The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, through its Magical Kenya “Origin of Wonder” platform, has announced a strategic AI-driven partnership…
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Samsung’s Galaxy A57 Expands AI Search, Editing, and Creator Workflows in the Mid-Range Market
Samsung Galaxy A57 was launched in the country early this month alongside the Galaxy A37 as the new entrants for…
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Africa’s Retail Forex Market Enters a New Era Amid Regulation and Mobile Trading Boom
Africa’s foreign exchange market is entering a period of major transformation as volatility, tighter regulation, and the rapid rise of…
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South Africa Grants inDrive Formal E-Hailing Registration
Ride-hailing platform inDrive has secured formal registration from South Africa’s National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR), clearing a key compliance hurdle…
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AFC Turns to Kenya as East Africa’s Financing Model Starts to Change
The Africa Finance Corporation is widening its role in Kenya beyond infrastructure lending as it builds new channels for African…
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Governments Are Turning Africa’s Mobile Money Networks Into Tax Infrastructure
The next test for African fintech may not come from competition or funding conditions. It may come from treasury departments.…
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Kenya Seeks More Funds as FATF Scrutiny Raises Banking Pressure
Foreign payment checks facing Kenyan firms are becoming harder to ignore. Banks handling international settlements have tightened internal reviews on…
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EV Assemblers in Kenya Say New VAT Rules Could Reopen the Cost Problem
Transport operators who had started treating electric fleets as a realistic commercial option are recalculating acquisition costs after proposed tax…
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A SpaceX-Tesla Merger Would Tie More of Musk’s Empire Together
Wall Street has spent years trying to decide whether Tesla belongs in the car industry, the software sector, or the…
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East Africa’s Mobile Roaming Plans Run Into Tax and Telecom Revenue Realities
Efforts to lower mobile roaming costs across East Africa are moving back into regulatory negotiations as governments and telecom authorities…
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Africa’s Data Centres Are Growing Around Finance Demand
Africa’s data centre expansion is increasingly being pulled into the orbit of financial services, with banks, insurers and mobile money…
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M-Pesa Tanzania Adds PayPal as Demand for Global Payments Grows
A growing share of East Africa’s digital economy now depends on workers who are paid outside their home markets but…
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Google’s AI Recovery Is Taking Shape Through Ads, Android and Existing Reach
Google spent much of the past three years being described as the company that hesitated. That interpretation is becoming harder…
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Tanzania, The New Frontrunner In The Race For Critical Minerals
The electric vehicles filling our cities and the vast data centres powering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution share one thing…
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How Samsung’s Galaxy A37 and A57 Are Rewriting the Rules of Mobile Content
There’s a moment every content creator knows: the light is perfect, the energy is electric, and your phone just isn’t…
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Smartcomply Expands UK Footprint Amid Rising Africa Payment Compliance Challenges
Smartcomply is taking its Africa-focused compliance technology to the United Kingdom, targeting the growing compliance burden on institutions processing transactions…
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Jitume Digital Programme Boosts Youth Employment in Bungoma County
The Government’s Jitume Digital Enablement Programme is enabling hundreds of young people in Bungoma County to access online jobs, digital…
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AfDB: Africa’s Economy to Grow 4.2% in 2026 Despite Global Headwinds
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has released its African Economic Outlook 2026, projecting continental GDP growth of 4.2% for…
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Kenya’s Mobile Loan Strain Is Opening Space for Asset Financing
A growing share of Kenya’s lending industry is moving away from unsecured cash loans and into financing tied to physical…
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TRIFIC Bets on Dollar Rental Income as It Prepares NSE Listing
A Nairobi office block occupied by outsourcing and technology firms is being turned into a public investment product as Two…
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I&M Bank Opens NSE Trading for MTN After Heavy Investor Demand
Trading has started on I&M Bank’s first listed medium-term note at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, extending a recent pickup in…
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Sony’s Last Independent Bravia TVs Are Now on the Market
Sony Group Corp. has introduced a new round of premium Bravia televisions months before its home entertainment division enters a…
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Africa Jobs Fund Targets $100M to Lift Worker Incomes Across Sub-Saharan Africa
A new philanthropic investment fund focused on job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa launched on Tuesday, targeting $100 million in capital…
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Spiro Acquires UK Engineering Firm Coexlion to Build First African R&D Centre in Nairobi
Spiro has acquired UK-based engineering and design firm Coexlion for an undisclosed sum, with plans to establish its first African…
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