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Safaricom Expands 5G Coverage to 35 Counties, Slashes 5G Router Prices
Safaricom has increased its 5G coverage to select towns across 35 counties as it continues to increase its 5G coverage…
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MarketForce closes shop in three out of its five African markets, what’s next?
Kenyan B2B e-commerce startup MarketForce has wound up operations in three of its five markets in Africa. The startup is…
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Safaricom to showcase its network and payments strengths at OktobaFest
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has signed a technology sponsorship deal with Kenya Breweries Limited’s flagship beer brand, Tusker that will…
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Safaricom targets the youth with a new “S-Hook” platform
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has unveiled a new platform targeting the youth. Know as Safaricom Hook, also S-Hook, the engagement…
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Safaricom’s myCounty app goes live in Kitui County
Kitui County is the latest County to take up Safaricom’s MyCounty App, an all-in-one platform aimed at digitizing county services.…
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BUSINESS
Absa Bank increases transaction limits on Timiza to Ksh.250,000
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has today announced an increase in transaction limits on its Timiza wallet. Under the new changes,…
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Cameroonian fintech Koree wins the $50k 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Koree, a fintech startup based in Cameroon, is the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Koree emerged the…
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Nigeria’s Agritech ThriveAgric to provide 125,000 smallholder farmers with access to financial inclusion services
Nigeria’s agritech startup ThriveAgric has launched a new project to empower 125,000 smallholder farmers with financial inclusion access. Know as…
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11 African startups selected for Google’s inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator program
Google today unveiled the first cohort for its ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First’ program. The 11 startups, picked from…
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$1 million Africa Blue Wave initiative to support tech startups in Africa launched
BFA Global, FSD Africa, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the Africa Blue Wave, a…
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Microsoft and M-PESA Africa partner to develop digital skills for MSMEs
Microsoft is partnering with M-PESA Africa to support its Capability Development Academy. Microsoft will provide access to the Microsoft Community…
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COLUMNS
Rapid Digitalization in Africa Raises New Cyberthreats: Building Cyber Resilience with Cloud-Native Security
Africa’s digital environment is rapidly evolving. The introduction of cloud technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) has sped up…
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OPPO Reno10 5G Review: Ticks all the boxes
OPPO Reno10 5G Review: OPPO launched the Reno10 series in Kenya about four weeks ago. The series comprises the Reno10…
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ICT Authority to Spearhead E-Waste Management For Government Agencies
Public institutions in Kenya can now deliver their electronic waste to the ICT Authority (ICTA) to minimize the adverse environmental…
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The 2023 Asus ROG Strix G16 is an Impressive Gaming Laptop
Asus ROG Strix G16: When it comes to gaming laptops, Asus always goes all on with its Republic of Gamers…
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Sign language interpretation mini app assistALL now available on M-PESA app
Safaricom has partnered with Signs Media to host the assistALL mini app, which provides on-demand sign language interpretation services, within…
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CLOUD
Safaricom targets local enterprises with new cloud services
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom on Wednesday launched in-country cloud computing platform and services targeting local businesses. The new cloud services, hosted…
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Lipa Later closes $5M debt raise, targets to raise an additional $20M
Kenyan fintech Lipa Later on Wednesday announced a successful closure of a $5M (KES 500 million) privately placed Debt issuance. …
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Five African health-tech startups among 30 selected for Google for Startups AI Program
The Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health has unveiled the thirty startups from around the world selected for…
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Ex-Facebook moderator Daniel Motaung calls for unity among African digital workers to address concerns around new tech
Daniel Motaung, Former Facebook Content Moderator, Whistleblower and Union Mobilizer has called on digital workers across Africa to come together…
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5 Must-Have LG Smart Home Appliances
LG Smart Home Appliances: We are living in an era where smart homes are becoming a big thing. Smart homes…
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Safaricom increases M-PESA transaction limit to KSh. 250,000
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has today increased M-PESA transactions limit to KSh. 250,000 for each transaction. The move will see…
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OPPO Reno10 vs Galaxy A54: Which one should you buy?
I am a big fan of OPPO’s Reno series of devices so of course I was excited when I got…
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Cybersecurity firm Cloudflare selects CloudHop as its official distributor in Africa
Cloudflare, the cybersecurity company building a suite of online security products has selected Kenyan-based technology firm CloudHop as its official…
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Why Launch of M-PESA Ethiopia is set to ignite a financial revolution in one of Africa’s biggest economy
A recent report by the GSMA dubbed State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023 underscores how mobile money…
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Lipa Later gears up for public fundraising in the US as it seeks to raise more funding
After raising KES 500 million ($5 million) in a privately placed debt issuance earlier this week, Lipa Later has revealed…
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Vertiv opens new office and customer showroom in Nigeria
Vertiv has today announced the opening of a new office and Customer Showroom in Lagos, Nigeria. The Lagos office is…
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Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded Bitcoin Non-profit ₿trust Acquires African Bitcoin Developer Training Company Qala
₿trust, a non-profit organisation which exists to decentralise the development of Bitcoin software, has announced its acquisition of Qala. Qala…
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PHYLLIS MIGWI: The digital transformation challenge facing governments
Daily life very nearly came to a grinding halt in Kenya last month with millions of people unable to access…
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Gadgets
OPPO Reno10 5G Unboxing and Quick Impressions
Unboxing the OPPO Reno10 5G. OPPO just launched this device in Kenya for Ksh 56,999. The company says the newest Reno…
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New Appointments
Google Appoints Alex Okosi as Managing Director for Africa
Google has appointed its current Managing Director for YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets Alex Okosi as Managing Director for Google…
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The Evolution of Smartphones and Storage
Smartphones have undergone tremendous evolution –from the first mobile phones that almost looked and weighed like bricks and had awkward…
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BUSINESS
Epson opens new regional sales company to accelerate growth in Africa and other key markets
Seiko Epson Corporation has established a new sales company to accelerate expansion in key markets including Africa, Caucasus, Central Asia,…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Money Per Transaction Limit Increased to KES 250,000.
Mobile money service provider Airtel Money has revised its per transaction limit to KES 250,000 from the previous KES 150,000…
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Chafic Traboulsi: Meeting Capacity Challenges in African Mobile Networks with E-band and Long-Haul Solutions
In recent years, there has been a massive uptick in the data consumption among mobile broadband subscribers in many major…
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Xiaomi Africa online photography campaign winners experience the iconic African wilderness in Maasai Mara
Last month, Xiaomi Africa launched an online photography campaign to invite fans to show their photography skills with Xiaomi phones.…
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Leila Janah Foundation Announces Winners of Annual Give Work Challenge
The Leila Janah Foundation (LJF) has announced the winners of its sixth annual Give Work Challenge (GWC) for existing businesses.…
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10 more counties including Nairobi sign up for Safaricom’s MyCounty App
Ten more counties have taken up MyCounty App, an all-in-one app experience for all county services that empowers citizens to…
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Safaricom launches M-PESA in Ethiopia
Safaricom has finally launched its mobile money service M-PESA in Ethiopia. The service went live on Wednesday three months after…
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IXAfrica to establish its second data centre campus in Nairobi
IXAfrica has revealed plans to construct its second data centre campus in Nairobi, Kenya. The hyperscale-ready data centres operator has…
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Reviews
Nokia X30 5G Review
Nokia X30 5G is one of those devices from HMD Global that really caught my eye when the company first…
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Airtel Money transaction limits also increased
Kenya’s second-largest telco Airtel has also announced that it has received approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to…
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List of 12 growth stage startups selected for 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa
Leading startup platform in emerging markets VC4A has announced the 12 African startups that have been selected to participate in…
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CA advocates for child online protection and safety at 2023 National Music Festival
Access to the internet could expose children to risk unless they are empowered with information to protect themselves, the Communications…
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Airtel Africa and Mastercard launch new cross-border remittance transfer service
Airtel Africa and Mastercard announced the launch of a new cross-border remittance service that will enable Airtel subscribers across 14…
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Airtel Money now combines mobile money services and insurance cover
Airtel Money customers will from today be able to purchase insurance cover straight from the mobile money platform. Airtel has…
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Samsung Showcases its Smart Home Concept at Tilisi
Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with Tilisi Views to showcase a luxury smart home experience concept for home buyers…
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Tecno Camon 20 Pro 4G design is quite a stunner
TECNO Camon 20 series has been available in the local market for about three months. Tecno officially launched the series…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard, Lipa Later join forces to expand Buy Now, Pay Later solutions In Africa
Mastercard has announced a strategic partnership with Kenyan Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company Lipa Later to accelerate the expansion of BNPL payment services…
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Nokia X30 5G is HMD Global’s most eco-friendly smartphone yet to date
Nokia X30 5G: HMD is among the smartphone OEMs that are adopting sustainable initiatives. This is very important considering the…
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Startups
Safaricom to start investing in tech startups with two new subsidiaries
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom will soon start investing in local tech startups after its shareholders approved two new subsidiaries. The…
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Safaricom’s interest-free M-Pesa credit service goes live
Safaricom has finally rolled out Faraja, the interest-free service targeting customers who purchase goods via Lipa Na M-pesa. Faraja will…
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[Interview] Adanian Labs’ Jackie Waweru on life and working as a legal in tech
Jackie Waweru is the Legal and Compliance Manager at Adanian Labs, a Pan-African Venture building studio. Jackie joined the firm…
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Reviews
Oppo Find N2 Flip: Our Quick Thoughts
For Ksh 129,999, the Oppo Find N2 Flip is one of those Flip phones that has found its spot in…
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Smile ID H1 2023 Africa KYC Report Highlights Identity Fraud Trends and Verification Insights
Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity), the leading identity verification and digital Know Your Customer (KYC) provider in Africa, has unveiled…
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Gadgets
Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 are now official – Here is how much they will cost you
Samsung just announced the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5, its next-generation devices with folding screens. The devices were unveiled…
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COLUMNS
Veerakumar Natarajan: Leveraging the right technology for seamless collaboration
In recent years, collaboration has emerged as a top priority for organizations—and for good reason. Research indicates that companies with…
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Infinix Note 30 Pro vs Redmi Note 12 Pro: Which one should you buy?
The Infinix Note 30 Pro is among the devices in the Note 30 series that Infinix officially brought to the…
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Startups
Zuri Health raises an undisclosed amount for funding from Five35 Ventures
Six months after raising an undisclosed amount of funding from Moroccan VC UM6P Ventures, Kenyan health-tech startup Zuri Health has…
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Safaricom’s M-Pesa targets remittances to Southeast Asia with new TerraPay partnership
Safaricom has partnered with TerraPay, to enable more than 32 million M-PESA customers to send and receive money to more…
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Gadgets
Infinix NOTE 30 VIP Features 50W Wireless Fast Charging
The Infinix NOTE 30 VIP is among the devices in the Note 30 series that Infinix officially brought to the…
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Applications for cohort 4 of the ASIP accelerator program open
Startupbootcamp AfriTech has opened applications for Cohort 4 of its ASIP accelerator program. Targeting early-stage startups in Africa, the ASIP Program…
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LG expands its commercial laundromats business to the Coast region
After successfully launching a number of laundromats in Nairobi, LG Electronics is now expanding the services to the Coast region. …
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Amua, Pioneer edutainment game platform to target Grade 1 to 6 pupils across Africa
Gaming and digital tech company, Viral Gorrrila has unveiled a series of edutainment web-based mobile games to help primary-going children learn…
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Risana Zitha: B2B payments set to be the next focus for VC’s in Africa
Africa’s $1.5 trillion B2B payments market is ripe for innovation and represents a golden opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs looking to…
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Blockchain
GoldPesa opens blockchain academy in Nairobi targeting crypto enthusiasts
Blockchain technology company, GoldPesa has opened doors for crypto enthusiasts to its newly opened blockchain academy in Nairobi, Kenya. According…
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Digital retail distributor Kyosk Digital acquires KwikBasket, expands into fresh produce market
Many farmers in Africa face numerous challenges due to fragmented and inefficient distribution chains for agricultural produce. Farmers often struggle…
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Hillary Namunyu: How nongreen companies can apply ClimaTech solutions
This year has seen green-focused startups in Africa get more VC funding compared to other years as the world works towards reducing…
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Reviews
Nokia G11 Plus: Built on the premise of durability
If you’re on a tight budget and looking for a smartphone, one of the phones that you should probably consider…
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15 Women-led startups selected to join Cohort 6 of Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech program
Standard Chartered Kenya in partnership with @iBizAfrica- Strathmore University has announced the fifteen women-led startups that will be joining the…
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Vertiv hosts first ever end user event in Rwanda
Vertiv recently hosted an end-user event in Rwanda in collaboration with PCTL Automation, a leading provider of industrial automation and…
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[Interview] Canon’s Somesh Adukia on the company’s investment and plans for Africa
In this lengthy interview, TechTrends Media sits down with Somesh Adukia, the Managing Director, Canon Central & North Africa to…
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Samsung launches e-waste collection program in Nairobi
Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with home appliances store Housewife’s Paradise to collect e-waste for recycling as part of…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 30 Play Vs Redmi 12C specs comparison
If you’re in the market for a well-packaged phone with some quite impressive specs then the Infinix HOT 30 Play…
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Startups
Regional winners of the Global Startup Awards Africa announced
Seventy-one startups from across Africa have been named regional winners at this year’s Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – the largest, independent startup ecosystem competition…
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Blockchain
Yellow Card and Tether Join Forces to Drive Stablecoin Adoption in Africa
Pan-African fintech and cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card and Tether, the stablecoin provider have completed Phase 1 of their strategic collaboration…
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Rural ISP Mawingu begins expansion to 25 additional counties
Mawingu, the Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), has begun its network expansion to 25 additional counties across Kenya. This expansion…
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Gadgets
HMD Global just launched a refreshed Nokia 2660 Flip phone
Nokia 2660 Flip phone: Classic Nokia phones are clearly making a comeback and it turns out Gen Z users have…
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Pathways and Konza partner to offer tech skills training for young people
Tech firm Pathways Technologies has partnered with Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) to train and equip young people with tech…
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BUSINESS
Accelerate infrastructure development to promote intra-continental trade, says PMI
The annual commemoration of Africa Day marks the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) founding in 1963. Now called the African…
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BUSINESS
One customer ordered 239 burgers on Glovo in 2022
Glovo just released insights into what burger consumption in Kenya has been like in 2022 to commemorate International Burger Day…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom is offering 5G customers free 5GB data bundle
If you’re a Safaricom customer using a 5G smartphone, you can enjoy a free 5GB data bundle from the telco to…
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VIDEO: Nokia C21 Plus First Impressions Review
In this review video, we take a look at the Nokia C21 Plus, one of Nokia’s latest addition to its…
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Zoho officially opens its new office in Nairobi
Zoho Corporation, the Indian technology company building enterprise management solutions has officially opened its new office in Nairobi. The new…
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Maasai inventor named as a finalist for the Young Inventors Prize
Kenya’s Richard Turere has been named among one of three finalists for the second edition of the Young Inventors Prize.…
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Africa Data Centres, LINX Partner to Explore Digital Growth in Africa
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, is pleased to announce…
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CLOUD
Africa Data Centres to start construction of its largest West African facility in Ghana
Africa Data Centres has announced plans to start construction of a new facility in Ghana. The facility will be located…
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BUSINESS
AfriLabs Welcomes 19 New Members, Expanding to Two New Cities
AfriLabs, the largest network of technology and innovation hubs in Africa has announced the admission of 19 new members to…
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Nigerian Based Startup Figorr Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding
Nigerian-based cold-chain startup Figorr has secured $1.5 million in seed funding and has since rebranded from Grcd to Figorr. Its…
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Some Quick Thoughts on the Infinix Smart 7 Plus
Entry-level smartphones are becoming more affordable in Kenya currently as manufacturers try to scramble for a share of the market.…
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B2B E-commerce startup Wasoko to invest over $1 million in Zambia
Wasoko has revealed plans to invest over $1 million in Zambia. The B2B retail and e-commerce made this announcement even…
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CLOUD
Naivas Data Breach: A Wake-Up Call for Businesses to Prioritise Customer Data Protection
When Kenya’s leading supermarket chain, Naivas, confirmed that it has suffered a huge data breach, it was great to see…
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Three African women fund managers receive grant funding from Visa
Three women fund managers SME.NG (Nigeria), Altree Capital (Kenya), and Maia Capital (South Africa) are the selected recipients of Visa’s…
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Nokia T21 Review: A good all-rounder tablet
Nokia T21 Review: Remember when Nokia announced that it was returning to the tablet world in late 2021? Having used…
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2023 KUZA Awards People’s Choice category extended to online content creators
Online content creators in Kenya now have a chance to compete for the People’s Choice award at this year’s Kuza…
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YALI and Microsoft ADC to improve youth digital skills with new partnership
The Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Centre East Africa (YALI) have signed…
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Safaricom extends Fuliza to business owners on Lipa Na M-PESA
After launching Fuliza to all subscribers on its mobile money platform M-Pesa in January 2019, Safaricom is now extending the…
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Bolt opens applications for its 2023 Women in Tech internship program
On-demand transport platform Bolt has today opened applications for its 2023 Women in Tech internship program. Now in its third…
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Third cohort of African women leaders set to join flagship Amujae Initiative
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has announced the third cohort of African women…
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Reviews
Hands-On With The Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
The Redmi Note 12 Series has officially been launched today in Kenya. The series comprises the Redmi Note 12, Redmi…
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Safaricom Chapa Dimba returns, prize money doubled to KES 20 Million
Safaricom, in partnership with the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has launched the fourth edition of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba football…
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