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Kenya’s alphabloQ is helping more Africans secure their future through real estate investments
Following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, economic uncertainty heightened when global stocks and bonds lost more than $30 trillion…
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How I made money with soccer stat sites
In this digital Era, making money is not as difficult as it was a few years back. If you have…
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dx5’s Africa Cloud and Security Summit Returns for 13th Year
dx5 (formerly CIO Africa) has announced that it will host the 13th annual Africa Cloud & Security Summit on 16…
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Nokia to supply MTN South Africa with 5G equipment
Nokia announced on Monday that it has been selected by MTN South Africa (MTN SA) for the first time ever…
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Kenyan government Jitume ICT Labs to empower youths with digital skills
The Government of Kenya has launched the first regional Jitume ICT Labs in Uasin Gishu and Bungoma Counties, in a…
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7 African tech podcasts you should be listening to right now
African tech podcasts: I am a heavy consumer of podcasts and one of my favourite things to do while working…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Tech Week Campaign kicks off today, up to 50% discounts on electronics
Jumia Kenya has today kicked off its annual Tech Week Campaign that will see customers enjoy up to 50% discounts…
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2023’s Best Betting Bonuses: An In-depth Guide
With the rise of online betting sites, it is important to understand which bonuses are best suited for your gaming…
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Airtel becomes third operator in Kenya to launch eSIM – How to activate
Kenya’s second-largest mobile operator Airtel has today announced the launch of eSIM (embedded SIM) for its customers in the country. …
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Kenyan HR payroll startup WorkPay raises $2.7M funding to scale across Africa
WorkPay, a Kenyan HR management startup launched in 2019 has raised $2.7M to scale its operations across Africa. The full-stack…
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BUSINESS
10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit is coming to Nairobi
Over 1,500 delegates will be convening in Nairobi for the 10th edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit. The two-day summit…
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Kenyan Senate is spearheading talks with CBK to legalize crypto
The Kenyan Senate has taken a proactive step to engage the Central Bank in discussions that could see the country…
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Bolt to invest over Ksh. 67 billion in Africa in expansion drive
Bolt has announced plans to invest €500 million (Ksh.67 billion) to enhance its operations across Africa over the next two…
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Kenyan fintech Power raises $3 million in seed funding
Power Financial Wellness, a Kenyan fintech startup that seeks to advance the financial well-being of its customers has secured a…
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How Technology is Shaping the Business Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic forever changed the way we do business across all sectors of the economy. The disruption caused a…
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I&M Bank suspends bank to M-PESA transaction charges
I&M Bank has today announced that it will not be charging its customers for transferring money from its digital banking platform…
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Connected Kenya Summit 2023 to be hosted in Kwale County this April
ICT Authority (ICTA) will be hosting the 12th edition of the Connected Kenya Summit from the 2nd to 5th of…
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Airtel announces plans to roll out 5G network in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has announced plans to introduce 5G mobile broadband services in selected neighborhoods around Nairobi. The company has stated…
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Tecno announces an exclusive club for Phantom X2 series users
Tecno Mobile has today announced an exclusive club for users of its recently launched Phantom X2 Series. Dubbed ‘PHANTOM CLUB’,…
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Nigerian digital bank Umba launches its operations in Kenya
Umba, a pan-African digital bank that acquired Kenya’s Daraja Microfinance Bank last year has officially launched its operations in the…
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2Africa subsea cable makes another landing in South Africa
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has landed the world’s largest subsea cable, 2Africa, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.…
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Tech Nation, a UK-Based non-profit tech talent acquisition firm is shutting down
For slightly over one decade, Tech Nation, a non-profit UK-based organization has been providing assistance to global tech talent, outsourcing…
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Airtel Africa’s nine-month net profit hit $523 million
Airtel Africa disclosed its earnings for the period of nine months ending 31st December 2022, revealing that it recorded $523…
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Kenya Power to convert its 2,000 vehicles to electric
Kenya Power has announced plans to convert its entire fleet of 2,000 fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric in the next…
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South African grocery delivery startup Yebo Fresh raises 4.5 million in pre-Series A
Yebo Fresh, a South African grocery delivery startup has raised $4.5m in a pre-series A equity funding round. The pre-series…
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Fraud attempts continue to rise in Africa, Smile Identity report reveals
A comprehensive report released by pan-African identity verification company Smile Identity has revealed that fraud rates across the continent hit…
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[Interview] JuicyScore’s Mikhail Marchenko on why fintechs should invest in risk management solution
JuicyScore, a global leader in anti-fraud and risk management solutions entered the Kenyan market recently. The firm offers anti-fraud and…
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Women founders in Africa invited to apply for Google’s new accelerator program
Google on Tuesday announced a women accelerator program aimed at providing resources and opportunities for women founders in Africa. The…
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Heifer International’s $1.5M agritech challenge winners announced
Three African startups have been selected winners of the 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge which supports agritech innovators and is organized…
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Rural ISP Mawingu raises $9m to expand operations across Kenya
Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), Mawingu has raised $9 million Series B funding to scale its operations across Kenya. The…
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Kenyan wins Microsoft’s coveted MVP award
Kenya’s Shadrack Kiprotich is the 2022 recipient of Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for actively sharing high-quality expertise with…
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[Interview] Sendy’s Don Okoth on shaping the future of logistics and fulfillment in Africa
The logistics and fulfillment sector in Africa continues to thrive, driven by innovative technology that boosts efficiency and propels business…
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Flutterwave to spotlight small businesses in Africa through reality TV show Big Brother Titans
Nigeria’s popular payments platform Flutterwave has announced its collaboration with Multichoice Africa to bring back the popular reality TV show…
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This new LG colour-changing fridge features upto 190,000 possible color combinations
At CES 2032, LG showcased a new colour-changing fridge with MoodUP to offer personalized customer experiences to users. The 4-Door French-Door model…
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Employers in Kenya to be bared from engaging their staff after works hours in proposed bill
Kenya is among the African countries that have recorded rapid growth in the digital space. With more uptake of affordable…
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Safaricom Appoints Arshed Khawaja Its New Board Chairman
Safaricom has appointed Mr. Adil Arshed Khawaja as its new board chairman effective today. Khawaja takes over from John Ngumi…
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[Christopher Mwangi] Connecting Africa’s potential metre by metre, country by country
In the early 1900s, the Ugandan Railway was built, connecting Mombasa to Lake Victoria, and facilitating trade within the region.…
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How to watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event online
You have probably seen the teasers from Samsung already. The company is set to hold its Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event…
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Bank to mobile charges are back as High Court declines to extend order
Safaricom will continue to charge its customers transfer fees for transactions between banks and mobile wallets after the High Court…
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Mitel, Mart Networks Re-Affirm Their Technology Investment in West Africa.
Telecommunications company, Mitel, and distributor, Mart Networks have re-affirmed their commitment to leverage on technology to improve the telecommunications sector…
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BUSINESS
Konza kicks off access to affordable financing talks for its investors
Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has initiated talks with financiers who will provide access to affordable and long-term credit to…
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Nigeria’s Commodities Exchange Firm AFEX Expands to Uganda
After expanding its commodities exchange business in Kenya in June last year, Nigeria’s AFEX is now expanding to Uganda. Similar…
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Lucy Kenyan Scoops Smart TV After Bidding with Sh5 Bob on Bids Safi
A lucky Kenyan walked away with a smart TV after bidding with Sh5 bob on Bids Safi. Grace, who could…
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Nokia and UNICEF to strengthen digital skill development in Senegal with new partnership
Nokia is collaborating with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help improve digital education and training in schools in…
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Two Kenyan firms among 10 African startups selected for $2m Catalyst Fund
Pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator Catalyst Fund has announced a US$2 million investment into 10 startups building solutions…
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Gadgets
Global shipment of foldable smartphones to hit 18.5 million in 2023, report
The foldable smartphones market is experiencing amazing growth with the number of units sold raising to new heights each year.…
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Tupande app by One Acre Fund to help farmers buy seeds and fertilizers online
Kenyan-based social enterprise One Acre Fund has launched Tupande, a mobile app that aims to help smallholder farmers order and…
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset supports up to 320MP camera sensors
The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset is expected to power a number of flagship devices this year. Some of these devices…
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Bolt Picks New Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa
Bolt has appointed Takura Malaba as the new Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa, effective 1st January 2023. Takura takes over…
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Payments firm enza group launches to serve African banks and fintechs
enza Group: Africa has a very vibrant fintech and payments ecosystem. This space is expected to grow exponentially over the coming…
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Social Media
Facebook’s content moderation partner Sama quits amid court battle
Sama, Facebook’s content moderation partner in Africa has announced that it’s exiting content review services to focus on data annotation,…
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Mikhail Marchenko: Major fintech trends that will affect online businesses in 2023
Digitalization and technological achievements, which have been observed in the African region for the past decade, have sped up the…
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Kenyan fintech Kwara acquires software company IRNET from KUSCCO for an undisclosed sum
Kenyan fintech firm Kwara has acquired IRNET, a software company which is a subsidiary of the Kenya Union of Savings…
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[Interview] MediaTek commits to increasing 5G adoption in Africa with affordable chipsets
Chipmaker MediaTek has announced its commitment to driving increased 5G adoption in Africa. In a recent interview with TechTrends Media,…
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Burning Heroes opens applications for its African Edition of Startup Awards
Burning Heroes (BH) Founders Association has announced the launch of its Africa Edition of startup awards. BH says the contest…
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How Sh20 Bob Can Win you TV, Nduthi or Cow on Bids Safi
Would you want to bid for a product from as low as Sh20? Well, Bids Safi, a bidding platform is…
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BUSINESS
KCB Group Completes Acquisition of DRC-based Trust Merchant Bank
KCB Group has announced the completion of the acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank SA (TMB) after receiving all the regulatory…
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US Telco Equinix to build $160 million data center in South Africa
Equinix, an American telecommunications company that specializes in internet connection and data centers has announced a $160 million investment to…
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Kenya’s Clean Energy Startup Mukuru Clean Stoves awarded $1.2 million Earthshot prize for 2022
Mukuru Clean Stoves, a clean energy startup providing alternative energy sources to low-income earners in Kenya’s informal settlements has been…
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Gadgets
MossBets, new online gaming platform launches in Kenya
Are you a sports fan looking for a convenient and affordable way to bet on your favorite teams and players,…
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TECNO to introduce the cheapest foldable phone dubbed Phantom V Fold
As foldable smartphones continue to gain prominence in the market, manufacturers are working hard to grab a piece of the…
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BUSINESS
Glovo Local launched to help small businesses digitize their products and services
Glovo has launched a new program targeting SMEs in the retail and restaurant industries. Known as Glovo Local, the multi-category…
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Microsoft, Viasat team up to deliver internet access to 5 million people across Africa
Microsoft is teaming up with global telecommunications company Viasat to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the…
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Government launches free public Wi-Fi at Wakulima Market
The Government through the ICT Authority this week launched Free Public Wi-Fi at Wakulima Market in Nairobi County’s Muthurwa area.…
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BUSINESS
[South Africa] eZaga and Digital Financial Exchange Launches Multi-Asset Investment Platform
South African digital banking platform eZaga has partnered with global centralised exchange Digital Financial Exchange (DIFX) to launch a multi-asset investment platform. Known as…
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COLUMNS
Chris Akolo: Why online fraud is high during festive seasons and how to prevent it
Kenyan consumers have expressed a strong desire to buy more discretionary products during the festive season while coming out of…
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Startups
VC fund Ventures Platform closes its pan-African and early-stage fund at $46M
Ventures Platform, a pan-African early-stage Venture Capital firm has today announced the final close of its intercontinental fund, at $46M. …
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Visa to accelerate Africa’s digital transformation with $1 billion investment
Global payments company Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa to accelerate digital transformation over the next five…
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Samsung says the adoption of foldable smartphones by enterprises doubled
Samsung Electronics has announced that the number of Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip smartphones sold for enterprise use…
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Nigeria’s online furniture store Taeillo raises $2.5 million for expansion
Nigerian online store Taeillo has announced a $2.5 million funding round from Aruwa Capital, a growth equity and early-stage investor.…
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Africa’s Mobility Financing Startup Moove Raises $30 Million
African mobility fintech startup Moove has raised $30 million just a few months after raising $18.4 million to scale its…
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Kenyan Edtech company Zeraki Raises $1.8 Million in Seed Funding
Kenyan Edtech company Zeraki has raised a $1.8 million seed funding round to enable product catalog growth and regional expansion.…
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Number of sellers on Jumia in Kenya increased by 20% this year
Jumia says more than 5,000 sellers joined the platform in 2022, a 20% increase from the previous year. The e-commerce…
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BUSINESS
What’s Next for the GBP?
It gets knocked down, but then gets up again, and you can’t ever keep it down. The Great British Pound…
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African producer of kids content Ubongo receives $27.8 Million from Lego Foundation
Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo has received a $27.8 Million Dollar Award from Lego Foundation…
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Ksh 100,000 Weekly Cash Prize Fantasy Football Tournament Launched in Kenya
Imagine winning Ksh 100,000 weekly from just competing in a fantasy football contest. This sounds unreal right? Well, this is…
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Microsoft’s global digital skills program launched in Kenya
Tech giant Microsoft is launching its global skilling program in Kenya. The Skills for Jobs Learning Pathways program has been…
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The cloud is a growing target for cyberattacks, new Sophos survey finds
Among Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) users, 56% experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their organization when…
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Evaluations And Reviews: Where And What To Read About Bookmakers
Are you an amateur or a professional when it comes to punting? Is one of your goals to storm into…
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AR/VR Meta Hackathon Winners Awarded in Nairobi
On a chilly Sunday afternoon at the basement of the iconic building, The Mall, in Westlands, Nairobi, a group of…
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South African VC firm 4Di Capital announces the second close of a new $25 million seed fund
South African- based early-stage technology venture capital fund manager 4Di Capital has announced a close of a new US$25 million…
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Evolution of the microfinance sector in Kenya: How Kenyan online businesses can thrive
According to a McKinsey report, African financial services are now undergoing a structural shift. About 10 percent of all transactions…
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Leading Identity Verification Startup, Verified.Africa Launches in Kenya
Verified.Africa, a leading provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions, has launched in Kenya. With this…
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New program to equip local teachers with laptops launched
Casa da Louisa (CDL) has launched a new programme to equip teachers in public schools across Kenya with a laptop.…
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Ex-Jumia executives launch new e-commerce platform
Former Jumia executives have teamed up to launch a new e-commerce company called “Kapu”. Launched on Monday, the new platform…
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Safaricom’s YouTube Shorts Challenge Kicks-Off, KES 60 Million Worth of Prizes up for Grabs
Safaricom in partnership with YouTube has kicked-off a new YouTube Shorts Challenge which will see up to 3 million customers…
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Copia Global and Cellulant have partnered to help diaspora customers pay for services
Copia Global has partnered with pan-African payment technology company Cellulant to make it easier for its customers in the diaspora…
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ANNALISA PLACHESI: Why NGOs should embrace the digitisation of payments and collections
Digital payments have fundamentally transformed lives across Africa by providing access to financial infrastructure and enabling innovation. More jobs have…
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CLOUD
Vertiv unveils new Liquid Cooling Solution for Data Centres
IT infrastructure company Vertiv has unveiled a new liquid cooling solution for data centres in EMEA. Known as Liebert XDU,…
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Autochek has launched a vehicle financing subsidiary for customers across Africa
Autochek, the automotive technology company that is simplifying car ownership across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek Financial Services.…
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Fintech startup Hisa unveils real-time online stocks trading platform
Fintech startup Hisa has launched an application that allows Kenyans to invest in the stock market directly from their phones…
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Blockchain
More than 2000 developers joined the Polygon Africa Web3 Bootcamp
In September, blockchain platform Polygon opened applications for its Web3 Bootcamp targeting African developers. The Polygon Bootcamp and Hackathon was…
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CYBER SECURITY
Criminals “Follow the Money” by Commercializing Cybercrime, Sophos report
A new Sophos today published its 2023 Threat Report has detailed how the cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level…
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Liquid launches cyber security centre to help fight cyber crime in the country
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has launched a Cyber Security Fusion Centre (CSFC) in an effort to respond better to cyber threats.…
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Modus Africa sets aside $75M to support African AI and blockchain startups
African AI and blockchain startups are set to benefit from Modus Africa fund, an African –focused venture capital firm under…
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IFC has launched a $225 million VC subsidiary to fund early-stage African startups
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a $225 million venture capital subsidiary to invest in early-stage startups across Africa,…
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Awinja Brings Rongai to Standstill After Man Wins Ticket to Qatar on Odibets
Ogoti is one of the lucky Kenyans that will enjoy the experience in the Qatar courtesy of betting firm Odibets.…
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Ghana and Nairobi Stock Markets Linked Through New Technology Platform
Technology company SecondSTAX, has successfully linked the Ghanaian and Kenyan stock markets, allowing corporations to trade on both entities with…
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Top Reasons Why It Is A Good Decision To Incorporate A Company
There are many reasons why it is a good decision to incorporate a company. Perhaps the most obvious reason is…
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Kenya’s GrowAgric and Aquarech among startups selected for Katapult Africa Accelerator Programme
Kenyan GrowAgric and Aquarech are among nine startups from across the continent that have been selected for the Katapult Africa…
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More than 740k customers have so far joined Safaricom network in Ethiopia
Safaricom has revealed that more than 740,000 customers have joined its network in Ethiopia during its first month of operation.…
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