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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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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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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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Startups
Kenyan fintech Hisa among 9 African startups selected for the second batch of €7.5 million Startup Wise Guys fund
Kenyan fintech Hisa is among the nine African startups selected for the €7.5 million Startup Wise Guys fund. Selected…
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New Appointments
Judy Waruiru appointed as Managing Director for digital payments firm DPO Africa
African digital payments company DPO has announced the appointment of Judy Waruiru as Managing Director for Africa effective in January…
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Twitter has fired its employees in Africa with no severance pay
Twitter Africa: Since Twitter’s takeover by billionaire investor Elon Musk, the most consistent news we’ve heard is quirky lays offs,…
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Sendy raises an undisclosed amount of funding from Japanese VC MOL PLUS
Kenyan Fulfillment and Logistics startup Sendy has announced that it has received funding from MOL PLUS the Corporate Venture Capital…
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Amazon Web Services to train Kenyan youths on cloud computing
Amazon Web Services(AWS) has been doing quite some work since entering the Kenyan market in 2020. Within this period the…
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EIJI OTA: Positive growth advice from a forward-thinking century-old print
It’s no longer enough to just print and sell a product. In the competitive, modern print landscape, print service providers…
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You Can Now Purchase LG Products in Kenya Using Your Safaricom Bonga Points
LG Electronics has partnered with Safaricom to offer customers access to home electronics and appliances at a discounted price of…
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DTB launches a special account for women-owned SMEs
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has launched a unique account for women running Small and Medium Enterprises. Dubbed Zawadi, the account…
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Startups
Nigeria’s Payhippo acquires Maritime Microfinance Bank to expand its customer offerings
Payhippo, a fintech that offers credit facilities to SMEs in Nigeria has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB). MFB is a…
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VasPro partners with Muthaiga Golf Club as Golfers Compete for 5 Luxurious Cars
The Muthaiga Golf Club Chairman’s Prize tournament was hosted by Mr. Ronald K. Meru, Chairman from Friday 28th October 2022…
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Kenya to host 2023 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
Kenya will next year host the 10th Edition of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF). The forum, whose theme is Building…
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Software firm Odoo has chosen Nairobi as its African headquarters
Odoo, a Belgium company that builds business solutions for eCommerce, accounting and inventory has been slowly making its presence felt…
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Applications for the 2023 Rise Global Challenge open
Schmidt Futures has opened applications for its 2023 Rise Global Challenge targeting young people aged between 15 to 17years. The…
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Meta launches text-to-video service that uses AI to generate short video clips
You might soon be able to create video content by simply dictating into an app the kind of images you…
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MEST Africa Challenge 2022 top 5 finalists announced
MEST Africa has announced the five African tech startups that have made it to the grand finale of the 2022…
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Cisco Networking Academy has trained more than 1.07 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to date
Cisco has trained and upskilled more than 1.07 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa through its Cisco Networking Academy since it…
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This platform aims to help African writers gain audience and build an online community
The appetite for high-quality writing is at an all-time high as the internet creates more opportunities where writers can get…
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South Africa’s telecom MTN to host Africa’s first metaverse music concert
The concept of the metaverse is still alien to the whole world and only a handful of people seem to…
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Budget itel S18 smartphone launched in Kenya
Itel Kenya on Friday launched the highly ranked itel S18 at Serena Hotel, a compact and stylish smartphone that is…
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Mastercard and Cellulant announce digital commerce payments partnership
Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global merchants wherever…
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Safaricom officially goes commercial with 5G in Kenya
Safaricom 5G: A couple of weeks ago I did a piece on how 5G deployment across Africa has been very…
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Rural ISP Mawingu rebrands, announces plans to expand its coverage in Kenya
Rural Internet Service Provider (ISP), Mawingu has rebranded as it prepares to close a new investment round and capture a…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies to re-sell Raspberry Pi devices to schools in Kenya
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with Raspberry Pi as a reseller of their devices to schools in Kenya. The move…
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Binance Charity is offering 1000 scholarships for technology skills training to African youths
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of cryptocurrency and blockchain firm Binance is offering scholarships for 1,000 Africans in a 1-year…
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Eylem Oruc: Rethinking The Data Age
Data is the foundation of an intelligent business. But data, data consumers and the business expectations of data have changed.…
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4 Kenyan podcasts to benefit from Spotify’s new $100K Africa Podcast Fund initiative
4 Kenyan podcasts are among the 13 selected to benefit from Spotify’s new Africa Podcast Fund initiative. The $100,000 fund…
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Flutterwave Appoints Former JP Morgan Chase Executive as Senior Advisor
Nigerian money transfer company Flutterwave has appointed Marshall Lux as a senior advisor. Marshall is a former Chief Risk Officer…
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Uber launches advertising division targeting its 122 Million monthly users
Ride-hailing company Uber has announced the creation of an in-house advertising division that will be responsible for placing ads on…
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BUSINESS
Visa doubles down on wallets with Thunes in emerging markets
Visa is partnering with Thunes to help individuals and small businesses move money internationally to 78 digital wallet providers, reaching…
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Mastercard to bring crypto trading capabilities to banks
Mastercard has introduced a new program to enable financial institutions to bring secure crypto trading capabilities and services to their…
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Startups
President Buhari signs Nigeria Startup Bill into law
As technology-led innovations take centre stage in Africa, countries are putting in place policies to support innovation and accelerate the…
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Alibaba Kicks Off One-Month Netpreneur Training Program for Africa
Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI), a professional training arm under Chinese tech giant Alibaba, has enrolled the second class of more…
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[Interview] We’re driving Web3 adoption in Africa, Polygon’s Damilare says
Web3 is the latest iteration of the Internet that relies largely on blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning (AI).…
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Epson boosts EPA with advanced workflow capabilities
Epson has launched the newest version of its Epson Print Admin (EPA) software featuring advanced workflows such as the ability…
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Only 55% of the African population has access to the Internet, report
A report by online privacy and protection firm Sufshark has revealed huge discrepancies between internet access and speeds in developing…
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African Governments Urged to Establish Favorable Digital Laws and Policies
Governments across Africa have been urged to expand digital rights and inclusion on the continent by formulating favorable laws and…
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Netflix is launching its ad-based subscription plan for $6.99/month
Netflix has finally introduced its ad-based subscription plan, months after the company initiated plans for this option as a way…
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Startups
Kenya’s home furniture startup MoKo has raised $6M to accelerate growth
MoKo has been around since 2014, a period in which the company has undergone a considerable metamorphosis. It was first…
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Tecno Spark 9 Pro Sport Edition launched in Kenya for KES 21,500
Tecno has today launched its brand-new SPARK 9 Pro Sport Edition in Kenya targeting Gen Z. The phone now joins…
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African tech startups have so far raised $2.7bn in funding this year, report
A report by pan-African tech publication Disrupt Africa has revealed that African tech startups raised $2.7bn in funding in the…
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Bolt hands over safety kits to boda boda riders on its platform
On-demand transportation platform Bolt on Wednesday equipped over 300 boda boda riders on its platform with safety kits. The move,…
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Hisa among 7 Kenyan tech startups selected for MEST Africa Challenge 2022
Kenyan fintech Hisa Inc is among the 36 African startups selected for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. The mobile investment…
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Kenyans in the diaspora can now pay bills on M-PESA via NALA Money
Tanzanian fintech startup NALA which was launched in 2018 to enable Africans in the diaspora easily send money home has…
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TECNO FAN Club Launched at The University of Nairobi
TECNO has partnered with the University of Nairobi to launch the TECNO Fan Club at the learning institution. The Fan…
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CLOUD
EIJI OTA: Cloud services can bring the benefits of automation to every print business
It’s frustrating for small business owners to hear about great solutions that boost productivity, streamline processes and remove unseen costs,…
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Xiaomi unveils a new Mi Store in the CBD
Xiaomi has launched a new Mi store at the heart of Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). The new store is…
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Startups
All products purchased via Lipa Later will now be insured by insurtech firm Lami Technologies
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Lipa Later Group has partnered with Lami Technologies to offer its consumers affordable credit insurance…
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Safaricom officially goes live in Ethiopia
About 16 months after winning a telecom license to operate in Ethiopia, Safaricom has today finally gone live in the…
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Linda Ndung’u is the New Country Manager for Bolt Kenya
Ride-hailing company Bolt has appointed Linda Ndungu as its new country manager, charged with the responsibility of scaling the company’s…
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Startups
HAVAÍC completes its third investment in Kenyan FinTech Tanda
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC has completed its third investment in Kenyan FinTech Tanda. The investment from the…
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BUSINESS
Helios Offloads its 60pc Stake in Telkom Kenya
Helios Investment Partners has offloaded its entire 60 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya, Capital News reports. Helios through Jamhuri…
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Google is shutting down its game streaming service Stadia
The hard economic times are hitting even the most resilient and well-moneyed enterprises. Facebook, Amazon and Google have all announced…
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Popular E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Faces Closure After Failing To Raise Funding
Word in the streets has it that one of Kenya’s most popular e-commerce marketplace Sky.Garden may be closing down after…
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Microsoft to support continuous transformation of Africa’s Financial Services Industry
Transforming the Financial Services landscape in Africa will be a critical driver of economic prosperity across the continent, a banking…
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Startups
Nigeria’s restaurant management startup Vendease has raised $30 million to scale its food supply business
Nigerian startup Vendease which makes it easy for restaurants to access food supplies has raised $30 million in Series-A funding.…
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BUSINESS
LG e-showroom offers consumers the convenience to browse and purchase LG products
E-commerce has been around for years and has grown in no time, especially during the pandemic. Businesses have quickly moved…
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Fallohide Africa: Re-writing Kenya’s Story through Virtual Reality
Kenya is putting its foot forward in the age of Immersive technologies, including AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality).…
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Free itel P38 Smartphones up for grabs, here’s how to win
itel Mobile has announced a new partnership with Sunnbird, a marketing resource integrated service platform to offer giveaways to itel…
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YouTube rolls out new ways for creators to make money from Shorts
Big Tech media companies today are using every tool at their disposal to ensure that there is mutual benefits for…
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Mara Launches Free Online Course to Advance Blockchain and Financial Literacy in Africa
Pan-African phone manufacturer Mara Group has launched a free educational online course with the aim to boost blockchain adoption and…
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BUSINESS
Jumia adds electric Tuk-Tuks to its delivery fleet in Kenya
Jumia Kenya is adding E-Vans or what are commonly known as Tuk-Tuks to its delivery fleet in the country. The…
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Microsoft, AfDB partner to drive youth entrepreneurship in Africa
Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB ) to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs under the bank’s…
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Kenya is Hosting Polygon’s First Web 3.0 Bootcamp in Africa, here’s how to sign up
Polygon has opened applications for the Polygon bootcamp, an eight-week intensive mentorship program and hackathon in Africa. The Polygon Bootcamp…
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Gadgets
Samsung Targets Local Gamers With New TV Innovation
The Gaming world continues to evolve and grow at a very fast pace. According to a statistic report by PwC,…
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BUSINESS
Sendy and Meta to offer free digital skills training to SMEs in Kenya and Nigeria
Sendy, the Kenyan logistics startup has partnered with Meta through the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub) to offer free training for…
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BUSINESS
Make Your Back to School Easy With Equity
It is a no-brainer that the Back-to-school season can be a hectic period for parents, guardians, and students as they…
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itel Kenya Donates Libraries, Educational Materials To Meru Primary School
For children across the world, being able to go to school, learn, and make new friends is always a thing…
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