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Germany Expands Kenya Partnership Around Digital Growth and Clean Energy
Germany’s Sh7.8 billion commitment to Kenya extends beyond development assistance. The three-year cooperation package brings together digital transformation, renewable energy,…
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Startups
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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Arc Ride, IFC and the Economics of E-Mobility
Investment announcements tend to arrive wrapped in optimism, but timing usually tells the real story. When institutional capital enters at…
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TRENDING
Kenya Unveils National E-mobility Policy to Accelerate EVs Shift
Kenya has officially launched the National Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Policy, a comprehensive roadmap designed to transition the country’s transport sector…
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Kenya Launches Programme to Accelerate E-mobility Transition
Kenya has officially launched the Safiri Electric Program, a national initiative under the Kenya Two and Three-Wheeler Electric Mobility Project,…
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Kenya’s eBee Mobility Faces Workforce Shakeup Amid Market Challenges and Tax Hurdles
Kenya’s eBee Mobility, once a rising player in the electric bicycle market, has recently laid off the majority of its…
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BUSINESS
Roam and Fortune Credit Launch Electric Motorcycle Financing Program in Kenya
Roam, Kenya’s leading electric mobility manufacturer, has partnered with Fortune Credit, a licensed digital credit provider, to launch the country’s…
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Roam and 4G Capital Partner to Finance Electric Boda Bodas in Kenya
Roam, Kenya’s electric mobility company, has partnered with digital credit provider 4G Capital to offer electric motorcycles financing to boda…
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Del Monte Kenya Embraces E-Buses in Eco-Friendly Shift
In a bid to stay ahead of the sustainability agenda, Del Monte Kenya has announced the transition of its employee…
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E-Mobility Startup Ox Delivers Secures $163m Contract to Meet Growing Demand in Rwanda
OX Delivers, the UK e-mobility start-up, has secured a $163m contract to create its first franchise partner in East Africa.…
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Startups
Ampersand Expands Nairobi Facility to Meet Increased Demand
African electric vehicle (EV) energy tech company, Ampersand, has announced the opening of a new, larger manufacturing facility in Nairobi,…
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Interviews
[Interview] Watu Africa’s Erick Massawe Explores E-Mobility Financing Trust Shifts
Asset financing for e-mobility is steadily gaining momentum in Kenya and across Africa, driven by increasing demand for Electric Vehicles…
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Tech
New Leadership Elected for Kenya’s Electric Mobility Sub-Sector
The Electric Mobility Sub-Sector within the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has elected Roam’s head of strategy and innovation Hans…
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BUSINESS
Watu to finance 10,000 electric bikes in 2024 in push for E-mobility
Asset financing company, Watu has revealed plans to finance 10,000 electric bikes in 2024 in Kenya as it pushes for…
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E-mobility firm IZI delivers five electric buses to Kigali
IZI Rwanda, a pioneer in e-mobility has announced the delivery of five electric buses to Kigali. These buses, which will…
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Bolt is testing a new rider verification feature, here’s how it works
Bolt has unveiled a new rider verification feature in Kenya as it seeks to enhance driver safety. The on-demand mobility…
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Accelerating Adoption of Sustainable Mobility Ahead of Africa Climate Summit
Ahead of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS), Africa is poised to take a giant leap forward in the realm…
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BasiGo introduces a 36-seater electric bus
E-mobility company, BasiGo has today announced the introduction of a new 36-seater electric bus. Dubbed “E9 Kubwa”, BasiGo says the…
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STIMA brings electric motorcycles to Kenya in new partnership with India’s OneElectric
STIMA, a battery swapping technology company has partnered OneElectric, an Indian manufacturer of electric motorcycles to supply more than 3,000…
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Kenya power to start construction of charging hubs for electric vehicles
Kenya Power has announced plans to is to start the construction of electric charging centres for electric vehicles in the…
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Startups
BasiGo Flags off first Electric Buses in Kenya, Pilots with CitiHoppa and East Shuttle
Just a month after closing a $4.3 million seed funding round, Nairobi headquartered e-mobility startup BasiGo has today flagged off…
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