East Africa
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News
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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CLOUD
Demos Kyriacou | Why Tier III Data Centres Are the Real Play for East Africa
East Africa’s digital economy is expanding at a rapid pace, driven by rising internet penetration, widespread mobile connectivity, and growing…
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COLUMNS
Mark Mwaniki | Why 2026 Could Be a Breakout Year for Digital Trade in East Africa
For more than a decade, East Africa has been viewed as a region of unrealised potential, a future hub for…
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BUSINESS
I&M Group Taps ThetaRay for AI-Powered AML Compliance Across East Africa
I&M Group PLC has entered a strategic partnership with ThetaRay, a global leader in cognitive AI for financial crime compliance,…
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Bayobab Launches New Uganda-Kenya Fibre Connectivity Route
Bayobab, MTN Group’s digital infrastructure company, has unveiled a new strategic fibre route connecting Uganda and Kenya. The company says…
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CYBER SECURITY
Mart Networks, Infopercept Sign Cybersecurity Distribution Deal for Africa Region
Mart Networks Group, a leading value-added distributor, has announced a distribution partnership with Infopercept, a platform-led managed security services company…
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Visa Appoints Michael Berner as Head of Southern and East Africa
Visa has announced that Michael Berner will assume the role of Head of Southern and East Africa (SEA), effective immediately.…
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Datamellon Expands into East Africa, Calls for AI Adoption at AI Innovation Summit
With integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into operations, business leaders can achieve efficiency, innovation, and sustainable growth. This was the…
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LG Announces its New President for East Africa
LG Electronics (LG) on Monday announced Donghun Lee as its new President for East Africa (EA), effective immediately. He replaces…
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Startups
Vodacom Tanzania Digital Accelerator 2024 Winners Announced
Three Tanzanians have been chosen as the Vodacom Digital Accelerator Program winners for 2024. The winners are AltituteX, Frank Mussa,…
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African regulators embrace strategy to unlock benefits of transformative technologies
African regulators have endorsed a set of guidelines to maximize the benefits of transformative information and communication technologies (ICTs) at…
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MTN Rwanda reports significant 4G network coverage milestone
MTN Rwanda has announced that its 4G network has achieved a population coverage of 84.5%. This milestone comes one year…
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Tanzania warns against installation of surveillance systems in private places
Tanzania’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has warned all institutions in the country against installing surveillance cameras in private places.…
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Qatar Airways To Offer Visa Cardholders Up To 12% Off Flights
Visa has partnered with Qatar Airways to offer its customers in East Africa up to 12% discount on air travel tickets.…
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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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News
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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BUSINESS
Workstyle Africa and SNDBX target African SMEs with new workspaces
Serviced office space provider, Workstyle Africa, has partnered with SNDBX International to open five one-stop-shop entrepreneurship centers and workspaces in…
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Nigerian data and intelligence firm Stears has raised $3.3 Million for expansion to East Africa
Nigerian data firm Stears has raised $3.3 million in a seed round in which Serena William’s VC firm Serena Ventures…
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Copia Global announces new executive regional appointments
Last-mile delivery and eCommerce platform Copia Global has announced new appointments in its leadership as it focuses on regional growth…
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Startups
VC Firm HAVAÍC announces $500K investment in FinAccess to grow across Africa
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC has announced a $500,000 investment in FinAccess. The investment has been allocated from…
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EdTech Firm Snapplify Launches Teacha Marketplace for East Africa
South African edtech company Snapplify has launched Teacha!, a resourceful marketplace where teachers can buy and sell their teaching resources.…
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Startups
Nigerian fintech startup Grey expands to Kenya to enable freelancers send and receive money from abroad
Over the last few years, there have been conversations around PayPal being unfriendly to its users, mainly freelancers in Africa.…
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News
Microsoft Launches Accelerator Program For East and West African Startups
In March 2022, Microsoft outlined plans to support 10,000 startups across Africa through a myriad of initiatives. These initiatives incorporate…
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New Appointments
Samsung appoints Tae Sun Lee new MD for East Africa
Samsung Electronics has appointed Mr. Tae Sun Lee as the new East Africa Managing Director effective January 2022. He takes…
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East African Startup ecosystem poised for massive growth in 2021
Africa has a very vibrant startup ecosystem. Even with the pandemic, these startups have gone ahead and raised massive funding…
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News
ISAT Africa sign deal with SES Network to provide 4G services in East Africa
Communities living across the easternmost peninsula of Africa will be able to enjoy 4G services on their mobile phones following…
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Solar energy startup Jirogasy launches fundraising to finance its expansion in East Africa
After a year marked by the launch of its solar computer Jirodesk II, Malagasy startup Jirogasy has joined the Seedstar…
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BUSINESS
East African SMEs accelerate their growth with cloud deployments
SMEs in the East African region are using digital transformation initiatives to increase their competitiveness and ensure they are set…
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News
FedEx Express Expands To Kenya
FedEx, the international shipping company is eyeing for a share of East Africa’s logistics business. The American company has announced…
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Bolt launches €10 environmental impact fund with maiden transaction in East Africa
Bolt (Formerly Taxify) has launched a dedicated environmental impact fund with seed capital of €10 million aimed at initiatives which…
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Startups
MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellowship Program to provide $120,00 to Six East African Startup Entrepreneurs
Six East African startup entrepreneurs from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda will receive $20,00 each from MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellowships program.…
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Dimension Data and SAP launch new Intelligent Enterprise solutions in East Africa
Dimension Data has entered into a partnership with SAP, to offer a new set of intelligent enterprise solutions in East…
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BUSINESS
Metropol TV, Kenya’s first 24-hour business news channel launched
Business Information and Credit Management Company Metropol Corporation has launched Metropol TV, the first Kenyan 24-hour business news channel. The…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Open banking to transform East Africa’s digital financial services
Open banking is revolutionising the financial services landscape across the world, and presents opportunities for transformation and financial inclusion throughout…
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COLUMNS
The role of payment infrastructure in boosting cross border business and drive economic growth
By Denis Kruger, Head of Sub-Sahara Africa, SWIFT Four years after its launch, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Tanzania are benefitting…
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News
Mastercard 2KUZE platform to Digitize East Africa’s Agricultural Sector
Mastercard has launched a digital platform aimed at connecting smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in the East African region.…
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