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Startups
African Startups Raised $2billion in 2021, Report
The African Tech Startups Funding Report (2021) demonstrates a continued interest by investors in promising African startups. According to the…
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Kenya to host the first ever Drone Tech and Data Expo
Kenya will this month host the first-ever Drone Tech and Data Expo under the theme ”The Roles of Drones and…
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NEAR Foundation opens its first African blockchain innovation hub in Kenya
NEAR Foundation, the Swiss non-profit that oversees the governance and development of the NEAR protocol, today has launched a regional…
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Kenyan Government and Netflix Partner to Accelerate Local Storytelling
The creative industry in Kenya is set to reap big from a collaboration between the Kenyan government and content streaming…
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Data security and privacy laws develop across Africa
Numerous countries in Africa have developed or implemented data privacy and security laws in their countries in the last few…
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New Appointments
Jack Ngare Leaves Microsoft ADC for Google Cloud
Former Managing Director of Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) Jack Ngare has moved to Google Cloud Office as Technical Director…
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Startups
Nigeria’s home services subscription App Eden Life acquires Kenya’s Lynk
Nigeria’s home concierge services scheduling platform Eden Life has acquired Lynk, the former technology company connecting informal workers to job…
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News
Safaricom’s Chief of Special Projects Retires After 17 Years
Safaricom’s long-serving Chief of Special Projects Joe Ogutu is set to retire after serving the company for 17 years. Ogutu,…
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Gadgets
Nokia C21 now available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh.12,500
HMD Global has today announced the addition of its newest member the C-series family – Nokia C21 in Kenya. Coming…
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News
Meta outlines steps to promote elections integrity during the Kenya 2022 elections
Meta has today outlined some of the work it’s been undertaking to promote election integrity for the Kenya elections on…
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News
ESTHER KAMAU: Why MSMEs Must Embrace Technology To Remain Competitive
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) ought to consider ‘Social Commerce’ as part of their performing business model if their…
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Disney commences a wildlife series production for kids in Kenya
In the lead up to Earth Day 2022, The Walt Disney Company has announced that production has commenced on the National…
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BUSINESS
China’s 4PX Express partners with Jumia to expand its delivery services in Africa
Jumia has partnered with Chinese global logistics company 4PX Express to help it expand its reach in Africa. The announcement…
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News
Why are African Governments Asking you to Re-Register your Sim Card?
Until last week, The Communication Authority( CA), had maintained that the April 15th SIM card registration deadline will not be…
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Google to open its first African product development center in Kenya
Tech giant Google has announced plans to open its first African product development centre in Nairobi, Kenya. This comes months…
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Startups
Kenyan Electric Vehicle Maker Opibus Rebrands to ROAM
Kenya’s leading electric vehicle (EV) maker Opibus has changed its name to ROAM. The company was among the earliest entrants…
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News
Konza National Data Centre Cited as an Accelerator of Digital Transformation
ICT leaders at the annual Connected Summit 2022 have cited the Konza National Data Centre as an accelerator of digital…
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CLOUD
Amazon is bringing a new AWS Local Zone cloud infrastructure to Kenya
Amazon Web Services has announced plans to launch an AWS Local Zone in Kenya. AWS, an Amazon.com, Inc. company made…
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News
Government launches the Digital Masterplan 2022-2032 at Connected Kenya Summit
ICT CS Joe Mucheru has today launched Kenya’s Digital Masterplan 2022-2032 at the ongoing Connected Summit 2022 in Diani, Kwale…
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News
Mastercard and PesaLink sign MoU to drive payments sector digital transformation in Kenya
Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) which runs the PesaLink payments ecosystem has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard…
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News
Connected Kenya Summit 2022 kicks off in Diani
ICT Authority (ICTA) is hosting the 11th edition of the Connected Kenya Summit from 11th-14th April 2022 in Diani, Kwale…
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News
Kenya Pipeline diversifies into fibre optic cable business
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), the parastatal mandated to transport petroleum products from the Mombasa port to all parts of…
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News
Telkom and Airtel users can now pay for goods and services using Safaricom’s Till number
Airtel and Telkom users will from today be able to pay for goods and services using Safaricom’s Till number. Telkom,…
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News
TULLAH STEPHEN: Influencer marketing can unlock opportunities for fintechs
The global fintech market is valued at close to USD 7300 billion and is projected to grow at an annual…
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News
Tokea, a new ticketing platform launched in Kenya
Kenya’s online ticketing industry is set for disruption with the entry of a new ticketing platform Tokea. The ticketing platform has…
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Showmax ramps up investment in Kenya with four new originals in 2022
Showmax has unveiled four new Kenyan Original productions to be released in 2022. The impressive slate includes Kenya’s first Christmas…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom and Gulf African Bank launch Shari’ah-compliant mobile financing solution
Safaricom has partnered with Gulf African Bank to launch Halal Pesa, the first Sharia-compliant mobile and digital financial product. The…
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News
Twiga Foods named to TIME’s List of 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022
Kenyan agri-tech firm Twiga Foods has been named among the 100 Most Influential Companies globally by Time Magazine. Twiga Foods made…
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CLOUD
Zalego Academy Joins the Amazon Web Services Training Partner Program
Zalego Academy, a subsidiary of StepWise Inc. that focuses on ICT training and enhancing the employability of youth and people…
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News
Microsoft’s ADC offices in Nairobi to house the company’s first research institute in Africa
Tech giant Microsoft officially opened its African Development Offices in Nairobi last week. The $27 million tech talent hub was…
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News
ICT Authority to host 11th edition of Connected Kenya Summit in Diani
ICT Authority (ICTA) will be hosting the 11th edition of the Connected Kenya Summit from 11th-14th April 2022 in Diani,…
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WomenInTech
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Bolt launches 2nd edition of its women in tech internship program in Kenya
On-demand transport platform Bolt has rolled out the second edition of its Women in Tech internship program in Kenya. Launched…
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BUSINESS
Fintech firm DPO Group announces new pan-African partnerships
Payment service provider DPO Group has announced three new partnerships with companies in the digital payments sector including Mastercard. The…
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News
Konza and Association of Startups sign MoU to support local startups
Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and the Association of Startups and SME Enablers in Kenya (ASSEK) have signed an MoU…
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News
Microsoft officially opens its Africa Development Centre offices in Nairobi
After three years of successful operation in Kenya, Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, the African Development Centre (ADC), is relocating to…
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News
Kenya looks to FinTech to supercharge financial inclusion, report
Kenya has the opportunity to become a continental leader in FinTech and dramatically boost financial inclusion by enhancing the existing…
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Social Media
Political advertisers on Facebook and Instagram in Kenya will now be required to prove their real identity
Anyone seeking to run political ads on Facebook and Instagram in Kenya will now be required to prove their identity…
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CLOUD
Microsoft launches season 3 of its regional digital and coding competition for university students
Microsoft has launched season 3 of its Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) digital and coding competition for…
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News
Changing IT Landscape Calls For Workforce Certification
Computer Learning Centre, an IT and Business training provider, and PeopleCert, a global leader in the assessment and certification of…
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Startups
Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $125M, rebrands to Wasoko
Kenyan based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has raised a $125 million Series B equity round, the largest venture financing round ever…
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Startups
Kenyan fintech 4G Capital raises $18.5M from Lightrock
Kenyan fintech credit provider 4G Capital has raised $18.5 million in Series C funding from global private equity firm Lightrock. …
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News
Four Kenyan Startups among 12 Selected for Microsoft Accelerator Programme.
Microsoft in conjunction with Flapmax have announced the qualifying startups for their first accelerator programme that begins March 21, 2022.…
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CLOUD
There’s an increasing demand for data centers in Africa
As internet penetration in Africa continues to increase, the demand for data centers is also booming. Customers in Africa are…
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Startups
OkHi Aims to give the 4 billion people in Africa a Verifiable Digital Address
OkHi: In the developed world, it’s much easier for anyone to give you directions to their home or business location…
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News
Enabling an environment for internet penetration in Kenya
Kenya hosts a population of about 53M people out of which 27M have access to the internet. This represents about…
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Interviews
[Interview] Narek Verdian, CTO, Glovo: Understanding our users is at the heart of our development process
Narek Verdian is the Chief Technology Officer at Glovo, an on-demand delivery platform founded in Barcelona in 2015. The startup…
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BUSINESS
Women Leading Transformation in Africa, says Zuri Foundation CEO Norah Muthoni
Women are now taking the lead in the transformation of Africa as the continent makes tremendous progress driving gender parity. Speaking…
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Startups
Glovo launches pitch competition for tech startups in Kenya
On-demand delivery platform Glovo has launched a pitch competition targeting early-stage tech startups in Kenya that are delivering value to…
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Startups
Kenyan food-tech startup Kune starts commercial operations in Nairobi, unveils new mobile app
Kenyan food-tech startup, Kune has officially begun commercial operations with four meal hubs located in strategic locations in Nairobi. The…
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Featured
Best Sports Betting Apps in Kenya
Sports betting is one of the most popular and fun activities that sports fans engage in. The hobby is much…
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Startups
SA Online home services platform SweepSouth launches its Connect service in Kenya
South Africa’s online home services platform, SweepSouth has launched SweepSouth Connect in Kenya. SweepSouth Connect is the service that connects…
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Startups
Sendy fulfillment service crosses 1,000 online sellers
Launched in November last year, Sendy fulfillment service is a digital-enabled platform that relieves online sellers of logistics difficulties while…
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News
Google launches Hustle Academy for SMEs and Entrepreneurs across Africa
Tech giant Google has today announced the launch of a new academy to offer free training to small and medium…
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Startups
Kenyan insurtech startup Lami acquires Bluewave Insurance Agency for an undisclosed amount
Kenyan insurtech startup Lami Technologies has acquired Bluewave Insurance Agency, another Kenyan-based insurtech startup for an undisclosed amount. Bluewave leverages mobile…
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Startups
Wealth-tech startup Ndovu launches in Kenya to provide users with easy access to global financial market
Wealth-tech startup Ndovu has today officially launched in Kenya. Founded by Radhika Bhachu, Ro Nyangeri, and Gianpaolo De Biase, Ndovu…
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BUSINESS
IFC Extends Financing to Guaranty Trust Bank to support SMEs in Kenya
IFC has extended a loan to Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Guaranty Trust Group, for on-lending…
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New Appointments
Moringa School names Scale-Up Specialist Snehar Shah New CEO
Learning-accelerator Moringa School has appointed Snehar Shah as its new CEO. Snehar succeeds Audrey Cheng and brings a vast experience…
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Startups
Kenyan fintech startup Zanifu raises $1M funding, eyes Ghana and Uganda expansion
Kenyan fintech startup Zanifu has closed a $ 1 million seed round to scale its business and improve on its…
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News
4.8 million people in Kenya own cryptocurrency, report
Cryptocurrency adoption has been growing rapidly in Kenya over the past few years. In fact, the country is one of…
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BUSINESS
PayPal withdrawals via Equity Bank will now take 24 hours
Equity Bank has reduced the duration it takes to settle PayPal withdrawals from 3 Business days to just 24 hours.…
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News
Kenyan fintech startup Alvin raises $740,000 pre-seed funding
Kenyan fintech startup Alvin has raised a $740,000 pre-seed funding round led by Nigerian venture capital firm, Ingressive Capital. Other…
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Blockchain
3 trends in Africa’s crypto sector to expect in 2022
For the global cryptocurrency industry, 2021 is likely to be remembered as one of the many years bitcoin broke past…
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Startups
Fintech startup Tanda inks deal with Twiga Foods to enable vendors vend its digital financial services
Kenya’s fintech startup Tanda has today announced a new partnership with Twiga Foods that will see Twiga vendors become a…
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COLUMNS
LEON KIPTUM: Kenya’s economy could benefit from fintech growth and innovation
Financial technology (Fintech) has been a key driver of growth in the financial services sector in the face of the…
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News
Digital Payments in Kenya Grow Beyond Pandemic-Led Push, Cellulant
Digital payments have shifted from being a nice-to-have for businesses to a necessity as more consumers prefer digital platforms as…
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News
[This Week in Tech] Telkom Kenya signs a $100M deal to scale its 4G network and other top stories
Kenya’s 4G subscriptions market share will more than double from 24.2% in 2021 to 53.6% by 2025. Local telcos have…
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TONNY TUGEE: Fintech in Kenya – an industry of innovation
Almost every industry across the globe is undergoing rapid digital transformation, and the world of finance is no exception. Technology…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Nguniri: Kenya’s Kenya Data Center Market Size by investment is set to Reach $342 Million by 2026
Kenya is witnessing the growing adoption of digital services such as cloud, big data, and IoT driving the demand for…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kenya and South Africa top targeted African countries by malware attacks, Kaspersky
South Africa and Kenya are the most targeted African countries by malware attacks. This is according to a new report…
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News
4G Capital Strengthens Leadership Team With New Appointments
4G CAPITAL GROUP has today announced the appointments of Alex Siboe as Chief Operations Officer and Ross Breadmore as Chief Product Officer. Both officers…
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Nigerian Healthtech Startup Field Intelligence Expands into Eleven New Cities Across East and West Africa
Nigerian healthtech startup Field Intelligence has expanded into Rivers, Edo, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu, Delta and Kwara States in Nigeria, and…
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BUSINESS
AGF issues $5m Loan Portfolio Guarantee to Sidian Bank to boost SMEs financing in Kenya
The African Guarantee Fund (AGF), has issued a Loan Portfolio Guarantee to Sidian Bank to boost financing of the SME…
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News
Nigerian e-health startup Helium Health launches in Kenya
Lagos-based e-health startup Helium Health has launched its operations in Kenya. The startup is partnering with three local providers, including Philips…
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News
Kenya among top drivers of eCommerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Visa research
Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria are the top drivers of eCommerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is according to a…
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BUSINESS
Enhanced Report Gives Kenyan Lenders Ability to Improve Consumer Risk Decisions
The Covid-19 pandemic has put Kenya’s financial institutions, including commercial banks, at the heart of a fast-changing crisis. The reason…
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News
Industrialization Ministry launches Startup Savanna, a business acceleration programme for local early-stage startups
The Kenyan Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development (MoITED) has launched Startup Savanna, a business acceleration programme that will…
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News
Kenyan students win Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Global Competition
Four Kenyan students from the United States International University (USIU) are the winners of this year’s Microsoft’s annual global student technology challenge,…
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Startups
Five women-led tech startups awarded Ksh.1M by Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator
The Standard Chartered Bank has today awarded 5 women-led businesses with KES 1,000,000 each. The businesses were picked from the…
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CLOUD
Amazon Web Services Launches its re/Start cloud skills training program in Kenya
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is bringing its re/Start cloud skills training program to Kenya and South Africa this month as…
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News
Key enablers to E-commerce in Kenya
E-commerce sales globally amounted to $4.28 trillion in 2020. This was mainly attributed to lockdowns, social distancing, and the push…
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BUSINESS
Kenya Launches First Semiconductor Chip Factory
The semiconductor industry is one of the most crucial globally, with almost every device we use having these important chips.…
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News
Ericsson Launches Graduate Program in Kenya
Ericsson has announced the launch of its Graduate Program in Kenya with several graduates onboarded in 2020 and several more…
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News
How Kenya’s Average Cost of 1GB Mobile Data Compares to the Rest of the World
The cost of data in Kenya has steadily reduced as mobile operators try to make their offers more competitive. Telkom…
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Gadgets
The Cost of owning a Drone in Kenya – it’s expensive than you think!
Alas! The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has finally approved the use of drones in Kenya. Under the Civil Aviation (Unmanned…
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News
Three Kenyan startups among recipients of $2-million African Jua fund
Three startups from Kenya are among the recipients of the inaugural $2-million Jua Fund, the largest African venture capital fund…
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BUSINESS
Kenya’s Online Shopping Score Drops
Kenya has dropped in rankings on the UN’s latest e-commerce Index in Africa, which indicates a country’s readiness to support…
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News
Kenya Prepares its 5G Mobile Policies Ahead of Launch
The worldwide hype around 5G still lives, but the rollout is still in nascent stages. The situation is even worse…
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News
Facebook Launches Product to Register and Support Journalists in Kenya
Facebook has launched a product for journalists to register with the platform to receive features and tools designed to support…
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News
KeNIA Establishes Technical Committee To Support Local Startups
The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) has established a National Innovation Technical Committee that will help build a comprehensive and…
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News
Government partners with Stanbic and Microsoft to equip enterprises with digital skills
The Kenyan Government through the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development has partnered with Stanbic Kenya Foundation and Microsoft…
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News
Kenya Bets on ICT for Economic Transformation
Kenya is championing ICT to aid economic transformation. During the 2021 Africa Business Forum held virtually, President Uhuru Kenyatta praised…
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Startups
Google to Invest $5 million in Kenyan Start-Ups
American tech giant Google has pledged to invest $10 million in Kenya – about Ksh 1.1 bn – to support…
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News
Research and Funding of Covid-19 Vaccines: Where we’re
When the first case of the coronavirus was reported in China and later to different parts of the world, the…
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News
Algerian Private Incubator IncubMe to support tech startups in Kenya
Algerian Private Incubator IncubMe has announced plans to launch in Kenya in March this year. Under the patronage of the…
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News
VC-backed free money transfer service Taptap Send is now live in Kenya
Taptap Send, a venture-backed fintech startup that lets immigrants send money back home to emerging markets instantly has launched in…
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News
Kenyan-based digital bank Umba raises $2m seed funding to scale its product offerings
Kenyan-based digital bank for emerging markets Umba has raised a US$2 million seed funding round to help it expand product…
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News
Six Emerging FinTech Trends in Africa
Africa is quickly becoming the centre of new fintech innovations and adoptions. Many financial technology start-ups are coming up across…
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News
Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health raises $3.75 million in Series A funding
Kenyan e-health startup Ilara Health has raised $3.75 million in Series A funding led by TLcom Capital, with participation from…
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News
Realness Institute opens call for submissions from African writers for Episodic Lab in partnership with Netflix
After announcing a new partnership with streaming giant Netflix last week to create an Episodic Content Development Lab for African writers, Realness Institute…
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CLOUD
Businesses in Kenya to increase cloud spending by over 50% in 2021
Enterprises in Kenya are set to increase their expenditure on cloud computing services by 68 per cent in 2021 up…
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BUSINESS
Gadgets Leo, your one-stop eCommerce shop for smartphones
Kenya has one of the most vibrant e-commerce ecosystems in Africa which has been described as the next frontier in…
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