Tech Trends

6 Feb 2026 - Kenya has spent years building the physical foundations of a connected economy. Fibre routes expanded alongside highways, mobile networks reached…

6 Feb 2026 - Every fast-growing technology sector reaches a point where speed alone stops being an advantage. Growth exposes weak wiring. Rules lag behind reality…

6 Feb 2026 - In many parts of Nairobi, a smartphone sits at the centre of the workday. Orders arrive through it. Payments move through it. Customers call,…

6 Feb 2026 - Electric car assembly in Kenya is taking shape in a way that feels slightly out of sequence. Factories are being prepared before the market has fully…

6 Feb 2026 - Following the launch of Kenya’s E-Mobility Policy, new data from Bolt highlights the growing role of shared mobility platforms in accelerating…

6 Feb 2026 - Cellulant, the payments company, has announced the appointment of Michael Muriuki as its Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO). The role…

6 Feb 2026 - LG Electronics (LG) has identified Africa as a key growth frontier for its AI-enabled innovations as it accelerates expansion across emerging markets…

5 Feb 2026 - Absa is not entering Kenya. It never left. The institution now discussing acquisitions is the same lender that operated for decades as Barclays Bank…

5 Feb 2026 - Artificial intelligence often enters public conversation as software. Chatbots, automated tools, prediction engines. The visible layer. What receives…

5 Feb 2026 - Following a successful pilot in South Africa, Absa, in partnership with Microsoft Elevate and Women in Tech (WiT), has announced the expansion of the…

5 Feb 2026 - The ESET Second Half Threat Report reveals that Kenya remains highly vulnerable to AI-enhanced threats, notably deepfake-driven fraud and AI-coded…

5 Feb 2026 - Initially seen as novelties, Kenya’s electric buses and matatus once stood out for their quiet hum amidst Nairobi’s usual diesel noise. Now, they are…

5 Feb 2026 - The Government of Rwanda has signed a historic expansion agreement with Zipline to achieve full nationwide autonomous logistics coverage. The…

5 Feb 2026 - Google today announced the opening of applications for the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa. This milestone edition marks…

5 Feb 2026 - For years, a digital paradox has quietly slowed Africa’s economic engines. An email sent between two offices in Nairobi or a bank transfer initiated…

5 Feb 2026 - As the digital landscape across East Africa shifts from simple connectivity to proactive intelligence, the smartphone is undergoing its most…

5 Feb 2026 - LG Electronics Chief Executive Officer Lyu Jae-cheol has issued a sharp call to action for the global technology leader, declaring that the era of…

4 Feb 2026 - From M-Pesa to mobile data, Safaricom powers how millions of Kenyans live, work, and connect. So when news emerges about a proposed stake sale, the…

4 Feb 2026 - Kenya has officially launched the National Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Policy, a comprehensive roadmap designed to transition the country’s…

4 Feb 2026 - Rideence Africa Limited, in collaboration with Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA), has announced a KES 320 million investment to launch a dedicated…

4 Feb 2026 - One year after TikTok for Business officially launched in Kenya, the platform has revealed that over 200 Kenyan creators have earned more than USD…

3 Feb 2026 - Bboxx, a data-driven platform providing essential services across Africa, has entered a new growth phase in Nigeria with the appointment of Ene…

2 Feb 2026 - Google, in collaboration with a coalition of leading African research institutions, has announced the launch of WAXAL, a large-scale, openly…

2 Feb 2026 - The third edition of the AI Kenya Industry Breakfast has concluded in Nairobi, signaling a growing shift among Kenyan enterprises from experimental…

31 Jan 2026 - KOKO Networks, the Kenyan bioethanol cooking fuel provider, has ceased all operations effective immediately. The shutdown follows a protracted…

31 Jan 2026 - Airtel Africa has confirmed that the planned public listing of its mobile money unit is on schedule for the first half of 2026, as the division…

31 Jan 2026 - NCBA Bank has set a new benchmark for data security in East and Central Africa, becoming the first lender in the region to attain the ISO/IEC 27701…

31 Jan 2026 - Kenya’s financial inclusion story has been told so often it now risks becoming background noise. Accounts are easier to open. Mobile credit sits a…

31 Jan 2026 - A few years ago, African tech founders learned to talk in valuation multiples and future exits. Lately, the language has changed. Repayment schedules…

30 Jan 2026 - When a launch date surfaces before a company wants it public, the date does some of the talking on its own. February 25 now sits on that calendar,…

30 Jan 2026 - The push to merge SpaceX with xAI reads differently once the calendar is taken seriously. Elon Musk is reportedly targeting June 2026 for SpaceX’s…

30 Jan 2026 - Abci-Nexus, a technology-enabled holding company, has announced the launch of Asopo Technologies, a new standalone software company designed to…

30 Jan 2026 - Canal Plus did not hedge its language. Maxime Saada told analysts that Showmax was not a commercial success and confirmed that investment would be…

30 Jan 2026 - Airtel Africa has reported a significant surge in profitability for the period ended December 31, 2025, with profit after tax more than doubling to $…

30 Jan 2026 - Over the 9 months ending December 2025, Airtel Africa reported revenue growth of 24.6 percent year on year in constant currency, reaching USD 4.67…

30 Jan 2026 - Xiaomi has officially unveiled the REDMI Note 15 Series, marking a significant leap in mid-range smartphone engineering with the introduction of “…

30 Jan 2026 - The modern Kenyan consumes content in a variety of ways, and it reflects the modern, fast-paced lifestyle and a need for high quality experiences…

30 Jan 2026 - Education in Kenya is undergoing a historic shift. As the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) moves into its next phase, the demand for digital tools…

30 Jan 2026 - In the rapidly evolving landscape of African telecommunications, the phrase “Transforming Lives” is often seen on billboards and marketing collateral…

29 Jan 2026 - The iPhone 16 ended 2025 as the world’s top-selling smartphone, not as a surprise but as evidence of a market that has grown narrower and more…

29 Jan 2026 - The plan to expand the Konza Data Centre has moved forward through Treasury’s PPP process with little public attention, shaped less by vision than by…

29 Jan 2026 - Spacecoin, the world’s first decentralized satellite internet network, has announced a partnership with the Midnight Foundation to explore the…

29 Jan 2026 - A new report backed by digital lender Tala has highlighted both a massive opportunity and a significant challenge in global financial inclusion. The…

29 Jan 2026 - Talk to enough executives in Nairobi boardrooms and a pattern emerges. Almost everyone wants to be counted among the companies using artificial…

29 Jan 2026 - Smartphone theft has never been about novelty. It follows money, resale value, and ease. For years, Android sat in an awkward middle ground. Less…

29 Jan 2026 - Online safety in Kenya has stopped feeling like a specialist concern. It has crept into everyday conversation, the sort that happens in matatus,…

28 Jan 2026 - Backbase, a leader in AI-powered banking, in partnership with African Banker Magazine, has published the fourth edition of the Africa Digital Banking…

28 Jan 2026 - The European Union has committed Ksh 454 million(€3 million) to Kenya’s national cybersecurity ecosystem, and it comes at a very interesting point.…

28 Jan 2026 - Governments and the private sector in East Africa alike are investing heavily in connectivity, cloud services, e-commerce, fintech and digital public…

28 Jan 2026 - Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched a new safety awareness campaign in Kenya, using the daily realities of boda-boda riders to promote…