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18 Dec 2025 - Imagine this, It is 7:00 a.m. The operations team walks in, coffee cups in hand, ready to start the day. But something feels off. The production…

18 Dec 2025 - Microsoft has moved to calm one of the loudest fears around its upcoming AI agents in Windows 11. After concerns spread that enabling agent features…

18 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s night-time mobility patterns are shifting, with new data showing that women and young people are increasingly relying on ride-hailing…

18 Dec 2025 - Japanese brewing giant Asahi Group Holdings has agreed to acquire Diageo PLC’s majority stake in East African Breweries PLC (EABL) and its Kenyan…

18 Dec 2025 - The age-old holiday dilemma of “what to watch” is increasingly being solved not by scrolling through streaming menus, but by scrolling through TikTok…

18 Dec 2025 - TECNO has officially announced the launch of the MEGAPAD SE in Kenya. Positioned as a flagship AI tablet, the device is priced at Kes 18,999, aiming…

18 Dec 2025 - Airtel Africa and SpaceX have announced a strategic partnership to introduce Starlink Direct to Cell satellite services across 14 African markets.…

17 Dec 2025 - Dongfeng electric cars arrive in Kenya at an awkward but revealing moment. The country’s EV conversation has grown louder, yet the road beneath it…

17 Dec 2025 - Airtel Africa’s agreement to carry Starlink’s Direct to Cell service across its footprint reads, at first glance, like a simple expansion of coverage…

16 Dec 2025 - Safaricom PLC has today officially listed its Green Bond at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), marking a historic moment for Kenya’s capital…

16 Dec 2025 - In a major shake-up at the national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) Group Managing Director and CEO Allan Kilavuka is exiting the airline, TechTrends…

16 Dec 2025 - Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) has expanded its global conservation initiative, The World Unseen, into East Africa, partnering with Kenya’s…

16 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s pay-TV market has registered a strong recovery in the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, driven by a surge in subscriber numbers…

16 Dec 2025 - BasiGo, Kenya’s leading provider of electric bus solutions, has announced the official opening of a new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging site at…

16 Dec 2025 - The fast rise of eSports pushes players to train for long hours. Many teams search for ways to protect their talent. This article looks at simple…

15 Dec 2025 - X says it wants journalists back. Not in the nostalgic sense of restoring old power dynamics, but in a narrower, more technical way. Post your work…

15 Dec 2025 - TechTrends has been named the Best Technology Creator at the 2025 Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Awards, cementing its position as a leading…

15 Dec 2025 - From the lush, green coastlines of sugarcane fields to the bustling financial center of Port Louis, Mauritius, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean,” is…

15 Dec 2025 - Cybersecurity leader Sophos has achieved full detection coverage in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation, successfully identifying 100% of…

15 Dec 2025 - Global technology services leader NTT DATA is accelerating the deployment of Starlink-powered connectivity services across Africa, aiming to deploy…

15 Dec 2025 - East Africa has quickly become one of the most dynamic regions for cloud computing. By 2025, around 70–77% of enterprises across the region are using…

15 Dec 2025 - The holidays are a time for dreams, for imagining possibilities, and for sharing joy with loved ones. Samsung’s global festive campaign beautifully…

15 Dec 2025 - The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has officially activated its interconnection hub within the newly launched Digital Realty ACR2 data centre,…

15 Dec 2025 - Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies, has officially appointed Neeraj Pradhan as the Chief Executive Officer…

15 Dec 2025 - If you only read headlines, you’d think “Bitcoin casinos” still define crypto gambling. But when we look at what people actually use to move money in…

12 Dec 2025 - Dan Kwach, a veteran executive at Africa Data Centres (ADC), has announced his departure from the firm, ending a nearly two-decade tenure that saw…

12 Dec 2025 - Kenyan environmental conservationist Truphena Muthoni has received a significant financial boost of KSh 1 million from betting firm Odibets to…

11 Dec 2025 - Top finance and policy leaders from across the continent have issued a collective call for accelerated cross-border investment frameworks and…

11 Dec 2025 - As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) gains momentum, the continent stands at a pivotal juncture. The vision of a seamless, integrated…

11 Dec 2025 - There is a good reason Kenya is recognised as the Silicon Savannah of Africa. It’s a befitting nickname for a leading tech and innovation hub, one…

11 Dec 2025 - Visa has unveiled the latest group of high-growth startups graduating from its Africa Fintech Accelerator program, showcasing 22 companies that are…

11 Dec 2025 - The latest sector statistics from the Communication Authority of Kenya now show that Airtel Money has climbed to 10.3% marking the telco’s clearest…

11 Dec 2025 - Africa is rising as the most recognized and innovative continent in the clean energy sector, a shift that global regions plagued by the negative…

11 Dec 2025 - Standard Bank, trading as Stanbic Bank in Kenya, has announced a USD 138 million (approximately KES 17.94 billion) financing deal with Safaricom…

11 Dec 2025 - Investing in Innovation Africa (i3) has announced three agreements aimed at reshaping healthcare delivery across the continent. The deals were…

11 Dec 2025 - Airtel Money customers can now make direct payments to I&M Bank merchants across the country, following a strategic partnership signed between…

11 Dec 2025 - Safaricom has recorded a significant uptake for its first Green Bond issuance, receiving applications totalling KES 41.6 billion, surpassing its…

9 Dec 2025 - Following the success of its predecessors, the Huawei Watch GT 6 has officially landed in the Kenyan market. Positioned as a stylish yet rugged…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s cyber threat volumes collapsed by a staggering margin in the last quarter, dropping from 4.6 billion detections to 842 million. On paper, it…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s fixed internet competition has taken on new intensity, and it is no longer a simple question of who offers the fastest link. The field has…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s 5G data usage has reached an average of 40GB per subscriber each month. That number stands out. It is not common to see a jump that steep in…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s mobile penetration has reached a striking 149 per cent, with SIM registrations climbing past 78 million by the end of September. This is…

9 Dec 2025 - Starlink Kenya subscribers rose to 19,460 in September 2025, the highest figure the company has posted since entering the country in mid-2023. The…

9 Dec 2025 - Safaricom spent years defined by mobile connectivity and a financial product that transformed how money moves in Kenya. That foundation built a…

9 Dec 2025 - I have been using the Huawei MatePad 11.5 for about a week now, and honestly, if you are looking for a tablet that balances the portability of a…

9 Dec 2025 - Tekpon, a software aggregator and review platform, has announced the acquisition of The Next Web (TNW) media and events brands from The Financial…

9 Dec 2025 - BFA Global, Caribou, and MSC, three organizations with a footprint spanning more than 150 countries, have announced the launch of the Alliance for…

9 Dec 2025 - The Kenyan government has moved to ensure local control over Safaricom by establishing strict leadership conditions for Vodacom Group as the South…

8 Dec 2025 - For a few minutes in early December, the JKUAT fee portal turned into a kind of Rorschach test for a campus under financial strain. Pages that…

8 Dec 2025 - MAM Telecom Ltd, a Kampala-based financial technology firm addressing mobile money float shortages, has been accepted into FasterCapital’s…