Tech

11 May 2026 - President William Ruto has reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to investing in youth-driven innovation and technological advancement, emphasizing the need to equip young people…

11 May 2026 - From mobile money to real‑time payments, Kenya’s digital payments solutions have emerged because consumers and businesses needed faster, inexpensive and... Source

11 May 2026 - The Government of Lesotho  and the United Nations Development Programme have reaffirmed their partnership on digital transformation and artificial intelligence…

11 May 2026 - Kenya’s stock market is drawing renewed participation from small investors as Safaricom’s mobile trading platform, Ziidi Trader, pushes more retail users into share trading…

11 May 2026 - Kenya and France have placed technology cooperation at the centre of a new round of bilateral agreements signed in Nairobi, with both governments outlining plans to work…

11 May 2026 - Kenya and France have signed a landmark cooperation agreement aimed at accelerating Kenya’s digital transformation and expanding high-speed internet connectivity... Source

11 May 2026 - Kenya has placed transport networks, artificial intelligence and industrial expansion at the centre of its agenda during the Africa Forward Summit 2026, where governments…

11 May 2026 - Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has shared details of her participation at the 3i Africa Summit 2026, a high-level gathering focused on Innovation, Investment, and…

11 May 2026 - A new report from Truecaller  highlights a sharp rise in spam and automated fraud across Africa in 2025, describing the region as a growing hotspot ......

11 May 2026 - MTN Rwanda returned to profit in the first quarter of 2026, helped by strong growth in internet usage and mobile money services.

11 May 2026 - The Kenyan government is proposing new tax enforcement powers that would allow the Kenya Revenue Authority to rely on a wider pool of personal and commercial data when…

11 May 2026 - ASUS today announced its participation at the first edition of GITEX Kenya, taking place in Nairobi from May 19-21, 2026. With its theme ‘In Search of Incredible,” ASUS will…

11 May 2026 - The South African Minister of Home Affairs,  Dr Leon Schreiber, has gazetted draft amended regulations under the Identification Act of 1997 for public comment, with…

11 May 2026 - KCB Bank Kenya has reduced its Pesalink transaction fee to a flat KShs. 20 for transfers between KShs. 1,000 and KShs. 999,999, while making transactions below KShs. 1,000…

11 May 2026 - During the third and final day of the African Open Government Seats, held under the theme “Towards an Open Africa”, discussions were led by Mrs. ......

11 May 2026 - The Kenya Private Sector Alliance  hosted its inaugural Members’ Breakfast, bringing together business leaders and policymakers to discuss how artificial intelligence (…

11 May 2026 - New report reveals that in 2025, agriculture and agritech have emerged as the top choice for African angel networks and the second choice for individual angels.

11 May 2026 - Binance today announced the launch of “Withdraw Protection,” a new user-centric security feature that gives users greater control over the safety of their digital assets. As…

11 May 2026 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),  with the support of the European Union (EU),  is strengthening Jordan’s position as a regional…

11 May 2026 - The Nairobi-based company reported a net profit of KES 4.8 billion ($37 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025, up from KES 157 million ($1.2 million) a year earlier…

11 May 2026 - Telecoming,  a global technology company specialising in the monetisation of digital services, announces the launch of DCB Software South Africa , its new local…

11 May 2026 - AmiViz,  the Middle East’s leading cybersecurity and AI-focused value-added distributor, announced a strategic alliance with Evertrust,  to bring full-fledge PKI…

11 May 2026 - The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to improving telecom service quality across the country, outlining a dual strategy that combines long-term…

11 May 2026 - BENEFIT,  the Kingdom’s leading innovator in fintech and electronic financial transaction services, has announced the launch of its new “Scheduled Transfers” feature…

11 May 2026 - Telr,  a licensed Payments Acquirer operating under the Central Bank of the UAE ‘s regulations, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Geidea , a…

11 May 2026 - The UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC)  yesterday signed an agreement with the Advanced Technology Research Council’s (ATRC)  and its entities at Make it in the…

11 May 2026 - Ethio Telecom,  Ethiopia’s state-owned telecommunications operator and one of Africa’s largest telecom providers by subscriber base, has launched a nationwide Mother’s…

11 May 2026 - Space42,  the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, announced a strategic partnership with Skylo Technologies,  a leading global non-…

11 May 2026 - Vodacom Group  has reported a strong set of financial results for FY2026, highlighting accelerated growth across its African markets, major strategic acquisitions, and…

11 May 2026 - In today's edition: Glovo opens head office in Nairobi || Egyptian fintech Valu becomes an SME lender || South Africa’s IT agency gets new board || Airtel revenue per user…

11 May 2026 - Ugandan fintech infrastructure startup MAM Telecom Ltd is advancing a payment and settlement stack aimed at structural inefficiencies in Uganda’s mobile money ecosystem. In…

10 May 2026 - The Kenya Revenue Authority says ordinary M-Pesa transfers between individuals are not part of its tax compliance monitoring systems, as the government expands scrutiny of…

10 May 2026 - Kenya’s capital markets regulator has warned the public against placing money in unlicensed online investment schemes as authorities respond to a growing wave of digital…

10 May 2026 - Kenya will begin replacing paper motor vehicle logbooks with digitally generated ownership records from June 10 as the National Transport and Safety Authority expands its…

9 May 2026 - South Africa’s cryptocurrency market continued to expand in early 2025, with 7.8 million people using digital asset platforms during the first half of the year, according to…

9 May 2026 - A regulatory dispute in South Africa is emerging as one of the first major liabilities linked to Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice, placing potential financial exposure on the…

9 May 2026 - MTN Uganda has announced its first quarterly dividend, setting a payout of 8.5 Ugandan shillings per share, equivalent to about 6.5 billion shillings in total distributions.…

9 May 2026 - Safaricom has introduced FTTR (fibre-to-the-room) home broadband in Kenya, expanding fibre connectivity beyond a single router setup to deliver wired-grade internet access…

9 May 2026 - Airtel Africa ended its latest financial year with revenue rising 29.5% to $6.42 billion, as higher data consumption, expanding mobile money activity, and continued network…

9 May 2026 - Helios Towers recorded a 12% rise in first-quarter revenue to $229.2 million, supported by continued tenant additions from mobile operators expanding network coverage across…

9 May 2026 - A High Court decision has exposed Safaricom to a multibillion-shilling payout after the company lost a copyright case tied to an M-Pesa product built for children and…

9 May 2026 - Since SASSA only processes payments on business days, most beneficiaries will see their money between Monday, May 25 and Friday, May 29.

9 May 2026 - She earns in naira, saves in dollars, and refuses to stay in one country long enough to get bored. This is how Olayinka Oke built a life across three countries a year.

8 May 2026 - Mastercard has partnered with Yellow Card to accelerate the adoption of stablecoin-enabled payments across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The collaboration will…

8 May 2026 - HR and business management software firm Factorial has partnered with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to drive technology adoption across Kenyan businesses,…

8 May 2026 - There is a particular kind of clarity that comes from having thought about a problem for four decades. Simon Bransfield-Garth is not a convert to artificial intelligence. He…

8 May 2026 - For years, crypto platforms competed on a familiar set of criteria: liquidity, market depth, product range, execution speed. Working to optimise for those strengths helped…

8 May 2026 - Airtel Africa’s group revenue rose by 29.5% in reported currency to $6.4 billion for the year ended March 31, 2026. On a constant currency basis, revenue grew by 24.0%. The…

8 May 2026 - The Milken Institute  and the Motsepe Foundation  are honored to announce BleagLee , a Cameroon-based AI-powered waste recycling company, as the $1 million…

8 May 2026 - Safaricom’s FY26 results reveal a 62% surge in active cardholders, signalling a quiet but significant shift in how Kenyans transact globally If you have been putting off…