Tech Trends

4 Jun 2026 - The GSMA has postponed MWC26 Kigali, its annual African technology and connectivity conference, less than two weeks before the event was due to begin…

4 Jun 2026 - Kenya’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly over the past decade. Founders are building products faster, attracting regional and…

4 Jun 2026 - Bolt Food has moved into on-demand retail in Kenya, announcing a partnership with Quickmart Supermarkets that gives users access to over 12,000…

4 Jun 2026 - Smartphone vendors shipped fewer devices across the Middle East and Africa during the first quarter of 2026, ending a period of expansion that had…

4 Jun 2026 - Africa faces an annual development financing gap exceeding $1.3 trillion needed to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the African…

4 Jun 2026 - Axian Group co-founder and chief executive Hassanein Hiridjee has been elected to the Supervisory Board of Jumia Technologies, placing one of Africa’…

4 Jun 2026 - Canal+ Group has secured the rights to broadcast the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029 across Sub-Saharan Africa under a…

4 Jun 2026 - Kenyan households and businesses will continue paying current electricity rates after the government withdrew a proposed tariff review that could…

4 Jun 2026 - Bitnob today announced the next evolution of its infrastructure platform with the launch of Bitnob Enterprise, a new non-custodial infrastructure…

3 Jun 2026 - Absa has renewed its partnership with Salesforce through a new three-year agreement aimed at advancing the bank’s adoption of artificial intelligence…

3 Jun 2026 - Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series launched globally in February, going on sale on March 11  and the questions around it have been hard to ignore. Did…

3 Jun 2026 - If you are an Airtel customer, you can quickly recharge your airtime via M-Pesa using the Pesapal Paybill number 220220. This option is useful when…

3 Jun 2026 - Smartcomply is expanding its global footprint in cybersecurity and financial compliance after being admitted as an Associate Participating…

2 Jun 2026 - Mobile connectivity has become a critical pillar of modern life across Africa, supporting emergency response services, digital finance, healthcare,…

2 Jun 2026 - Adan Mohamed has been selected to lead the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), placing a veteran corporate executive and former Cabinet minister at the…

2 Jun 2026 - Shareholders of NCBA Group are entering a crucial period as South Africa’s Nedbank Group begins accepting shares under its proposed acquisition,…

2 Jun 2026 - Nairobi will this week become a meeting point for automotive manufacturers, industrial technology suppliers and mobility companies as AUTOEXPO Kenya…

2 Jun 2026 - Electric mobility company Spiro has secured $215 million in fresh equity financing, providing one of the largest capital injections seen in Africa’s…

2 Jun 2026 - Binance is opening access to thousands of U.S. equities on its platform as the cryptocurrency exchange pursues a broader role in global investing.…

2 Jun 2026 - Ride-hailing company Bolt has dismissed reports that it plans to withdraw from the Kenyan market, saying a document circulating online about an…

1 Jun 2026 - Could an African team possibly win World Cup 2026 this summer? The bookmakers don’t think so – the traditional giants like Spain, France, and…

1 Jun 2026 - The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has advanced its Digital and Health Action Pathways following a Solutions Lab convened on the sidelines…

1 Jun 2026 - Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, supported Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a WIOCC Group company, in standardising power…

1 Jun 2026 - Nigeria’s Federal Government has officially fixed June 17, 2026, as the launch date for the country’s long-delayed Digital Switch Over (DSO), ending…

31 May 2026 - Recognition for Co-operative Bank of Kenya and the M-Pesa-powered investment platform Ziidi Trader at this year’s African Banker Awards has drawn…

31 May 2026 - Questions about a potential Apple Music free tier are gaining attention after references discovered in the service’s Android application hinted at…

31 May 2026 - Leica is embracing the rapid growth of artificial intelligence on smartphones while preserving a clear distinction between synthetic content creation…

31 May 2026 - June arrives with no shortage of viewing options, but the most interesting part of this month’s lineup may be what it reveals about the industry…

31 May 2026 - Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has often served as a preview of the software features that will shape its devices over the following year.…

31 May 2026 - Spotify’s latest app update is built around a category of features that rarely dominate launch events but often shape how people experience a service…

30 May 2026 - Kenya Airways (KQ) is pursuing emergency funding and exploring fresh investment avenues as the national carrier moves to stabilise operations and…

30 May 2026 - Absa Bank Kenya PLC has posted a profit after tax of KSh5.3 billion and achieved a Return on Equity of 20.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026,…

29 May 2026 - The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, through its Magical Kenya “Origin of Wonder” platform, has announced a strategic AI-driven partnership with…

29 May 2026 - Samsung Galaxy A57 was launched in the country early this month alongside the  Galaxy A37 as the new entrants for this year’s A series. It is a…

29 May 2026 - Africa’s foreign exchange market is entering a period of major transformation as volatility, tighter regulation, and the rapid rise of mobile-first…

29 May 2026 - Ride-hailing platform inDrive has secured formal registration from South Africa’s National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR), clearing a key…

29 May 2026 - The Africa Finance Corporation is widening its role in Kenya beyond infrastructure lending as it builds new channels for African institutional money…

29 May 2026 - The next test for African fintech may not come from competition or funding conditions. It may come from treasury departments. Across several African…

29 May 2026 - Foreign payment checks facing Kenyan firms are becoming harder to ignore. Banks handling international settlements have tightened internal reviews on…

29 May 2026 - Transport operators who had started treating electric fleets as a realistic commercial option are recalculating acquisition costs after proposed tax…

29 May 2026 - Wall Street has spent years trying to decide whether Tesla belongs in the car industry, the software sector, or the AI trade. A reported proposal…

29 May 2026 - Efforts to lower mobile roaming costs across East Africa are moving back into regulatory negotiations as governments and telecom authorities try to…

29 May 2026 - Africa’s data centre expansion is increasingly being pulled into the orbit of financial services, with banks, insurers and mobile money operators…

29 May 2026 - A growing share of East Africa’s digital economy now depends on workers who are paid outside their home markets but spend locally through mobile…

29 May 2026 - Google spent much of the past three years being described as the company that hesitated. That interpretation is becoming harder to sustain. Inside…

29 May 2026 - The electric vehicles filling our cities and the vast data centres powering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution share one thing in common –…

29 May 2026 - There’s a moment every content creator knows: the light is perfect, the energy is electric, and your phone just isn’t keeping up. Samsung’s latest…

29 May 2026 - Smartcomply is taking its Africa-focused compliance technology to the United Kingdom, targeting the growing compliance burden on institutions…

29 May 2026 - The Government’s Jitume Digital Enablement Programme is enabling hundreds of young people in Bungoma County to access online jobs, digital skills…

28 May 2026 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has released its African Economic Outlook 2026, projecting continental GDP growth of 4.2% for the year,…