Tech Trends

14 May 2026 - Settlement delays, foreign exchange bottlenecks and the rising cost of moving money across borders dominated discussions at the Kenya Blockchain…

14 May 2026 - Safaricom has increased its shareholding in the Ethiopian telecom venture to 54.1 percent after committing additional capital to the operation during…

14 May 2026 - VMware has earned its place in the data center. For years, it’s helped organizations bring structure, reliability, and scale to environments that…

14 May 2026 - African countries accelerated electric vehicle purchases in 2025 as pressure from global fuel markets pushed governments and transport operators to…

14 May 2026 - A new policy report launched in Nairobi is placing Africa’s role in artificial intelligence regulation at the centre of a growing debate over how…

14 May 2026 - The Treasury has proposed a new 16 percent VAT charge on companies that facilitate digital payments in Kenya, opening the door to possible increases…

14 May 2026 - Microsoft has released new findings on how AI is reshaping the way organizations operate. The research identifies a new category of business it calls…

13 May 2026 - Kenya’s government has told social platform X to establish operations inside the country within the next three months as regulators move to tighten…

13 May 2026 - Kaspersky has expanded its Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS) platform with four new cyberattack scenarios built specifically for IT sector…

13 May 2026 - Kenya Airways has entered into a strategic partnership with Accor through its ALL Accor loyalty and booking platform, becoming the first African…

13 May 2026 - More than 140 young people graduated from the Huawei DigiTruck Programme in Lamu County on Monday, 11 May 2026, in a ceremony that blended milestone…

13 May 2026 - A large section of Kenya’s banking industry went through 2025 without allocating money to research and development, according to findings released by…

13 May 2026 - Vodacom reported stronger full-year earnings after growth from digital financial services and operations across multiple African markets lifted…

13 May 2026 - Vodacom reported stronger full-year earnings after growth from digital financial services and operations across multiple African markets lifted…

13 May 2026 - Along Kenya’s coast, cultural barriers, limited infrastructure, and entrenched gender stereotypes have long kept girls out of STEM. Pwani Teknowgalz…

13 May 2026 - Samsung Electronics has started rolling out the beta version of One UI 9 for the Galaxy S26 lineup, giving users early access to a redesigned…

13 May 2026 - Vehicle owners in Kenya have less than a month to prepare for a major change in motor vehicle records after the National Transport and Safety…

13 May 2026 - African governments are beginning to frame artificial intelligence, connectivity and digital infrastructure less as isolated technology sectors and…

13 May 2026 - The Kenya National Examinations Council(KNEC) will begin introducing computer-based assessments in senior schools from 2027, extending a digital…

13 May 2026 - Apple is preparing another major redesign of the iPhone software experience, with iOS 27 expected to introduce a rebuilt Siri system, expanded AI…

13 May 2026 - Spotify users opening the company’s mobile app this week are being given a long-range view of their listening habits as the streaming platform…

13 May 2026 - Google is widening the role of artificial intelligence across Android devices with new automation, creator and security tools in Android 17, while…

12 May 2026 - Ride-hailing platform Bolt has increased fares in Kenya by six percent, citing sustained fuel price increases that have raised operating costs for…

12 May 2026 - The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) is hosting a high-level North African innovation forum this week, positioning Kenya as a…

12 May 2026 - The spread of electric buses across Kenya is increasingly being determined by where charging infrastructure exists, with towns outside Nairobi…

12 May 2026 - Kenya is preparing to tighten oversight of cryptocurrency trading through new tax reporting rules that would require exchanges and digital asset…

12 May 2026 - Africa Tech Summit London has unveiled 13 African and Africa-focused technology ventures selected to pitch at the London Stock Exchange on May 29,…

12 May 2026 - The National Treasury has defended plans to introduce a 25% excise duty on smartphones under the Finance Bill 2026, arguing that the proposal is…

12 May 2026 - With the rapid expansion of Africa’s technology sector, particularly in digital payments, fintech, government digital services and startups,…

12 May 2026 - Stream, a Riyadh-born payments and billing platform, has raised a $5.2 million seed extension less than six months after closing its initial seed…

11 May 2026 - President William Ruto has approved three new laws aimed at tightening Kenya’s investment framework and expanding support for technology,…

11 May 2026 - President William Ruto has approved three new laws aimed at tightening Kenya’s investment framework and expanding support for technology,…

11 May 2026 - Nairobi will host the first East African edition of GITEX next week as Kenya intensifies efforts to position itself as a regional centre for…

11 May 2026 - Nigeria has become the center of Jumia’s latest recovery plan as the online retailer increases product sourcing from China and restructures around…

11 May 2026 - Kenyan electric mobility companies are using the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi to pursue investor partnerships tied to charging…

11 May 2026 - Nairobi’s growing role in African technology is no longer being defined only by startup growth or mobile money adoption. It is increasingly tied to a…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…