18 Oct 2025
- Google and the World Bank Group have partnered to build AI-powered digital identity systems in emerging markets using artificial intelligence in a…
18 Oct 2025
- Africa’s innovation economy is entering its next act, and the world is watching. The continent is shifting from dependence on aid to shaping AI…
18 Oct 2025
- YEBO, a new encrypted file-sharing tool built by SemaBOX Africa specifically for African creators, filmmakers, and businesses, has officially been…
17 Oct 2025
- Apple has unveiled its latest custom silicon, the M5 chip, its most aggressive leap yet in artificial intelligence processing as it seeks to keep…
16 Oct 2025
- Apple has launched an upgraded version of its Vision Pro headset powered by the new M5 chip, delivering faster performance, sharper visuals, and…
16 Oct 2025
- Apple has launched the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, powered by its M5 chip, with great promise of a major leap in AI performance, speed, and efficiency…
16 Oct 2025
- Apple has unveiled the next-generation iPad Pro powered by its new M5 chip, bringing major leaps in AI performance, graphics, and efficiency…
16 Oct 2025
- Chari, Morocco’s YC-backed startup, has raised $12M Series A round, in a move that will see it transform its e-commerce platform into a merchant…
16 Oct 2025
- Now, with a technology-driven world, not only is quantity key in content creation, but also credibility, authenticity, and quality. Companies,…
16 Oct 2025
- In the ever-changing world of today, AI-generated content has also become more common. From automated marketing copy and blog posts to abstracts…
16 Oct 2025
- In today’s digital landscape, content is everywhere. Social media posts and blog entries are available, as is advertising copy and scholarly…
16 Oct 2025
- Jubaili Bros, EV24.africa, and illigo have partnered to offer end-to-end sustainable energy to transportation solutions. The partnership is…
15 Oct 2025
- Libreville-based telematics and fleet management startup POZI has raised €650,000 (US$755,000) in funding, a landmark deal and the first Gabonese…
15 Oct 2025
- Kenya has passed sweeping new legislation dubbed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, 2025, to regulate cryptocurrency firms, becoming one of…
15 Oct 2025
- Samsung Electronics, has been slapped a fine of $445,494,160 in damages to Collision Communications Inc. by a U.S. District Court jury in the Eastern…
15 Oct 2025
- In 2011, five small innovation hubs across four African countries decided to connect their shared dreams. It was not a grand plan, just a…
15 Oct 2025
- Kuunda, a Cape Town-based fintech providing embedded digital lending infrastructure across emerging markets, has raised $7.5 million to fuel its…
15 Oct 2025
- NCBA, has installed ConnectPlus, a corporate banking digital platform with account services, payments, collections, liquidity, trade finance, Host-to…
15 Oct 2025
- Gozem, the African Super App which operates in Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon, has finally launched Gozem Money, its new Mobile Money solution in…
15 Oct 2025
- Kenyan fintech startup Jahazii has raised $400,000 in equity, debt, and grants to redefine how Africa’s workers access and manage their finances. The…
14 Oct 2025
- Dubizzle Group Holdings PLC, the largest digital classifieds platform in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced an initial public offering…
13 Oct 2025
- Multichoice and Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), in collaboration with other enforcement authorities, have arrested a suspect allegedly unlawfully…
13 Oct 2025
- The MIT Kuo Sharper Center, in partnership with the Government of Botswana, held the first-ever Demo Day of its Early-Stage Program, which attracted…
12 Oct 2025
- Swedfund invests in improved access to financing for civil servants in Eswatini, Lesotho and Malawi through an up to 15 million USD loan to the…
9 Oct 2025
- Safaricom, in partnership with Huawei, has unveiled VybCall, Kenya’s first Video Ring Back Tone (VRBT) service, 20 years after launching the well-…
7 Oct 2025
- Safaricom PLC, Kenya’s largest telco, said its total impact on the economy and society measured as “True Value” reached Kshs.1.1 trillion ($8.3…
7 Oct 2025
- Verto, a Nigerian B2B payments platform, has officially launched operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), opening up new opportunities for…
4 Oct 2025
- Contactable, a South African provider of digital identity and eKYC solutions, has secured $13.5 million in funding to expand its platform and roll…
4 Oct 2025
- Blademy, a connected-health solution with connecting medical devices and consumables, has got more backing through FasterCapital’s EquityPilot…
4 Oct 2025
- Senegal has rolled out a $233 million program aimed at equipping more than 105,000 teachers and school administrators with digital and artificial…
3 Oct 2025
- Careem has acquired a minority stake in Swapp, the UAE-based online car rental platform, deepening a partnership that began in 2022 when Swapp…
3 Oct 2025
- BECO Capital has closed $370 million across two new funds, expanding BECO’s ability to back founders from Pre-Seed to IPO, with a continued focus on…
3 Oct 2025
- Lisk, the growth platform designed for Web3 founders in high-growth markets, has launched the Lisk EMpower Fund, a $15 million venture initiative…
3 Oct 2025
- South African fintech startup Street Wallet has acquired Digitip, a platform that allows informal workers to receive digital tips, in a deal aimed at…
2 Oct 2025
- Mawingu Networks Ltd., a Kenyan internet service provider focused on underserved communities, has raised $20 million in Series C funding to expand…
2 Oct 2025
- ARC Ride has raised $10 million from Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, in senior secured debt that will be used to fund…
2 Oct 2025
- Safaricom’s Enterprise arm, Safaricom Business has hosted an exclusive cybersecurity session, bringing together over 50 senior IT and security…
2 Oct 2025
- The way a business manages its front desk speaks volumes about its professionalism and attention to detail. Whether welcoming clients, partners, or…
2 Oct 2025
- Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, the co-founders of MarketForce and Chpter have announced the launch of Cloud9 Money, a new neobank designed to give…
1 Oct 2025
- Safaricom has selected 10 startups as finalists for the second cohort of the Spark Accelerator Program, chosen from a competitive pool of…
30 Sep 2025
- Electronic Arts, the marker of games such as EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dragon Age, Titanfall among others is…
30 Sep 2025
- OLX Group, a Prosus-owned online classifieds leader is set to acquire La Centrale, a French autos classifieds platform, from Providence Equity…
30 Sep 2025
- Pesalink and Cellulant have partnered to scale customer-to-business (C2B) payments for online services in Kenya. The deal will see Pesalink integrate…
30 Sep 2025
- OKO, a ClimateTech and AgriTech startup providing climate insurance for agricultural value chains in Africa, has secured a six-digit funding round…
30 Sep 2025
- When Samuel Gikandi and his cofounders launched Africa’s Talking in 2010, the idea was to bridge a critical gap: helping developers build…
28 Sep 2025
- Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech focused on working-capital loans for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has secured an investment from Yango Ventures as…
28 Sep 2025
- Solar Sister and Koolboks have partnered to enable 1,000 women entrepreneurs to launch and grow income-generating businesses powered by solar…
27 Sep 2025
- Angola Cables, a global connectivity solutions operator, has appointed Samuel Carvalho, currently the Chief Marketing Officer for Angola Cables, as…
25 Sep 2025
- Samsung has announced the Galaxy S25 FE to the Galaxy S25 lineup, equipped with One UI 8 the latest Galaxy AI experiences Galaxy S25 FE offers…
25 Sep 2025
- UK-Kenya Tech Hub and ViKtoria Ventures, has launched the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Report: State of Play in Kenya, the first comprehensive…