Tech

21 Aug 2025 - Street Wallet, a Cape Town–based fintech startup, has raised USD 350,000 (ZAR 6.2 million) in fresh funding. This puts the company’s valuation at at USD 2 million (ZAR 35.5…

21 Aug 2025 - Former Schneider Electric Country Manager for East Africa, Carol Koech, has joined The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet... Source

21 Aug 2025 - CIO Africa by dx5 has officially closed applications for the highly anticipated CIO100 Awards 2025, with a record 1,200 entries... Source

21 Aug 2025 - Stanbic Bank Kenya CEO Joshua Oigara has been promoted to head Standard Bank Group’s East Africa operations, pending regulatory approval.... Source

21 Aug 2025 - Standard Bank Group has announced strategic leadership appointments within its Africa Regions business. These transitions are effective September 1, 2025. Dr Joshua Oigara…

21 Aug 2025 - Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation, a global leader in the electrical and automation industry, has officially launched its operations in... Source

21 Aug 2025 - Alaan, a UAE-based AI-powered corporate spend management platform, has raised $48 million in a Series A funding round, marking one of the largest early-stage fintech…

21 Aug 2025 - Egyptian online grocery delivery platform Breadfast has raised $10 million in its Series B2 funding round, led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD…

20 Aug 2025 - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), has joined global investors backing Novastar Ventures’ Africa People…

20 Aug 2025 -   Africa Bitcoin Institute has launched to increase Bitcoin adoption in Africa, as several countries in Africa push for regulation of digital currencies. ABI is…

20 Aug 2025 - Stablecoin infrastructure provider, Yellow Card, has released its latest report on digital asset adoption in emerging markets, highlighting the impact... Source

20 Aug 2025 - The National Transport and Safety Authority has launched an online portal where motorists can check the status of their smart driving licences and new generation number…

20 Aug 2025 - Twitch has quietly pulled the plug on monetization for Kenyan creators, and the fallout is immediate. No more Bits. No more subscriptions. No more ad revenue. For a lot of…

20 Aug 2025 - Tesla has formally applied to the UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, for a license to supply electricity to households and businesses across England, Scotland, and Wales. This…

20 Aug 2025 - Chowdeck, a Nigerian on-demand delivery platform, has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate its expansion across Nigeria and Ghana. The round was led…

19 Aug 2025 - Huawei Kenya, in partnership with Hiperdist, KCB Bank, and Digion/Smatrace Solutions Ltd, on Tuesday hosted a Smart Classroom Workshop in Nairobi, highlighting how…

19 Aug 2025 - The Pepeta Bet Kenya platform is a popular online destination catering to users interested in gaming, betting, and entertainment. Its sleek interface, coupled with a user-…

19 Aug 2025 - Seyoum Damtew, the Director of Information System Security at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, has been awarded the ‘CISO of... Source

19 Aug 2025 - Nairobi’s social media scene is buzzing with a new phenomenon. Blogger Njambi fever has turned private relationship drama into a citywide spectacle with her series, “Are We…

19 Aug 2025 - Somalian telecoms operator, Hormuud Telecom, has been re-certified by the GSMA Mobile Money Certification programme. This milestone places EVC Plus,... Source

19 Aug 2025 - X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is facing a tough period on Android even as iOS downloads keep climbing. According to Appfigures, global Android installs fell 44…

19 Aug 2025 - Ethiopia’s streets still move largely on cash. Vendors count bills at market stalls, commuters exchange coins on crowded buses, and for millions, banks remain distant…

19 Aug 2025 - Browsers have always been quiet workhorses. Chrome, with its 3.45 billion monthly users, has quietly become the world’s default window to the internet. But these days, it’s…

19 Aug 2025 - In the late 1990s, having a mobile phone in Kenya was a luxury few could afford. A SIM card often cost over KSh 200,000, more than the price of a small home in Eastlands,…

19 Aug 2025 - Bolt has introduced dashboard cameras (dash cams) for driver partners nationwide in Kenya, as part of ongoing efforts to increase safety on the e-hailing platform…

19 Aug 2025 - On 10 July 2025, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) concluded a public auction process to assign mid-band spectrum in... Source

19 Aug 2025 - Alibaba Cloud has expanded its footprint in South Africa with the launch of its Edge Node Service (ENS), an edge... Source

19 Aug 2025 - While the world is celebrating ChatGPT and all the GenAI breakthroughs, a different kind of revolution is happening in Africa’s... Source

19 Aug 2025 - MTN Group has announced sweeping leadership changes at MTN South Africa (MTN SA), appointing Ferdi Moolman as CEO and Executive... Source

19 Aug 2025 - For many years, countries across Africa have been quietly leading the race when it comes to the practical adoption of crypto. From cross-border payments to savings, everyday…

19 Aug 2025 - The MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025 is now accepting applications from early-stage tech startups across Africa. Organized by MEST Africa and powered by Absa, this premier…

19 Aug 2025 -  In a significant development in the African fintech landscape, Nedbank Group has announced the acquisition of iKhokha, a leading South African payments fintech, in an…

18 Aug 2025 - Chinese property developer Henbon has unveiled its latest residential project, Diamond Bay Suites, in Nairobi’s Westlands, with a particular focus on young professionals and…

18 Aug 2025 - Yellow Card has announced the appointment of Gillian Darko as its new Vice President of Strategy, joining the executive team and reporting directly to the CEO. An award-…

18 Aug 2025 - Cybersecurity firm Sophos has announced a strategic partnership with Halcyon, a leading provider of anti-ransomware solutions, for threat intelligence sharing. This…

18 Aug 2025 - MTN Business and Cloudflare have strengthened their commercial bond, installing MTN as South Africa’s first local Managed Security Service Provider... Source

18 Aug 2025 - AI data centres and cloud computing are demanding strong investment from countries all over the world. The word “Sovereign AI”... Source

18 Aug 2025 - After more than 600,000 malaria deaths annually, with over 240 million affected and 25 years without a breakthrough, the World... Source

18 Aug 2025 - On a cold August afternoon in Nairobi, James, a boda boda rider, pulls up to the side of the road... Source

18 Aug 2025 - Each day, millions of people across Kenya rely on boda bodas to weave through traffic on the way to work,... Source

17 Aug 2025 - It amazes me that brands, businesses, and consumers are all focussing on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram even as Facebook continues to be Kenya’s largest…

17 Aug 2025 - I can’t imagine a business or brand in Kenya that has as much first-party data on its customers as Safaricom does. Safaricom knows who we call, or text, our geolocation at…

17 Aug 2025 - We are living in the ‘Attention Economy’, where social media sits at the heart of everything, and content is the ‘fuel’ that powers it. Therefore, consider that content has…

15 Aug 2025 - Ajua, a leading African customer service platform, has acquired Rate My Service (RMS), a Kenyan company that helps businesses improve... Source

15 Aug 2025 - Safaricom PLC has been named Winner of the Best Use of Digital Technology at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Africa Excellence in…

15 Aug 2025 - Kenya has announced the establishment of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) skilling project board to provide 100,000 public sector workers with the capabilities to use the…

15 Aug 2025 - In an increasingly competitive business landscape, data is no longer just a backend function—it’s a strategic asset. Yet, many organisations... Source

15 Aug 2025 - Samsung is expanding its Certified Re-Newed program to include foldable devices for the first time — beginning with the Galaxy Z Fold5 Certified Renewed and Galaxy Z Flip5…

15 Aug 2025 - We’ve long suspected rich people know something that we don’t; after all, they’re wealthy! It so happens AI might have... Source

14 Aug 2025 - Absa Bank Kenya, in collaboration with GirlCode, has launched the 2025 edition of GirlCodeHack, a Pan-African women-in-tech hackathon aimed at empowering 100 young women in…