07 February 2023
- In most African countries, access to credit remains limited for many small businesses, with the reasons ranging from the inability to pay collateral and lack of credit history to unfavorable lending criteria and high-interest rates. Banks and…
07 February 2023
- Spectranet, the foremost Internet Service Provider in Nigeria, has appointed Mr. Maneesh Kulshrestha as its new Chief Executive Officer. Maneesh joins Spectranet as a visionary and transformative leader with over 30 years of professional experience…
07 February 2023
- Oppo is expected to launch the Reno 8T series in Kenya this month. The mid-ranger comes around four months after the company unveiled the Oppo Reno 8 in the country. We are also not sure if this launch means Oppo is skipping the Reno9 as the…
07 February 2023
- Google has revealed plans to take on Microsoft-backed conversational AI chatbot ChatGPT with its own platform Bard which it says...
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07 February 2023
- These three companies, ThriveAgric of Nigeria, DigicCow of Kenya, and Brastorne Enterprises of Botswana, will each get a grant of US$1.5 million and access to professional advisors. Heifer International runs the AYuTe Africa Challenge, which helps…
07 February 2023
- Dr Adesina talked about his five top priorities when he first took over the Bank. Feed Africa was one of them. “Since then, more than 250 million people across the continent have benefited from the bank’s investments, projects, and programs, which…
07 February 2023
- Grey, a startup that enables African freelancers and digital nomads access to foreign accounts, has renewed its commitment to offering cutting-edge and safe global banking products to the African market. As the digital economy continues to grow on…
07 February 2023
- Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today introduced the Vertiv MegaMod and Vertiv MegaMod Plus, a turnkey prefabricated modular (PFM) data centre solution, deployable in expandable units of 0.5 or…
07 February 2023
- Nigerian clean tech company SunFI has announced a $2.325 million first round. Rotimi Thomas, the company’s CEO, said that the investment would help SunFi expand its business and improve its ability to offer customers the best systems at the lowest…
07 February 2023
- South African venture builder Specno began life as a two-founder business out of Stellenbosch University but is now an international agency that works with more than 100 clients across the world. Specno is a venture builder that helps startups,…
07 February 2023
- The Employment and Labour Relations Court has ruled that Meta can be sued in Kenya for creating a toxic work environment and causing physiological harm to its former content moderators in the country.
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07 February 2023
- Chinese phone maker TECNO had previously revealed that it would show up at Mobile World Congress, MWC 2023. It is also the first time that the company is going to be there, having previously been missing the show. Now the company has confirmed that…
07 February 2023
- Techy casino games are well-developed games that come with amazing graphics and easy-to-use controls. In essence, casino games are simulations because they control every action in the game. When you...
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07 February 2023
- South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is reminding parents and guardians about the dangers of cyberbullying and other online-based threats to children ahead of Safer Internet Day (SID) on February 7, 2023. ISPA suggests that…
06 February 2023
- The advent of Bard will mean that its various AI-powered features will be brought to Search, helping billions of Google search users who perform 5.6 billion searches per day and approximately 2 trillion global searches per year
06 February 2023
- Trade Lenda, a Nigerian fintech firm that provides access to financing for the business needs of micro, small, and informal retailers, has obtained US$520,000 in pre-seed capital to speed its expansion. Trade Lenda was founded in 2016 The funding…
06 February 2023
- Nigeria is the first country in Africa to get Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service. The service went live this week, about six months after the Nigerian government and Musk’s company signed a deal to bring the service to the West African…
06 February 2023
- Gwala, a fintech company based in Morocco, has raised an undisclosed amount of money in a pre-seed round led by a group of well-known investors who believe in the company’s goals. Gwala, founded in 2022, is an innovative fintech startup that offers…
06 February 2023
- In Episode #55 of the Unlocking Africa podcast, Terser Adamu talks to Wambui Mbarire, CEO of the Retail Trade Association of Kenya.
06 February 2023
- A case brought against Facebook’s parent company Meta by its former employee Daniel Motaung has broadened the scope of legal cases against the company and confirmed that it can be sued in local courts. Meta wanted the case dropped. In the case, the…
06 February 2023
- Pinterest has made another round of job cuts just weeks after its first round of layoffs in December. The company has let go of almost 150 employees, which is less than 5% of its workforce, according to Bloomberg.The company confirmed the job cuts…
06 February 2023
- Dell, a leading technology company, has recently announced its plans to lay off 5% of its 133,000-strong workforce, equating to approximately 6,650 employees.The layoffs come amid declining global demand for personal computers and laptops, which…
06 February 2023
- Teraco, a leading carrier-neutral data centre and interconnection services provider in South Africa, has secured a syndicated loan of ZAR 11.8 billion ($680 million) to fund the expansion of its key interconnection hubs located in Isando, Bredell,…
06 February 2023
- In light of the recent hardships faced by Nigerians as the infrastructure of several banks struggles to keep up with demand, can blockchain technology offer a solution?
06 February 2023
- Cenoa, the borderless super wallet improving access to dollar-based products in emerging markets, announces it has raised $7 million in Seed funding. The round was led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Quiet Capital, and Underscore VC.…
06 February 2023
- Samsung Electronics' operating profit plummeted in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to weak demand for smartphones and semiconductors caused by the global economic slowdown.The company reported an operating profit of 4.3 trillion won ($3.5 billion),…
06 February 2023
- Marketing for a business refers to the various activities and strategies used to promote and sell products or services to customers with the aim of creating and maintaining a strong customer base and ultimately increasing revenue. This can involve…
06 February 2023
- 72% of traders surveyed ‘have no plans to trade crypto/digital coin,’ with 14% predicting they’re not currently trading but plan to trade within 5 years. 8% are currently trading and...
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06 February 2023
- HMD Global, the makers of Nokia phones made the Nokia T10 tablet available in Kenya a week ago. Featuring an 8-inch HD display, the Nokia T10 is the second tablet the company is bringing to the local market after the T20. HMD says the Nokia T10…
06 February 2023
- Telkom Kenya launched the Mambo 99 tariff in May last year to give customers data and minutes at competitive pricing. The new bundle proposition allows Telkom prepaid customers to benefit from increased data allocations, non-expiry bundles, and…
06 February 2023
- Nigeria’s Trade Lenda, a financial service company that assists Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with access to financing for business…
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06 February 2023
- Worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 3.3% year-over-year in 2022, totalling 162.8 million units, and ending two years of solid growth – although shipments remained well above pre-pandemic levels, according to preliminary data from the…
06 February 2023
- While the bar for entry in the world of ecommerce is low, many players in that space have struggled with growth and strategic priorities.
06 February 2023
- Industries across Indonesia have increased their investment in Big Data and Analytics software for better business decision-making to keep up with the changing market environment, according to International Data Corporation (IDC)The Big Data and…
06 February 2023
- The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the way we live and conduct our business. Though it came with a lot...
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06 February 2023
- Google's parent company, Alphabet posted a drop in its fourth-quarter earnings for 3 months that ended in December 2022, as it grapples with a slowdown in digital advertising spending.In its posted Q4 consolidated revenue, revenue grew only 1% YoY…
06 February 2023
- Dubai-based accounting platform Wafeq has raised $3 million in seed funding, led by Raed Ventures and featuring participation from Wamda Capital.Wafeq was established to meet the unmet financial and accounting needs of SMEs in the region and its…
06 February 2023
- Google is certainly not sitting unbothered by all the buzz about AI chatbot ChatGPT, created by San Franciscan-based startup OPenAI. What we know so far is that Google is working on its own version of an AI chatbot, and it’s only a matter of time…
06 February 2023
- YouTube Shorts has surpassed 50 billion daily views, up from the 30 billion daily views the company had a year ago.This was confirmed by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai last Thursday during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call.Although Youtube…
06 February 2023
- iLabAfrica – Strathmore University, in collaboration with the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) under the Digital Access Program (DAP) sponsored by…
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06 February 2023
- Vantage Capital , Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, has closed its fourth mezzanine fund. A total of US $377 million of…
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06 February 2023
- Samsung has partnership with Oscar-winning writer and director Charlie Kaufman, to showcase how everyone can shoot and share spectacular movies…
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06 February 2023
- The ThinkYoung Coding School successfully concluded its 17th edition in Nairobi, in partnership with Boeing. During two weekends on January...
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06 February 2023
- Wise Move,a moving company is revolutionising the South African moving industry by becoming the first online platform to harness the…
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06 February 2023
- Data centers account for 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions. They are responsible for 15% of the IT sector’s carbon footprint and 18% of digital pollution. This owes to the...
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06 February 2023
- Orange Digital Centers network is hosting an online conference, “Future of Work Africa Week,” from February 14 to 16, 2023. This gathering of experts will focus on providing an overview of the current and future job market worldwide and…
06 February 2023
- The ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator Program, a Lagos-based hybrid program to build early-stage African fintech and proptech startups, is delighted…
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06 February 2023
- Samsung last week officially unveiled its latest devices in the S Series comprising the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23. Featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, Samsung says the new devices mark a new era of Samsung Galaxy’s ultimate…
06 February 2023
- Morocco-based fintech startup Gwala , that provides earned wage access to employees in Morocco, has secured undisclosed pre-seed funding which will…
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06 February 2023
- Copia Global, Kenya’s B2C e-commerce platform designed, has launched new private label pulses as part of its growing range of…
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