Tech

10 June 2022 - This acquisition is coming only 3 months after Chari acquired Axa Credit for $22 million. With Karny, a bookkeeping app it acquired last year in August, Chari has now made and announced 3 successful acquisitions in 10 months.

10 June 2022 - Nice Deer, an insurtech startup bringing innovative health insurance solutions to the Egyptian market, raised $1m in a pre-seed funding round led by DisrupTech Ventures. Established in early 2022 and currently operating in Egypt, Nice Deer aims to…

10 June 2022 - Datacentrix's Head of Hybrid IT, Jaap Scholten recently conveyed his ideas on cloud being perceived as the only move forward in a digital transformation.

10 June 2022 - The government of Kenya has chosen Agrvision to provide AI powered technology to aid in developing a nation-wide unified platform... Source

10 June 2022 - Boomplay, a Chinese-owned music streaming platform for African artists and songs, has launched in Côte d'Ivoire. This marks Boomplay's expansion into its 6th African market including Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.

10 June 2022 - The government of Ghana has signed a grant agreement with the African Development Fund, and a financing agreement with the government of Switzerland, for the Ghana Mini-Grid and Solar Photovoltaic Net Metering project. The project will benefit schools…

10 June 2022 - Airtel Kenya has sold 25.77 percent of its mobile money product Airtel Money in a deal that seeks to raise more cash for the company’s operations. First reported by the Business Daily, the sale saw four companies give Airtel Kenya $550 million after…

10 June 2022 - Part of the unsettled debate about social media is the amount of time that people spend scrolling through endless loads of data. TikTok, one of the world’s fastest-rising social media platforms is heeding the call to regulate time spent on the app by…

10 June 2022 - The Government of Kenya officially launched the Coding and Computer Programming Curriculum to be used in Public Schools around two... Source

10 June 2022 - Mastercard has announced that that they are committed to strengthening digital payment capabilities across EEMEA.

10 June 2022 - Smart Africa has announced a partnership with DCO in an attempt to collectively help the digital transformation in Africa.

10 June 2022 - Huawei Kenya announced that they have come into a partnership to help drive interest in Kenyan Tourism boosting economic recovery efforts.

10 June 2022 - On Wednesday, a contentious ICT Practitioners Bill 2020 went through the final stage – third reading – in the Kenyan... Source

10 June 2022 - Kenya’s leading e-commerce platform Jumia is marking its 10th Anniversary by celebrating consumers, and supporting sellers, and communities. The company’s anniversary-themed ‘10 years with You’ will celebrate customers who have played a key role in…

10 June 2022 - Access Bank, a Nigerian-based commercial bank, is reportedly set to acquire Kenyan Sidian Bank by buying out the entire stake of Centum Investment in the bank for $36.7 million. Read more in #TCDaily.

09 June 2022 - GOMYCODE currently operates n 8 countries: Tunisia, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Nigeria. And this funding is expected to fuel its expansion into 4 new countries—South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Saudi Arabia.

09 June 2022 - Twiga Foods has traditionally been regarded as mostly a tech company. However, it recently announced a $10 million investment into its own farming operations.

09 June 2022 - This week on IT News Africa’s Digital Innovation Podcast, Luis Monzon interviews Johann van Niekerk, CEO of Outsized for Africa. Outsized is a digital freelancing platform and curator that basically functions as a middle-man between freelancers and the…

09 June 2022 - Africa’s insurance market is the most underserved in the world – but activity in the sector is on the increase, a trend that could signal a new phase of growth.

09 June 2022 - Schneider Electric has announced its new ‘mySchneider’ IT Partner Program, which will provide a simplified, innovative, and collaborative approach to... Source

09 June 2022 - Nigeria's Access Bank is reportedly set to acquire Kenya's Sidian Bank by buying out the entire stake of Centum Investment in the bank in a deal worth $36.7 million (Ksh 4.3 billion).

09 June 2022 - On Thursday the smartphone brand HONOR announced the availability of its recently launched smartphone, HONOR Magic4 Pro in South Africa. Users can buy the HONOR Magic4 Pro 8+256GB variant via Vodacom and MTN at a price of ZAR 22,999 ($1,504.71). The…

09 June 2022 - Small businesses are the backbone of every growing economy, bringing growth and innovation to the communities in which they are established. However, these businesses are often vulnerable when conforming to the new standards of remote work. Today, one…

09 June 2022 - The mobile phone industry is definitely up there when classifying sectors that have seen exponential growth over the recent years.... Source

09 June 2022 - American social media giant Meta is seeking to have a case filed against it in Kenya dropped saying that the East African country has no jurisdiction to determine it. The application follows a lawsuit filed by Daniel Motaung last month against Meta and…

09 June 2022 - On Thursday a project team of companies and research institutions announced a research partnership to investigate and advance the feasibility of an electric minibus taxi in South African conditions by testing production vehicles in South Africa in 2023…

09 June 2022 - The Kenyan government through the Ministry of ICT has officially unveiled the coding and computer programming syllabus for public schools in the country.  The syllabus will be implemented in partnership with education technologies firm, Kodris Africa…

09 June 2022 - MFS Africa has announced that they have reached an agreement to acquire Global Technology Partners (GTP).

09 June 2022 - Orange Egypt and Ericsson have announced the completion of Orange Egypt's meditation consolidation, upgarade and modernization.

09 June 2022 - Dr. Keabetswe Modimoeng has announced his resignation as the chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.

09 June 2022 - GoMetro, a global mobility management technology company, on Thursday, announced a research partnership to investigate and advance the feasibility of... Source

09 June 2022 - Thirteen startups from East and West Africa are have been selected for a six week accelerator program by GreenHouse Capital... Source

09 June 2022 - Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are created, or “mined”, by the use of powerful computers that consume enormous amounts of electricity.... Source

08 June 2022 - According to a report by the Sophos Rapid Response team, there has been a 36% increase in dwell time by... Source

08 June 2022 - Smartphone manufacturer Tecno is preparing to launch the Tecno Camon 19 series globally and there has been a lot of... Source

08 June 2022 - One of largest digital payments network, MFS Africa, has announced that it has reached an agreement to buy Global Technology... Source

08 June 2022 - So that happened. Azimio came up with their Manifesto. It sweeps through some parts, doubles down on others. The gist... Source

08 June 2022 - Tizeti Network Limited, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider on Wednesday, announced the appointment of Emmanuel Ikazoboh as its... Source

08 June 2022 - Kenyan energy production company KenGen has extended an invitation to cryptocurrency mining companies to consider setting up shop in the... Source

07 June 2022 - Africa Data Centres (ADC) is building a 30MW data centre facility in Accra, Ghana. The new facility is expected to... Source

07 June 2022 - Ethiopia’s central bank on Monday warned citizens against engaging in illegal transactions in cryptocurrencies like bitcoins. The National Bank of... Source

07 June 2022 - The Kenyan government through the ICT Ministry is thinking of setting up a Start-ups Advisory Board to aid the development... Source

07 June 2022 - Apple has now released the iOS 16 which introduces a plethora of new features that have excited the market. The... Source

07 June 2022 - A Pan African impact organization, Power Learn Project, has launched its flagship program to train 1 million young people with... Source

07 June 2022 - Doreen Nyiramugisha has been appointed Head of Marketing and Communications at Housing Finance Bank. She is the outgoing Head of... Source

07 June 2022 - Barely a week after quitting American electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive where he served as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing,... Source

07 June 2022 - The financial technology industry, alias the FinTech industry, is characterized by a high degree of innovation within a complex ecosystem... Source

06 June 2022 - Africa will have its first smart city after Nigeria’s real estate company Bamboo Real Estate and Construction Limited has announced... Source

06 June 2022 - Rehmah Kasule, Uganda’s Founder of CEDA International, is among the 33 women who made it to the 4th edition CNBC... Source

06 June 2022 - Nonkululeko Merina Cheryl Nyembezi, also Nku has been appointed by Standard Bank Group as the Board Chair designate. Nyembezi will... Source