- The launch of the AfCRA in 2025 is expected to become one of the greatest financial developments for the continent in recent memory. African Credit Rating Agency(AfCRA) supported by the African Union, will provide a desperately needed alternative to Western-based agencies such as Fitch, Moody’s,…
- Kenyan electric vehicle manufacturer Roam has launched the Generation 2 Roam Air, a major upgrade to its flagship electric motorcycle. The Roam Electric Bike is designed with direct input from boda boda riders in Kenya. The second-generation Roam Air introduces more than 40 new features and…
- Kenya’s leading ride-hailing platform, Bolt, has today launched Bolt Comfort, a new ride category designed to meet growing demand for high-quality transport services among Nairobi’s expanding middle class and professional commuters. Bolt projects that the Comfort category could account for up to 10…
- The promise of private conversations on social platforms is more compelling than ever. As fears about government surveillance and corporate data collection grow, encryption is often seen as the last line of defense. When X (formerly Twitter) introduced XChat, its so-called “encrypted” messaging…
- The classy interface and visual attention of Apple were, for years, a paradigm of UI beauty and harmony. The whole dynamic in the last few years has changed with the arrival of iOS 26 and Android 16 Material 3 Expressive(M3E)style. How surprising it is to see Google setting the standards for a…
- MTN Uganda has planned to restructure its MoMo(Mobile Money) business in accordance with broader industry trends and pan-African fintech ambitions of the MTN Group. In the process, the mobile money operations will be placed under a newly incorporated fintech subsidiary, subject to shareholder and…
- Electric bus manufacturer BasiGo has doubled its monthly assembly output from 10 to 20 buses after raising KSh5.4 billion, as part of a larger electric bus expansion effort. The October 2024 funding round, led by infrastructure investor Africa50, marked a turning point for the company. The capital…
- Kenya’s rising profile as a global tech powerhouse was celebrated this week as National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula honoured 12 exceptional university students for their outstanding performance at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Final 2024–2025, held in Shenzhen, China. This recognition…
- Mobius Motors Kenya relaunch plans are officially underway, with the company planning to resume assembly in the next six months. The local automotive brand was recently acquired early this year by Middle East-based investment firm Silver Box, rescuing it from near liquidation. The Mobius 3 is at…
- Samsung’s journey with its clamshell foldables has been an exercise in slow but steady refinement. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 made big waves in 2023 with its revamped cover screen, and the Flip 6 builds on that momentum with upgraded internals and smarter software(full long-term review). Now, the brand…
- Apple announced iOS 26 at WWDC 2025 last night, and one thing that was hard to miss was the customization features the tech giant rolled out, featuring customization features inspired by Android. iOS 26(Apple moved from sequential naming to calendar-based naming) will let users change icons, lock…
- In 2025, cryptocurrency adoption is growing faster than ever across Kenya. Platforms like Bybit are gaining popularity, providing more options for users. From Nairobi’s startup hubs to Kisumu’s tech-savvy youth, Kenyans are using Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Cardano (ADA) to build wealth, send…
- Highlighted in Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote were a compelling lineup of features and design updates across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and others. Going from the ambitious expansion of Apple Intelligence to a new Liquid Glass design language, and updated app experiences, it’s now clear Apple is pressing ahead…
- 81% of startup funding in Kenya originates from international sources, a finding that raises concerns about long-term sustainability and the urgent need to mobilize more local investment. This is one of the key insights from the Kenya Innovation Outlook 2024, officially launched last week at the…
- Situated in East Africa and at the very heart of digital transformation, Kenya is now enjoying its momentum. Under the helm of President William Ruto, the country aggressively pursued the digitization of government services while establishing critical ICT infrastructure and equipping the youth with…
- Every minute, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic enters our oceans. As we mark World Environment Day 2025 with the rallying cry #BeatPlasticPollution, it’s clear that we need more than corporate pledges – we need a fundamental rethinking of how solutions are designed, built and consumed. At Epson,…
- Twiga Foods, the Kenyan agri-tech and food distribution company, has announced a temporary operational pause in its Nairobi operations. The company, which is among the most funded e-commerce startups in Kenya said the move is part of its final phase of a broader business transformation strategy.…
- Cybersecurity firm Sophos has announced an update to its Firewall Software, now including Sophos NDR Essential, which is free for all customers with an XStream Protection license for Sophos Firewall. With this integration, Sophos Firewall leverages two dedicated artificial intelligence engines to…
- 4DX Ventures, a leading pan-African venture capital firm, has appointed Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu as Senior Advisors as it continues to expand its platform and deepen its impact across Africa. Since its first African investment in 2013, 4DX has raised three institutionally backed funds…
- Power Learn Project Africa (PLP), a Pan-African social impact organization, joined leaders and innovators at Connected Africa Summit 2025, where Executive Director Mumbi Ndung’u participated in a high-level conversation on “Youth and the Future of Work.” During the session, she spotlighted PLP’s…
- PalmPay’s growth in Nigeria is a beacon that showcases the phenomenal extent to which fintech has made an impact on day-to-day living. With a focus on setting up convenient payment avenues that include bill payments, instant transfers, and airtime top-ups, PalmPay has amassed a membership of 35…
- Cynoia, which provides a professional collaboration software suite has introduced a major upgrade as it now supports Swahili and Wolof languages. The new feature provides access to more than 200 million people in East and West Africa, enabling teams from Nairobi to Dakar to arrange projects and…
- Airtel Money Kenya has further extended the Rudishiwa offer to cover bank-to-wallet transfers: customers now get 50% of their transaction fee as airtime. With this airtime, they can buy data bundles that do not expire, a good thing in today’s tough economy. This offer provides another enhancement…
- Cross-border payments firm dLocal is making a bold move into Africa’s fintech landscape with the planned acquisition of Nairobi-founded AZA Finance, a leading provider of foreign exchange and cross-border payment solutions across the continent. AZA Finance, founded in 2013 by Elizabeth Rossiello,…
- HR tech company SeamlessHR has reiterated the need for Kenyan organisations to adopt technology-enabled strategies, particularly embedded finance solutions; as a critical pathway to enhancing workforce productivity, operational efficiency, and promoting employee well-being. This message was the…
- Kenya is rightly celebrated as a global leader in mobile money innovation. But with innovation comes vulnerability, especially when the people using these technologies are not properly protected, empowered, or educated. A new cyber threat is emerging across Kenya, and it’s taking advantage of the…
- The OPPO A5 is now available in the country, following the success of its Pro sibling, which launched in late March. The phone joins OPPO’s A series lineup, boasting long-term reliability and endurance for everyday users. OPPO A5 sports IP65-rated water and dust resistance, which means that the…
- As Safaricom celebrates its year-long 25th anniversary in October this year, the telco has announced a nationwide campaign, “M-PESA Sokoni Festival,” aimed at rewarding its customers across the country with exciting product offers such as devices, electronics, household items, beauty and fashion…
- Football fans across the country are set for an exciting month of world-class action as DStv, GOtv, Showmax air every match of the 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 live from the United States. From 15 June to 13 July, viewers will enjoy front-row seats to all 63 matches accessible on…
- Digital payments in Nigeria exponentially increased last year to set a key trend in Africa’s largest economy in 2025. As much as ₦1.56 quadrillion worth of e-payment transactions were recorded in the first half of 2024 alone, which accounts for a jaw-dropping 70% of the total for 2023. Such…
- The integration of technological innovation in education continues to play a significant role in empowering students on their educational journey and simplifying complex concepts in schools. The use of Virtual Reality (VR) is now an emerging trend in schools, helping learners grasp concepts in a…
- With the growing environmental challenges of global warming, pollution, and resource depletion, technology is emerging as the hope for long-term sustainability. Innovators in Africa are using their skills to come up with solutions that will not only ease the environmental burden but also transform…
- Once the beating heart of the European tech story, TechCrunch was the stage for all manner of bold ideas, scrappy startups, and voices that help shape innovation across the continent. That voice went silent this past month. News of the closure emerged quietly: TechCrunch has exited its European…
- AXIAN Telecom, the pan-African telecommunications service provider, has acquired a minority stake in e-commerce platform Jumia. The company announced on Monday that it had filed a beneficial ownership report on Schedule 13D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), declaring its…
- Trade stakeholders at the IOTA East Africa Web3 Innovation Summit have called for the urgent adoption of digitised trade systems, highlighting outdated paper-based processes, fragmented data systems, and a lack of trust in trade documentation as major barriers to unlocking the full potential of…
- The 50th anniversary of ECOWAS is being celebrated as the bloc undergoes sweeping geopolitical and technological changes that shape its digital future. The exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger into the Alliance of Sahel States has redirected geopolitical and technological dynamics. Despite such a…
- Kenya’s flagship smart city project, Konza Technopolis, reported a revenue of Sh252 million, of which the major share came from cloud services that witnessed a fourfold growth to Sh152 million. This was a milestone achievement for the tech hub toward positioning itself to become a major player in…
- Winner of the election for the ninth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) with 76.18% votes in the bank’s annual meeting at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Sidi Ould Tah, a veteran Mauritanian economist, is to take office on September 1, 2025, succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina, who stood…
- The Africa Deep Tech Foundation has announced the launch of the Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2025. Announced today, the challenge is powered by Future Africa and, in collaboration with Ilorin Tech Hub, CcHub, and IHS, a pan-African call to innovation. This year’s theme — Resource-Constrained…
- Check Point Software Technologies has revealed plans to acquire Veriti Cybersecurity, the first fully automated, multi-vendor pre-emptive threat exposure and mitigation platform. The company says the acquisition is in response to increased AI-fueled attacks and hyperconnected IT environments that…
- A new initiative aimed at transforming the way early-stage businesses are supported across Africa was officially launched in Nairobi on Thursday. The initiative, named Conecta Africa, is led by the entrepreneurship platform Bridge for Billions, and brings together entrepreneur support organisations…
- The tumultuous experiment of using political power in Washington by Musk seems to be coming to an end. Once hailed as the innovation czar, self-proclaimed “efficiency tsar” of President Trump, Musk has been shrinking away from federal government work with growing frustration on account of…
- X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has declared that encrypted DMs are to be suspended indefinitely, with no clue on when they will be reinstated. Previously sent encrypted chats are still accessible to users, but there is presently no option to send a new encrypted message. This…
- Ministers and African stakeholders, led by H.E. Hon. William Kabogo Gitau, joined forces to push forward Africa’s digital transformation at the 14th Connected series and 2nd Connected Africa Summit. Building on the 2024 Nairobi Declaration, the Connected Africa Summit 2025 called for scaling up…
- Equity Group has released its Equity Q1 2025 Results, showcasing steadfast financial performance amid a dynamic economic environment. The Group posted a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Kshs 15.4 billion, indicating careful cost management and strong growth of its regional businesses. Total assets up by 4…
- Opera is taking a bold step toward the future of web interaction with Neon, an ambitious new browser designed to do more than just help you browse – it wants to think, act, and build on your behalf. Opera AI browser Neon is an agentic browser, as the company puts it, and it interprets user …
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- Apple is preparing to launch a major rebranding overhaul across its software platforms by renaming its operating systems by calendar year, starting with iOS 16, macOS 16, and related updates. The company is set to reveal this at next month’s WWDC 2025. This cosmetic change comes at a time when the…
- Global cloud communications platform Infobip has partnered with Oracle to bring conversational experiences to businesses and brands globally. The new integration enables Infobip and Oracle customers and partners to access Infobip’s omnichannel services through Oracle Integration. Customers…
- According to the latest data from GSMA, Sub-Saharan Africa remains the least connected region globally. While mobile internet access is expanding, a significant usage gap persists. In 2024, GSMA notes that 27% of the population in the region was using mobile internet services, leaving a 13%…
- Digital trade is rapidly emerging as a strong pillar for Africa’s economic transformation, with Kenya positioning itself as a key player. Speaking at the Connected Africa Summit 2025, Stanley Kamanguya, CEO of the ICT Authority, outlined Kenya’s bold plans to enhance cross-border data flows, expand…
