- Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has announced its 8th cohort of 10 startups utilizing AI to tackle challenges across Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa. These startups are addressing healthcare, cargo mobility, energy solutions, and...
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- Since 2003, Korea’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been active participants in IFA Berlin. In the year of IFA’s 100th anniversary celebration, South Korea becomes the official IFA NEXT Innovation Partner Country. South Korea...
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- Mansa has announced the launch of its first pool on Base. This marks a significant milestone in Mansa’s mission to democratise access to financing for businesses in Africa. Base is a secure, low-cost Ethereum-equivalent L2 blockchain...
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- After receiving ~20,000 applications from all 54 African countries, the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has revealed the Top 50 Finalists for its 2024 edition. The competition is a philanthropic program supported by the...
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- Cassava Technologies (Cassava) has announced that its AI activities will now operate as a separate business unit, Cassava AI. Since the advent of Generative AI, Cassava has forged strategic partnerships with industry giants such as...
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- Glovo recently hosted its first Partners Day event in Mombasa, aimed at empowering local business partners through training and development. The event, conducted in collaboration with Ongoza, covered essential aspects of business management. With the...
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- By Frikkie Jonker, director of broadcast cybersecurity and anti-piracy at Irdeto, a partner of Multichoice Africa. Content piracy is acknowledged as having enormously negative social impacts. It is a type of global organised crime that...
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- Summary Kenya’s EV sector is set for growth following the $20 million investment into local manufacturer, Afrigreen Automobile, by Chinese EV manufacturer, Chery. Acording to Afrigreen Automobile, the funding will be used to set up...
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- In Kenya, mobile money interoperability has been a game-changer in the financial landscape, enhancing inclusion and economic growth. By allowing seamless transactions between different mobile money providers, it has broken down barriers and opened up...
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- Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has launched its latest market intelligence report, focusing on 24 leading Africa-focused supply chain innovators which appear to be on the cusp of more substantive impact. Funded by the Gates Foundation, the report...
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- Here are short descriptions of seven of them. Whether you’re a seasoned trader, a crypto enthusiast, or just curious about the buzz, these seven facts will give you a fresh perspective on the world’s leading...
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- Standard Chartered has released its Global Market Outlook for the second half (H2) of 2024, providing its investment strategy and key themes for navigating global markets. The report, compiled by the Bank’s Wealth Solutions Chief...
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- If you are a startup founder or have a startup idea, this is your chance to get support from Antler Nairobi. This was shared on LinkedIn by Marie Nielsen, a partner at Antler Africa. The...
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- d.light achieved its highest ever quarterly revenue and profits in Q2 2024, the company announced today. Consecutive record-breaking monthly revenue figures in May and June, combined with improved operational efficiencies, led to Q2 2024 being...
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- NCBA has scrapped the monthly fees it charges its retail banking customers. The bank has announced that the changes came into effect on 1st July 2024. These changes will affect existing current account products and...
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- Kenya Airways has made network adjustments to five key African destinations to optimize operations during the peak season. “In light of the current market landscape and as part of our Business Continuity Plan, we have made...
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- Telecommunications and data centre providers around the world, and especially in Africa, face increasing challenges in meeting the demands driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and the rapidly changing technology landscape, which is impacting their infrastructure...
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- The Xiaomi Redmi A3x is the latest entry level smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in the country starting from Ksh 11,200 through most online and offline retailers. This...
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- In 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sylvia Jebet Kipkemoi, a graduate of BSc. Telecommunication & Information Engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), was stuck in the village after all learning...
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- Samsung has been recognized as the 3rd top brand on the prestigious Brands Africa 100 list, further cementing the brand’s dominance and impact as well as being the household name within and without the continent....
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- Showmax has just dropped the first trailers for Dark Side of Glory, a true crime documentary series that tells the stories behind shocking cases of murder in the world of sport. Dark Side of Glory is directed by...
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- Xiaomi has today unveiled yet another entry level smartphone in the Kenyan market. This new phone, the Redmi A3, is available starting from Ksh 11,200. It comes a few days after the launch of yet...
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- With demand for AI-ready data centre capacity outstripping supply, developers and operators are focused on bringing new capacity online as quickly as possible. To support this goal, Vertiv today launched the Vertiv MegaMod CoolChip, a liquid cooling-equipped...
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- By Nixon Shigoli Climate change has resulted in more frequent and unpredictable weather patterns, leading to increased risks such as floods and droughts. Insurers are increasingly shifting their focus from solely managing individual catastrophic events...
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- Bboxx has appointed Anthony Osijo as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to take the company to its next stage of growth as it capitalises on the market opportunity in Africa. Co-Founder Mansoor Hamayun, the...
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- Intron Health has announced the close of a $1.6 Million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Microtraction, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Jaza Rift Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Africa Health Ventures, OpenseedVC, Pi Campus, Alumni Angel, and Baker Bridge Capital. The...
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- Safaricom has today awarded 5 more customers with KSH 1M each in the ongoing Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa Campaign. The campaign, which began in early May in a bid to lighten Kenyans’ financial...
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- Visa has announced a new partnership with Carrefour to offer Visa Cardholders who shop on the weekends with exclusive discounts and giveaways. Throughout this campaign, Visa cardholders will get giveaways for every purchase above Ksh...
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- Check Point Research (CPR) has released its latest Brand Phishing Ranking for Q2 2024. The ranking highlights the brands most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to deceive individuals and steal personal information or...
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- Africa Data Centres has announced expanded its CPT1 facility in Cape Town by adding another 6MW of IT load. This expansion shows the data centre giant adding three new state-of-the-art halls in new areas on...
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- I&M Bank (Rwanda) has announced the appointment of Mr. Nikhil Rustam Hira as the new Board Chairman effective 15th July 2024. Mr. Hira succeeds Mr. Bonaventure Niyibizi, who is retiring after serving the Bank with...
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- NTT DATA, a leading IT infrastructure and services company, unveiled its new Edge AI platform to accelerate IT/OT convergence by bringing AI processing to the edge. By processing data when and where it is generated...
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- Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) and Network International (Network) have signed a strategic partnership to provide a sound processing platform for hosting and issuing of cards in support of the bank’s efforts in their exciting phase...
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- Sophos has announced that Teresa Anania has joined the company as Chief Customer Officer [CCO]. Anania will play a key role in accelerating Sophos’ customer and partner success initiatives to maximize value of Sophos’ portfolio...
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- Kenya Airways (KQ) has relaunched KQ Holidays, an online platform that will specialize in offering personalized getaways to iconic destinations around the world, using Kenya Airways flights. Through the KQ Holidays platform, customers can create,...
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- Gambling is an activity that can take a lot of twists and turns. One day, you’re lucky while playing on a casino like 777 bet, and you make that move that earns you plenty of...
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- Faulu Microfinance Bank has launched its Money Market Fund (MMF) that offers customers flexible and profitable investment opportunities. Registered with the Capital Markets Authority, the MMF invests in money-market instruments including short-term Government securities, bank...
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- You have probably heard the expression “Data is the new oil.” Well, data today is fueling an increasing number of businesses as well as individuals. Personalized customer experiences, automated marketing messaging, and science-driven insights all...
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- Kenya’s Valarie Neema Waswa is among the inaugural cohort of the Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) fellows who completed their development week in Switzerland. The GCYLP, an initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with...
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- Samsung today revealed the Olympic Edition of its newly announced Galaxy Z Flip6, exclusively designed and customized for all athletes competing at the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic...
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- Vertiv and ZincFive have announced that Vertiv will add the ZincFiveBC Series uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Battery Cabinets to its portfolio of battery systems available for data centre backup power. The safe and recyclable nickel-zinc batteries are compatible...
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- The Xiaomi Redmi 13 was launched in Kenya last week and is currently in Kenya starting from Ksh 18,199. This is the price for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option. The price will vary...
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- The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is the latest flip phone from the Korean manufacturer. The phone is available on pre-order in Kenya till July 31st. After that, it will be available in retail stores...
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- PalmPay has been included in the 2024 edition of CNBC and Statista’s prestigious list of the “Top 250 Fintech Companies in the World.” This recognition underscores PalmPay’s rapid growth and significant contributions to advancing financial...
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- As global electricity demand from data centres is expected to double by 2026 – largely driven by computing and cooling requirements from AI (artificial intelligence) and HPC (high-performance computing) – it is crucial to have a robust...
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- Free online games have become a staple in the gaming world, captivating a vast audience with their diverse offerings. Whether you’re looking for a way to unwind or seeking the thrill of competitive play, there’s...
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- I&M Bank has collaborated with Mastercard to launch the new Business Credit Card proposition, a comprehensive financial tool designed to help businesses manage day-to-day expenses more effectively and support global operations. This initiative marks another...
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- Xiaomi Kenya has today announced the launch of the Redmi 13 series in Kenya. The series is available in the country starting at Ksh 18,199 for the 6GB variant with 128GB of space. According to...
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- OPPO has announced a new partnership with Ericsson that includes global patent cross-license, technical cooperation, market expansion and other collaborations. The global cross license covers standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to cellular communication technologies, including 5G. ...
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- Sophos has released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024,” which revealed that the median recovery costs for two critical infrastructure sectors, Energy and Water, quadrupled to $3 million over...
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