Tech Trends

11 May 2026 - Kenya’s stock market is drawing renewed participation from small investors as Safaricom’s mobile trading platform, Ziidi Trader, pushes more retail…

11 May 2026 - Kenya and France have placed technology cooperation at the centre of a new round of bilateral agreements signed in Nairobi, with both governments…

11 May 2026 - Kenya has placed transport networks, artificial intelligence and industrial expansion at the centre of its agenda during the Africa Forward Summit…

11 May 2026 - The Kenyan government is proposing new tax enforcement powers that would allow the Kenya Revenue Authority to rely on a wider pool of personal and…

11 May 2026 - ASUS today announced its participation at the first edition of GITEX Kenya, taking place in Nairobi from May 19-21, 2026. With its theme ‘In Search…

11 May 2026 - KCB Bank Kenya has reduced its Pesalink transaction fee to a flat KShs. 20 for transfers between KShs. 1,000 and KShs. 999,999, while making…

11 May 2026 - Ugandan fintech infrastructure startup MAM Telecom Ltd is advancing a payment and settlement stack aimed at structural inefficiencies in Uganda’s…

10 May 2026 - The Kenya Revenue Authority has said personal M-Pesa transfers between individuals are not part of its tax enforcement systems, as concern grows over…

10 May 2026 - Kenya’s capital markets regulator has warned the public against placing money in unlicensed online investment schemes as authorities respond to a…

10 May 2026 - Kenya will begin replacing paper motor vehicle logbooks with digitally generated ownership records from June 10 as the National Transport and Safety…

9 May 2026 - South Africa’s cryptocurrency market continued to expand in early 2025, with 7.8 million people using digital asset platforms during the first half…

9 May 2026 - A regulatory dispute in South Africa is emerging as one of the first major liabilities linked to Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice, placing potential…

9 May 2026 - MTN Uganda has announced its first quarterly dividend, setting a payout of 8.5 Ugandan shillings per share, equivalent to about 6.5 billion shillings…

9 May 2026 - Safaricom has introduced FTTR (fibre-to-the-room) home broadband in Kenya, expanding fibre connectivity beyond a single router setup to deliver wired…

9 May 2026 - Airtel Africa closed its latest financial year with revenue rising 29.5% to $6.42 billion, driven by stronger data usage, pricing gains in Nigeria,…

9 May 2026 - Helios Towers recorded a 12% rise in first-quarter revenue to $229.2 million, supported by continued tenant additions from mobile operators expanding…

9 May 2026 - A High Court decision has exposed Safaricom to a multibillion-shilling payout after the company lost a copyright case tied to an M-Pesa product built…

8 May 2026 - Mastercard has partnered with Yellow Card to accelerate the adoption of stablecoin-enabled payments across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and…

8 May 2026 - HR and business management software firm Factorial has partnered with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to drive technology adoption across…

8 May 2026 - Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia closed the financial year ended 31 March 2026 with total funding of $2.65 billion, a 17% increase from $2.27…

8 May 2026 - Plans for a major data center development in Kenya backed by Microsoft and Abu Dhabi-based G42 have effectively fallen away after comments from…

8 May 2026 - Visa, a global digital payments leader, has officially opened a new office in Addis Ababa. While the company has maintained a presence in Ethiopia…

8 May 2026 - Sumsub, a leading full-cycle verification platform focused on scalable compliance, has unveiled its Adaptive Deepfake Detector,  a next-…

8 May 2026 - The number of Kenyans actively using the M-PESA GlobalPay Virtual Visa Card jumped 62.1% in the year ended 31 March 2026, according to Safaricom’s…

8 May 2026 - More Kenyans are using delivery apps for routine purchases, giving Glovo one of its strongest growth rates globally as merchants increase their…

8 May 2026 - Small financial gaps increasingly get resolved through a mobile overdraft sitting inside a payments platform already woven into daily life. That…

7 May 2026 - For years, telecom companies measured themselves through coverage maps, call minutes and subscriber growth. Increasingly, the language coming from…

7 May 2026 - Safaricom used its FY2026 results presentation to frame Ethiopia as a long-duration infrastructure project tied to digital systems, network reach and…

7 May 2026 - A growing share of Kenya’s public services now runs through systems linked to Safaricom, extending the company’s influence far beyond mobile…

7 May 2026 - Demand for electric buses in Kenya and Rwanda is growing faster than current deployment capacity as transport operators continue placing orders ahead…

7 May 2026 - Kenya has suspended plans for a proposed $1 billion data centre backed by Microsoft and Abu Dhabi-based G42 after officials concluded the country’s…

7 May 2026 - Safaricom grew Group service revenue to KES 414 billion in the year ended 31 March 2026, as strong performance in its home market more than…

6 May 2026 - Anyone using the Bolt app can report a safety concern directly through the platform’s built-in support section. The process is handled inside the app…

6 May 2026 - Pressure is building on African governments to rethink how betting and gaming businesses are taxed as the industry expands deeper into mobile and…

6 May 2026 - Copia Kenya is headed to the High Court after creditors filed an insolvency case tied to unpaid obligations, adding new pressure to a company already…

6 May 2026 - Kenya Revenue Authority is restructuring its tax collection systems around real-time business transactions, placing digital payments and automated…

6 May 2026 - Smartphone buying decisions often narrow down to one uncomfortable question: which compromises will you actually notice after a few months of use?…

6 May 2026 - Regional governments across East Africa are widening efforts to connect their digital infrastructure, lower telecom costs and reduce dependence on…

6 May 2026 - Electric buses are now operating across some of Nairobi’s busiest commuter corridors as transport operators add battery-powered vehicles to routes…

5 May 2026 - The vivo V70 FE is now officially available in Kenya. With sales now open, the device brings its signature blend of 200 MP ultra-clear imaging, trend…

4 May 2026 - Kenya’s communications regulator has introduced a new set of technical and procedural rules that could change how fiber and telecom cable…

4 May 2026 - Kenyan households are increasingly turning to smartphones and internet platforms for both news and entertainment, adding pressure on traditional…

4 May 2026 - KCB Bank has announced the launch of a new mortgage solution designed to unlock home ownership for Kenya’s informal sector, marking a significant…

4 May 2026 - OPay is preparing for a public listing in the United States, with the Nigerian payments company seeking a valuation of about $4 billion as it expands…

4 May 2026 - Kenya’s startup sector is attracting large amounts of private capital at the same time that venture-backed companies are shutting down, laying off…

4 May 2026 - Kenya has officially launched the AI for Disability Project, a cross-sector initiative aimed at developing and deploying scalable assistive…

3 May 2026 - Safaricom has announced an upgrade to its Home Fibre offering, increasing internet speeds by up to 2.5 times at no additional cost to customers.…

3 May 2026 - Cape Town-based logistics technology startup Shiprazor has secured $2.65 million (R44 million) in seed funding to address one of Africa’s most…

30 Apr 2026 - A total of 465 startups from 53 countries across five continents have submitted applications for this year’s Latitude59 startup competition,…

29 Apr 2026 - Canal+ has fixed 3rd June 2026 as the date its shares will begin trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, completing a commitment tied to its…