Africa No Filter, a narrative change organization has partnered with Meta to launch the Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds program. The program is ...
Pariti, a Kenya-based community focused marketplace for digital infrastructure has raised Ksh. 321 million (USD 2.85 million) seed funding.
The seed round wa...
Penda Health, a healthcare solutions provider, has partnered with Kasha Technologies to increase access to its contraceptive products via the Kasha digital plat...
To commemorate this year's Christmas celebrations, Safaricom has launched its month-long Christmas campaign dubbed Pokea Uteo Wa Furaha. The campaign seeks to d...
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has given ViewTech Limited the go ahead to carry out payment services in the Kenyan market. The approval paves the way for the f...
OPPO has announced plans to release a new flagship smartphone powered by the new premium Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform in Q1 2022. The announcement was mad...
The Regional Secretariat for Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) of the European Union (EU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation C...
The DRC Vice-Prime Minister, H.E Eve Bazaiba, recently officially opened the Kenya – DRC Trade Mission 2021, a 15 day business networking initiative. The Trade ...
Microsoft has officially launched Teams Essentials, a Microsoft Teams solution designed for small-midsize businesses (SMBs). The solution is currently available...
MyDawa, a Kenyan ePharmacy company, has received a Ksh. 135 million (USD 1.2 million) grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is aimed at in...
In collaboration with Microsoft 365 Business, Cloud Productivity Solutions has launched the SME Boost solution that seeks to transform the way modern businesses...
Faulu Bank has signed an agreement with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Council in an aim to mobilize affordable deposits and its Non-Funded Income (NFI...
Ministry of ICT’s Cabinet Secretary Joseph Mucheru has officiated the ICT Talent Cultivation for Kenya’s Digital economy whitepaper through a joint partnership ...
Toyota Kenya has launched the 3.3 liter diesel and 3.5 liter petrol V6 engines Land Cruiser 300 series. The series will have three options, the GX-R, VX-R and G...
UAP Old Mutual has signed an agreement with Malipo Circles, a financial management app, to launch a digital last expense cover for informal groups popularly kno...
The MPESA Foundation has launched Daktari Smart, a telemedicine initiative in Lamu county, in partnership with Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation.
The program ta...
The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature has announced the 2021 shortlisted manuscripts. The Prize is supported by Mabati Rolling Mills, ALAF T...
The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group has terminated its plan to acquire a 100% stake in African Banking Corporation Tanzania (BancABC) from London-listed Atlas...
Uber has announced that users in India will soon be able to book a ride directly through WhatsApp.
To this end, Uber will be rolling out a feature which will...
Mastercard is collaborating with Meta to support the digitization and growth of SMEs across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
The two companies will o...
DriveWealth, a fractional investing and embedded finance company, has partnered with Hisa Technologies, a wealth management platform, to enable fractional tradi...
President Uhuru Kenyatta has awarded a city charter to Nakuru, making it the fourth city in Kenya after Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. This comes after the Nation...
Equity Bank has been featured in the Africa's Most Valuable Brands ranking conducted by the Brand Finance Report 2021. Equity's value jumped 8.3% compared to la...
The East African Business Council (EABC) has reached an agreement with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) to spur job creation for graduates i...
The National Police Service has received of 39 out of 80, 7 seater Isuzu mu-X vehicles from Isuzu East Africa in a leasing deal aimed at boosting police operati...
NCBA Bank has released Ksh. 600 million towards the National Police Service (NPS) vehicle leasing deal in partnership with Isuzu East Africa.
The leasing dea...
The Equity Leaders Program operating under Equity Group Foundation's (EGF) Education and Leadership Development Pillar has launched in Rwanda. The program has s...
4G Capital Group, a technology financial inclusion company, has partnered with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) on developing a new tool. The to...
Twitter has announced plans to update its existing private information policy to include private media. This is part of its ongoing efforts to build tools that ...
Team Europe, consisting of Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands are contributing 3.75 million additional COVID-19 vaccines to Kenya. This will contribu...
Standard Chartered Bank has been named as a winner in the Banking Sector Award category at the 2021 CIO Awards. The bank was recognized for its performance in t...
Mavuno Link has been named as the Middle East and Africa regional winner of the 2021 Call for Code Global Challenge by IBM and David Clarke.
The Mavuno Link ...
Huawei Mobile has relaunched the MatePad T10 series including the Huawei Matepad T10, Huawei Matepad T10s and Huawei Matepad T10s kids’ edition.
The Huawei M...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has stepped down as head of the social media company, effective immediately. Twitter has stated that Parag Agrawal, the company's chief ...
Boehringer Ingelheim, a global pharmaceutical company, has given an update on its strategic approach to sustainable development at the 2021 World Health Summit....
UAP Old Mutual Group has projected that SMEs and uninsured tech savvy consumers will boost the uptake of insurance as the economy recovers from the negative eco...
Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa’s 100m record holder, has been selected as an OPPO Kenya ambassador. He joins the other ambassadorial team for the Reno6 5G comprisin...
The Global Economic Affairs Think Tank, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is hosting its 55th Biannual Research Workshop. The Consortium is led by for...
Jumia has begun using electric bicycles for its logistics capacity for delivery. The company has partnered with eBee Africa to launch a fleet of electric bicycl...
The government of Kenya has announced plans to curb the country's strong reliance on solid biomass fuels by 2028. This is especially in rural areas where over 8...
Africa Data Centres has opened its new 10MW data centre facility in Lagos, Nigeria. The Centres are the largest network of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neu...
The MPESA Foundation in partnership with AMREF Health Africa have launched a Ksh. 150 million project to improve access to quality maternal health services in H...