WPP Scangroup has announced the appointment of Patricia Ithau as its Chief Executive Officer. Patricia is an accomplished business and marketing leader who brin...
Kenya-Tanzania bilateral trade hit Ksh. 102.8 billion (USD 905.5 million) in 2021 for the period between January and November 2021 according to the Central Bank...
The YMG (Young Members Group) has announced the appointment of Noreen Kidunduhu and Ana Gerdau de Borja Mercereau as Chair and Vice-Chair of CIArb, YMG’s Global...
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) is inviting fintech and payment startups to showcase their products and solutions. The initiative will offer finalists firs...
HMD Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Florian Seiche is in Kenya for an official visit. The high-level visit is part of the CEO’s visit to the East Africa ma...
Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that the new nova 9 is now available on pre-order in all retail stores across the country including Huawei Experience stores. ...
About 5,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are set to receive free training via the newly launched Hus...
BasiGo, an electric vehicle technology and financing company, has secured a Ksh. 388 million (USD 4.3 million) seed funding round. The round was led by Novastar...
Restaurant chain Chicken Cottage has signed a franchising partnership agreement with Express Kitchen, a subsidiary of AAH Limited, to open a chain of restaurant...
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) has committed to provide a Ksh. 6.4 billion (USD 56 million) grant funding to the African Trade Insuran...
Moove, a mobility fintech, has partnered with CFAO Motors an automotive distribution network for its mobility entrepreneurs across Ghana and Nigeria. With deliv...
UNICEF and Airtel Kenya have announced a partnership to promote children’s rights to education and a safe and secure childhood. The partnership will focus on pr...
IFC Managing Director Makhtar Diop has concluded his four-day visit to Kenya and Tanzania. During his visit, Diop confirmed to senior public and private sector ...
Equity Group has been named the 5th strongest banking brand in the world. The Group is the only new entrant among the top ten leading banking brands with an imp...
SealTowers Limited, a licensed Kenyan cell tower company, recently announced a partnership agreement with Everstrong Capital. The partnership will see Everstron...
Mastercard has announced the expansion of the Mastercard Market Trends, an interactive business intelligence platform, in the Middle East and Africa. The new pl...
Jambojet has ventured into cargo operations with the Dash 8-400 passenger aircraft to its eight destinations within Kenya and DRC . These are Nairobi, Mombasa, ...
Oracle has announced support of Ksh. 113.6 million (USD 1 million) for tech startups in Africa. The support will help accelerate their digital initiatives with ...
Hisense, a provider of cooking and home appliances, has announced it will be an appliance partner for the fourth season of MasterChef South Africa. Hisense will...
Panasonic has announced launch of i-PRO Europe Middle East and Africa (i-PRO EMEA) operations in the region at Intersec 2022. Intersec is one of the leading sec...
Morocco has officially reopened its airspace in a bid to revive its tourism sector, two months after it cancelled commercial flights over rising COVID-19 fears....
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) through its CEO Phyllis Wakiaga has registered concerns on what it terms as unfair imposition of fees on businesses...
Local authorities in East Africa have successfully seized over 7,000 illicit items in partnership with HP across Kenya’s Nairobi area and Tanzania’s Dar Es Sala...
Knight Frank's second half 2021 Kenya Market Update report has shown that prime residential sale prices in Nairobi marginally improved by 1.2% over the past 6 m...
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has provided a Ksh. 4 billion (USD 35 million) loan over a 15 year term to the 40MW Kesses solar generation proje...
Justice Alfred Mabeya, presiding Judge at the Milimani Commercial Court has stated that the case by five farmers challenging the leasing of Mumias Sugar Company...
Jiji Nigeria, an online marketplace, has announced its full acquisition of Ghanaian-based classifieds company Tonaton. The company is the enterprise behind the ...
Cassava Technologies, a Pan-African technology company, has announced the appointment of Tesh Durvasula as the new Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centre...
Mdundo, a Pan-African music streaming service, has announced a 22% growth in its user base in the last quarter of 2021. The platform recorded 20 million users a...
Aleph Hospitality has entered the Ugandan market with the signing of a management contract to operate two boutique hotels. These are Masheda Palms in Buyala and...
Amitruck, a Kenyan tech enabled logistics platform, has raised Ksh. 454.6 million (USD 4 million) in seed funding. This brings the total funds raised to date to...
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has opened applications for the 2022 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW). The global hardware accelerator is op...
Lami, a Kenyan based insurance technology company, has acquired Bluewave Insurance Agency, an insurtech startup. With this acquisition, Lami aims to democratize...
As part of marking this year's World Wetlands Day on 2nd February, Carrefour Kenya in partnership with Friends of Karura Forest Community Association conducted ...
Saudi Arabia has announced more than Ksh. 727 billion (USD 6.4 billion) in investments in future technologies and entrepreneurship. The investments aim to furth...
NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund II recently announced that it closed a Ksh. 1.14 billion (USD 10 million) financing facility with Uber’s vehicle supply part...
Afya Rekod, a health data startup, has announced it has raised Ksh. 227 million (USD 2 million) in a seed funding round led by Mac Venture Capital, a US based v...
Kenya has floated an international tender to original bus manufacturers, motor vehicle dealers, leasing companies, financial institutions and interested firms f...
Saudi Arabia recently launched Ignite, a new program for digital content creation and production, in a series of new investments and support for next generation...
Equity Bank has revamped its USSD service (*247#) in a bid to offer customers a seamless banking experience. The newly updated USSD offers a unified service off...
WPP Scangroup’s MediaCom has launched SpotLift, a TV attribution tool, to measure the impact of TV advertising in line with outcomes. The launch is in response ...
Ndovu, a micro investment tech startup, has officially launched in Kenya. The startup was founded by Radhika Bhachu, Ro Nyangeri, and Gianpaolo De Biase. Availa...
