Microsoft partners with Zendawa to push AI adoption by pharmacies

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

Microsoft has announced its partnership with Zendawa, a Kenyan startup, to set up a marketplace where online users can order pharmaceutical products. By leverag...

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Microsoft ADC upskills 24 university lecturers in Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 5, 2024

Twenty-four lecturers from Kenyan Universities have graduated from the second cohort of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre's (ADC) upskilling program. The ...

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Microsoft to invest $1 billion in the Kenyan digital economy

Staff WriterMay 22, 2024

Microsoft has announced that it will in partnership with G42 and other stakeholders invest $1 billion in the Kenyan Digital Economy. One of the Kenyan invest...

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Microsoft invests in Abu Dhabi’s G42 in $1.5 billion AI development deal

Grace MathekaApril 17, 2024

Microsoft has announced a USD 1.5 billion investment in G42, a UAE-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology company. The investment is expected to strength...

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Microsoft ADC program to upskill university lecturers

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2024

The Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) has indicated that is has kicked off a second upskilling cohort. The program is intended to support university ...

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Microsoft launches WINS a mentorship program for women pursuing tech in universities

Staff WriterMarch 12, 2024

The Microsoft Africa Development Centre has launched a mentorship program dubbed Women Inspiring and Nurturing Students (WINS) for women pursuing technology stu...

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M-PESA to be hosted on Microsoft Azure

Samson NderiJanuary 18, 2024

Vodafone and Microsoft have announced a 10 year strategic partnership that will see them partner across different areas of their businesses. One aspect of th...

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Microsoft celebrates first year of Copilot with new innovations

Staff WriterDecember 7, 2023

This year will be remembered as the moment that we began to harness the power of AI in our daily lives. The last 10 months reflect years of AI research, close p...

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Microsoft launches a 100 new services as part of its AI-forward strategy

Staff WriterNovember 17, 2023

Microsoft has launched a 100 new services and updates as part of its AI-forward strategy. The announcements were made at Microsoft Ignite 2023 which is the comp...

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Microsoft & M-PESA Africa partner to develop digital skills for SMEs

Gladys WamuyuOctober 4, 2023

Microsoft has partnered with M-PESA Africa to support its Capability Development Academy. Microsoft will provide access to the Microsoft Community Platform and ...

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USIU-Africa’s Team TAWI win $100,000 in the 2023 Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship

Samson NderiMay 31, 2023

USIU-Africa's Team TAWI have won the 2023 Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship. The Imagine Cup is an annual technology innovation competition for students ...

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University students can now apply for the Microsoft Game of Learners coding competition

Samson NderiMarch 14, 2023

University students from Kenya and some parts of Africa can now apply to participate in season 4 of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre’s (ADC) Game of Lear...

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Microsoft partners with OCP Africa to grow food security in Africa

Samson NderiMarch 8, 2023

Microsoft has announced a partnership with OCP Africa through its Africa Transformation Office, with the goal of positively impacting smallholder farmers and Ag...

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Microsoft launches program to upskill university lecturers in tech courses

Samson NderiMarch 7, 2023

Microsoft has announced that it has launched a program to upskill university lecturers in technology courses. The program is a collaboration between Microsoft A...

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Microsoft ADC partners with Universities to make tech courses more relevant to industry needs

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

Microsoft ADC (Africa Development Centre) has announced a partnership with Kenyan technology universities to review their curriculums and make them more relevan...

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Over 10,000 employees expected to lose their jobs at Microsoft

Faith WambuiJanuary 19, 2023

Microsoft has confirmed plans to fire over 10,000 employees by the end of March. Microsoft is the latest big tech company to face a challenging economy, and the...

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Microsoft pledges support for continuous transformation of Africa’s Financial Services Industry

Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2022

Transforming the Financial Services landscape in Africa will be a critical driver of economic prosperity across the continent, a banking summit has been told. ...

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Microsoft & African Development Bank expand partnership to support youth entrepreneurs in Africa

Samson NderiSeptember 26, 2022

Microsoft has announced the expansion of its partnership with the African Development Bank to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs. This will be under the bank’...

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Microsoft appoints Kunle Awosika as the new head of the Africa Transformation Office

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2022

Microsoft has announced that it has appointed Kunle Awosika as the new Managing Director of the Africa Transformation Office (ATO), succeeding Wael Elkabbany. A...

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Road to Success: Prepare with Microsoft SC-100 Dumps and Pass Your Exam

Samson NderiAugust 30, 2022

Do you want to ace your SC-100 exam? Perfect your preparation by using the tools Examstrust provides you. Our study guides are the best there are out there in b...

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Microsoft partners with Ministry of Agriculture in a bid to digitize the agricultural sector

Staff WriterJune 16, 2022

Microsoft has announced a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture which has seen it invest in the Kenyan National Agriculture Platform as a key initiative ...

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Microsoft ADC has appointed Catherine Muraga as its new Managing Director

Staff WriterJune 3, 2022

The African Development Centre (ADC), Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, has announced the appointment of Catherine Muraga as its Managing Director effective ...

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Jack Ngare exits Microsoft, joins Google Cloud as Technical Director

Samson NderiApril 28, 2022

Google has appointed Jack Ngare to the position of a technical director in the Office of the  Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in its cloud business. With over...

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Microsoft launches a research institute in Nairobi as it seeks to advance scientific knowledge

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

Microsoft has announced the establishment of a research institute in Nairobi. This institute aptly named "Microsoft Africa Research Institute" will be the compa...

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Microsoft launches offices for for its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi

Samson NderiMarch 24, 2022

Microsoft has launched an office for the African Development Centre (ADC) after three years of operation in Kenya. The facility was officially launched by H.E t...

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Microsoft launches season 3 of the Game of Learners competition for university students

Samson NderiMarch 23, 2022

Microsoft has launched the 2022 season of Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) competition . The GOL initiative, now in its third...

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Microsoft launches initiative to support 10,000 African startups over the next 5 years

Samson NderiMarch 4, 2022

Microsoft has announced new initiatives intended to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African start-ups and fast-track investment in Africa’s start-up ecosystem o...

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Equity Group partners with Microsoft to launch hackathon open to students from UON and Meru University

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2022

Equity Group, in partnership with Microsoft, has launched a virtual hackathon open to students from The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and...

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Microsoft is calling out for applications to its Software Engineering program in 2022

Grace MathekaDecember 24, 2021

Every year, Microsoft recruits thousands of university graduates and students from all over the world to join the company. The company has announced graduate op...

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Microsoft launches Team Essentials for SMEs, retailing at Ksh. 448

Grace MathekaDecember 6, 2021

Microsoft has officially launched Teams Essentials, a Microsoft Teams solution designed for small-midsize businesses (SMBs). The solution is currently available...

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Wael Elkabbany has been appointed as head of Microsoft’s Africa Transformation Office

Grace MathekaNovember 20, 2021

Microsoft has appointed Wael Elkabbany as the head of its new Africa Transformation Office (ATO). Under Elkabbany’s leadership, the ATO will partner with public...

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Microsoft commits to support financial digital transformation with tailored cloud solutions

Grace MathekaNovember 18, 2021

Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to assisting financial services providers in Kenya with specialized Cloud solutions in their digital transformation jour...

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Microsoft launches 90 additional updates & services in a bid to enhance user experience

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

Microsoft has introduced more than 90 new services and updates to address emerging trends and explore ways of connecting people, organizations, and ideas in the...

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Microsoft launches Windows 11, Windows 10 users to get a free upgrade

Grace MathekaOctober 5, 2021

Microsoft has officially launched the Windows 11 Operating System. The free upgrade will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and PCs that come pre-load...

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Liquid Intelligent Technologies has launched OneVoice Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams

Grace MathekaSeptember 29, 2021

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has partnered with Microsoft to launch a new Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams. Through its...

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Microsoft and Linkedin partner to enhance the hybrid work experience

Samson NderiSeptember 10, 2021

Microsoft and LinkedIn have announced several new features and product innovation to help companies transition to hybrid work. As organizations across the gl...

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Microsoft 4Afrika partners with IFC to promote digital transformation in Africa’s Agri-food sector

Grace MathekaAugust 13, 2021

Microsoft through its 4Africa initiative has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to make digital and training resources more accessible t...

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Ecobank Group & Microsoft to upskill Africa’s SMEs in a bid to enhance the digital economy

Grace MathekaJuly 26, 2021

The Ecobank Group has partnered with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy to provide training to SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa. The training is aime...

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Cloud Productivity Solutions emerges a winner at the 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards

Grace MathekaJuly 22, 2021

Cloud Productivity Solutions (CPS), a Kenyan IT company, was among 9 African companies that were celebrated at this year’s Microsoft Partner Awards event. Th...

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Microsoft launches Dynamic 365 Business a solution meant to support SMEs in Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 8, 2021

Microsoft has unveiled a new cloud-based business management solution dubbed Dynamics 365 Business Central to streamline SMEs operations in Africa and the Middl...

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South Africa’s Standard Bank partners with Microsoft to drive digital transformation in Africa

Grace MathekaJune 16, 2021

Standard Bank has partnered with tech-company Microsoft to accelerate the digital transformation of the Bank and further drive the Africa's growth. The Bank’s g...

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Government partners with Microsoft to launch roadmap for Agricultural digital transformation

Grace MathekaJune 11, 2021

The Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries recently hosted a national dialogue with stakeholders in partnership with ...

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