Afro Nation Portugal 2023 to take place between June 28-30
World's biggest Afrobeats festival, Afro Nation, has announced the dates for the flagship Portugal edition in 2023.
The festival will return to the Praia Da ...
Polygon’s first Web 3.0 bootcamp in Africa; Apply by October 7
Applications are now open for the Polygon Bootcamp Africa, an eight week intensive educational course and hackathon for Web3 developers in Africa. The bootcamp ...
Photographers & filmmakers in Nairobi will no longer pay for business permits
Freelance photographers and filmmakers who operate in Nairobi County are now exempted from paying for business permits in the normal operation of their business...
KUJ to appeal sentencing of TUKO editor Didacus Malowa
Didacus Malowa, an editor with digital media house TUKO, was handed a six month jail sentence because of an article that was deemed misleading by a judge. He wa...
Kenya Association of Travel Agents cites Ukraine war and rising fuel costs as risks to the industry
The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) held its 42nd Annual General Meeting on September 24, 2022 at the Movenpick Hotel in Nairobi.
The event brought...
Qatar Airways wins the “Airline of the Year” award by Skytrax for the seventh time
Qatar Airways has been named “Airline of the Year” by the international air transport-rating organisation,
Skytrax, for an unprecedented seventh time.
This ...
Nairobi County officials in Sweden as part of African Development Bank sponsored study visit
Nairobi County officials are part of representatives from 11 African cities that have begun a visit to two Scandinavian cities to learn about people-centred sol...
Meta launches Community Chats for Facebook and Messenger
Facebook has indicated that they will start enabling users to start community chats directly from Messenger.
They are also planning to expand the chat experi...
African superhero film, Terastorm, to represent Kenya at the 2022 Oscars
The film Terastorm by Afrikana Digital is the Kenyan Selection for the Best International Feature Film category for the 95th Academy awards. The selection was a...
Kenyan filmmakers: Kalasha Awards 2022 submissions close on October 7
The Kalasha Film & TV Awards, popularly known as the Kalasha Awards, are annual awards that recognize the best in Kenya's TV and film industry. It is organi...
How the third edition of the Smirnoff Unleash your Edge Fiesta party went down
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its Smirnoff Ready To Drink (RTD) brand entertained thousands of fans over the weekend.
The party was at the Smirnoff U...
Emerging artists stand to win Ksh. 500,000 in new Boomplay competition
Boomplay has in partnered with Supadrum, to launch a campaign inviting emerging artists across Kenya to show their skills to stand a chance to win various prize...
Black & White Whisky & H_art the Band partner to launch consumer experiences for the youth
Black & White Blended Scotch Whisky has partnered with Kenyan music group H_art the Band to launch consumer experiences for the youth. The partnership with ...
Kenya’s Zuri Health & Damu Sasa among African startups to receive Ksh. 6M from i3 health startup support initiative
Investing in Innovation (i3), an African support initiative for African health supply chain startups, has announced its first cohort of 30 companies. The select...
Samsung is attracting gamers with new Tv innovations
According to a statistic report by PwC, the market value of social online games in Kenya has been rising from approximately $34 million in 2019 to $55 million i...
Equity has planted 19 million trees in Kenya as part of its efforts to conserve the environment
Equity Group through its CSR arm, Equity Group Foundation (EGF), has planted 19 million trees in a bid to conserve the environment. The aim is also to help tack...
Microsoft & African Development Bank expand partnership to support youth entrepreneurs in Africa
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’...
Sendy partners with Meta in a bid to offer training to SMEs in Kenya & Nigeria
Sendy has partnered with Meta through the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub) to offer free training for SMEs on how to grow their business.
Through the Meta Boost t...
Liz Aluvanze appointed as CEO by Kenya Association of Air Operators
Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO) has announced that it has appointed Engineer Liz Aluvanze as the new CEO. This follows the retirement of Col. (Rtd) E....
Lavington Rotary Eco Club hosts charity run in honour of Prof. Wangari Maathai
The Lavington Rotary Eco Club hosted the annual Rotary charity run in memory of Kenyan conservationist, the late Prof. Wangari Maathai in Muguga Forest.
The ...
Second International Conference on Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution hosted in Nairobi
The Kenya chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Kenya) recently hosted the second International Conference on Arbitration and Alternative Disput...
Preyé is Spotify’s Fresh Finds Africa artist for September
Nigerian independent artist Preyé has been selected as Spotify's Fresh Finds Africa artist for the month of September.
Launched in March 2022, Fresh Finds Af...
5 Kenyans among 100 Global winners in the RISE program by Schmidt Futures
Schmidt Futures, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, have today announced the second cohort of 100 Rise Global Winners, five of whom are Kenyans.
Rise is a...
Somerset Westview Nairobi introduces Sip, Eat and Paint Sunday Brunch at Ksh. 4,000
Somerset Westview Nairobi has introduced Sip, Eat and Paint, Sunday Brunch targeting families and other individuals in Nairobi.
The brunch will be available ...
Google Pay is now available as a payment method on Flutterwave
Flutterwave has announced that Google Pay, a mobile payment service developed by Google, is now available as a payment method on its platform.
As part of thi...
Kenya’s David Daballen is a finalist for the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa
The Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa has announced this year's finalists as the awards enter their 10th year of celebrating African conservation leaders.
...
Deadline for acquiring new ETR devices extended to November 30th
The Kenya Revenue Authority has indicated that it has it has pushed the deadline for the acquisition of the new ETR machines from 30th September to 30th Novembe...
Back to school has now been made easy with Equity Bank
The Back-to-school season can be a hectic period for parents, guardians, and students as they prepare to do their back-to-school shopping and make payments for ...
LG has taken gaming experience to the next level with their OLED Gaming Monitor
Gaming as we know it has changed, each day comes with new trends, putting developers on their toes trying to catch up with the fast-changing tech world.
The cu...
Solve Kenya acquires Ksh. 780 Million for onward lending to SMEs
Solve Kenya has attracted over Sh.780 million of pre-approved credit lines through its partnership with participating financial institutions to lend to over 100...
KCB recognized as the best bank in sustainable finance by Kenya Bankers Association
KCB has been named the Best Bank in Sustainable Finance by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) in the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) Catalyst Awards.
...
Tecno Camon 19 Pro Mondrian Edition unboxing and first impressions
Tecno launched the Camon 19 Pro Mondrian Edition in the Kenyan market earlier this month. It is the latest phone in the Camon 19 series with the others being th...
itel Kenya donates libraries & educational materials to Meru Primary School
itel Kenya has donated mobile libraries and educational materials to Meru Primary School as part of their ongoing Love Always On CSR initiative.
itel donated...
KEBS temporarily suspends 10 cooking oils from the market over quality issues
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has in a letter to retailers indicated that it has withdrawn 10 cooking oils and fat brands from the market.
The suspension ...
Kenya’s McRae Kimathi, Hamza Anwar, Jeremiah Wahome & Maxine Wahome to take part in Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally.
Kenyan rally drivers, McRae Kimathi, Hamza Anwar, Jeremiah Wahome and Maxine Wahome will take part in this weekend’s Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally.
The 4 dri...
Governor Sakaja announces annual Nairobi Festival; asks for change of laws to promote creative industry
Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that the Capital City will celebrate an annual Nairobi Festival to celebrate Nairobi’s diverse food, culture and art. The ...
HACO Industries & University of Nairobi to partner on research and industrial placements
HACO Industries and University of Nairobi have announced a new partnership that will see the two organization collaborate on research and industrial placements....
Standard Chartered has partnered with Strathmore University to launch women in tech mentorship program
Standard Chartered in partnership with @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University has launched mentorship program targeting women seeking an entry into careers in Cybers...
Kenyan TikTokers who are driving inclusivity by promoting sign language
The world will be celebrating International Day of Sign Languages on Friday 23 September in a bid to raise awareness around the importance of human rights among...
KCB shareholders have approved the acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank SA in DRC
KCB Group Plc shareholders have approved the proposed acquisition of the DRC-based lender Trust Merchant Bank SA (TMB) during an Extra Ordinary General Meeting ...
Vanessa Nakate, a climate activist among winners of the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the winners of its Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. The foundation recognized the work of four remarkable ...
How Tecno managed to win the iF Design Award with the CAMON 19 series
Nowadays, cutting-edge technology is still the best-selling point for smartphone manufacturers. However, beyond this, differentiated and stylish design is gradu...