5 reasons why you should get the LG XBoom Go Bluetooth speakers
Nowadays life has become so hectic that one rarely has time to just relax and reenergize. However, as the doctors keep saying, rest and relaxation is an importa...
SEACOM to acquire Africell Uganda as it expands operations across East Africa
SEACOM, a pan-African telecommunications service provider, has announced its plans to acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda. The acquis...
LG rolls out new XBOOM Go PL bluetooth speakers retailing as from Ksh. 8,995
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled an all-in-one solution LG XBOOM Go PL Bluetooth speakers series available in three models; the PL7, PL5 and PL2. The speakers a...
CEO Fridays: Kwaku Foh on Sycamore Capital & the Cashlet App’s admission to the CMA Regulatory Sandbox
In January this year, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) admitted Sycamore Capital, a fintech firm, to its Regulatory Sandbox. The admission is effective for 6...
Haskè Ventures invests in ProXalys in a bid to empower informal traders in Senegal
Haskè Ventures, a venture builder for Francophone Africa, has invested Ksh. 17,047,500 (USD 150,000) in ProXalys, a digital transformation B2B commerce company....
Patricia Ithau appointed as CEO of WPP Scangroup
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 post Ksh. 102.8 billion in bilateral trade
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...
Kenyan lawyer Noreen Kidunduhu appointed as chair of CIArb
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...
Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 is inviting fintech startups to showcase their solutions
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 CEO Florian Seiche visits Kenya as part of his East African visit
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...
Worldreader commits to donate eReaders in a bid to promote digital reading in Kenya
Worldreader, a non-profit that works to support vulnerable and underserved communities, has launched the Readers are Leaders campaign to promote digital reading...
Safaricom set to pilot a smart vehicle tracking system at the East African Safari Classic rally
Safaricom has announced the installation of their smart vehicle tracking system onboard Raaji Bharij and his navigator Tauseef Khan's Ford racer in the upcoming...
Huawei nova 9 is now available on pre-order at Ksh. 65,999
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. ...
Nzioka Waita quits State House job to venture into politics
Chief Of Staff in the Office of President Nzioka Waita recently resigned from public service to venture into politics ahead of the August 9th General Elections....
Google Hustle Academy to train 5,000 SMEs & entrepreneurs across Africa
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 secures Ksh. 388 million seed funding to support the launch of it electric buses in Kenya
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...
Chicken Cottage, a restaurant chain signs deal with Express Kitchen to open restaurants in Haas Petrol Stations
Restaurant chain Chicken Cottage has signed a franchising partnership agreement with Express Kitchen, a subsidiary of AAH Limited, to open a chain of restaurant...
Basketball Africa League announces the 12 teams & official schedule for the 2022 season
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries that will compete in the 2022 BAL season. The season which will...
NORAD commits funding towards ATI’s renewable energy sector initiatives
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 partners with CFAO Motors to support mobility entrepreneurs in Ghana & Nigeria
Moove, a mobility fintech, has partnered with CFAO Motors an automotive distribution network for its mobility entrepreneurs across Ghana and Nigeria. With deliv...
Airtel Kenya partners with UNICEF to promote children’s rights to education & protection
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...
KEMSA welcomes UHC national scale up, confirms readiness to supply medicines
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) leadership has welcomed the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) national scale-up efforts. The Authority has also confi...
Safaricom’s MPESA confirms a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for the Magical Kenya Ladies Open
MPESA, Safaricom's mobile money service, has announced a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for the second edition of the Magical Kenya Ladies Golf Open. The tournamen...
IFC’s Makhtar Diop concludes 4-day visit to Kenya & Tanzania
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 ranked as the 5th strongest banking brand in the world at the 2022 Brand Finance Banking 500 report
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...
Everstrong acquires majority stake in Kenya’s SealTowers Limited
SealTowers Limited, a licensed Kenyan cell tower company, recently announced a partnership agreement with Everstrong Capital. The partnership will see Everstron...
Mastercard expands its Market Trends platform for financial institutions in the MEA region
Mastercard has announced the expansion of the Mastercard Market Trends, an interactive business intelligence platform, in the Middle East and Africa. The new pl...
KCB sponsors the Magical Kenya Ladies Open to the tune of Ksh. 5 million
KCB Bank has announced its sponsorship for the Magical Kenya Ladies Open. The competition is scheduled to tee off Thursday in Kilifi, having received a Ksh. 5 m...
Safaricom to offer internships for PLWDs in partnership with NITA & Sightsavers
Safaricom has partnered with the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), Sightsavers and Cisco to train digital skills through internship opportunities f...
Jambojet launches cargo operations in its latest diversification strategy
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, ...
Agility Emerging markets rankings show a rise in digital readiness in Sub-Saharan Africa
The 2022 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index has revealed that leading African economies are performing better against other emerging markets. This has bee...
Oracle invests Ksh. 113 million to support African tech startups
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 ...
Asa from Nigeria is the latest addition to Spotify’s EQUAL music programme
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Asa, is the latest Spotify EQUAL Africa Music Programme ambassador of the month. The announcement follows the release of her most...
Hisense confirmed as the appliance partner for MasterChef South Africa Season 4
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 launches its i-PRO brand in Europe, Middle East & Africa region
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 reopens its airspace after 2 months hiatus, begins construction of vaccine plant
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....
KAM raises concerns over KRA charges on livestock delivered to Nairobi County
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...
Over 7,000 HP illicit items seized in Nairobi, Dar & Mwanza
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...
Latest Knight Frank report shows improvement in Nairobi residential sale prices
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...
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund provides Ksh. 4 billion financing to the Kesses solar project in Eldoret
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 calls for expeditious determination of Mumias Sugar case
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 acquires Ghanaian-based classifieds platform Tonaton
Jiji Nigeria, an online marketplace, has announced its full acquisition of Ghanaian-based classifieds company Tonaton. The company is the enterprise behind the ...