Morocco’s Holmarcom Group acquires 51% stake in Monarch Insurance
Monarch Insurance has announced its deal with the Holmarcom Group through its holding company, Holmarcom Insurance Activities, for the acquisition of a majority...
Safaricom led consortium awarded telecommunication license in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has awarded a new telecommunication license to a consortium including Safaricom and the Vodafone Group, paving the way for an opening of the sector to ...
Explore Africa’s rich film heritage with these shows on Showmax
Showmax has over the years aired African original content that helps viewers explore the African continent.
In commemoration of this year's Africa Day, Showm...
Merck Foundation announces winners in the STOP GBV poster awards in Botswana
Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO Merck Foundation and Mrs. Neo Jane Masisi, First Lady of Botswana and Ambassador of Merck More Than A Mother have announced the winners of ...
Burna Boy & Sauti Sol most streamed artists in Africa according to Spotify
Spotify has released a list of the top streamed artists globally from Africa. According to Spotify statistics, Nigerian artist, Burna boy is the most streamed A...
Safaricom Foundation launches third phase of the Ndoto Zetu Initiative
Safaricom Foundation has announced that it will invest Ksh. 100 million for its third phase of the Ndoto Zetu initiative. The initiative aims at supporting loca...
MultiChoice launches first Africa focused telenovela channel, Novela Magic
As part of its commitment to promote original African content, MultiChoice has launched its first African-focused telenovela channel, Novela Magic.
The chann...
Coca-Cola’s Debra Mallowah & Monali Shah named among top 50 African women corporate leaders
Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Vice President, Debra Mallowah and Monali Shah - Africa Head, Integrated Marketing Experiences have been recognized by Leading...
Stanbic Bank registers Ksh. 1.9 billion net profit in Q1 FY2021
Stanbic has registered a 26.7% increase in Profit after tax to Ksh. 1.9 billion from Ksh. 1.5 billion recorded in a similar period last year. Loans and advances...
How to apply for the 2021 Elimu scholarship program by Equity Group Foundation
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has launched the application process for the 2021 Elimu scholarship program is now open and will close on 31st May 2021. Elimu sch...
Liquid Telecom has officially rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has revealed its new brand identity, as part of the Liquid Intelligent Technologies Group. The company, formerly known as Liquid...
KBL launches a Commercial Graduate Trainee program for women
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has enrolled 10 female graduates into the newly launched Commercial Graduate Trainee Program. The program aims to accelerate caree...
Equity Group Foundation launches applications for the 2021 Wings to Fly program
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has launched the application process for the 2021 Wings to Fly scholarship program. The program is in partnership with the Masterc...
Facebook launches short film series, featuring Blinky Bill & Sauti Sol, to celebrate Africa’s culture
Facebook has announced the launch of its global campaign dubbed Made by Africa, Loved by the World. The campaign is a series of short films that highlight 8 cre...
Royal Media Services wins big at the 4th annual KUZA Awards
The Royal Media Services emerged as the people's choice after winning various awards in almost all of the categories in the 4th edition of the Communication Aut...
KEBS calls for calibration of medical equipment to improve healthcare quality in Kenya
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has urged manufacturers, hospitals and clinical laboratories to regularly calibrate medical equipment. This will help reduce de...
Kenya’s Asilimia among 14 firms selected for 2021 Africa fintech bootcamp
Asilimia, a Kenyan fintech, has been selected alongside 14 Fintech start-ups to take part in the 2021 edition of Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp. As...
Equity Group to join Nyandarua farmers in planting 60,000 trees
Equity Group has partnered with Kipipiri Sub-County to support farmers and institutions in planting 60,000 tree seedlings in Nyandarua County. This tree plantin...
Kakuzi celebrates Lamu port operationalisation with Avocado cargo headed to France
Kakuzi has celebrated the operationalization of the new Port of Lamu with an inaugural 80-ton cargo of Avocados to France.
Fresh Avocados grown at the Kakuzi...
Kenyan Football wonderkid, Leo Messo, joins the Arsenal Academy
Leo Messo is one step closer to realizing his dreams of becoming an international football player after signing a contract with Arsenal Academy. The 10-year-old...
Coca-Cola’s Debra Mallowah calls on SMEs to build lasting brands
Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Franchise Vice President, Debra Mallowah, has called upon MSMEs to focus on building a strong and consistent brand for their b...
Absa Bank reports an improved Ksh. 2.4B net profit in Q1 2021
Absa Bank Kenya has reported profit after tax to Ksh. 2.4 billion for the period ending 31 March 2021. This is a 24% increase compared to a similar period last ...
Standard Chartered give Ksh.1M in funding to 5 businesses in the Women in Tech program
Standard Chartered Bank has awarded 5 businesses Ksh. 1,000,000 each in the end of the 4th cohort of the Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech incubation progra...
UEFA Euro 2020 will be showing on Showmax Pro starting from June 11th
Showmax subscribers across Africa will be able to live stream all matches of the Euro 2020 on the streaming service. Football fans will be able to stream every ...
Kellie Gatwiri Murungi has been appointed as the Chief Investment Officer for East African Power
Kellie Gatwiri Murungi has been appointed the new Chief Investment Officer for East African Power (EAP).
Kellie has over 10 years experience in investment fi...
Co-operative Bank posts Ksh. 3.46 Billion net profit in Q1 2021
Co-operative Bank (Co-op Bank) has reported a Ksh. 3.46 billion net profit for the first quarter 2021. This represents a 4% decline in profitability from Ksh. 3...
Jacob Bertrand appointed as the Youth Celebrity Ambassador for Smile Train
Smile Train, a global cleft organization, recently announced actor Jacob Bertrand as their Youth Celebrity Ambassador. Jacob is known for his role as Hawk on th...
Huawei partners with Safaricom to launch “Scan & Order” an innovative solution for restaurants
Safaricom and Huawei have announced their trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants, dubbed Scan & Order. This solution was developed to help rest...
Vaccinated foreigners no longer need to be quarantined upon entering Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia recently announced that it will lift the mandatory quarantine requirement for foreign visitors who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Thi...
Bamburi Cement posts Ksh. 1.7 Billion pre tax profit for the full year 2020
Bamburi Cement registered a 144% pre-tax profit for the financial year 2020, to Ksh. 1.776 billion, from Ksh. 728 million registered in 2019.
The company att...
Joram Opala Otieno & Mactebac Contractors banned by AfDB for 36 months due to fraud
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors and Mr. Joram Opala Otieno, effective 15th December, 2020...
President Uhuru appoints Martha Koome as the Chief Justice
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Justice Martha Koome as the Chief Justice, making her the first woman in Kenya's history to hold the position, just hours...
KAM unveils strategic plan for the revival of our sugar industry
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has initiated a revival plan for the sugar industry. The announcement was made during the launch of the KAM Sugar Sub-S...
Ecila Films & Runnovate among 5 businesses to receive Ksh. 1 Million funding from the Stanchart Incubation program
The Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with @iBizAfrica-Strathmore University has awarded 5 participating businesses in the Standard Chartered Bank Women i...
The Tecno Spark 7P Phone Review
The Tecno Spark 7P is a budget smartphone that was recently launched in the Kenyan market. The phone is the latest iteration in the Spark series and is targete...
HMD Global launches Android 12 Developer Preview Program for their new Nokia X20
HMD Global, the umbrella company of Nokia phones, has revealed that the Android TM 12 Developer Preview Program will be coming soon on the Nokia X20. The progra...
Android users in Kenya will be able to access the Clubhouse app by Friday, 21st May 2021
Clubhouse, an invitation-only social media app, has announced plans to be fully accessible on Android in Kenya by Friday, 21st May, 2021. The move is aimed at o...
Vertiv launches new micro data center system for edge computing in the EMEA region
Vertiv, a global provider of digital infrastructure, has introduced the Vertiv VRC-S, a fully factory-assembled micro data center designed for fast and easy ins...
Little cab service launches a Doctor booking feature on its app
Little, a Kenyan ride-hailing company, has partnered with over 200 medical specialists to offer patient booking services on the Little App. The new feature seek...
Kakuzi unveils plans to support small-scale avocado farmers
Kakuzi, a Kenyan agro-business firm, has confirmed plans to strengthen its avocado smallholder base as part of a shared prosperity business plan. The firm is fo...
Ethiopia’s Soliyana Gizaw Hunde emerges top at the AfriCANCode Challenge 2021
Soliyana Gizaw Hunde is the coding champion for this year's annual AfriCANCode Challenge. The 10-year old attributes her win to her love for Math and Science th...
Equity Group Foundation and KFS partner to plant 7,000 trees at UoN Campuses
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) have joined the University of Nairobi to plant 7,000 trees at various campuses. The tree-planting e...