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Kenya to Sell 15% Safaricom Stake to Vodafone for $1.57 Billion
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Kenya to Sell 15% Safaricom Stake to Vodafone for $1.57 Billion

Vodafone is buying more control of Kenya’s biggest telco, and the government needs the money. In what is shaping up as Kenya’s largest corporate transaction in years, Vodafone Kenya will pay $1.57 billion to acquire 15% of Safaricom from…

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Micron Is Killing the Crucial Brand to Chase AI Money
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Micron Is Killing the Crucial Brand to Chase AI Money

Micron just pulled the plug on Crucial, its consumer-focused memory brand, and the timing couldn’t be worse for anyone building or upgrading a PC. The company announced yesterday it’s shutting down Crucial’s consumer operations to focus on…

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Bolttech expands its presence in Africa by acquiring tech firm mTek
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Bolttech expands its presence in Africa by acquiring tech firm mTek

mTek, a Kenyan-based digital insurance insurance service provider has been acquired by Bolttech,a move aimed at advancing Bolttech’s strategic goals in East Africa and enhances the group’s global embedded insurance capabilities. Founded in…

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UAE Launches $1 Billion ‘AI for Development’ Initiative for Africa
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UAE Launches $1 Billion ‘AI for Development’ Initiative for Africa

The United Arab Emirates has unveiled the first of its kind funding program dubbed AI for Development that aims to speed up the adoption of artificial intelligence across African countries. The initiative is valued at $1 billion and aims…

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Black Swan Wins MEST Africa Challenge 2025
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Black Swan Wins MEST Africa Challenge 2025

Mauritius-based FinTech startup Black Swan has been crowned the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025. The pan-African pitch competition which is led by the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) and powered…

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7 Best IT Resource Management Tools for Effective Planning
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7 Best IT Resource Management Tools for Effective Planning

Walk into any IT department on a Tuesday afternoon and you’ll witness the same scene: project managers juggling spreadsheets, team leads playing resource Tetris with calendars, and someone inevitably double-booked across three critical…

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Kenyan Maosa and Nigerian Omosalewa ignite the RLSD Africa 2025 awards
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Kenyan Maosa and Nigerian Omosalewa ignite the RLSD Africa 2025 awards

Kenyan accessories designer Stephen Maosa achieved an unprecedented milestone, winning the People’s Choice Award for the second consecutive year, a first in the Real Leather. Stay Different (RLSD) Africa 2025 Awards were held last weekend…

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iColo Appoints Wanja Muriithi as General Manager
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iColo Appoints Wanja Muriithi as General Manager

iColo has announced the appointment of Wanja Muriithi as its new General Manager in Kenya. The company says the appointment is part of its plan to accelerate business growth in the country and strengthen Digital Realty’s footprint across…

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MKBHD Shuts Down Panels App After One Year
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MKBHD Shuts Down Panels App After One Year

Marques Brownlee, better known as MKBHD, is officially shutting down Panels, the iOS and Android wallpaper app he launched just over a year ago. The announcement was shared through a notice on the Panel’s website along with a detailed…

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KenGen to Operate First Nuclear Power Plant in Kenya
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KenGen to Operate First Nuclear Power Plant in Kenya

Kenya has taken a major step toward introducing nuclear energy into its electrical grid after the government confirmed that the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) will operate the country’s first nuclear power plant. The…

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Netflix Kills Phone-to-TV Casting for Most Users
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Netflix Kills Phone-to-TV Casting for Most Users

Netflix has quietly gutted the ability to cast shows from your phone to your TV, and users are furious. The change rolled out in recent weeks with no announcement. People just started noticing the cast button had vanished from their…

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Blockchain is quietly powering everyday life across Africa
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Blockchain is quietly powering everyday life across Africa

By Larry Cooke, Binance Africa As Binance Blockchain Week, taking place from 3 to 4 December, approaches, it’s clear that blockchain is no longer just a buzzword for cryptocurrency traders. Across South Africa and the wider continent, it…

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