Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
The Kenyan government has announced wide-ranging reforms to embed technology across public service. The changes elevate ICT from an administrative support function to a central pillar of governance and national productivity. Eng. John…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €6.5 million investment in the Saviu II fund. This investment will support technology startups through seed-stage financing and also support startups through their first…
The Central African Republic (CAR) has officially launched Dûnîa, a fully digital platform that modernizes the Ministry of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation (MEPCI). The launch was presided over by President Faustin Archange…
Bitget has rolled out a global upgrade of its mobile trading application, positioning itself to capture up to 40 percent of tokenized stock trading by 2030 as crypto and traditional financial markets increasingly converge. The upgrade…
Users of Anthropic’s Claude AI experienced a major disruption today after the platform went offline unexpectedly, leaving many unable to access the service across all platforms. Reports quickly spread across social media and tech forums…
The vivo Y31d is a phone designed for people who are tired of looking for a power outlet by lunchtime. It centers entirely on a 7200mAh battery, which is currently the largest capacity vivo offers in a smartphone. In practical terms, this…
Airtel Kenya has expanded its retail footprint with the opening of new customer care shops at Spur Mall and Nord Mall in Ruiru and at Galana Energies along the Eastern Bypass. The telco says the move is aimed at reducing service turnaround…
Ericsson has extended its long-standing partnership with Safaricom through a new multi-year microwave agreement that aims to strengthen 5G capacity across Kenya. Ericsson will supply advanced all-outdoor E-band and multi-band solutions…
Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a subsidiary of WIOCC Group, has acquired a portfolio of seven data centre facilities in South Africa from NTT DATA. The transaction was advised by Verdant IMAP and includes strategically located facilities…
Truecaller and AnyMind Group have partnered in a move that makes the latter its direct sales reseller partner. This partnership aims to accelerate the growth of its advertising business across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and…
Schneider Electric has announced that the second edition of the Innovation Summit Middle East & Africa will be held in Abu Dhabi from April 28–29, 2026. The summit will bring together global energy and technology leaders as well as…
Global technology companies have often spoken about Africa in future tense, describing it as the “next billion users” or the “next growth frontier. But the continent has today achieved a demographic momentum and digital maturity that…
X (Twitter) has rolled out a feature requiring creators to be upfront about something many have quietly been doing for a while: using AI to make their content. The platform is rolling out a “Made with AI” label for posts, which has set off…
As every M-Pesa user has become accustomed to, paying at a till number or through Paybill means the merchant on the other end gets more than just a payment alert. Your full name and phone number go along with it automatically, with no…
The United States military used Anthropic’s Claude AI model during recent strikes in the Middle East, marking one of the clearest examples yet of a commercial AI system being deployed in live combat operations. As reported by The Wall…
Custom software can be one of the most powerful investments a business makes. If done correctly, it can streamline a business, strengthen customer relationships, and secure a competitive advantage that’s hard to match. But here’s the rub.…
In what may be the most consequential moment for the American AI industry to date, the Trump administration has effectively banned one of the country’s most prominent AI companies from doing business with the federal government while…
The 2026 AI & Cyber Frontier Report by digital trust and cybersecurity firm Smartcomply warns of a widening “execution gap” across the region. Awareness of cyber risk has not yet translated into operational resilience. Kenya accounts for…
AUI Global, a pan-African executive education provider specialising in artificial intelligence programs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) to deliver AI workshops and…
iHUB, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has opened applications for Cohort 4 of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Kenya. The programme will select 12 early-stage EdTech startups building solutions that expand…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has today confirmed the full repayment of its ZAR term loan and USD revolving credit facility. In tandem with this repayment, Liquid has agreed $410 million in new ZAR and USD credit facilities from a…
iHUB has opened applications for Cohort 4 of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, a program that selects early-stage education technology startups and gives them funding and support to grow. Twelve Kenyan startups will be picked…
A pan-African executive education provider specializing in artificial intelligence programs, AUI Global, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) to deliver AI workshops and…
Red Hat has announced Red Hat AI Enterprise, a new integrated AI platform designed to help organisations deploy and manage AI models, agents and applications across hybrid cloud environments. The launch expands the company’s AI portfolio,…
