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Kenyan startup Fixo Solutions wants to bring structure, trust, and convenience to the informal handyman services market. The company has officially launched Fixo!, a mobile-first e-hailing platform that connects households and businesses…
The 9th Africa Tech Summit London will convene at the London Stock Exchange on 6 June 2025, reinforcing the critical role of London as a gateway for capital and partnerships in Africa’s continuously evolving tech ecosystem. This year’s…
Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV) has secured an additional $500,000 investment from Alphatron, bringing its total seed round to $5 million. PEV had previously announced a $4.5M Seed Round in January, led by Clear Creek Investments and…
EFT Corporation has appointed Mike Smits as Group Managing Director formalising his leadership in day-to-day operations and strategic growth. Previously Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Smits’ appointment reflects EFTCorp’s commitment to…
Vertiv will participate as a founding partner at DCD>Connect | MENA 2025, taking place on April 15–16, 2025 in Dubai. Vertiv will share its expertise through two speaking sessions during the two-day event. Tassos Peppas, regional director…
Ajua, the customer experience (CX) intelligence platform, has announced the appointment of Claire Munene as its new Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Claire rejoins Ajua from Telkom Kenya, where she served as Director of Customer Experience.…
PayTic, a Moroccan fintech, PayTic, has secured $4 million extension to its Series Seed funding round. PayTic was founded in 2020 and offers advanced technological solutions that automate traditionally manual and complex banking processes.…
Vertiv has announced a significant upgrade to its Vertiv SmartAisle solution, designed specifically for edge computing applications up to 180 kW. Now available across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), this complete pre-engineered…
Kenya’s State Department for Technical Vocational Education and Training (SDTVET) has joined forces with global technology leader Huawei to foster the development of digital skills in Kenya. The partnership, formalized through a Memorandum…
Nairobi-based fintech Umba has secured a $5 million debt facility to help expand its secured lending operations in Kenya. US-based asset management firm, Star Strong Capital, is the only participant in this round. “With the confidence of…
Kenyan startup FaidiHR is on a mission to fix one of the most persistent bottlenecks for businesses across Africa: manual payroll and HR processes. The cloud-based platform is modernising how companies manage employees, payroll, compliance…
Bolt has announced a 46% reduction in offline (off-app) trips across its platform, following the implementation of a series of enhanced safety measures designed to protect both passengers and drivers. The decline, recorded over the past…
The Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, outlining a shared commitment among African nations to align national strategies with continental goals, safeguard data sovereignty, build digital infrastructure, and foster a sustainable…
By Christopher Saul, Territory Sales Lead for East Africa at Red Hat Recently, I have noticed a shift in how businesses in East Africa approach the topic of virtualisation. Developments among service providers are prompting many…
LG has today announced an exclusive Easter campaign dubbed ‘Forget the Bunny, Get the Deals’ that will see customers get special discounts across a wide range of select home appliances, Air solutions and Home entertainment products. The…
Sophos has named Chris Bell as senior vice president of global channel, alliances and corporate development, where he will lead the evolution of Sophos’ global channel strategy. This key appointment reinforces Sophos’ channel-first…
With 86,600,000 mobile subscriptions, Ethiopia is the biggest telecom market in East Africa today, accounting for 27.49% of the region’s 314,988,917 subscriptions in 2024. This is contained in the Africa Telecom 50 Report 2024 (East…
The vivo V50 is one of the latest smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in the country starting from Ksh 62,500, and for this, you are getting 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage space. This is a…
Kenyan startup Chpter is on a mission to reinvent how small businesses across Africa sell and serve customers by turning everyday chat apps like WhatsApp and Instagram into powerful, AI-powered storefronts. Founded by Mark Kiarie, Kuria…
Mastercard has partnered with PayTabs to facilitate digital payment solutions for small and medium enterprises in Egypt. Through this collaboration, PayTabs will leverage Mastercard’s global network and digital payments capabilities to…
The 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize launches its seventh annual competition today in search for Africa’s most promising young co-founders and founders across Africa who have launched businesses across Africa’s agrifood value chain “from…
Last month, Kenya’s State Department for Parliamentary Affairs unveiled its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy for 2025 to 2030. As the global AI race intensifies, this roadmap aims to position Kenya not just as a consumer of AI…
The itel A20 is one of the latest smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available for Ksh 6,300 through Gadgets Leo, among other online and offline retailers. This is one of the cheapest smartphones you can get in…
South African AI startup, NOSIBLE, has announced the close of a $1 million in pre-seed funding round led by Atlantica Ventures. The startup plans to use the funding to scale its sales operations and accelerate its go-to-market strategy.…
