Kenyan technology publication covering smartphones, consumer electronics, apps, telecoms, reviews and technology news.
As dark clouds gather over the skyline, a familiar question echoes in many homes; will the laundry dry today? The rainy season has a way of disrupting routines, leaving clothes damp for days and laundry baskets overflowing. But what if…
Absa Bank recorded a 10% growth in profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2025 reaching KSh 22.9 billion. Total revenue stood at KSh 61.4 billion. This reflects on the pressure on net interest income which declined 6% during the…
When Johnson Gituma talks about financial empowerment, his conviction is grounded not in theory, but in lived experience. As Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Flexpay, Gituma is helping reshape how Africans access goods and…
Vertiv is adding a new compact, high-capacity double-stack design to its PowerBar Track busway portfolio. This is aimed at supporting the growing power demands of artificial intelligence workloads in hyperscale and colocation data centres.…
By Dion Harvey, Regional General Manager at Red Hat Sub-Saharan Africa Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a curated series featuring perspectives from industry leaders across Africa’s digital economy. The…
Cassava Technologies has announced the launch of Cassava Autonomous Network, an AI-powered solution designed to optimise mobile Radio Access Networks (RAN) across the continent. The solution is powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, NVIDIA…
Telenor has picked Red Hat’s cloud-native and AI platforms to power a sovereign AI Factory in Norway. This is aimed at delivering secure, in-region AI infrastructure for enterprise and public sector customers. The Telenor AI Factory is…
Guaranty Trust Bank has announced the scrapping of Pesalink transaction fees for transfers below KES 1,000. This appears to be a calculated bet on growing digital transactions. The bank revised its Pesalink pricing structure as follows…
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…
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…
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…
Safaricom has secured regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to roll out a long-awaited data minimisation feature on M-Pesa that will mask customers’ phone numbers during transactions. The approval was granted last month…
By Judy Waruiru, Regional Managing Director, Acquiring at Network International Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a curated series featuring perspectives from industry leaders across Africa’s digital…
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…
M-PESA Ethiopia and Gebeya have launched the Dala AI Bundle. This makes it easier for Ethiopians to access advanced AI creation tools and pay for the tools using their M-PESA wallets. Through Dala Studio, subscribers will gain access to…
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…
Pesalink has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to enable real-time cross-border payments. The partnership will allow instant 24/7 cross-border payments from PAPSS participants into banks and mobile money…
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,…
