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ESET Research has released its latest Threat Report summarising how the threat environment has changed since December 2025, drawing on ESET telemetry and the analysis of its threat detection and research teams. Globally, the report…
Ticketmaster has entered the Kenyan market through ticketing platform Quicket. The partnership will bring fully digital ticketing to Kenyan events, with the platform integrating M-Pesa and Airtel Money to simplify ticket purchases while…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it is investing $1 billion in a new team that will place thousands of artificial intelligence specialists inside customer organisations, as the cloud computing giant seeks to help businesses…
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has reported a 37% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profit to KSh 9.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The banking group said its customer base grew by 44% to 5.9 million across Kenya, Tanzania and…
Kenyan solar energy company SunCulture has launched a new company-wide profit-sharing programme aimed at giving employees a direct financial stake in the company’s growth. Dubbed RainDrops, the programme covers all full-time employees…
Standard Chartered Kenya has reported a profit before tax of KSh9.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The bank’s operating income declined 9% year-on-year, with net interest income falling 20% to KSh12.3 billion amid rate and…
Co-operative Bank of Kenya has partnered with Car & General to expand access to agricultural machinery through tailored asset financing for farmers and agribusinesses. The partnership will enable farmers, cooperatives, agribusinesses and…
Nutanix and accelerated compute platform ChronoScale Holdings Corporation have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping enterprises deploy and scale artificial intelligence workloads more easily. The partnership will combine…
Chinese digital infrastructure company Guodong Group is planning to invest up to US$300 million (Ksh38.8 billion) in Kenya as it explores establishing its African headquarters in the country. The investment will target digital…
NETSCOUT has announced an expansion of its Adaptive DDoS Protection (ADP) solution. This introduces new capabilities that enable service providers to automatically detect and mitigate outbound DDoS attack traffic. The move comes as…
Ask most people what crypto actually is, and the honest answer is often: not sure, but I have heard it is complicated, risky or not meant for people like me. According to Binance that perception, more than the technology itself, is what…
Absa Bank Kenya has reported a profit after tax of KSh 10.5 billion for the six months ended 30 June 2026. This represents a return on equity of 21.7%. The lender said its performance was driven by continued execution of its…
Terra Industries, a defense technology company developing autonomous security systems for critical infrastructure across the Global South, has raised an additional $18 million, bringing its total seed funding to $52 million. The latest…
By Kadi Diallo, Head of Content for Africa Tech Festival Look across Africa’s technology sector today, and you’ll find women shaping its future from every direction. They’re running technology and data functions inside leading banks,…
Sanlam Allianz has reported a net profit of KSh124.6 million for the first half of 2026. The company’s half year financial results showed that insurance revenue had risen to KSh2.2 billion. The company’s Gross Written Premiums (GWP)…
Airtel Africa and Starlink have officially launched Africa’s first commercial satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). With the new service, Airtel subscribers with compatible smartphones can access…
itel today launched the POWER 80 in Kenya, a durable 4G smartphone engineered to survive real-world use without an added protective case. Available from today at all official retail stores countrywide at a recommended retail price of Ksh…
British International Investment (BII) and Africa50 have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating infrastructure investment across Africa through increased public and private sector financing. The deal was…
In July 2026 there was an average of 3,237 cyber attacks per week on African organizations. This is significantly higher than the global average of 2,336, according to the latest threat intelligence report from Check Point Research. The…
LG has expanded to its xboom audio line-up with the introduction of the new xboom Blast. This is a premium portable Bluetooth speaker that is designed for outdoor entertainment. The new speaker delivers powerful audio performance,…
Safaricom has expanded its PATA MORE campaign to the Greater Western and Nyanza regions following its national rollout. The campaign is designed to provide more value to our customers and businesses through Safaricom’s connectivity…
Konza Technopolis Development Authority CEO John Paul Okwiri recently hosted an AWS delegation led by Robin Njiru, Regional Lead for Public Sector, as the two organisations begin a new chapter of strategic collaboration. Konza says the…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a US$25 million equity investment in Jumia. According to the IFC, the investment will support Jumia’s next phase of growth across its core African markets by strengthening its…
Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng recently joined entrepreneur Raj Shamani on the business podcast Figuring Out to discuss how blockchain, crypto, stablecoins and artificial intelligence are reshaping financial services worldwide. Much of the…
