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NCBA Group and electric mobility company BasiGo have partnered to finance 1,000 electric vehicles in Kenya, expanding access to leasing as public transport operators and businesses seek to overcome the high upfront cost of switching to…
Samsung gained market share in the Middle East and Africa during the second quarter as a 10% decline in regional smartphone shipments and a memory-component shortage squeezed manufacturers concentrated in the entry-level segment.…
HassConsult is betting that wellness and community-driven living can become a bigger source of value in Kenya’s residential property market, as a global wellness real estate sector worth $876 billion increasingly reshapes how developers…
Google is expanding access to its AI-powered learning tools across Africa, offering eligible higher education students in 27 countries one year of Google AI Plus at no cost. The offer gives university and college students 12 months of…
Google Cloud is expanding its enterprise artificial intelligence offering with two new industry-specific products designed to automate complex workflows in financial services and legal work. The company announced Gemini Enterprise for…
African early-stage investor Ventures Platform has closed its second institutional fund at $84 million, surpassing its $75 million target as new investors including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Norfund and…
MTN Group is planning to develop about 150 megawatts of AI-ready data-center capacity in South Africa and Nigeria, expanding its push into digital infrastructure as demand for computing power grows across Africa. The telecommunications…
If you examine digital businesses, you’ll find that many of these aren’t built entirely from scratch. A fintech startup can connect to an existing payment network, an e-commerce company can tap into an external logistics service, and a…
Kenya’s growing dependence on digital platforms is changing how people work, communicate, shop and entertain themselves, but property developer HassConsult is betting that the next evolution of the connected lifestyle may require people to…
NCBA Group and HEVA Fund have launched a KES 20 million ($154,000) financing facility for startups and small businesses in Kenya’s creative economy, offering capital without collateral at a 9% interest rate. The Start-Up Incubator facility…
Swvl Holdings Corp. has agreed to raise $13 million from investors led by Coefficient LP, a U.S. investment firm backed by Egypt’s Sawiris family, as the mobility technology company expands into the U.S. market. Coefficient will invest $10…
Nigerian agritech company ThriveAgric has raised 5.3 billion naira ($3.93 million) through its first commercial paper issuance, the company said on Tuesday. The Series 1 issuance was oversubscribed after investors placed orders above…
Moniepoint Inc. is reportedly shutting down MonieWorld, its UK remittance business, less than 18 months after launching the service, as the Nigerian fintech redirects resources toward its operations in Africa. The company said the decision…
Apple unveiled a new Mac mini powered by its M6 chip, positioning the compact desktop as a machine for running artificial-intelligence workloads locally as the company pushes more computing away from the cloud and onto consumer devices.…
Flowt, a Nairobi-based financial technology startup has raised pre-seed funding to expand access to working capital for Africa’s climate-focused small businesses. Founded by Elana Laichena, Flowt raised the pre-seed round from Delta40 Fund…
NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks have formed a multi-year global strategic alliance to help businesses secure the adoption of artificial intelligence, with the companies targeting $1 billion in joint business by the end of 2029. The…
While technology has brought many celebrated breakthroughs in general healthcare, it’s important not to ignore the negative impacts it has introduced, especially in cancer care. Patients have suffered significant health challenges caused…
South African AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round as it builds technology designed to help businesses move from experimenting with artificial intelligence to deploying AI agents…
ASUS Republic of Gamers is stepping up its focus on Kenya’s gaming and digital-creation market, using Nairobi’s Otamatsuri 2026 to put high-performance hardware in front of a growing community of gamers, artists, animators and developers.…
Kenya is moving to operationalize its new National Cybersecurity Agency, appointing cybersecurity expert Dr. Martin Koyabe as chairman of the board as the government steps up efforts to protect critical digital infrastructure and the…
Sabvest Capital is investing about $47 million in South African telecommunications companies Frogfoot and Vox, betting that faster fiber expansion into lower-income communities can unlock growth in a market where millions of households…
SBM Bank Kenya has opened its 34th branch in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, expanding its physical footprint into the Mt. Kenya region as the lender targets the area’s growing agriculture, tourism, conservancy, real estate and SME economy. The…
As a woman, you may have noticed that the obstacles in your career do not always appear discriminatory on their own. They tend to look like a manager who stands too close, a salary you can’t compare to anyone else’s, or a project quietly…
When a family receives a diagnosis for a complex medical condition, the first challenge often begins after the medical appointment ends. Caregivers may search online for answers about the condition, available support, and what steps to…
