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Absa Bank Kenya’s Board of Directors has today appointed Yusuf Omari as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Absa Bank Kenya, with immediate effect, after meeting all required regulatory and internal approvals. Mr Omari has…
Egyptian edtech startup 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in seed funding as it prepares to expand into Saudi Arabia and accelerate development of an artificial intelligence-powered learning platform. The equity round was led by MRG…
Saviynt, an identity security solutions firm has appointed Kamel Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa (MEA), as the company advances its growth and strengthens its presence in key markets. Based in Dubai, Heus…
Digital Realty is investing $80 million in a new data center in Nairobi, expanding its infrastructure footprint in Kenya as demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital services accelerates across East Africa. The…
Kenyan creator-commerce platform HustleSasa has raised fresh funding from African impact investor Impacc, which is leading the company’s latest financing round as it expands its event-ticketing and commerce platform across Africa. The…
AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank are launching a program to provide digital finance and business support to more than 34,000 women-led enterprises in five African countries, targeting a funding gap that has long constrained the…
Nigeria-based mobility company Drive45 Mobility has secured a $3 million senior debt facility from TLG Capital as it seeks to expand its vehicle fleet and increase its presence in the country’s corporate transportation market. The…
Bluecore Energy has raised $50 million in seed funding to develop small nuclear reactors mounted on floating barges, giving the startup fresh capital to advance regulatory approvals, secure nuclear fuel and move toward its first commercial…
Mastercard and Flowcart have launched chat-to-pay offerings to allow secure, seamless card payments directly within social and conversational commerce journeys. Initially launching in Kenya, the collaboration will expand across East Africa…
Electric mobility company ARC Ride has raised $33.3 million from venture capital firms, development finance institutions and impact investors as it seeks to expand battery-swapping infrastructure and electric two- and three-wheelers across…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed to invest $40 million in Camco Renewable Energy Performance Platform 2 (REPP 2), a private debt fund focused on financing renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa. The…
M-KOPA has financed more than 10,000 electric motorcycles in Kenya, marking a new milestone for the fintech’s electric-mobility business as it expands into financing electric tuk-tuks. The company said its financed motorcycle riders save…
Zoho Corporation is expanding Catalyst, its cloud platform for building and deploying applications, with tools designed to let AI coding assistants perform more of the work involved in taking software from generated code to production. The…
Uber last week announced it had withdrawn from Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect creating an illusion that it was giving more room to its competitors such as Yango, inDrive, Bolt, Little among other local operators, but the…
JentaHub is a verified talent marketplace that connects businesses around the world with verified African professionals. The firm’s mission is to give qualified African professionals greater access to international opportunities offered by…
TryMassive AI has launched in Kenya with a platform aimed at helping restaurants, salons, pharmacies, retailers and other small businesses gain visibility in Google Search and Maps as consumers increasingly turn to online and AI-powered…
Glovo, an on-demand delivery platform owned by Uber, has partnered with e-mobility company eBee to onboard more women on the platform on its platform in Kenya from 1% to 5% over the next year. Glovo works with more than 2,500 active…
Kenya’s WapiPay is expanding its network into the Caribbean through a partnership with Jamaica’s JN Money Services, opening a new payment corridor linking Jamaica with markets in Africa and Asia, months after it announced entry into the…
Eric Osiakwan In addtion to the two Dangote group IPOs this year, two Chinese tech firms with predominantly African operating businesses are seeking to list on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (ESHK). Transsion, whose Tecno, Infinix, and…
Sun King is expanding its smartphone business in Kenya, launching the EZ 3 and EZ 3 Pro less than a year after entering the market as the solar company looks to turn its distribution and financing infrastructure into a broader consumer…
Safaricom Ethiopia has surpassed 15 million active subscribers, a milestone that underscores the rapid growth of Ethiopia’s second telecom operator as it edges closer to profitability less than four years after launching commercial…
Nigerian entrepreneurship platform Cascador has selected 10 growth-stage companies for its 2026 ScaleUp Program, backing businesses in healthcare, renewable energy, agriculture, property technology and consumer sectors as it shifts its…
Buying Airtel airtime from your M-Pesa account is one of the fastest ways to top up your line without visiting a shop or purchasing a scratch card. Using Pesapal Paybill 220220, Airtel customers can buy airtime directly from the M-Pesa…
Kenya’s economy has become deeply dependent on digital systems, from mobile money and digital banking to e-commerce, cloud services, online government platforms and connected workplaces. Digital transformation has created enormous…
