Local Forecaster
Mastercard and Flowcart are adding card payments to WhatsApp shopping in Kenya, where mobile money remains the preferred payment method.
HP and UpSkill Universe are offering free AI training to 55,000 SMEs in Nigeria and South Africa through HP LIFE.
Visa has upgraded A2A Protect with Featurespace AI to help banks detect suspicious account-to-account transfers before funds leave customer accounts.
DStv Kenya will cut Premium to KES 7,300, merge Compact tiers at KES 3,000 and introduce Select in November 2026.
The UN General Assembly voted 164 to 1 for equal-area maps over Mercator. Only the United States voted against it.
Sun King's EZ 3 and EZ 3 Pro launch in Kenya at KES 55 and KES 65 a day. Full…
KRA will add stock management to eTIMS and TIMS invoicing, with business consultations from September 2026 before any rollout.
Uber has started asking Kenyan riders to add Visa cards again, eight months after dropping Visa over payment processing costs.
DStv adds standalone Sports and Movies & Series packages in South Africa from 17 September. Kenyan prices and package names…
Bharti Airtel and Duolingo announced a 12 month free Super Duolingo offer for 376 million Indian subscribers on 3 September.
Anthropic pays student ambassadors USD 3,600 to run campus AI clubs. Kenyans can apply, and applications close on 12 September.
Uber shut down Nigeria and Uganda on 2 September 2026, leaving four African markets. Kenya is now one of them.
Glovo Kenya and eBee trained 16 women as electric bicycle couriers, aiming to lift female riders from 1% to 5%.
Cascador picked 10 Nigerian companies for its 2026 ScaleUp cohort, including Venco, the estate management platform already running in Kenya.
Terra Industries closed a $52 million seed round, the largest in Africa. What the Nigerian defence startup builds, explained.












