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Visa to invest $1 Billion in Africa to “accelerate” Digital Transformation
Visa has announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance economies across…
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KCB Bank completes acquisition of DRC’s Trust Merchant Bank
KCB Bank has announced the completion of the acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank SA (TMB) after receiving all the regulatory…
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Kenya’s first Christmas feature film is now streaming on Showmax
"A Familiar Christmas" Kenya's first feature Christmas Film captures a very relatable Kenyan Christmas, now streaming on Showmax
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K-Pop had a great year in Africa in 2022, Spotify Wrapped
There’s been a 93% year-on-year increase in K-pop streams in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, accounted for by over 3 billion…
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Samsung wins 2022 SEAL Award for recycling of fishing nets
Samsung has won the 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards for transforming discarded fishing nets into material for Galaxy devices
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Standard Chartered awards 5 Women in Tech Businesses KES 1.2 Million Each
The Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech program has awarded 5 participating businesses KES 1.2 million each
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iOS 16.2 brings 5G Support for iPhones in Kenya
iOS 16.2 has dropped in Kenya bringing 5G Support to iPhones. Check out the software update section to update your…
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KCB Bank, Kodris partner for 50% discount on coding lessons
Subscription for the Kodris Coding lessons is now retailing at 50% discount, that is KES 9860 per year, down from…
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TECNO unveils Phantom X2 Series with HUGE rear cameras
Phantom X2 Series is the world's first to feature a retractable portrait lens, which TECNO says is comparable to a…
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Safaricom backtracks on Post Pay Expiry with New Revamped Plans
Safaricom has revamped Post Pay backtracking on resources expiry and introducing 30 days validity 'Go Monthly' package with reduced prices.
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Central Bank reintroduces charges for Mobile Money to Bank Transactions
Central Bank has announced that effective 1st January, Kenyans will be charged transaction fees between Banks and Mobile Money wallets.
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Kenya Innovation Week 2022 kicks off
Visit the UK-Kenya pavilion at the Kenya Innovation Week 2022 exhibition to view exciting innovations by UK-based and UK-funded start-ups.
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Kapu e-commerce platform launched by former Jumia Executives
Former employees of Jumia have today announced the launch of Kapu, a new e-commerce platform that aims to "reduce the…
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86 African Entrepreneurs graduate from Alibaba Netpreneur Training
Alibaba Global Initiatives announced the graduation of 86 African entrepreneurs from the latest edition of the Alibaba Netpreneur Training
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Africa Data Centres expands Nairobi’s Sameer Facility by 15MW of IT load
Africa Data Centres is expanding its Sameer facility in Nairobi by up to 15MW of IT load built in the…













