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| Jan 16, 2026 | Uganda: Ruth Apondi's Smart Route to Mobile Health | Twenty four-year-old Ruth Apondi Omondi's August 2025 win of the Top 40 Under 40 Women award in the social Impact category from the Kenyan news publication Business Daily marked a milestone in her lifesaving work.
"It's special to ever... |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Kenya’s 12 highest-paid CEOs at the Nairobi Securities Exchange | In 2024, the pay gap between Kenya’s corporate boardrooms and ordinary workers widened further. Bank executives continued to dominate the top of the earnings pyramid, with the country’s highest-paid CEOs taking home hundreds of millions of ... |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Uber no longer wants old cars; Kenya’s new tax rules will make adoption expensive for drivers | When Uber Kenya announced plans to lower the maximum age of vehicles allowed on its platform—capping Uber ChapChap cars at 10 years and Uber Comfort cars at eight—it seemed like a routine update. In a market where customer experience is a d... |
| May 26, 2025 | Why Kenya is selling part of its 34.9% stake in Safaricom | Kenya plans to offload an undisclosed portion of its 34.9% stake in Safaricom, the region’s most profitable company, as part of a privatisation push to raise $1.1 billion (KES149 billion) to plug a hole in public finances and avoid imposing... |
| May 12, 2025 | Access Bank, ABC top five lenders risking CBK penalties for raising loan rates | Access Bank Kenya and ABC Bank top the list of commercial banks risking penalties from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for raising lending rates despite warnings from regulators to align loan pricing with benchmark rate cuts.
The two banks ... |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Kenya’s Central Bank and Treasury approve Access Bank’s acquisition of struggling NBK | The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the National Treasury have approved Access Bank’s acquisition of the struggling National Bank of Kenya, nearly one year after the Nigerian lender first expressed interest in the deal. The transaction is s... |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Kenya proposes first crypto bill to regulate ICOs, stablecoins, exchanges | Kenya has proposed its first regulatory framework to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital asset services, marking a major policy shift in one of Africa’s most active crypto markets. The Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill 2025 propo... |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Kenya’s parliament proposes 8-year timeline for banks to meet new capital requirements | A new proposal by Kenya’s parliament finance committee could extend the deadline for commercial banks to meet new capital requirements to eight years. In June 2024, Kenya’s Central Bank proposed a tenfold hike in minimum capital for banks w... |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Safaricom receives regulatory approval to launch second money market fund, Ziidi | Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Safaricom’s second money market product, Ziidi. The product, which will be offered in partnership with Standard Investment Bank, ALA Capital Limited, and Sanlam Investments East Africa Li... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Kenya to track crypto transactions real-time with new tax system | The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) plans to switch a new real-time tax system that will integrate with cryptocurrency exchanges, allowing it to monitor crypto transactions and collect taxes.
Kenya has an estimated four million crypto users–o... |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Bamburi Cement receives new $197.2 million acquisition offer from Savannah Clinker | Savannah Clinker has made a $197.2 million counter-offer for Bamburi Cement, weeks after Kenya’s biggest cement maker accepted an acquisition bid from Tanzania’s Amsons Group. Savannah Clinker offered $0.54 per share, a 53.34% premium on sh... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Kenya’s Mobius Motors finds buyer after closure announcement | One week after Mobius Motors, a Kenya-based automaker backed by Playfair Capital, announced it was shutting down, the company has accepted an acquisition offer from an undisclosed buyer.
“On August 14, Mobius accepted a bid for the acquisit... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Ilara Health Revolutionizes Healthcare in Kenya with $4.2M Funding Boost | Ilara Health, a trailblazing health-tech startup in Kenya, has secured a game-changing $4.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round to transform and streamline the country's primary care system. Led by DOB Equity, this round includes suppor... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Kenya’s Ilara Health gets $4.2M backing to expand clinic-support services | Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech enabling private clinics to access diagnostic devices and pharmaceutical products, has secured $4.2 million debt-equity in a pre-Series A round. The funds will be used to scale operations in the East ... |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Twiga Foods secures new funding as part of plans to pay over 100 suppliers | Twiga Foods, a platform that connects Kenyan farmers to food vendors, has secured undisclosed funding as part of a business refinancing process just weeks after facing a KES 40 million (USD 261,878.75) debt collection lawsuit from Incentro ... |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Why African investors are not buying into the EV hype | Green transportation is becoming a global trend, and Africa wants to latch on to it. However, Africa’s electric vehicles market is low on financing. So, companies struggle to produce enough vehicles, lower costs, and expand their reach.
The... |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Why Kenya’s stock market is this world’s worst performer this year | Kenya’s stock market is struggling to impress investors and has recorded a deeply bearish run this year.
According to Bloomberg’s tracking of 92 global benchmarks, Kenya’s stock market is the world’s worst performer. Nairobi’s all-share ind... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Flutterwave cleared as Kenyan court okays agency’s request to withdraw second case | African fintech Flutterwave is off the hook in Kenya after the high court allowed the country’s Asset Recovery Agency (ARA), an agency that investigates and recovers proceeds of crime, to withdraw the second (and only remaining) case agains... |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Exclusive: Bolt Kenya denies acquisition bid by Little App | Bolt Kenya, one of the most popular ride-hailing apps in the East African country, has denied having buyout discussions with Little App, a Kenyan competitor, after a report by Kenyan publication Business Daily, claimed both companies were i... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Kenyans pushback against KRA’s plan to tax personal items brought in by travelers | Kenyans have been protesting against harassment by KRA tax officials at airports. Now, they have to declare their items every time they travel, or else pay tax for them whenever they return.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is facing criti... |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Mobile money users in Tanzania are going back to cash payments to avoid high transaction charges | Governments across sub-Saharan Africa are implementing stiff and high taxes for mobile money services. In Tanzania and even Kenya, these taxes are reversing the gains made in the past in financial services.
Tanzanians are using mobile servi... |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Roam unveils new EV bus model to tap Kenya’s mass transit sector | Kenya-based EV startup Roam has unveiled a new shuttle bus model dubbed Move, coming as the East African country continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles.
Roam (formerly Opibus) now plans to ramp up its production of the Move... |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Safaricom’s first year in Ethiopia was tougher than expected | In October 2022, Safaricom entered a new market: Ethiopia. When it did, the public consensus was that it would quickly shake up the house and, in no time, become a household name. Ethiopia is an over 119-million-people neighbour to Kenya —S... |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Zanifu raises $11.2M to scale its inventory financing offering in Kenya | Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $11.2 million in debt-equity funding in a pre-Series A round led by Beyond Capital Ventures and Variant Investments. Founders Fac... |
| Aug 16, 2023 | MTN fintech and data products drive boost service revenue to $335 million in Uganda | MTN has reported service revenue strides to $335 million. Its fintech product, among other services such as data and voice, substantially contributed to this growth.
MTN Uganda has recorded a 15% jump in service revenue, reaching Ush 1,250 ... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Kenya, records show | Months before Kenya finally banned iris scans by Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) had ordered its parent company, Tools for Humanity, to stop collecting personal data.
The ODPC had... |
| Aug 2, 2023 | The leading African tech moves from July 2023 | 1. Funding: H2 is off to a slow start
In July 2023, 23 African tech startups raised $132.2 million from 25 fully disclosed* raises. Compared to July 2022’s $239.7 million total raise, this represents a 44% YoY decrease.
It is, however, a sl... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Public transit is driving EV sector growth in Kenya | The public transit sector in Kenya is driving the country’s electric vehicle adoption as global calls for a switch to sustainable transport continue.
For the first time last year, commercial electric mass transport buses were deployed to va... |
| Jul 22, 2023 | How new law allows Kenyan taxman to access offshore bank accounts information
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Kenya has introduced the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) to improve financial transparency and fight tax evasion. The CRS requires financial institutions to report information about their clients’ accounts to tax authorities, which helps id... |
| Jul 20, 2023 | IMF approves $1 billion loan to Kenya as concerns over growing debt persist
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Kenya’s economic situation is dire, with unsustainable borrowing, soaring debt servicing costs, and limited revenue generation. IMF keeps approving loans despite the country’s escalating debt, leading to widespread criticism, protests, and ... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | e-Pharmacy startup MYDAWA closes its largest round yet at $20 million
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | MYDAWA has raised funds three times before, but the latest round marks its biggest fundraising event yet as it eyes to expand beyond East Africa.
MYDAWA, an e-pharmacy platform based in Kenya and operates in the East African region, has rai... |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Digital Economy Taxation: The Two-Pillar Framework and Africa’s Response
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | The evolution of digitalization is changing how multinationals operate and relate with foreign governments. It is raising questions about taxation in the digital economy. There have been debates over the last few years about how the standar... |
| Jun 5, 2023 | What is Branch Pro, and why is the lender keen on becoming a full-fledged neobank?
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Branch bought a microfinance bank in Kenya in 2023 after it secured a licence to operate a bank from the central bank of Kenya. Now, Branch operates as a neobank with additional products and services. In the future, its customers may be abl... |
| May 31, 2023 | MarketForce tightens its belt as tough times hit B2B commerce | MarketForce, a Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform to help independent corner shops source goods, once had an ambitious plan to grow the number of users on its platform to a million by the end of 2022, with a network effect bringing millions mor... |
| May 25, 2023 | Disbelief in Kenya over alleged Chinese cyberattack on gov’t data | Nairobi, Kenya – A report about China carrying out hacking attacks on Kenya’s government has sparked debate in the East African country about the security of the nation’s systems.
Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday that beginning in ... |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Why investing in Kenya’s future trumps gambling revenue | Betting is a very lucrative business in Kenya and bookmakers are cashing out big time in the country. In 2019, gamblers spent over Ksh30 billion ($224.6 million) in a single month from gambling. These gamblers staked nearly 180 million indi... |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Rwanda: How CEOs Can Boost Investment in Local Tech Start-Ups | Perceptions of the business climate by sector leaders often can be a good indicator of the health of the economy. It can foretell the direction economic trends are likely to take.
This has spawned an entire industry captured in reports such... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Jumia now liable for the sale of faulty products
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Jumia, Africa’s largest ecommerce company, can now be held responsible for any disputes resulting from third-party transactions made through its platform, after reviewing its terms and conditions. This development is a result of COMESA’s (t... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | African watchdog forces Jumia to review its terms in push to protect consumers | Africa’s largest e-commerce site Jumia has amended its terms and conditions after the regional watchdog, the COMESA (Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa) Competition Commission, compelled the marketplace to review clauses and dis... |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers | Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start. Picture from Twitter by @AlgeriaHerald.
Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other... |
| Nov 28, 2022 | OECD Global Forum Expands Its Tax Ambitions | BRAZIL - 2022/09/27: In this photo illustration, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ... [+] Development (OECD) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Imag... |
| Nov 21, 2022 | New Kenyan law seeks to introduce income tax for cryptocurrency traders | Kenya is the latest country to show intent to regulate the cryptocurrency sector targeting the taxation of digital currency transactions as the industry expands.
If parliament approves The Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill, it will see the ... |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Stable Foods raises $600,000 to help Kenyan farmers increase output
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Farming in Africa still has a long way to go before it can fully support the needs of Africans. In Nigeria, despite the government closing its borders from August 2019 to December 2020—a move that was meant to help reduce national dependenc... |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Kenya’s Twiga dismisses in-house sales team, affecting 21% of it employees | Kenya’s B2B e-commerce food distribution platform Twiga has laid off 211 of its full-time employees following restructuring that has eliminated the company’s in-house sales team.
The laid-off staff make up 21% of the over 1,000 employees ma... |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Techstars’ mentor on how Africa can rise to its calling as the continent of the future | The process of building companies in Africa is different from anywhere else in the world. Here, resources are scarce, problems are multifaceted, and factors beyond the founders’ control command the tune of the ecosystem. According to Eche E... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | What Clubhouse’s trajectory can teach African startups about frugality | 0
Throughout this year, numerous African startups have shut down due to a lack of funds to continue operating. Among these are Kenya-based Notify Logistics and Kune Foods, South Africa-based Snapt and most recently, Nigeria-based Kloud Comm... |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Africa’s failing startups have a frugality problem | The latest African startup to close shop is Notify Logistics. Why? You guessed right, they also ran out of money.
The company, whose business model bears a close resemblance to Adam Neumann’s WeWork, leased office space to small enterprises... |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Kenyan startup Ponea gaining momentum in driving access to medical services | Serial Kenyan tech entrepreneur Mike Macharia has spent the last two decades helping enterprises like East Africa’s biggest telco Safaricom to create infrastructure that bolsters their growth. His firm, Seven Seas Technologies, has previous... |
| Sep 14, 2022 | How Kenya’s Neruva Technologies’ ecocapsules are bringing food production to urban markets | As with most global cities, consumers in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi eat food predominantly sourced from semi-urban or rural locations, which are more abundant in farmland.
As soon as food travels, challenges arise, centered around maintaini... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | William Ruto: Kenya’s next president has a heavy job cut out for him | On the 9th of August, 2022, Kenyans grabbed global attention as they trooped out in the morning cold to their various polling units. After almost a decade under two-term president Uhuru Kenyatta, it was time to choose its next captain. It w... |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Abidjan is a hidden gem—but for how long? | The Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, the largest in Côte d’Ivoire located 16 km southeast of the country’s biggest city Abidjan, is the smallest international airport I’ve ever seen: cosy and a tad aged. At first, the airport d... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Inflation in Kenya: why and how to fix it | Inflation in Kenya: why and how to fix it; Image: Adobe stock
Inflation has hit many countries recently, from the United States to Sri Lanka.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has raised the price of oil to the highest level in history, which spills ... |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Some insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives | Some insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives; Image: Adobe stock
The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries – including ... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | South Africa: Kenya and South Africa Offer Insights into Digital Economy Challenges and Alternatives | The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries - including those in sub-Saharan Africa - will be facing economic challenges due to rising food... |
| Jun 5, 2022 | Real Estate: What US$100,000 can buy you in African cities | --> -->
Growing rental demand, increasing supply and, in most cases, recovering local economies have seen Cairo, Dar Es Salaam, Johannesburg and Lagos emerge as the cheapest cities for residential property across Africa.
In general, A... |
| May 25, 2022 | Kenya’s MotiSure rides on micro-payments to drive personal mobility insurance growth | Affordability is one of the biggest impediments for insurance penetration in Kenya. Often, policy holders are required to make one-off payments for long-term covers, and the quoted sums are usually beyond the reach of most people. It is thi... |
| May 25, 2022 | Uber crosses 1 billion rides in Africa | American ride-hailing giant Uber recently announced that it has completed 1 billion rides and over 10 billion kilometres in terms of distance covered across all its markets in Africa.
The company first launched in Africa in 2013, establishi... |
| May 3, 2022 | Your data or your life? | Share this article:
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Did you know Margaret Thatcher? Born on October 13, 1925, she was the only British Prime Minister in the twentieth century to win three consecutive terms.
Significantly, she accelerated the evolution of the ... |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Flutterwave 3.0, Google’s Android Privacy Sandbox, Africa-produced mRNA vaccines | Share this article:
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In the last few weeks, on every social media platform I use — mainly Twitter and WhatsApp — one of the first things I see is “Wordle 2/6” or “Wordle 1/6”, followed by some green, yellow, and white squares.
Now ... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Who really benefits from digital development? | Kevin Klyman Contributor
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Kevin Klyman is a technology researcher who has written data protection policies for the United Nations. His work has been published by Human Rights Watch, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Campai... |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Association Between Poor Oral Health and Developing Mental Health Issues Underscores Value of Dental Hygiene, says A-Z Dental Care | The West Covina- based dental office provides the full range of oral heathcare services. The study’s findings are hardly surprising considering the growing evidence that oral health is linked to virtually every aspect of a person’s health.
... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Kenya is in a national blackout after collapsed pylons on one line took out its entire network | A worker prepares for the installation of electricity wires in Lemek, Kenya. (File photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Kenya is in a national power blackout.
Electricity pylons collapsed on one high-voltage line, taking out the country's ent... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | How cold storage could be an antidote to Africa’s hefty food imports | For Julian Mitchell, it is unconscionable that Kenya spends so much money importing food. In the first six months of 2021, Kenya spent $909.4 million on food imports—while 30% to 40% of locally-grown crops each season are wasted due to inef... |
| Nov 22, 2021 | 6 Nigerian agencies unite to fight data privacy abuse by money lending fintechs | Share this article:
On May 15, 2021, I received a message from a lending company informing me that Mrs X, someone I met in 2020 during my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), had not repaid a loan they took. I had been supposedly listed as ... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | National media failing Kenyans on Pandora Papers | The publication of the Pandora Papers, a significant investigation into how world leaders and public officials use offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars has caused a bit of a stir in Kenya. However, by and... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | Safaricom to pay blind man $56,000 for refusing to hire him | A High Court in Kenya has ordered Safaricom to pay a blind man KSh6 million ($56,000) for failing to hire him after he had gone through the entire recruitment process.
Wilson Macharia sued the network operator to seek compensation because h... |
| Jun 7, 2021 | IFC International Finance : In Kenya, Food Retailers Race to Improve Safety Standards | By Everlyne Situma
Beatrice Njoki, the head of compliance at Kenyan supermarket chain Naivas, has been on the go since she was hired 11 months ago.
The 31-year old runs Naivas' newly created environmental health and food safety department, ... |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Twitter chooses Ghana, Appzone raises $10m, Airtel Kenya 30% stake | Share this article:
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Oluwanifemi and Emmanuel here. Today we are discussing:
Twitter’s Africa office
Nigerian fintech, Appzone’s $10m Series A raise
Airtel to sell a 30% stake in its Kenya business Twitter chooses Ghana
Twitter exe... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Netflix brings TikTok? Kenya’s electric vehicle plans, New SIM registrations | Share this article:
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Oluwanifemi and Emmanuel here Today we are discussing:
Netflix introduces Fast Laughs, a new feature similar to TikTok
NCC’s new take on SIM registration
Kenya’s plan for electric car-charging points Netflix br... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Safaricom’s Ethiopia licence, Nigerian IoT startup’s demise, Another cleantech fundraise | Share this article:
Good day,
Oluwanifemi and Emmanuel here Today we are discussing:
Ethiopia’s telecom licence bid
Ghana’s plan to reduce data costs
The fate of IoT hardware startup, Grit systems
SunCulture’s $11m fundraise Safaricom short... |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Clubhouse: Et tu, Facebook? iROKOtv IPO, more | Share this article:
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Múyìwá Mátùlúkò here Today we are discussing
iROKOtv IPO
Connected Analytics’ 7-figure pre-Series A and some other startup related news
Facebook Clubhouse clone iROKOtv’s renewed plans to go public
Nollywood vi... |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Twitter partners Google Cloud, Jobberman’s new CEO, Kenya POS decline | Share this article:
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Oluwanifemi and Emmanuel here Today we are discussing:
Twitter partners Google Cloud for data
Jobberman appoints new CEO
Kenya’s POS payments decline Twitter partners Google Cloud for data
Photo by Brett Jordan... |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Kenyan government out to raise $45million digital tax revenue before July | In Kenya, the government has started to implement the Digital Services tax it proposed last year for internet businesses. They are hoping to raise 45 million dollars in revenue before the second half of the year.
A policy drafted by the Ken... |
| Oct 20, 2020 | More counties sign up for Kenya’s aquaculture scheme | Nine county governments in Kenya have signed a memorandum of understanding with the national government to participate in a KES 14.9 billion (USD 136 million, EUR 115.8 million) Aquaculture Business Development Program (ABDP) that is partly... |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Beyond the Pandemic: Harnessing the Digital Revolution to Set Food Systems on a Better Course | How is it possible to have over-abundance on one hand and scarcity on the other?
This article argues it is vital to correct pervasive information asymmetries and transaction costs across a vast food system (Figure 1) to move toward a more i... |
| Jul 3, 2020 | Kenya inches closer to collecting digital taxes | Africa is making moves to answer the tricky question of digital taxes in a digital economy.
In recent times, Nigeria and Kenya are two countries broadening the conversation on digital taxes. But they are not pioneers.
In 2014, South Africa ... |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Kenya blocks rogue digital lenders from blacklisting borrowers | Share this article:
In what seems to be another strategic move given the uncertain economic times, the Central Bank of Kenya has announced that unregulated digital lenders, will no longer have access to the country’s credit reference bureau... |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Showmax slashes monthly subscription by 50 percent in Kenya | This comes in the wake of growing audience base owing to the stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The adjustments will see customers using M-Pesa payment option pay for the three months package at Sh2,250 but enjoy vie... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [07/04/2020] | Just days after it launched the Sukuma Relief Programme, which will disburse R1-billion from the Rupert Family to small businesses, fund administrator Business Partners said it had suspended applications as the fund is already oversubscribe... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [07/04/2020] | Just days after it launched the Sukuma Relief Programme, which will disburse R1-billion from the Rupert Family to small businesses, fund administrator Business Partners said it had suspended applications as the fund is already oversubscribe... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Nigeria’s lockdown is hurting logistics businesses | The lockdown in Nigeria is causing confusion for logistics businesses in the country.
As the country’s confirmed coronavirus cases escalated, the federal government announced a 14-day lockdown of three cities with the highest cases: Lagos, ... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | „Compania românească” UiPath, menționată în presa internațională pentru o inovație într-un spital irlandez, în lupta anti-coronavirus COVID-19 | Compania IT româno-americană UiPath a realizat, pro bono, pentru un spital din Irlanda, un sistem de automatizare software prin care asistentele completează automat anumite formulare cu rezultate de la testări, pentru a câștiga timp prețios... |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [31/03/2020] [Updated] | UPDATE (31 March): The roundup has been updated to include that the Oppenheimer family have set up a new trust, the SA Future Trust (SAFT), to disburse the family’s R1-billion donation.
Announcements of new venture capital (VC) investments... |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [31/03/2020] [Updated] | UPDATE (31 March): The roundup has been updated to include that the Oppenheimer family have set up a new trust, the SA Future Trust (SAFT), to disburse the family’s R1-billion donation.
Announcements of new venture capital (VC) investments ... |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/03/2020] | In just a few days SA small businesses and startups can expect more details from financiers Business Partners on how to access funding from the Rupert family’s R1-billion in debt relief.
This, as the Department of Small Business Development... |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/03/2020] | In just a few days SA small businesses and startups can expect more details from financiers Business Partners on how to access funding from the Rupert family’s R1-billion in debt relief.
This, as the Department of Small Business Developmen... |
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| Jan 18, 2020 | Kenyan bus-travel platform QuickBus raises seed funding from Abu Dhabi | A Kenyan online platform for reviewing and buying bus tickets in Africa has completed a seed round.
Beyond ticketing, QuickBus lets users review and rate experiences on bus travel platforms, Wamda reports. They are currently in operations i... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Safaricom loses petition not to disclose business contracts | Share this article:
Telecommunications giant, Safaricom, has lost its petition to remove a provision in the nation’s competition law requiring it to disclose business reports to the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK).
Safaricom petitioned... |
| Nov 18, 2019 | OKash provided $250m worth of loans in 3 months, Opera says in Q3 report | OKash, the micro-lending service, is growing at an incredible pace.
In the three months between July and September 2019, the service provided approximately 5 million loans valued at $250 million in Kenya, India and Nigeria. During the same ... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Africa Roundup: Goldman backs Kobo360, Rwanda commits to EVs, Interswitch IPO update | Nigerian freight logistics startup Kobo360 raised a $20 million Series A round led by Goldman Sachs and $10 million in working capital financing from Nigerian commercial banks.
The company — with an Uber-like app that connects truckers and ... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Kenya: Uber bows to pressure as fare hike takes effect | Share this article:
On Monday, August 26 2019, Uber Kenya effected a fare hike and some new regulations for drivers on its platform.
The move to increase its fare was as a result of strike actions in July 2019 by drivers on both Uber and Bo... |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Kenyan taskforce calls for state to regulate AI and blockchain | A Kenyan task team has called for the country’s government to invest in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and skills — and to regulate the two technologies.
It follows the release of a report (opens as a PDF) last m... |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Kenyan taskforce calls for state to regulate AI and blockchain | A Kenyan task team has called for the country’s government to invest in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and skills — and to regulate the two technologies.
It follows the release of a report (opens as a PDF) last ... |
| May 27, 2019 | I Quit Waste: Privileged Veganism & The Fetishization of Native Foods | 506 1
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| May 15, 2019 | The Kenya–Somalia Maritime Dispute and Its Potential National Security Costs | The at-times fraught relationship between Kenya and Somalia took a new turn in 2014, when Somalia submitted a compromis before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) claiming that Kenya was conducting illegal acts in what Somalia claimed ... |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Africa Roundup: Terragon’s Asia acquisition, Twiga Foods’ $10M raise, SimbaPay’s China payment service | Jake Bright Contributor
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| Nov 28, 2018 | SimbaPay launches Kenya to China payment service over WeChat | Jake Bright Contributor
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| Jul 18, 2018 | What African Cities Are The Best To Launch A Startup? | Entrepreneurship is a fundamental part of African culture. Across the world, we have the highest number of women entrepreneurs and everyday new businesses are born across the vast expanse that is the motherland.
Of course, Africa is also be... |
