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Cassava Technologies has announced the launch of Cassava Autonomous Network, an AI-powered solution designed to optimise mobile Radio Access Networks (RAN) across the continent. The solution is powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, NVIDIA NIM microservices and NVIDIA Network Configuration Blueprint. It automates network management tasks previously done manually. Cassava Autonomous Network uses policy-driven automation to continuously optimise networks, reportedly reducing operational bottlenecks and increasing efficiency by up to 75%. Built on CAIMEx, a localised multi-model AI platform, the network provides unified access to leading AI models through regional AI factories. The platform is designed to work across all network generations,…

Guaranty Trust Bank has announced the scrapping of Pesalink transaction fees for transfers below KES 1,000. This appears to be a calculated bet on growing digital transactions. The bank revised its Pesalink pricing structure as follows Effective 1st March 2026: With this move, the bank will make low-value digital transfers more affordable. This is good news for customers who make frequent everyday payments. “At Guaranty Trust Bank, our customers’ daily financial needs guide our decisions. By revising our PesaLink charges, we are making digital transfers more affordable and accessible for everyone,” said Jubril Adeniji, Managing Director of GTBank Kenya. A…

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €6.5 million investment in the Saviu II fund. This investment will support technology startups through seed-stage financing and also support startups through their first institutional fundraising rounds. Of the investment, €4.5 million will be used as equity, and €2 million will serve as a first-loss hedging tranche on behalf of the European Commission under the Boost Africa Programme. This support prioritizes companies with a strong technological or digital focus. If you have a startup you want featured on TechArena, let us know through this contact form here. Saviu II, the second fund from Saviu…

Airtel Kenya has expanded its retail footprint with the opening of new customer care shops at Spur Mall and Nord Mall in Ruiru and at Galana Energies along the Eastern Bypass. The telco says the move is aimed at reducing service turnaround time, improving in-person support and bringing its services closer to customers. The expansion comes as Airtel targets doubling its customer service footprint in Kenya before the end of the year. Speaking during the official opening at Spur Mall in Ruiru, Airtel Africa Group CEO Sunil Taldar said the expansion aligns with the company’s strategy of placing customers at…

Ericsson has extended its long-standing partnership with Safaricom through a new multi-year microwave agreement that aims to strengthen 5G capacity across Kenya. Ericsson will supply advanced all-outdoor E-band and multi-band solutions from its MINI-LINK portfolio. The solutions are designed to deliver scalable, energy-efficient and high-capacity transport infrastructure that will support Safaricom’s expanding 5G network. In the near future, Ericsson will also introduce AI-powered analytics and automation capabilities into Safaricom’s network to enable intelligent decision-making and improve overall network performance. Safaricom has already enabled connectivity speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) in remote regions of Northern Kenya. This…

Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a subsidiary of WIOCC Group, has acquired a portfolio of seven data centre facilities in South Africa from NTT DATA. The transaction was advised by Verdant IMAP and includes strategically located facilities that form part of NTT’s South African data centre operations. The assets support enterprise, wholesale and cloud connectivity services, and play a key role in South Africa’s digital infrastructure ecosystem. According to the parties, the acquisition strengthens WIOCC Group’s position as a multi-regional digital infrastructure provider. OADC serves hyperscalers, content delivery networks (CDNs), network operators, ISPs and enterprise clients. It offers carrier-neutral data…

Truecaller and AnyMind Group have partnered in a move that makes the latter its direct sales reseller partner. This partnership aims to accelerate the growth of its advertising business across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and Southeast Asia (SEA). AnyMind Group will now act as the exclusive intermediary for Truecaller’s advertising inventory in key markets. These markets include Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Ghana, Nigeria, Morocco, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. The partnership enables brands and agencies to access Truecaller’s premium ad formats, allowing them to reach highly engaged, high-intent users through data-driven advertising solutions on the platform.…

Safaricom has secured regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to roll out a long-awaited data minimisation feature on M-Pesa that will mask customers’ phone numbers during transactions. The approval was granted last month and clears the way for Safaricom to implement number masking for peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers and eventually extend the same protection to merchant payments made via Till and PayBill numbers. In a letter to Safaricom, the CBK confirmed it had reviewed the company’s application and supporting submissions before approving the implementation of data minimisation for P2P transactions. “This is to inform you that the CBK…

The 2026 AI & Cyber Frontier Report by digital trust and cybersecurity firm Smartcomply warns of a widening “execution gap” across the region. Awareness of cyber risk has not yet translated into operational resilience. Kenya accounts for 68% of East Africa’s total digital attack surface. The good news is successful breaches remain relatively low at 0.3%. This shows the country has implemented stronger defensive controls. Between April and June 2025 alone, more than 4.5 billion cyber threat events were recorded in Kenya. The report estimates Kenya lost approximately KES 29.9 billion (about $230 million) to cybercrime in 2025. Effects of…

AUI Global, a pan-African executive education provider specialising in artificial intelligence programs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) to deliver AI workshops and executive certification programs to the board and staff of Kenya’s flagship smart city. Companies operating within the Technopolis will also be able to register their teams in AUI Global’s certification programs. “Partnering with Konza Technopolis allows AUI Global to deepen our roots in the Silicon Savannah,” said Deborah Bartlett, Executive Lead at AUI Global. “Together, we will accelerate AI adoption and literacy in Kenya, ensuring that Kenya’s leaders are certified in AI to responsibly…