Cop 28: Collaboration Crucial To Tackling The Climate Emergency
November 30, 2023
Government and business leaders from across the world will convene in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, between 30 November and 12 December, for COP 28, the latest “Conference of the Parties” to review progress…
Visa’s 30-Year AI Legacy Fuels Launch of Global AI Advisory Services Practice
November 30, 2023
Visa has announced the launch of its Global AI Advisory Services Practice. The new value-added service, offered by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), the payments consulting advisory arm of Visa, focuses on providing actionable insights…
Binance Expands Its Law Enforcement Training Programme Across Kenya
November 30, 2023
Binance’s Compliance & Law Enforcement team recently conducted a successful training workshop in Nairobi, collaborating with Kenyan agencies to host a full-day seminar on Investigating Virtual Currency Crimes. Attended by over 35 law enforcement officers,…
Spotify Wrapped Kenya: Wakadinali Among the most streamed artists in Kenya
November 30, 2023
Spotify today launched Wrapped 2023, its annual review of how people listened to artists, albums, tracks, playlists and even podcasts. For Kenyans, there’s been the viral hits, Kenya’s foremost boy band taking a hiatus, Gengetone…
I&M Group PLC delivers 14% growth in profit after tax
November 28, 2023
I&M Group PLC increased its profit after tax by 14% to KES 8.2 billion for the 9-month period ending 30 September 2023, up from KES 7.2 billion in the same period in 2022. The operating…
London Internet Exchange (LINX) Nairobi Goes Live
November 28, 2023
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) have announced that their interconnection hub in Nairobi, Kenya is now live and ready for business. LINX Nairobi is the new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) for East Africa, located out…
Endeavor Kenya Unveils Scale-Up Program Empowering High-Growth Founders
November 27, 2023
Endeavor Kenya, a non-profit organization that supports high-impact entrepreneurs, has launched its inaugural cohort-based initiative for high-growth founders, the ScaleUp Program. The program will identify ten high-growth ventures based in East Africa and support them…
Rwanda’s Favourable Startup Environment Incentivises MPost to Relocate Headquarters
November 27, 2023
Mpost has announced that it is relocating its headquarters from Nairobi to Kigali, Rwanda. The company says Rwanda’s favourable startup environment is what influenced it to make the move. This is good news for Rwanda…
Kaspersky Opens First Africa Transparency Center in Kigali
November 27, 2023
The African region has witnessed a steady increase in internet penetration, growing from 26% in 2019 to 36% in 2022, according to the World Bank. In alignment with the African Union’s Digital Transformation Strategy, aiming…