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…
Ethiopia’s Payment Gateway, Chapa, Now Supports M-Pesa Payments
November 27, 2023
Chapa, the Ethiopian payment gateway established in 2020, has recently joined forces with Safaricom Ethiopia to integrate M-Pesa as a payment option at the Chapa checkout. Headquartered in Addis Ababa, Chapa’s mission is to empower…
Kenyan Business Man Among the Winners of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition 2023
November 26, 2023
The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has named Dr. Ikpeme Neto from Nigeria; Thomas Njeru from Kenya and Ayman Bazaraa from Egypt the first, second and third prize winners, respectively, of this year’s competition….
The OPPO A18 is Now Available in Kenya for ksh 20,000
November 25, 2023
OPPO has announced the availability of its latest A series smartphone, the OPPO A18, in Kenya. The phone is available in stores starting from Ksh 20,000. It is available through Jumia and most other smartphone…
Here’s Your Chance to Win an Electric vehicle in the #1MCloserwithOPPO Challenge
November 25, 2023
OPPO has announced the start of its End Year sale campaign which will run from to December 2023. Customers stand the chance to win a number of gifts with a chance of winning one million…
Orange Introduces its Super-app, Max it, to Simplify Everyday Life for People in Africa and the Middle East
November 24, 2023
Following the success of its My Orange and Orange Money applications, used by over 22 million customers every day, Orange is launching its super-app, which brings together the worlds of telecommunications, financial services, and e-commerce…