Visa Launches First African Data Centre in South Africa
July 28, 2025
Visa has opened its first data centre in Africa. The data centre is located in Johannesburg and is part of a 1 billion rand ($57 million) investment in South Africa over the next three years….
RESPECT Sets a New Standard for EdTech in Africa
July 28, 2025
RESPECT, a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Education, was announced last week during the STEMtastic Adventures! Africa symposium. RESPECT was developed by the Spix Foundation to make it easy for Africa’s EdTech stakeholders to embrace AUDA NEPAD’s Africa EdTech 2030 Vision…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Empowers 101 Learners Through STEM and Digital Literacy Programme
July 28, 2025
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) proudly celebrates the remarkable successes achieved by 101 Grade 12 learners from four high schools in the Mathibestad region of the Northwest Province through Liquid’s 2024 STEM and Digital Literacy Programme….
PayPal Mobile Money Transfer Service with M-Pesa to be Discontinued from August 16
July 28, 2025
Thunes has announced it will permanently discontinue its PayPal Mobile Money transfer service with M-Pesa on August 16, 2025. This platform has been popular among Kenyans, as it enables easy money transfers between PayPal and…
Google Unveils $37M AI Investment Package and Launches First AI Community Center in Africa
July 25, 2025
Google has announced a $37 million investment to advance artificial intelligence (AI) development across Africa. The announcement includes the launch of Africa’s first AI Community Center in Accra, Ghana. At the core of the announcement…
Truecaller Appoints Saraswati Agarwal as Regional Sales Head in MEA
July 25, 2025
Truecaller has announced the appointment of Saraswati Agarwal as the Regional Sales Head for Ad Solutions for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Saraswati will lead Truecaller’s Ad Solutions efforts in the MEA region….
LOOP Unveils Quick 30-Day Loan to Address Short-Term Cash Flow Needs
July 25, 2025
LOOP has announced the launch of a new 30-day digital loan product. This product is designed to deliver fast, flexible, and transparent access to credit for Kenyans. It adds to LOOP’s growing suite of products,…
Acer Repositions in Kenya with Shift Toward Digital Equity in Education
July 24, 2025
Acer has announced it is choosing purpose over product as it repositions its strategy to support Kenya’s push for universal digital literacy. At a recent partner forum in Nairobi, Grigory Nizovsky, Acer’s Vice President for…
Tecno Launches the Spark 40 Series in Kenya
July 24, 2025
Tecno has launched the Spark 40 Series in Kenya. This series is available in Kenya starting from Ksh 12,500 and you can get it through most online retailers across the country. The series includes four…