Mastercard SME Confidence Index: 91% of Kenyan SMEs Have Adopted Digital Payments
February 28, 2025
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya are actively adopting digital payments, leveraging technological advancements, and forming strategic collaborations to enhance growth and resilience, as highlighted in the third edition of the Mastercard SME Confidence…
Safaricom Hook Kicks Off Second Edition of Youth Empowerment Bootcamp
February 28, 2025
Safaricom Hook kicked off the second edition of youth empowerment bootcamps dubbed ‘Safaricom Hook Circle,’ at Kenyatta University Main Campus yesterday. The two-day bootcamp, which will run on 27th and 28th February 2025, targets over…
Kenyan Startups Recognized at Sankalp Africa Awards 2025
February 28, 2025
Four startups were crowned winners of the prestigious Sankalp Africa Awards 2025. The awards were announced at the 12th Sankalp Africa Summit, held at the Edge Convention Centre in Nairobi, an event that brought together…
LINX Expands in Kenya with New Interconnection Hub in Mombasa
February 28, 2025
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has announced its new interconnection hub, LINX Mombasa, is now operational. This is a multi-site interconnected Internet Exchange Point (IXP) within the iColo MBA1 and MBA2 data centers. This development…
iXAfrica Opens East Africa’s Largest Hyperscale Data Centre in Nairobi
February 27, 2025
iXAfrica has announced the official launch of the first phase of its data centre in Nairobi. This new data center, named NBOX1, is a 4.5MW hyperscale facility with 780 racks and is AI-ready and carrier-neutral….
Gozem Secures $30M Series B Funding to Expand in West and Central Africa
February 27, 2025
Gozem, the Super App in Francophone Africa, has announced the close of a $30 million series B funding round. This round comprised both equity and debt and was led by SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl…
Huawei Cloud Launches New Availability Zones in Egypt and Nigeria
February 26, 2025
Huawei Cloud has announced the launch of new Availability Zones (AZ) in Africa in Egypt and Nigeria. These should help reduce latency, improve reliability and support Africa’s data sovereignty. The company has added four availability…
VFS Global Launches AI-Powered Chatbot for UK Visa Applicants
February 26, 2025
VFS Global has launched a new Generative AI-powered chatbot to enhance customer support for travellers to the UK. The AI-Powered Chatbot not only utilizes advanced Generative AI technology to offer human-like, conversational support, but does so through…
Halcyon and AWS Launch Fellowship to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
February 26, 2025
Halcyon has announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) highlighting their shared commitment to combat food insecurity and accelerate transformative change in Africa through innovation in agricultural technology. This collaboration has already identified 10…