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Amazon Targets Starlink With $10 Billion Kuiper Push, Picks Kenya for First African Gateway

Amazon Inc. has selected Kenya as the site of its first satellite ground gateway in Africa, advancing its $10 billion Project Kuiper and setting up a deeper challenge to...

What Makes Trading Platforms Suitable For Modern Online Traders?

Digital trading has really changed how people deal with global markets. These days, traders want speed, flexibility and tech-driven tools. These can make spotting opportunities, managing trades and getting...

Algebra AI Raises $7 Million to Target Gulf’s Mid-Market AI Gap

Algebra AI, a United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence startup, has raised $7 million from a group of regional and international investors to deliver managed AI services tailored to mid-sized...

TiE Dubai Opens Women-Focused Startup Program as MENA Funding Shows Signs of Recovery

TiE Dubai, the regional chapter of global entrepreneurship network The Indus Entrepreneurs, has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its TiE Women MENA Program, aiming to scale women-led...

Amazon Targets Starlink With $10 Billion Kuiper Push, Picks Kenya for First African Gateway

Amazon Inc. has selected Kenya as the site of its first satellite ground gateway in Africa, advancing its $10 billion Project Kuiper and setting up a deeper challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink...

Bitnob Unveils Enterprise Stack as Demand for Stablecoin Infrastructure Accelerates

Bitnob has launched a new non-custodial infrastructure stack, Bitnob Enterprise, alongside an upgraded version of Bitnob Business, expanding its platform to serve both managed...

Binance Names Former M-Pesa Africa, Visa Executive Sammy Mutua as Africa Head

Binance, the popular cryptocurrency exchange, has appointed former M-Pesa Africa and Visa executive Sammy Mutua as General Manager for Africa, as it steps up...

Amazon Targets Starlink With $10 Billion Kuiper Push, Picks Kenya for First African Gateway

Amazon Inc. has selected Kenya as the site of its first satellite ground gateway in Africa, advancing its $10 billion Project Kuiper and setting...

Microsoft-Backed Project in Uganda Brings MRI Scans Closer to Patients

For many patients in Uganda, getting an MRI scan has never been just a medical appointment. It often means long, costly journeys to major...

How the 2026 World Cup’s Expanded Format Changes Live Betting

The transition to a 48-team roster is shaking up how fans watch international football, but the biggest disruption is happening behind the scenes on...

Casino Agent System: How Hybrid Infrastructure Reshapes Slot Operations in 2026

Modern gambling operations are difficult to manage through isolated tools, manual controls, and disconnected business channels. A casino agent system has become one of...

iGaming AFRIKA Summit Opens in Nairobi with Focus on Regulation, Taxation & Growth

The inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit opened in Nairobi on Monday, bringing together regulators, operators, investors and technology firms to discuss the future of Africa’s...

The Trust Economy: Why the Data Protection Act is the New SME Gold Standard

By Veerakumar Natarajan, Country Head, Zoho Kenya Six years ago, Kenya enacted the Data Protection Act (DPA), becoming the first East African country to establish...

Safaricom’s Daraja 3.0 Platform Speeds Up API Integration for Kenyan Businesses

Faster integration of payment systems is emerging as a competitive advantage for businesses operating in Kenya’s digital economy. Developers say improvements introduced under Safaricom’s Daraja...

Safaricom Shangwe @25 Promotion Concludes | Creates 25 Millionaires

 Safaricom has unveiled the final five winners of KES 1 million in its Shangwe @25 nationwide consumer promotion, bringing the total number of new...

How Buying Data on M-PESA Opened New Doors for Sheila

Sheila Cheptoo, a 25-year-old poultry farmer in the quiet village of Masare, in Bomet County, rises early before sunrise. The soft rustling of her 132...

Amazon Targets Starlink With $10 Billion Kuiper Push, Picks Kenya for First African Gateway

Amazon Inc. has selected Kenya as the site of its first satellite ground gateway in Africa, advancing its $10 billion Project Kuiper and setting up a deeper challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink in one of the world’s fastest-growing internet markets. The ground station—critical for linking low-Earth...

Binance Commits $250,000 to Support Ebola Response in Uganda and DRC

Binance has pledged $250,000 in emergency humanitarian funding to support frontline efforts responding to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Binance Marks Africa Month With Push for Digital Inclusion Across Continent

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, used Africa Month to deepen its engagement on the continent, positioning digital assets and blockchain...

Hamilton Labs Secures AXIAN Backing to Expand Digital Dollar Access in Africa

Hamilton Labs has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from AXIAN Investment to accelerate the rollout of its dollar-pegged stablecoin across Africa, the companies said. The...

Nedbank Partners with Crypto.com to Explore Blockchain Payments Across Africa

Nedbank Group said on Thursday it had entered a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to explore blockchain-based payment, settlement and liquidity solutions across Africa, in...

Kenya Confirms Deletion of Worldcoin Biometric Data

Worldcoin’s parent company, Tools for Humanity, has deleted all biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens, Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has...

CEO Weekends: Zoho Kenya’s Veerakumar Natarajan on Why Unification is the Final frontier of Kenya’s Digital Masterplan

By Veerakumar Natarajan, Country Head, Zoho Kenya Advanced technology does not automatically create better businesses. More often, it introduces greater complexity. Across Kenya’s private sector, organisations are managing growing layers of disconnected applications, duplicated workflows, and siloed data environments that quietly erode productivity and slow innovation....

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