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Rockefeller Foundation Channels $133 Mln into Africa as Development Financing Tightens

The Rockefeller Foundation deployed more than $350 million in 2025 and reached 731 million people worldwide, as it scaled investments in energy access, food systems, climate resilience and...

Ecobank Raises $450M in Oversubscribed Tier 2 Sustainable Agriculture Bond

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has raised $450 million through an oversubscribed Tier 2 bond focused on sustainable agriculture and natural capital, in a transaction that highlights strong investor appetite...

Rockefeller Foundation Channels $133 Mln into Africa as Development Financing Tightens

The Rockefeller Foundation deployed more than $350 million in 2025 and reached 731 million people worldwide, as it scaled investments in energy access, food systems, climate resilience and...

NCBA, Salvador Caetano Kenya Partner on EV Financing in Kenya

Kenya’s NCBA Bank has partnered with automotive distributor Salvador Caetano Kenya to expand asset financing for both conventional and electric vehicles, in a move aimed at improving access to...

Rockefeller Foundation Channels $133 Mln into Africa as Development Financing Tightens

The Rockefeller Foundation deployed more than $350 million in 2025 and reached 731 million people worldwide, as it scaled investments in energy access, food systems, climate resilience and digital public...

NCBA, Salvador Caetano Kenya Partner on EV Financing in Kenya

Kenya’s NCBA Bank has partnered with automotive distributor Salvador Caetano Kenya to expand asset financing for both conventional and electric vehicles, in a move...

CEO Weekends: Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi Urges Tech-finance Integration to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Trade

Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi has called for stronger collaboration between governments, financial institutions and technology firms to unlock Africa’s digital economy...

Ecobank Raises $450M in Oversubscribed Tier 2 Sustainable Agriculture Bond

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has raised $450 million through an oversubscribed Tier 2 bond focused on sustainable agriculture and natural capital, in a transaction...

Zero-rated M-PESA Kadogo Transactions Hit 17.1 Billion

M-PESA Kadogo’s zero-rated transactions have reached a major milestone, hitting 17.1 billion transactions in the 2025/2026 financial year and accounting for 58% of all...

How to Make Your Phone Unreachable Without Switching It Off

In Kenya’s fast-moving mobile world, your phone is always active. Whether it’s calls from work, spam promotions, or constant check-ins, staying reachable 24/7 can...

Inside CasinoBonusesFinder’s Search Logic

If you have ever used a basic bonus aggregator, you already know what the experience looks like. A long list, some filters that barely...

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...

Rockefeller Foundation Channels $133 Mln into Africa as Development Financing Tightens

The Rockefeller Foundation deployed more than $350 million in 2025 and reached 731 million people worldwide, as it scaled investments in energy access, food systems, climate resilience and digital public goods amid a global decline in aid. In its 2025 impact report, Big Bets,...

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...

From Muddy Roots to Digital Boots: How MangroveCoin is Tokenizing Kenya’s Coastline Restoration Efforts

Forget "mining" for Bitcoin in a dark room; the next big thing in the Kenyan coastal tech scene involves getting your feet wet in...

Ezeebit Raises $2M to Scale Stablecoin & Cryptocurrency Adoption Across Africa

Ezeebit, the stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure firm, has raised $2.05 million to accelerate product development and merchant adoption in South Africa, Kenya, and...

CEO Weekends: Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi Urges Tech-finance Integration to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Trade

Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi has called for stronger collaboration between governments, financial institutions and technology firms to unlock Africa’s digital economy and boost intra-African trade. Speaking at a high-level Tech Breakfast hosted by Equity Group on the sidelines of the Africa CEO...

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Rockefeller Foundation Channels $133 Mln into Africa as Development Financing Tightens

The Rockefeller Foundation deployed more than $350 million in 2025 and reached 731 million people worldwide, as it scaled investments in energy access, food systems, climate resilience and...

CEO Weekends: Heather Drolet On How Threadbare is Turning Africa’s Young Gamers into the Next Digital Workforce

The Threadbare programme sits at the intersection of education, game development, and workforce inclusion, designed to help young people move from consuming digital content to actively creating it. Built...