Startups
Egypt’s NoorNation Raises $1.05 Million to Expand Solar Irrigation and Cut Farmers’ Diesel Costs
Egyptian climate technology startup NoorNation has raised $1.05 million in seed funding from investors including Linah Farms, Catalyst Fund and Saudi Arabia’s KBW Ventures, as it seeks to expand...
Startups
Knife Capital Backs South African Healthtech Alignd After Its Healthcare Model Saves Insurers $36 Million
South African venture capital firm Knife Capital has invested in Cape Town-based healthtech startup Alignd, betting on a healthcare financing model that has already helped medical insurers save an...
Business
Samsung’s Instalment Plan Accounted for 46% of Its Smartphone Revenue in Africa
Samsung Electronics generated 46% of its smartphone revenue in Africa through a daily and weekly instalment payment programme this year, highlighting how flexible financing is helping the company expand...
Tech
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and microfinance institutions across Kenya.The integration...
Startups
Egypt’s NoorNation Raises $1.05 Million to Expand Solar Irrigation and Cut Farmers’ Diesel Costs
Egyptian climate technology startup NoorNation has raised $1.05 million in seed funding from investors including Linah Farms, Catalyst Fund and Saudi Arabia’s KBW Ventures, as it seeks to expand solar-powered irrigation...
Business
Safaricom’s Ziidi Trader Handles 68% of Retail Applications in Quickmart’s KSh 15 Billion IPO
Safaricom's Ziidi Trader accounted for more than two-thirds of retail applications in Quickmart Plc's KSh 15 billion initial public offering, underscoring the growing role...
Business
Vodacom Retains 55% Safaricom Stake as Kenya Court Appeal Continues
Vodacom Group has confirmed that it remains the registered holder of its 55% stake in Safaricom as Kenya's Court of Appeal considers a challenge...
Tech
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and...
Tech
Ruto Nominates Lydia Chelagat as Kenya’s Next Data Protection Commissioner
President William Ruto has nominated Lydia Sitienei Chelagat, the Director of Legal Services and Corporation Secretary at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), as...
How
How to Make Data Privacy Your Competitive Advantage
For years, data privacy was largely owned by legal teams, reviewed by leadership from time to time, and often seen by employees as another...
How
Best eSIM for Kenya 2026
In Nairobi, Malindi, Mombasa, and other major cities, mobile signals range from 5G, with 4G in coastal locations like Diani Beach, supported by 3G...
Samsung Care+ Offers Affordable Damage Cover in East Africa
Samsung has expanded access to Care+, a service plan built to help owners of eligible Galaxy smartphones in East Africa manage the cost of...
TECNO Wins Two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Awards for Modular Phone and Tonino Lamborghini TECNO TAURUS
Earlier this month TECNO, a global AI-driven innovative technology brand, achieved two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Awards at IFA 2026 for its products:...
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 KenyaSix 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...
Egypt’s NoorNation Raises $1.05 Million to Expand Solar Irrigation and Cut Farmers’ Diesel Costs
Egyptian climate technology startup NoorNation has raised $1.05 million in seed funding from investors including Linah Farms, Catalyst Fund and Saudi Arabia’s KBW Ventures, as it seeks to expand solar-powered irrigation and decentralised energy infrastructure across Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa.The investment comes as rising...
Egypt’s NoorNation Raises $1.05 Million to Expand Solar Irrigation and Cut Farmers’ Diesel Costs
Egyptian climate technology startup NoorNation has raised $1.05 million in seed funding from investors including Linah Farms, Catalyst Fund and Saudi Arabia’s KBW Ventures,...
Knife Capital Backs South African Healthtech Alignd After Its Healthcare Model Saves Insurers $36 Million
South African venture capital firm Knife Capital has invested in Cape Town-based healthtech startup Alignd, betting on a healthcare financing model that has already...
MaanWin Game Recovery Codes: A Guide for Existing Users
A code can arrive on your phone while several account pages are open, leaving you unsure where it belongs. The first question is not...
How Cellulant is Connecting Africa’s Fragmented Payments Markets Using AWS Technology
Moving money across Africa is rarely as simple as tapping ‘Pay Now.’ A mobile money wallet, a banking system, a currency conversion and a...
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and...
CEO Weekends: After Losing 32 Goats, Tendai Gavaza Built StokData Africa to Help Farmers Track Their Businesses
StokData Africa grew out of a problem its founder, Tendai Gavaza, knew firsthand: managing a farm in Zimbabwe while living thousands of kilometres away in Melbourne. Expenses were difficult to verify, devices containing farm records were stolen, and 32 goats were lost without an...
Women
Kenya’s Diana Waithanji Appointed Interim Dean of Cybersecurity at Touro University Berlin
Kenyan cybersecurity professional Diana Waithanji has been appointed Interim Dean of Cybersecurity at Touro University Berlin, marking a new chapter in her career as she takes on an academic...
Women
Yvonne Okwara Joins Shuga Global as Head of Investments & Partnerships
Yvonne Okwara has joined Shuga Global as Head of Investments and Partnerships, moving into a leadership role focused on fundraising, strategic partnerships and expanding the organisation’s reach following her...
