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Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh presumed dead after body found in New York apartment
Serial techpreneur and Venture Capitalist, Falim Saleh, 33, is presumed dead after a limbless and headless torso was found in...
Jeff Bezos’ wealth hits new high of $171bn in 2020
Jeff Bezos’ net worth is now close to $172 billion hitting a new peak after he despite the current economic...
Safaricom CFO, Sateesh Kamath takes up new role in Vodafone
Safaricom CFO, Sateesh Kamath, has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer Vodafone Business, effective 1st July 2020....
Brand.KE appoints Dr. Wilfred Marube as Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Export promotion and Branding Agency (Brand.KE) has appointed Public Relations Expert Dr. Wifred Marube as CEO of the company...
Safaricom’s Sanda Ojiambo appointed United Nations Global Compact Executive Director
Safaricom's Sanda Ojiambo has been appointed as the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) the worlds largest...
Maina Kiai appointed as oversight board member for Facebook and Instagram Content
Maina Kiai, a human rights activist and Director of Human Rights Watch’s Global Alliances and Partnerships program. Has been today...
Safaricom appoints Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to head M-Pesa Africa
Safaricom has appointed Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to head the newly created joint venture with South Africa’s Vodacom Group that will run...
KRA appoints Pamela Ahago as acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Control
Mrs Pamela Ahago has been appointed by KRA as the Acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Control (C&BC) effective 25th...
Toyota Kenya develops Bridge Mechanical Ventilator to help combat COVID-19
Toyota Kenya has developed the “Bridge Mechanical Ventilator” as an emergency use resuscitator system to support patients with COVID-19 respiratory...
iHub’s Nekesa Were Appointed Executive Director at AfriLabs
iHub Director Nekesa Were has been appointed AfriLabs Interim Executive Director after a career spanning over 10 years in the...
Tullow Oil PLC appoints Rahul Dhir as Chief Executive Officer
Tullow Oil plc has today appointed Rahul Dhir as Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Group. Rahul...
Mobiclicks, a South African mobile ad agency launches in Kenya
Mobiclicks, a South African mobile advertising agency has launched in Kenya in a move expected to take advantage of East...
Airtel Africa appoints former Vodacom Tanzania CEO as Regional Director East Africa Region
Airtel Africa, a telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, has announced the appointment of Ian Ferrao...
Equity taps IFC’s head of financial institutions to accelerate its Pan African expansion
Equity Group has tapped the head of financial institutions in East and Southern Africa at the IFC as its Chief...
Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper coming to Tanzania for Angel Fair Africa 2019
Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper is coming to the 7th Angel Fair Africa taking place in Dar, Tanzania from the...
Communications Authority appoints Mercy Wanjau as Acting Director-General as Wangusi leaves
Communications Authority of Kenya, the telecoms regulatory body, has appointed Mercy Wanjau as Acting Director-General effective today as Francis Wangusi's...
Segun Adeyemi, ex-Amplify CEO to lead JUMO Nigeria
Segun Adeyemi, who sold his company Amplify to OneFi has been appointed the new country manager for JUMO Nigeria, as...
Ethiopia partners Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to build its digital economy
Ethiopia has announced a partnership with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to build its digital economy, the Ethiopian Ministry of...
Aboyeji Iyinoluwa, Chris Folayan & Eghosa Omoigui join GBF Mentorship Programme
Aboyeji Iyinoluwa, the famous co-founder of Andela and Flutterwave, Chris Folayan, the founder and CEO of Mall4Africa & EchoVC's Eghosa...
Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Selects 7 Icons as 2019 Judges
Jack Ma's Africa Netpreneur Prize, a prize competition for African entrepreneurs has selected 7 esteemed entrepreneurs, investors, and businesspeople from...
Cell C appoints Douglas Craigie Stevenson as CEO
The Cell C board has appointed Douglas Craigie Stevenson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Craigie Stevenson was appointed as...
Ex-British PM Tony Blair lauds Gearbox for stimulating Innovation
Ex-British PM, Mr. Tony Blair, in a speech during his recent visit to Nairobi, Kenya, lauded Kenya’s Gearbox for stimulating...
Forbes Africa 30 Under 30; Kenyan Technology and Business stars of 2019
Forbes Africa very recently released the fifth edition of its 30 under 30 list, honoring some of the continent's most...
Apple confirms its chief design officer Jony Ive is leaving to launch his design firm & Apple is client
Apple has confirmed that its chief design officer, Sir Jony Ive will leave the company later this year to launch...
Blogger Robert Alai arrested under the new controversial anti-terrorism law
Robert Alai, a Kenyan blogger, internet entrepreneur and cyber-activist is set to remain in Kenyan police custody for 14 days for sharing...
EzeeMoney co-founder joins Fenix International as its Chief Commercial Officer
EzeeMoney co-founder and digital finance expert Junior Zerubabel Kwebiiha has joined Fenix International as its Chief Commercial Officer to lead...