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Startups

Nomba Expands Cross-Border Payments to Zambia From DRC

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Hafinen, Kenya’s HR-tech Rebuilds for Growth, Aiming to Become a Workforce...

Diana Mutheu
Startups

Nairobi’s Arc Ride Secures $5m IFC Backing to Drive African E-mobility...

Diana Mutheu
Startups

Fintech and Energy Sectors Dominate Deals as African Startup Funding Rebounds...

Diana Mutheu
MENA Edition

Egypt’s Flextock Raises $12.6 Million Series A to Scale E-commerce Logistics...

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Stake, Dubai’s Real Estate Investment Platform Raises $31M in Series B...

James Musoba
Startups

Mubadala Invests $50 Million in Egypt’s Breadfast Ahead of Planned IPO

Ronald Bwire
Business

Terra Industries Raises $22 Million Extension, Bringing Total Funding to $34...

Ronald Bwire
Business

Jumia Exits Algeria as It Sharpens Focus on Profitability

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Delta40, Backed by George Soros, Raises $20M to Fund African Startups

Sam Wakoba
Startups

January Total Funding Hits $174M as Investors Favor Mature Startups in...

Diana Mutheu

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Tech-Savvy Teams Building Their Own Workarounds Isn’t Efficiency, It’s Shadow IT

Ronald Bwire
Tech

Safaricom Takes Hook Hip Hop Musical Auditions to Nakuru to Discover...

Ronald Bwire
Business

Nedbank Completes Acquisition of 66% of Kenya’s NCBA in $850 Million-Plus...

Sam Wakoba
Tech

Mastercard, Moovn Sign Five-Year East Africa Payments Deal

Ronald Bwire
Ronald Bwire

Tech-Savvy Teams Building Their Own Workarounds Isn’t Efficiency, It’s Shadow IT

Corporate productivity metrics often mask severe operational risks. When departmental managers face rigid central procurement, slow helpdesk response times, or clunky legacy software, they rarely wait for official approval to fix their immediate workflows. Instead, tech-savvy teams take matters into their own hands. They spin up unauthorized cloud storage...