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Nomba Expands Cross-Border Payments to Zambia From DRC

Ronald Bwire
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The Hidden Benefits of Trump’s Aid Policy for Africa

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African Tech Startup Investment Fell By Half to $1.1B in 2024

Sam Wakoba
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Kifiya Facilitates $180M in Credit for 382,000 MSMEs Via AI-Powered Credit...

Ronald Bwire
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54 Collective Shuts Down, Leaving a Legacy of Impact on African...

Ronald Bwire
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Venture builder Disrupt.com to invest $100M to fuel next generation of...

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CEO Weekends: How Kenya’s Darasa App Edtech Platform Wants to Make...

Sam Wakoba
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Gozem Raises $30M to Accelerate Expansion and Revolutionize Digital Services in...

James Musoba
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Helios Fund V Raises $75M from EIB Global to Support Africa’s Growth Stage...

James Musoba
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Four innovative startups crowned winners of the Sankalp Africa Awards 2025

Ronald Bwire
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Halcyon & AWS Invest into 10 African Startups Addressing Food Insecurity

Sam Wakoba

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

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

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

Sam Wakoba
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Mastercard, Moovn Sign Five-Year East Africa Payments Deal

Ronald Bwire
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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...