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Nomba Expands Cross-Border Payments to Zambia From DRC

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Stitch Raises $25 Million Series A Led by Andreessen Horowitz in...

James Musoba
Startups

Proparco Invests $2M in Cauridor to Expand Africa Payments Infrastructure

James Musoba
Startups

Jiji Expands Beyond Africa with Acquisition of Bangladesh’s Bikroy

Ronald Bwire
Startups

HewaSafi by Two Kenyan Teenagers Wins $100,000 at African Regional Earth...

Sam Wakoba
Startups

Africa Tech Summit London 2026 Selects 13 Startups for Investor Showcase

Sam Wakoba
Startups

Stream Raises $5.2 Million to Build MENA’s Billing Infrastructure Layer

Sam Wakoba
Startups

Bfree Raises $3.1 Million to Expand AI-driven Loan Recovery Across Africa

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Proparco Commits $17.25 Million to the Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund

James Musoba
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CEO Weekends: Maria Buza on How Digital Policy Alert Tracks Global...

Sam Wakoba
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CEO Weekends: Gaming is a Young Industry in Africa, But it’s...

Sam Wakoba

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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...