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Nomba Expands Cross-Border Payments to Zambia From DRC

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Cascador Picks 10 Nigerian Scaleups for 2026 Growth Program

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Two Flexitech Directors Arrested Over Alleged $242,000 Misappropriation

James Musoba
Startups

Mbappé-Backed Tanel Acquired by Alan as French Healthtech Enters Africa

James Musoba
Startups

Doage Launches to Help African InsurTechs Bridge the Commercialisation Gap

Sam Wakoba
Startups

Swedfund Invests $20 Million into Africa Go Green Fund to Scale...

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Terra Industries Hires Former WHOOP, Palantir Executive to Lead Commercial Expansion

Jemima Mwachia
Startups

Afrikrea Returns as Consumer Marketplace as ANKA Focuses on B2B Services

Ronald Bwire
Startups

Ventures Platform Closes $84 Million Second Africa Venture Fund

Sam Wakoba
Business

NCBA, HEVA Launch KES 20 Million Collateral-Free Startup Financing for Creative...

Jemima Mwachia
Startups

Swvl Raises $13 Million in Strategic Investment Led by Sawiris-Backed Coefficient

James Musoba

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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...