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Saturday, June 27, 2026

CEO Weekends: Inside Mawingu’s Mission to Connect One Million Africans by 2028

For years, Africa's digital transformation story has largely centered on cities, where infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and innovation ecosystems have grown rapidly. Yet beyond these urban centers, millions of...

Stanbic Foundation, Microsoft Expand AI Skills Partnership Through National Training Initiative

Stanbic Foundation and Microsoft are deepening their collaboration on digital workforce development through the rollout of the Microsoft Elevate AI National Skilling Initiative, an effort aimed at expanding access...

HaloBraid Raises $7 Million to Bring AI-Assisted Braiding Device to Professional Salons

Halo, a tech startup focused on products for textured hair, has raised $7 million in seed funding to commercialize HaloBraid, a device designed to help professional stylists complete braids...

Spiro Raises $55 Million After Deploying 100,000 EVs Across 7 Markets

Spiro, the African electric motorcycle and clean energy infrastructure company, has secured a $55 million investment from NewTrails Capital, a China-focused growth-stage fund with operations in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and...

CEO Weekends: Inside Mawingu’s Mission to Connect One Million Africans by 2028

For years, Africa's digital transformation story has largely centered on cities, where infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and innovation ecosystems have grown rapidly. Yet beyond these urban centers, millions of people across...

Revolut Secures UAE Payment Licences, Paving Way for Market Entry

Revolut has received key regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, clearing a major hurdle as the fintech giant prepares...

Dubizzle Invests in Tern to Turn Rent Payments Into Rewards in UAE Push

Dubizzle Group has invested in UAE-based rental rewards platform Tern, betting that incentives and payment flexibility can help it capture more of the value...

CEO Weekends: Inside Mawingu’s Mission to Connect One Million Africans by 2028

For years, Africa's digital transformation story has largely centered on cities, where infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and innovation ecosystems have grown rapidly. Yet beyond...

Finding Focus: A Strategic Approach to Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Companies

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hold valuable data, serve as entry points into larger supply chains and often lack the cybersecurity defences of enterprise...

Finding Focus: A Strategic Approach to Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Companies

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hold valuable data, serve as entry points into larger supply chains and often lack the cybersecurity defences of enterprise...

Why Kenyan Creators Are Turning to Chatalystar: The OnlyFans Alternative Built on Crypto Payments

For Kenyan content creators, a painful contradiction has become unavoidable. Creator platforms like OnlyFans and ManyVids are accessible. A Kenyan creator can sign up....

iGaming AFRIKA Summit Opens in Nairobi with Focus on Regulation, Taxation & Growth

The inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit opened in Nairobi on Monday, bringing together regulators, operators, investors and technology firms to discuss the future of Africa’s...

The Trust Economy: Why the Data Protection Act is the New SME Gold Standard

By Veerakumar Natarajan, Country Head, Zoho Kenya Six years ago, Kenya enacted the Data Protection Act (DPA), becoming the first East African country to establish...

Safaricom’s Daraja 3.0 Platform Speeds Up API Integration for Kenyan Businesses

Faster integration of payment systems is emerging as a competitive advantage for businesses operating in Kenya’s digital economy. Developers say improvements introduced under Safaricom’s Daraja...

Safaricom Shangwe @25 Promotion Concludes | Creates 25 Millionaires

 Safaricom has unveiled the final five winners of KES 1 million in its Shangwe @25 nationwide consumer promotion, bringing the total number of new...

How Buying Data on M-PESA Opened New Doors for Sheila

Sheila Cheptoo, a 25-year-old poultry farmer in the quiet village of Masare, in Bomet County, rises early before sunrise. The soft rustling of her 132...

CEO Weekends: Inside Mawingu’s Mission to Connect One Million Africans by 2028

For years, Africa's digital transformation story has largely centered on cities, where infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and innovation ecosystems have grown rapidly. Yet beyond these urban centers, millions of people across rural and peri-urban communities still remain under-connected, limiting access to education, healthcare, entrepreneurship...

Binance Commits $250,000 to Support Ebola Response in Uganda and DRC

Binance has pledged $250,000 in emergency humanitarian funding to support frontline efforts responding to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Binance Marks Africa Month With Push for Digital Inclusion Across Continent

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, used Africa Month to deepen its engagement on the continent, positioning digital assets and blockchain...

Hamilton Labs Secures AXIAN Backing to Expand Digital Dollar Access in Africa

Hamilton Labs has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from AXIAN Investment to accelerate the rollout of its dollar-pegged stablecoin across Africa, the companies said. The...

Nedbank Partners with Crypto.com to Explore Blockchain Payments Across Africa

Nedbank Group said on Thursday it had entered a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to explore blockchain-based payment, settlement and liquidity solutions across Africa, in...

Kenya Confirms Deletion of Worldcoin Biometric Data

Worldcoin’s parent company, Tools for Humanity, has deleted all biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens, Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has...

CEO Weekends: Inside Mawingu’s Mission to Connect One Million Africans by 2028

For years, Africa's digital transformation story has largely centered on cities, where infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and innovation ecosystems have grown rapidly. Yet beyond these urban centers, millions of people across rural and peri-urban communities still remain under-connected, limiting access to education, healthcare, entrepreneurship...

HaloBraid Raises $7 Million to Bring AI-Assisted Braiding Device to Professional Salons

Halo, a tech startup focused on products for textured hair, has raised $7 million in seed funding to commercialize HaloBraid, a device designed to help professional stylists complete braids...

TiE Dubai Opens Women-Focused Startup Program as MENA Funding Shows Signs of Recovery

TiE Dubai, the regional chapter of global entrepreneurship network The Indus Entrepreneurs, has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its TiE Women MENA Program, aiming to scale women-led...