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Kenya's digital infrastructure ambitions gained another major piece with the launch of the NBO2 data centre in Nairobi, a facility designed to serve cloud providers, financial institutions, enterprises and internet service providers. The facility, operate

Safaricom Ethiopia's profitability has become the more important question now that the operator has passed 15 million 90-day active subscribers. The milestone, reached less than four years after commercial operations began in October 2022, confirms that t

Mombasa has climbed 22 places in the global startup rankings, offering a rare bright spot for Kenya's startup ecosystem at a time when the country's overall position has weakened and Nairobi's dominance remains difficult to challenge. The coastal city ran

Kenya's e-commerce market could grow from about Sh336.7 billion today to roughly Sh496 billion by 2029, but turning that projection into actual business activity will depend on how quickly the systems around online trade improve. The market, estimated at

Moove is considering a Nigeria exit after Uber ended its operations in the country, a move that puts fresh pressure on the vehicle-financing model with which the Nigerian-founded company built its business. Moove began financing cars for ride-hailing driv

Mastercard has partnered with Flowcart to enable consumers in Kenya to discover products, place orders, and pay by card without leaving social or messaging platforms, starting with WhatsApp. The partnership is designed to simplify digital payments for soc

Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has completed a technology bootcamp aimed at giving primary and secondary school students practical skills in artificial intelligence, robotics and other emerging technologies. The Enugu

The Deloitte Innovation Hub is expanding its technology operations in Egypt as demand grows for artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and digital engineering solutions that deliver measurable business results. The hub, an initiative of D

M-KOPA has financed more than 10,000 electric motorcycles in Kenya, giving the company a sizeable position in the country's electric mobility market while opening financing to electric tuk-tuks. The milestone matters beyond the headline number because M-K

Ten years after entering Kenya, Bolt has grown from a ride-hailing newcomer into a significant part of the country's digital mobility economy. The company says it has invested more than KSh19 billion (€130 million-plus), connected over 8 million riders an