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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s Public Breakup Is the Drama You Can’t Miss

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s Public Breakup Is the Drama You Can’t Miss

Trump and Musk’s alliance implodes into a public, meme-fueled feud over policy, subsidies, and personal insults on social media.

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Tanzania Blocks X Over Pornography Claims as $8.9M Economic Losses Mount Ahead of 2025 Elections

Tanzania Blocks X Over Pornography Claims as $8.9M Economic Losses Mount Ahead of 2025 Elections

Tanzania blocks X citing pornography concerns, costing $8.9 million economically while critics allege election-period digital repression tactics.

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Fincra Secures Payment Provider License in South Africa in Partnership with Nedbank

Fincra Secures Payment Provider License in South Africa in Partnership with Nedbank

Fincra has secured a Payment Provider license in South Africa, in collaboration with Nedbank. This milestone strengthens its presence in Southern Africa and brings it closer to realising its mission of building the rails for...

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Kredete Introduces Africa’s First Stablecoin-Backed Credit Card

Kredete Introduces Africa’s First Stablecoin-Backed Credit Card

Nigerian fintech, Kredete, has launched Africa’s first stablecoin-backed credit card. Built in partnership with Visa, Stellar, and Rain

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4DX Ventures Appoints Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu as Senior Advisors

4DX Ventures Appoints Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu as Senior Advisors

4DX Ventures has announced today that Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu have joined the firm as Senior Advisors as 4DX continues to scale its platform and deepen its impact across the continent. If you have a startup you want...

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Airtel Kenya Warns of a 5-Hour Internet Disruption Due to Scheduled Maintenance

Airtel Kenya Warns of a 5-Hour Internet Disruption Due to Scheduled Maintenance

Airtel Kenya has sent out an important service notice to its customers, especially those using its routers, regarding a scheduled network maintenance window

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500 Women’s Groups to Benefit from New M-Pesa Foundation Wezesha Mama Initiative

500 Women’s Groups to Benefit from New M-Pesa Foundation Wezesha Mama Initiative

M-Pesa Foundation launched Wezesha Mama programme empowering 500 women's groups with training, grants, and digital tools nationwide.

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TSMC Banned by US From Making Advanced AI Chips for Xiaomi, Lenovo and Other Chinese Companies

TSMC Banned by US From Making Advanced AI Chips for Xiaomi, Lenovo and Other Chinese Companies

The smartphone in your hand or computer on your desk might soon tell a deeper geopolitical story than you think — especially if it’s a Xiaomi or Lenovo. In a

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Teraco Launches JB5 Hyperscale Data Centre in Johannesburg

Teraco Launches JB5 Hyperscale Data Centre in Johannesburg

Teraco has officially launched its latest data centre facility, JB5. The new facility is located within the Isando campus in Johannesburg

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Fincra Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate as Payment System Provider in Tanzania

Fincra Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate as Payment System Provider in Tanzania

Fincra has announced the acquisition of the necessary regulatory license to operate as a Payment System Provider in Tanzania.

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TikTok Rolls Out New Tools to Help Users Personalize Their For You Feed

TikTok Rolls Out New Tools to Help Users Personalize Their For You Feed

TikTok has today announced a new set of features designed to give users greater control over the content they see, helping them explore their interests, discover fresh creators, and personalise their TikTok experience. These tools...

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Ookla and NTRA Host Telecom Regulatory Summit for Middle East & Africa in Cairo

Ookla and NTRA Host Telecom Regulatory Summit for Middle East & Africa in Cairo

Ookla and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) organised the Telecommunications Regulatory Summit – Middle East & Africa in Cairo, Egypt, under the theme ‘Harnessing Data and Technology for Superior QoS: Strategies for Measuring and...

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Airtel Money Extends ‘Rudishiwa’ Campaign to Bank-to-Wallet Transfers, Offering 50% Fee Reimbursement as Airtime

Airtel Money Extends ‘Rudishiwa’ Campaign to Bank-to-Wallet Transfers, Offering 50% Fee Reimbursement as Airtime

Airtel Money has announced the extension of its ‘Rudishiwa’ transaction fee’ campaign to all Bank to Airtel money Wallet transfers.

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New OPPO A5 Kenya Launch: Rugged Design, Massive Battery Life Starting KES 21,999

New OPPO A5 Kenya Launch: Rugged Design, Massive Battery Life Starting KES 21,999

OPPO Kenya launches the OPPO A5, joining the A5 Pro with rugged durability, a 6,000mAh battery, and smart features from Ksh21,999.

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TikTok Empowers Users with ‘Manage Topics’ and Enhanced Keyword Filtering Tools

TikTok Empowers Users with ‘Manage Topics’ and Enhanced Keyword Filtering Tools

TikTok introduces new features for personalising the For You feed, including topic management and smart keyword filtering.

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Airtel Money Now Reimburses 50% of Bank-to-Wallet Transaction Fees as Airtime

Airtel Money Now Reimburses 50% of Bank-to-Wallet Transaction Fees as Airtime

Airtel Money now reimburses 50% of bank-to-wallet transfer fees as airtime for data use, expanding its Rudishiwa campaign.

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Google AI Tool, NotebookLM, Gets Publishing Feature in New Update

Google AI Tool, NotebookLM, Gets Publishing Feature in New Update

NotebookLM launches public notebook sharing via links, transforming Google's AI research tool into a knowledge publishing platform for broader audiences.

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Why Equity Bank Fired 1,200 Employees – and What It Means for Your Money

Why Equity Bank Fired 1,200 Employees – and What It Means for Your Money

Equity Bank fires 1,200 staff in historic anti-fraud crackdown after KES 2 billion loss, reshaping Kenya’s banking sector.

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South Sudan Joins Smart Africa Trust Alliance as 17th Member

South Sudan Joins Smart Africa Trust Alliance as 17th Member

South Sudan has officially become the 17th country to join the Smart Africa Trust Alliance (SATA). This is a declaration of trust

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iXAfrica Appoints Amit Singh as Chief Business Development Officer

iXAfrica Appoints Amit Singh as Chief Business Development Officer

iXAfrica has today announced the appointment of Amit Singh as the new Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO).

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Wingu Africa Secures $60 Million to Expand Regional Data Infrastructure

Wingu Africa Secures $60 Million to Expand Regional Data Infrastructure

Wingu Africa has announced it has raised $60 million to fast-track its regional expansion. The carrier-neutral data centre operator

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dLocal Set to Acquire AZA Finance to Expand Presence in Africa

dLocal Set to Acquire AZA Finance to Expand Presence in Africa

dLocal has expressed interest in acquiring AZA Finance, a cross-border payments and foreign exchange platform in Africa.

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Innovate Africa Hosts Inaugural World Product Day Lagos

Innovate Africa Hosts Inaugural World Product Day Lagos

Innovate Africa Fund proudly hosted the inaugural World Product Day Lagos with over 200 founders, engineers, product managers, designers, and ecosystem enablers to celebrate bold innovation and build the future of African technology through product-led...

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KCB Completes Sale of NBK to Access Bank

KCB Completes Sale of NBK to Access Bank

KCB Group and Access Bank have completed the sale of National Bank of Kenya to Access Bank Plc, marking the conclusion

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AXIAN Telecom Now Owns 8% of JUMIA

AXIAN Telecom Now Owns 8% of JUMIA

AXIAN Telecom has formally revealed that it now beneficially owns 8.0% of the total shares of JUMIA Technologies.

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Infinix Hot 60 Pro+ Enters the Race for the World’s Thinnest 3D Curved Smartphone

Infinix Hot 60 Pro+ Enters the Race for the World’s Thinnest 3D Curved Smartphone

Infinix teases the HOT 60 Pro+ as the world’s slimmest 3D curved smartphone. Here’s what we know so far.

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Equity Bank’s Digital Platforms Now Process 87% of Transactions

Equity Bank’s Digital Platforms Now Process 87% of Transactions

Equity Group’s digital-first strategy is proving to be effective for its recent financial results for Q1 2025. The bank recently released

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Twiga Foods to Cut Jobs as It Freezes Nairobi Operations

Twiga Foods to Cut Jobs as It Freezes Nairobi Operations

Twiga Foods plans to scale down its workforce and freeze operations in Nairobi, according to the Business Daily.

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Samsung rolls out One UI 7 update to Galaxy A53 5G and A15 4G in Kenya and other African countries

Samsung rolls out One UI 7 update to Galaxy A53 5G and A15 4G in Kenya and other African countries

Samsung has started pushing the stable One UI 7 update based on Android 15 to users of the Galaxy A53 5G and Galaxy A15 4G across several African

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How Safaricom Is Shaping FinTech 2.0 in Africa

How Safaricom Is Shaping FinTech 2.0 in Africa

At this year’s Connected Africa Summit 2025, Safaricom’s Head of M-PESA Payments, Victor Odada, delivered an interesting keynote

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