How some African governments are clamping down on online sports betting, using tax compliance and morality as the bases for their decisions.…
Kenyans lose hundreds of millions of shillings in bitcoin pyramid scheme
Velox 10 Global, a bitcoin pyramid scheme operating in Kenya has reportedly vanished with money from its customers…
Tanzania and Kenya joint power project fully kicks off
Tanzania and Kenya are working at a joint power project.…
mSurvey secures $3.5m Series A investment
mSurvey today announced a Series A round of $3.5million, led by Africa focused venture firm TLcom Capital with investment from Social Capital, Kapor Capital, Golden Palm, and Richard Owen; founding te…
Kenya-based mSurvey launches in Nigeria to help businesses gauge consumer loyalty
Kenyan mSurvey launches in Nigeria to help businesses get feedback directly from their customers in real-time. Communication is an all important tool in life and business. An effective communication s…
OgaVenue makes international debut in Kenya
After establishing a strong presence in Nigeria, with over 2000 venue options in all 36 states, OgaVenue expands operations to Kenya…
Jack Ma’s Africa tour reminds us how technologically behind Nigeria still is
Asia’s richest man, Jack Ma’s decision to visit Rwanda, Kenya questions Nigeria’s inclusion as one of the tech giants of Africa…
With the launch of two life-saving apps, Kenya is setting an example for African countries
The Kenyan government is taking advantage of the increase in mobile phone penetration. They are using mobile phones as a platform to make lives better.…
Uber partners Sidian Bank to provide loans to Kenyan drivers, but there’s a catch
Taxi hailing service, Uber has partnered with Kenya’s Sidian Bank to provide car loans to its most experienced drivers and they hope the model can be rolled out to all its countries of operation…
Someone abroad could be trying to hack your mobile phone right now
The internet has always been an open ground for various forms of attack by scammers, spammers and all sorts of cyber crimes. But the playing turf is gradually shifting from desktop to mobile. Especial…
African tech startups raised over $185.7m in 2015
Over 120 African tech startups raised a combined funding in excess of $185.7m in 2015, according to a study conducted by Disrupt Africa. According to the report, the most favoured destinations for fun…
Mobile penetration in Kenya hits 88 percent
According to a quarterly report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), mobile penetration stood at 88.1% at the end of the quarter with 3.87 million subscribers up from the previous 36.1 milli…
Application open for Andela Kenya’s Class 5 Fellowship
Do you know Andela? The company paying Africans to learn how to become world class developers? Andela Kenya is looking for ambitious, talented young people passionate about technology and keen with a …
Kenyan solar energy startup, M-Kopa closes $19 million funding round
Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar energy startup M-Kopa Solar, has taken its investment to the next milestone by raising $19 million funding round. M-KOPA provides ‘pay-as-you-go’ energy for off-grid custome…
Kenyan startup BitPesa expands to Nigeria and Uganda
Nigerians can now make bitcoin transactions from anywhere in the world as Kenyan Bitcoin startup, BitPesa just expanded its remittance service to Nigeria and Uganda. What this means, is that Nigerians…
Nigeria ranks 169/189 in doing business globally
The World Bank just published its 13th edition of the annual series Doing Business. The report contains a ranking of 189 economies from across the world based on regulations that enhance business acti…
Inside the iHub, Kenya’s widely acclaimed “Tech Headquarters”
Unofficially known as the ‘Kenyan tech headquaters’, the Innovation hub — abbreviated as iHub — has been in existence for more than 5 years now. This title is well befitting as it hosts more th…
15 million Nigerians use Facebook monthly on their mobile devices
teInteresting statistics have been published on the use of Facebook in Africa, mainly in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya at the end of Facebook’s second quarter in 2015. The company rack…
Twitter self-service ads now available in Nigeria, Kenya and over 200 countries
Twitter yesterday announced that its self-service ads platform has been expanded from 33 countries to over 200 countries, including Nigeria and Kenya. Launched over 2 years ago as an avenue for SMEs t…
Introducing ‘Kenya Weekly’ with Wangari Ng’ang’a
Apart from Kenya being a hotbed of sporting talent, it is also a hotbed of tech innovations. Crowned Africa’s most intelligent city by Intelligent Community Forum, Nairobi was the only African city to…