East Africa

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  Ecosystem

  Ethiopia edges closer to adopting digital IDs

  Kenn Abuya

  8th September 2023

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  Mobile Money

  M-PESA to introduce standing orders as Safaricom strengthens its mobile money product

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd September 2023

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  Cryptocurrency

  The Blockchain Association of Kenya goes to court to block taxes on crypto

  Kenn Abuya

  1st September 2023

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  Telecoms

  Airtel Malawi’s profit soars 113% in H1 2023, despite currency devaluation

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  31st August 2023

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  Mobility

  Amid high fuel costs, Uber launches electric motorbikes in Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  31st August 2023

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  Startups

  Despite legal issues, Flutterwave moves closer to securing Kenyan operating licence

  Kenn Abuya

  28th August 2023

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  Features, Funding

  Eden Care Medical: Y Combinator’s latest health insurance bet in Africa

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  26th August 2023

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  News

  TikTok to set up a Kenyan office and employ more Kenyans for content moderation

  Ngozi Chukwu

  24th August 2023

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  Startups

  Moniepoint Inc gets the regulatory approval to acquire Kenyan credit startup Kopo Kopo

  Kenn Abuya

  22nd August 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Twiga lays off 283 employees citing tough business environment

  Kenn Abuya

  20th August 2023

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  Mobile Money

  M-PESA goes live in Ethiopia today, but it has a long way to catch up to Telebirr

  Kenn Abuya

  16th August 2023

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  Telecoms

  MTN fintech and data products drive boost service revenue to $335 million in Uganda

  Kenn Abuya

  16th August 2023

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  News, Social Media

  Kenyan Assembly receives petition to ban TikTok

  Ngozi Chukwu

  16th August 2023

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  Mobile Money

  After M-PESA, Airtel Money increases wallet limit to $3,400

  Kenn Abuya

  15th August 2023

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  News

  Exclusive: Eric Asuma steps down as CEO of investment startup Hisa

  Kenn Abuya

  15th August 2023

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  Mobile Money

  In a move to support SMEs, Safaricom’s M-PESA increases daily limit to $3,400

  Kenn Abuya

  14th August 2023

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  Tax

  Kenya’s Revenue Authority is auctioning ‘overstayed items’ in Mombasa port

  Kenn Abuya

  14th August 2023

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  Telecoms

  Airtel Uganda will sell 20% stake in an IPO

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  10th August 2023

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  Cryptocurrency

  Kenyan government claims Worldcoin illegally collected biometric data

  Kenn Abuya

  9th August 2023

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  Cryptocurrency

  Kenya police raid Worldcoin warehouse and confiscate equipment

  Ngozi Chukwu

  7th August 2023

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  Features

  Tanzania ignores digital IDs as East Africa pushes for wider adoption

  Kenn Abuya

  3rd August 2023

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  Mobility

  Uber riders in Kenya can now pay for trips via M-PESA

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd August 2023

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  Cryptocurrency

  Kenya suspends WorldCoin over data privacy concerns

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd August 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Safaricom, Craft Silicon tap into the buy-now-pay-later trend

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd August 2023

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  Cryptocurrency

  WorldCoin’s parent company is indeed registered as a data processor in Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  1st August 2023

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  Venture Capital

  Safaricom shareholders approve two startup investment subsidiaries

  Kenn Abuya

  28th July 2023

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  Mobility

  BasiGo joins a growing electric motoring space in Kigali

  Kenn Abuya

  28th July 2023

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  Banking, Mobile Money

  M-PESA experiences downtime in Kenya as bank-to-mobile money transfers stall

  Kenn Abuya

  27th July 2023

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  Ecommerce, News

  Copia fires 350 employees in third round of layoffs

  Kenn Abuya

  26th July 2023

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  Mobile Money

  As M-PESA plans to enter Ethiopia, it faces a stiff rivalry from Ethio Telecom’s Telebirr

  Kenn Abuya

  26th July 2023

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  Tax

  Earnings from Upwork will no longer be untaxed in Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  24th July 2023

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  Consumer Tech, News

  Kenyan vendors face a shortage of smartphones as KRA tightens grip on tax evaders

  Kenn Abuya

  21st July 2023

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  News, Policy

  IMF approves $1 billion loan to Kenya as concerns over growing debt persist

  Kenn Abuya

  20th July 2023

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  Internet

  Disappointed Kenyans fault Starlink for its $650 price

  Kenn Abuya

  19th July 2023

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  Tax

  African countries are making digital service tax for foreign companies a norm as Uganda joins the race

  Kenn Abuya

  17th July 2023

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  Tax

  Despite public outcry, Kenya has received billions from recently introduced digital service tax

  Kenn Abuya

  17th July 2023

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  Healthcare

  After raising $1 million, My 1Health looks to Ethiopia and South Sudan as its new markets

  Kenn Abuya

  14th July 2023

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  Venture Capital

  Safaricom to strengthen spark venture with new venture capital arms

  Kenn Abuya

  14th July 2023

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  Social Media

  Maandamano: Kenyans are using Twitter to protest a cost of living crisis

  Kenn Abuya

  12th July 2023

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  Telecoms

  Airtel Kenya announces 5G with unlimited broadband plans

  Kenn Abuya

  7th July 2023