East Africa

Ecosystem

Ethiopia edges closer to adopting digital IDs

Kenn Abuya

8th Sep, 2023
Mobile Money

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

Kenn Abuya

2nd Sep, 2023
Cryptocurrency

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

Kenn Abuya

1st Sep, 2023
Telecoms

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

Joseph Olaoluwa

31st Aug, 2023
Mobility

Amid high fuel costs, Uber launches electric motorbikes in Kenya

Kenn Abuya

31st Aug, 2023
Startups

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

Kenn Abuya

28th Aug, 2023
Features, Funding

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

Joseph Olaoluwa

26th Aug, 2023
News

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

Ngozi Chukwu

24th Aug, 2023
Startups

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

Kenn Abuya

22nd Aug, 2023
News, Startups

Exclusive: Twiga lays off 283 employees citing tough business environment

Kenn Abuya

20th Aug, 2023
Mobile Money

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

Kenn Abuya

16th Aug, 2023
Telecoms

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

Kenn Abuya

16th Aug, 2023
News, Social Media

Kenyan Assembly receives petition to ban TikTok

Ngozi Chukwu

16th Aug, 2023
Mobile Money

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

Kenn Abuya

15th Aug, 2023
News

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

Kenn Abuya

15th Aug, 2023
Mobile Money

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

Kenn Abuya

14th Aug, 2023
Tax

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

Kenn Abuya

14th Aug, 2023
Telecoms

Airtel Uganda will sell 20% stake in an IPO

Joseph Olaoluwa

10th Aug, 2023
Cryptocurrency

Kenyan government claims Worldcoin illegally collected biometric data

Kenn Abuya

9th Aug, 2023
Cryptocurrency

Kenya police raid Worldcoin warehouse and confiscate equipment

Ngozi Chukwu

7th Aug, 2023
Features

Tanzania ignores digital IDs as East Africa pushes for wider adoption

Kenn Abuya

3rd Aug, 2023
Mobility

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

Kenn Abuya

2nd Aug, 2023
Cryptocurrency

Kenya suspends WorldCoin over data privacy concerns

Kenn Abuya

2nd Aug, 2023
Ecommerce

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

Kenn Abuya

2nd Aug, 2023
Cryptocurrency

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

Kenn Abuya

1st Aug, 2023
Venture Capital

Safaricom shareholders approve two startup investment subsidiaries

Kenn Abuya

28th Jul, 2023
Mobility

BasiGo joins a growing electric motoring space in Kigali

Kenn Abuya

28th Jul, 2023
Banking, Mobile Money

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

Kenn Abuya

27th Jul, 2023
Ecommerce, News

Copia fires 350 employees in third round of layoffs

Kenn Abuya

26th Jul, 2023
Mobile Money

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

Kenn Abuya

26th Jul, 2023
Tax

Earnings from Upwork will no longer be untaxed in Kenya

Kenn Abuya

24th Jul, 2023
Consumer Tech, News

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

Kenn Abuya

21st Jul, 2023
News, Policy

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

Kenn Abuya

20th Jul, 2023
Internet

Disappointed Kenyans fault Starlink for its $650 price

Kenn Abuya

19th Jul, 2023
Tax

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

Kenn Abuya

17th Jul, 2023
Tax

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

Kenn Abuya

17th Jul, 2023
Healthcare

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

Kenn Abuya

14th Jul, 2023
Venture Capital

Safaricom to strengthen spark venture with new venture capital arms

Kenn Abuya

14th Jul, 2023
Social Media

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

Kenn Abuya

12th Jul, 2023
Telecoms

Airtel Kenya announces 5G with unlimited broadband plans

Kenn Abuya

7th Jul, 2023