Why Companies Need to Optimize the Full Potential of AI, Cybersecurity Tools in an Evolving Workplace
For businesses, return-on-investments are crucial in everything—even when technology is involved. Profits need to be made and therefore, businesses want to keep a closer and sure eye on how AI [...]
AfricaNenda Pushes Digital Payment Frontier in Five African Markets
AfricaNenda, a nonprofit backed by the Gates Foundation, has accelerated digital payment systems development in five African markets including Rwanda, Cabo Verde, Mauritania, South Sudan, and the Central African Economic [...]Court Rules Meta Can Be Sued in Kenya Over Hate Speech in Ethiopia Violence
The High Court has ruled that Facebook's parent company —Meta—can be sued in Kenya over allegations that its algorithms amplified hate speech that fuelled ethnic violence in Ethiopia. Abrham Meareg [...]Reprieve for Lipa Later as Court Urges Investor to Resolve Dispute Via Arbitration
A dispute between Growth Studio Ventures, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, and Lipa Later Limited, an e-commerce credit provider, has taken a turn after the High Court ruled to stay [...]Syntura Unveils East Africa's First AI, Cybersecurity, and Collaboration Hub
NAIROBI, March 28, 2025 — Syntura, a UK-based technology company, has officially launched its operations in East Africa with the inauguration of the Syntura Experience Centre—the region's first hub dedicated [...]
IFC to Lend Airtel Kenya KSh 9bn for Network Expansion
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a KSh 9.054 billion (US$70 million) loan to Airtel Kenya, as part of a broader US$100 million financing package for Airtel Africa’s East [...]Fintech Customers Now Take Cyber Security Seriously, But Threats Remain
As cyber threats and cyber security tools evolve, 97% of consumers in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) now take steps to secure their online transactions, [...]Kenyans Cut Down on Personal Websites as Uptake Drops by 25%
Kenyans cut down on online visibility in the last three months of 2024, with the number of personal websites registered under the me.ke subdomain declining by 24.6% during that period. [...]Smartphone Use Rises as Mobile Phone Penetration Hits 139.8%
There are more than 41.4 million smartphones connected to mobile networks in Kenya while feature phone use is declining, data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows. “The increase [...]Satellite Internet Usage Rises 74.9% in Three Months
Utilized satellite capacity increased by 74.9% between October and December last year in what Communications Authority (CA) links to the growing uptake of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet services [...]Cybersecurity Researchers Uncover Hacking Campaign Using DeepSeek AI as Bait
Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky Threat Research and AI Technology Research have uncovered a sophisticated campaign that is using the hype around DeepSeek AI to distribute malware to unwitting users. Attackers [...]
Regulator Threatens to Sanction TikTok over Underage Sexual Content
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has launched a formal inquiry and issued ultimatums to ByteDance’s TikTok after a BBC report traced the sale of sexual content involving minors via livestreams [...]
