Vodafone Sells its Ghanaian Operations to Telecel Group
Vodafone has agreed to sell its operations (majority stake) in Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel Group. Telecel plans to help fund the acquisition by later offloading the Ghana business’s mobile towers. [...]
Hurricane Electric Expands IP Transit Options in Kenya
Hurricane Electric, the world's largestIPv6-native Internet backbone,announced today that it had deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) atiColo, MBA Onedata centre. The facility is located at Mombasa Road, Mombasa [...]SeamlessHR to Help Businesses Curb Losses with New Time and Attendance Management Product
SeamlessHR, Africa's leading HR and Payroll tech organisation, has launched a time and attendance management product to help businesses curb losses resulting from inefficient time tracking methods. The product helps [...]Airtel Kenya Buys Additional Spectrum for $40 Million
Airtel Kenya Networks Ltd has bought 60 megahertz of additional spectrum in the 2600 MHz band from the Communications Authority of Kenya for $40 million. The license for the spectrum [...]AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation Complete Final Close of €110M Pan-African Venture Fund -CAIF
Investment company AfricInvest and venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have announced the final close of their joint Pan-African Venture fund, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) at €110M. The fund is [...]MTN Takes on Vodacom with Proposed Telkom Takeover
MTN Group has commenced talks to take over Telkom according to statement confirmed by both companies. The carriers however note that the discussions are still in very early stages and [...]Autochek Expands to Francophone Africa by Acquiring CoinAfrique
The automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa, Autochek has expanded to Francophone Africa after acquiring CoinAfrique, a classified ad marketplace. Autochek is looking to tap CoinAfrique’s regional customer base in Francophone [...]Telkom Partners with Lipa Later for Product Financing
Telkom Kenya has partnered with Buy-Now-Pay-Later company Lipa Later, to launch a product financing program that will see customers acquire smartphones via hire purchase, without having to pay a deposit.. [...]Pesapal Receives License from Bank of Uganda
Pesapal Uganda has received a nod from the Bank of Uganda to operate as a Payment System Operator. The firm's Uganda Country Director Martin Barungi said with the license, Pesapal [...]
5 ways to ensure your business is financially stable with ERP as a last mile technology
There is a famous business quote by Gordon B. Hinckley that “You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation.” Similarly, this applies to business owners who want continuity [...]Fahari Aviation Partners with EVE UAM for electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicles in Kenya
Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and EVE UAM have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for up to 40 electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles. The agreement [...]Microsoft to Invest in Kenya’s Agritech
Microsoft says it is committing to working with Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture through a platform that will digitize agriculture in Kenya. Microsoft Kenya Acting Country Manager Kunle Awosika said the [...]
