Huawei has been ranked second in the 2021 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, up from the third place in the previous year’s edition. The 2021 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard is…
TECH NEWS
Moove, an African mobility fintech, has launched operations in Nairobi, its first city in East Africa and sixth on the continent. To expand their vehicle and product offerings to customers,…
Google released its annual “Year in Search” list last week to give a glimpse into the top trending searches on the platform globally. This year searches for “how to heal” reached…
Microsoft has today announced the launch of Teams Essentials, the first ever stand-alone offering of Microsoft Teams specifically designed for small-midsize businesses (SMBs). And at only $4 USD (Ksh448) per…
Kenya’s podcast studio and incubator SemaBOX has announced that it will be hosting #PODEXNBO, a creators’ event targeting podcasters in the country. The event will be held on the 6th and 7th December 2021 at…
Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft, will host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents living with disabilities on the 3rd of…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and UNICEF have announced a collaboration to support Giga’s work, an initiative launched by UNICEF and ITU in September 2019 to connect every school to the Internet…
BeMobile app, a new African digital mobile network has been launched targeting the Kenyan and African youth market. In partnership with the global mobile virtual network Enabler (MVNE) x-Mobility (www.x-mobility.com),…
A new initiative to equip unemployed and marginalized Kenyan youth with new digital skills to enable them to learn, work and earn income using cryptocurrencies has been launched in Nairobi. …
Africa Tech Festival 2021 – WINNERS Celebrating Digital Democracy and Green Tech Champions Across Africa As the 24th Africa Tech Festival (with anchor events AfricaCom and AfricaTech) draws to a close…
Samsung Electronics launched their partnership with the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of ICT and the Ministry of Education to equip the Rwanda Coding Academy. The launch for the…
Trade enabler, DP World, today announces the launch of its global wholesale e-commerce platform DUBUY in Kenya. This latest expansion of DUBUY.com follows its successful launch in Rwanda earlier this year, where the…
In efforts to support universal and affordable broadband access in Africa, the international financial institution, IFC has partnered with Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid.Tech) to expand data center capacity and the rollout…
The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) has today announced a call for exhibitors and delegates for the Kenya Innovation Week. The inaugural event will be taking place in December 2021….
You are an engineer, or not, with an idea of an engineering hardware product which if actualised would impact millions of lives. But there is a problem. In order to…
BasiGo, an e-mobility startup headquartered in Nairobi, has today officially announced its entry into the Kenyan market. The company will provide electric buses for purchase by public transport providers, offering…
Substantial increases in startup activity and a massive inflow of capital has seen Egypt establish itself as one of Africa’s “big four” within a relatively short period of time, with…
The Africa Tech Festival Awards (formerly known as AfricaCom Awards), turns 14 in 2021. These established industry awards acknowledge and recognize innovations and innovators who are enabling transformation, inclusivity, and…
Social media and mainstream media platforms went abuzz with claims that toxic Ceres Apple Juice recalled from markets are still retailing in shops and supermarkets. Following a statement by South…
Kenyan students have been challenged to apply and participate in this year’s global innovation challenge program which is taking place in 44 countries worldwide. The program dubbed Redbull Basement is…
Sabrina Chepkemoi and Marrieta Halima of St. Thomas Girls Secondary School in Kilifi County have been crowned Young Scientists of the Year for the best innovation at the 2021 Young…
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of the 2021 Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held virtually on Wednesday 13th October 2021….
Leading pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies through its innovation and partnerships arm Liquid Labs, is launching three online courses on legal technology, targeted at supporting career development amongst students,…
In 2020, May, Facebook partnered with leading African and global telecommunications operators to form the 2Africa consortium with the purpose of building the most comprehensive subsea cable to serve the…
Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, The Embassy of Ireland, and BLAZE by Safaricom have today kicked off the annual four-day National Science and Technology…
Here are a few of the top features Windows 11 has to offer :New Features that Bring you Closer to What you Love: Chat from Microsoft Teams is a new…
Facebook today announced the winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program, highlighting the 13 Facebook community leaders from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The winners, who include the Teachers’…
Students in Universities and tertiary institutions will now have access to health cover and services to help address wellbeing issues faced by young people in the newly launched O3 Plus…
In what will be considered a major global outage, Facebook has run to Twitter to announce that all its family apps, ie, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook have all gone down….
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has stepped up the advocacy on responsible use of the internet by unveiling a three-month awareness campaign to protect children and their digital footprint. The…