The thriving African startups market is well-positioned to become a pillar of the continent’s digital economy, fostering local innovation through relevant solutions to societal challenges. According to research, funding for…

Organizations are confronted with the increasingly difficult task of safeguarding their expanded digital estate against rising cyber threats. Previously, organizations implemented security processes based on the physical network boundary, which…

Achieving full gender equality will take up to 300 years, a new UN report has revealed. The data shows that the current rate of progress in achieving Gender Equality has…

Organizations are now faced with the extremely difficult task of attempting to protect their expanded digital estate from increasing cyber threats. The cloud and a mobile workforce have expanded the…

Campaigns are officially over but before August 9th arrives, it is time for us to sit down and worry about the possibility of our preferred candidate emerging the winner in…

Two days ago I wrote the article predicting Raila’s win in the 2022 Presidential Election with 51% of the votes cast. In that article, I concluded that there is a…

Kenya’s 2022 elections is 6 days away. As the election date draws near, the majority of people become anxious as to who will emerge victorious, particularly in the presidential election….

Hundreds of students from across Kenya participated in a virtual hackathon organized by Microsoft and Equity Bank between the 17th of February and the 17th of March this year. The…

This opinion piece was written by Jack Ngare, the Managing Director, African Development Centre We have observed a significant march toward the complete digitization of the world in recent years….

The remote-work world that we embraced at the height of the pandemic has evolved with blended, hybrid workspaces now taking centre stage. This will define the post-pandemic business landscape, according…

By Mohamed El Nemr, Modern Workplace and Security Business Group Lead for Microsoft Middle East and Africa Emerging Markets What would you imagine your username and password are worth to…

By Dr. TM Roh, President & Head of MX Business, Samsung Electronics When I look around me, I’m astounded by how much innovation exists in our world today. Yet I am…

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, banks were under increased strain due to slowing industry growth, a low-interest-rate environment, and the rise of Fintechs and other non-traditional players. Today, banks are…

The Samsung WindFree Air Conditioner is now available in Kenya. The windfree air conditioner boasts of the highest cooling capacity available in the Kenyan market. The WindFree air conditioner was…

By Kendi Ntwiga, Microsoft’s country’s head, Kenya Around half of today’s occupations necessitate some kind of digital proficiency. By 2030, that percentage will have risen to 77 percent, thanks to…

By Maher Al-Khaiyat, Regional Business Applications Director for Microsoft MEA The hallmarks of today’s society are constant change, unpredictability, and digital disruption. Companies must be nimble to manage this unpredictably…

By Kendi Ntwiga, Microsoft Country Manager for Kenya There is no doubt that economic recovery will be buoyed by the success of our start-ups and small businesses. This is because, in Kenya,…

By Loren Bosch, The Chief Operating Officer at Echo Kenya The Internet has transformed many aspects of our lives today and continues to disrupt our normal way of doing things….

By Joshua Ndemenge, a student of Dedan Kimathi University. Ngemenge was team leader of Team RemDe, the winners of Season 1 of the Game of Learners Competition sponsored by Microsoft  …

Article by By James Bayhack, Sub-Saharan Africa Director at?www.CM.com In today’s digital world, data-driven customer analytics have become the heartbeat of modern businesses. Customers are engaging with businesses through digital…

“What are COVID vaccines for” is question a friend asked on his Facebook after the Ministry of Health posted this, “Vaccinated persons should continue to follow all current guidelines to…

By Wanjira Kamwere, Business Development Manager, MySkills4Afrika Programme According to a UNESCO report titled, “Cracking the Code: Girls’ and Women’s education in STEM”, only 35 percent of STEM students in…

There is this short documentary video by Safaricom Foundation that I recently watched and it got me thinking – what was hard for the school to mobilise the community to…

By Kendi Nderitu, the Country Leader at Microsoft Kenya While it’s likely few people outside the supply chain industry would have given much thought to the sector before 2020, it…

The setbacks experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been unlike any seen before. The impact seen on the financials of industries and organisations across the globe has…

By Mohamed El Nemr, Modern Workplace and Security Business Group Lead for Microsoft Middle East and Africa Emerging Markets In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consistent challenges have…

By Siwar Zein, Human Resource Director, Microsoft Middle East & Africa Emerging Markets The way we work has been irrevocably changed by the challenges we have been faced with in…

By Martin Ndlovu, Skills Programme Manager – Microsoft 4Afrika Much has been said of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and how it will impact the jobs of today. 4IR is…

By Kendi Nderitu is Country Manager, Microsoft Kenya This year has been one of uncertainty and unexpected challenges. While it’s nothing new to say that things have changed as we’ve…

By Amrote Abdella is Regional Director: Microsoft 4Afrika One of most the prominent challenges facing Africa is providing food security for its citizens. While many farmers still rely on traditional…