Category: Kenya

B2B e-commerce startup Zumi is shutting down due to its inability to raise the funding necessary to sustain its operations. This close will see the company lay off its team…

Source: DFS Lab research based on funding data retrieved from Briter Intelligence, The Big Deal database, and media releases. Note: Some of these companies are headquartered in the United States…

Editor’s Note Week 10, 2023 Read time: 5 minutes Another week, another lineup of interesting, insightful, and sometimes controversial tech stories from around the continent. Welcome to another edition of…

M-Pesa’s legitimacy is being challenged in court. The lawsuit strikes at the heart of Safaricom’s mobile money service. But some of the issues raised are not new; they have been…

THE 27 WOMEN IMPACTING THE ICT SECTOR 1. Omobola Johnson, Nigerian Technocrat and Chairperson Global Alliance for Affordable Internet Omobola is the first and former Minister of Communication Technology in…

B2B food commerce startup, Twiga Foods has commenced maize farming as part of a public-private partnership with Kenya’s government to scale up food production, reports BusinessDaily Africa. The Galana-Kulalu Food…

6 MARCH, 2023 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Good morning ☀️ If you noticed our new logo and wondered what’s up, it’s because we’re turning 10 this month! Ten years ago, the…

TechCabal Different countries in Africa like Nigeria have migrated their passport application processes to virtual platforms. Kenya is also not left out. Thanks to the online application system, applying for…

CRYPTO MARKET Bitcoin $23,425 – 0.31% Ether $1,627 – 0.56% BNB $303 – 1.09% Solana $22.40 – 2.43% Name of the coin Price of the coin 24-hour percentage change Source:…

Lire en français Read this email in French. Editor’s Note Week 08, 2023 Read time: 5 minutes Hey hey, hey! In this edition, we’ve got updates from Kenya, Ethiopia, and…