Kenya’s rural population is increasingly taking to the internet and aggressively placing orders online catching up with their urban counterparts, an internal survey by Jumia Kenya has revealed. The survey indicates that urban traffic to [c]
Less than three months after signing an agreement with Millicom, Orange announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Tigo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The [c]
ZTE has released two new smartphones, the ZTE BLADE A910 and ZTE BLADE V7 MAX, at a company product launch conference with the theme of “Enjoying innovative fingerprint and excellence camera” in Beijing. These devices follow [c]
Huge financial setbacks across Kenyan businesses caused by inadequate IT security and data loss have prompted Liquid Telecom Kenya to launch a world leading backup and restore service, CrashPlan for Africa, for businesses in Kenya [c]
On Wednesday, 20 April 2016 the City of Johannesburg unveiled details of the DEMO Africa Conference, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 22 to 26 August 2016. This is the first time the [c]
Geospatial stakeholders are meeting in Addis Ababa from April 20-22 at the Fourth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management to discuss strengthening the use of geospatial information for good land governance [c]
Oxford University Press East Africa has unveiled a new educational app, Exampoa, an interactive learning and revision tool for Kenyan school pupils to use on phones and tablets, and then compare scores. It is the [c]
“If harnessed properly, ICTs can create significant economic opportunities. However the focus and benefits of ICT in developing countries remains relatively low, as most states do not have the business, policy, regulatory and investment framework [c]
The Central Bank of Kenya has today announced that it’s approved Kenya Commercial Bank’s (KCB) acquisition of a a majority stake in Chase Bank, a move which will enable Chase Bank to resume its operations [c]
Surging consumer and business demand for mobile content, either at home or on the go, will outpace the ability of service providers to provide it unless investments are accelerated in areas like 5G and the [c]
Intel Corporation has announced a restructuring initiative to accelerate its evolution from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices. Intel will intensify its focus in high-growth areas where [c]
Mixed Dimensions, a technology company focused on delivering software solutions across all 3D hardware platforms, recently closed a new US$4 million round of funding led by veteran Silicon Valley investors Alsop Louie Partners and Dolby Family Ventures. [c]
High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi has declared a contentious section in the Kenya Information and Communications Act (KICA) which creates the offense of “misuse of a licensed telecommunication device” as unconstitutional. In her ruling delivered [c]
By Patrick Otieno In the midst of the erosion of public trust in Kenya’s banking system following the collapse of Chase Bank, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has joined the ranks of regulators that have [c]
A mentorship program facilitated by Co-operative Bank of Kenya Foundation and sponsored by the MoneyGram Foundation will benefit 350 underprivileged high school students countrywide. This program is expected to boost the students’ academic performance, help [c]
With 2.3 million calls made in its previous season, the Airtel TRACE Music Star (ATMS) talent search is the biggest music competition to ever take place in Africa. The number of contestants surpassed European and [c]
Viber, one of the world’s messaging apps with more than 711 million unique users worldwide, has today announced complete end-to-end encryption across all devices including Android and iPhone, iPad, Android tablets, PC and Mac desktops. [c]
Samsung Electronics has been recognized as the most creative marketer of 2016 by the Cannes LIONS International Festival of Creativity, the largest gathering of worldwide creative communications professionals and advertisers. The “Creative Marketer of the [c]
Orange Group has launched Cube, a new challenge whose main objective is to create a collective digital dynamic built around the company’s values that will help employees gain a better understanding of Orange’s strategy. Through [c]
A total of Kshs 2.4 million (or US $ 24,000) in cash prizes will be up for grabs during the #SmartCityNairobi Challenge hackathon set to take place during the Nairobi Tech Week, organised by iHub and [c]
None of the three mobile network operators – neither Safaricom, Orange or Airtel Kenya – met the set minimum Quality of Service (QoS) threshold of 80% in the financial year 2014/2015. Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom [c]
The COMESA Business Council is set to convene the first COMESA ICT Services Industries Public- Private Dialogue under the theme “It’s an ICT world: Access – Innovation- Policy for Business Competitiveness.” The two-day meeting will [c]
A recently released Gartner report has awarded Samsung Electronics’ KNOX 2.6, a built-in defense grade security feature, the most “Strong” ratings of any mobile security platform for its Corporate Managed Security. The report, ‘Mobile [c]
The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), which was in mid 2005 accredited by ICANN as the fifth Regional Internet Registry, is set to elect new board of directors at its forthcoming AGM in Botswana. According to [c]
A new global survey finds that consumers are increasingly worried about their online privacy and security, especially when it comes to how their personal data is handled by private corporations and governments. The survey commissioned by [c]
APA Insurance has received a Kshs 252 million ($2.5 million) funding from the MasterCard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity to increase incomes and well-being of smallholder farmers in Kenya through targeted micro-insurance products. APA is the first insurance company [c]
Orange announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of Lexsi through its Orange Business Services entity. “Orange has identified cybersecurity as one of its strategic priorities. With this acquisition, Lexsi, the Threat Intelligence [c]
Synergy Innovations Kenya, the firm behind the locally-designed smartphone brand – SILK Mobile – has been granted permission to use Brand Kenya Board’s ‘Mark of Identity’ logo on its handsets following a successful audit of [c]
Equitel subscribers can now talk and chat both offline and online for longer with a 25% bonus airtime for the first 3 top ups they make. The bonus airtime, which is applicable to any amount [c]
Netflix has selected LG Electronics’ 2016 4K TVs for its ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ program for the second time in a row. Netflix Recommended TV is an evaluation program recognizing smart TVs that deliver excellent performance [c]
Huawei Uganda has been awarded for its customs compliance practices with an Authorized Economic Operator Certificate by Uganda Revenue Authority. This Status is to enable Huawei enjoy trade facilitation benefits of having its customs [c]
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