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  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Kenyan subscribers to enjoy more local and Bollywood content as StarTimes boosts content offering CSR
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Cameroonian business incubator, tech firm and Finnish education tech network to spread 5G Tech Spaces in Africa Analysis & Features
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Preview: UEFA Champions League, coming on Saturday May 28, 2022 Analysis & Features
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Smartphone brand realme defies supply chain disruptions to maintain high shipments to Kenya and Africa Analysis & Features
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] TikTok unveils contest to celebrate Africa in partnership with Confederation of African Football CSR
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  • [ May 24, 2022 ] Faulu launches new contactless cards with 3D security features Analysis & Features
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Daisy Masembe, a 2021 MTF Academy alumni from Uganda, shines at 8th AMVCAs

May 19, 2022 admin 0

The eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) came to a rousing end on Saturday, 14 May 2022, with winners announced on the biggest and most glamorous night to celebrate African film [c]

Analysis & Features

Maisha Magic Movies set to premier 45 new movies from the region throughout March

March 5, 2022 admin 0

Maisha Magic Movies (DStv 141) has announced a March Movie festival that will feature 45 movies from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania that are set to thrill fans of local programming. The movies will range from [c]

Analysis & Features

SEACOM to acquire select assets of defunct Africell in Uganda

February 10, 2022 admin 0

SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider, has announced that it will acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda. The acquisition marks a significant step for SEACOM and is a testament to the company’s commitment [c]

Analysis & Features

NSSF Uganda unveils Sanyu digital assistant to boost customer service

January 27, 2022 admin 0

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) of Uganda has transformed its customer experience with powerful self-service capabilities by introducing an AI-powered digital customer assistant named ‘Sanyu’ based on Avaya technology. Sanyu, an advanced chatbot that [c]

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Arrow Electronics donates PCs and mobile phones to aid non-profit programs in Uganda

January 14, 2022 admin 0

Arrow Electronics has donated laptops and cell phones to the Global Livingston Institute (GLI), a nonprofit focused on improving health, the environment and economic development opportunities in the region as part of its ongoing effort to bridge [c]

Analysis & Features

123 top performers admitted as Equity Bank unveils Leadership Program in Uganda

January 10, 2022 admin 0

Equity Bank Uganda has launched the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) by admitting its first cohort of 123 top performing scholars from the 43 Districts where the Bank has a branch presence. The launch of the [c]

Analysis & Features

OilNews Africa report to enable Uganda’s SMEs tap upstream sector development projects

January 5, 2022 admin 0

Leading content generation and upstream oil and gas activity analysis firm OilNews Africa has provided the first free industry outlook for the upcoming Uganda upstream sector development phase being led by TotalEnergies and CNOOC. Uganda [c]

Analysis & Features

New Cloud-based solution to boost SMEs’ productivity in Kenya and Uganda

December 2, 2021 admin 0

Cloud Productivity Solutions has launched a Small Medium and Enterprise Boost (SME Boost) solution, powered by Microsoft 365 Business, that seeks to transform the way modern businesses work. SME Boost provides organizations with improved real-time [c]

Analysis & Features

Spotify’s Ad Studio now available in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and Jamaica

November 25, 2021 admin 0

Spotify’s self-serve ad platform, Ad Studio, launched this week in Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, making the innovative advertising medium available to even more artists around the globe. Ad Studio is a tool [c]

Analysis & Features

Six startups from Kenya and Uganda to each receive $4000 funding from Leila Janah Foundation

November 9, 2021 admin 0

The Leila Janah Foundation has announced that it is open to entries for its 2021 Winter Edition of the Give Work Challenge Program in which six teams from Kenya and Uganda will be granted seed [c]

Analysis & Features

Up&Ap: Charles Bwanika on creating a borderless agribusiness space in Uganda

November 8, 2021 admin 0

Charles Bwanika is a new generation social entrepreneur, passionate about undertaking positive challenges to bring about positive impact people’s lives he’s a seasoned child rights activist, experienced and qualified Community development expert with a BA [c]

Analysis & Features

Uganda’s top data collectors struggle with data protection and privacy compliance

November 8, 2021 admin 0

Unwanted Witness has released a new analysis evaluating how Uganda’s top data collectors – many of whom operate across Africa – adhere to privacy standards and best practices that protect consumers’ personal data. The Privacy  [c]

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CMA Kenya approves marketing and sale of MTN Uganda shares to Kenyans during IPO

November 8, 2021 admin 0

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the marketing of the MTN Uganda Initial Public Offering (IPO) to be marketed in Kenya, allowing the telco’s shares to be sold to both Professional Investors and Retail [c]

Analysis & Features

MTN Group to offload 20% of stake to the public in Uganda IPO

October 11, 2021 admin 0

MTN Uganda has announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offer (IPO) and subsequently list on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). The planned move follows the requisite approval by the Capital Markets Authority [c]

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US government invests $10 million in Nithio to fund clean energy projects in Africa

September 21, 2021 admin 0

The US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has invested $10 million in Nithio’s Financial Intermediary, Nithio FI,, an AI-enabled clean energy financing platform. Strongly aligned with DFC’s climate-focused investments agenda, the investment is aimed to enable [c]

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Africell to shut Uganda unit in October after 7 years of operations

September 7, 2021 admin 0

Africell, which launched in Uganda in 2014, has announced that it will wind up its by 7 October 2021. Africell entered the Uganda telecoms sector and market by acquiring the operations of Orange in the [c]

Analysis & Features

Autochek acquires Cheki operations in Kenya and Uganda from Ringier Africa

September 7, 2021 admin 0

Autochek, the automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa and ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) have entered into an agreement for Autochek to acquire automotive marketplaces Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda, as Autochek [c]

Analysis & Features

Canon to co-host training sessions at Uganda Press Photo Awards 2021

August 16, 2021 admin 0

Continuing to support education and youth, Canon EMEA, the global digital imaging solutions vendor, has announced its sponsorship participation for the tenth anniversary edition of Uganda Press Photo Awards 2021. Canon has been collaborating with [c]

Analysis & Features

Startups from Uganda, South Africa and Ghana win annual SEED awards

July 14, 2021 admin 0

A business which gives out virtual cash in exchange for rubbish, a start-up which converts faecal sludge into fuel briquettes, and an enterprise which offers smart metering solutions for solar mini-grids, have won the SEED [c]

Analysis & Features

1xBet betting company in Uganda offers profitable betting conditions for everyone

July 6, 2021 admin 0

For sports predictions to bring you not only pleasure but also real income, it is important to choose a reliable betting brand as a long-term partner. The 1xBet betting company in Uganda is synonymous to [c]

Analysis & Features

FSD Africa invests $4.5 million in Nithio to fund expansion of off-grid energy projects in Africa  

June 23, 2021 admin 0

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of FSD Africa, has invested $4.5 million in Nithio FI, a renewable energy financing intermediary focused on the Pay as You Go (PAYG) off-grid solar sector, to provide reliable and sustainable [c]

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More women-owned and led SMEs to benefit from newly signed Equity SME guarantee

March 18, 2021 admin 0

A bulk of the recently signed SME guarantees by Equity Bank totaling Kshs 52.25 Billion will go towards supporting women-owned and led MSMES across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and DRC, Equity Group MD and CEO Dr [c]

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Uganda’s Raxio Data Centre receives Tier III certification from Uptime Institute

November 11, 2020 admin 0

Raxio Data Centre has become the first Tier III Certified Data Centre in Uganda after receiving the Uptime Institute Tier III Certification on October 20, 2020. This was achieved after a diligent assessment and evaluation [c]

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Airtel Uganda, Comviva declared winners of 2020 Digital Wallet Innovation Award

August 25, 2020 admin 0

Airtel Uganda, together with Comviva, Airtel’s technology partner, has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Digital Wallet Innovation Award, while Airtel Uganda was the overall winner of the ‘Market Adoption’ category. Airtel Uganda and [c]

Analysis & Features

The best bettor’s solution is to make in UG bet only on illustrious 1xBet

August 6, 2020 admin 0

The topic of the reliability and safety of the bookmaker is relevant for players regardless of their country of residence. Naturally, no matter where you are, you can always track the rating of companies or [c]

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Raxio Data Centre receives power equipment from Umeme ahead of Uganda launch

July 25, 2020 admin 0

Power is one of the most important things to consider when building a data centre; the availability of reliable, steady and connected power is a critical element that brings a data centre to life and keeps the critical [c]

Analysis & Features

Refugee-led organizations can deliver education to refugee children during and post Covid-19

June 22, 2020 admin 0

When I was six years old my family moved to Kyangwali refugee settlement in Uganda. For two decades, I called Kyangwali my village and home. Every day, for seven years, I walked kilometers to and [c]

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Healthcare startups from Kenya and Uganda among winners in VivaTech 2020 contest

June 16, 2020 admin 0

Health start-ups in Kenya and Uganda have been selected as winners in the VivaTech 2020 Global Challenge amid the coronavirus pandemic. This follows an online final challenge organized by Sanofi following the cancellation of the [c]

Analysis & Features

11 startups to compete in Sanofi’s online AfricaTech Challenge in June

May 26, 2020 admin 0

After the 2020 edition of VivaTech that was scheduled to be held in Paris was cancelled by the organisers of the event, Sanofi will on June 11, 2020 organise an online pitch session as part [c]

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Raxio Data Centre unveils nine local fibre carriers in Uganda ahead of launch

May 19, 2020 admin 0

Uganda’s digital economy is set to get a major boost with the latest move by Raxio Data Centre to open the market for customers to have more options for redundancy and diversity in the country. [c]

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Continuity East Africa to invest over $4.7 million in work area recovery facilities

May 18, 2020 admin 0

Continuity East Africa (CEA) plans to invest over Kshs 500 million (about $4.7 million) in the next three years to expand its Work Area Recovery facilities in the region. According to the company, the expansion of [c]

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Kenyan subscribers to enjoy more local and Bollywood content as StarTimes boosts content offering

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Pay television company StarTimes Media has announced revamped content offering across its local and Bollywood content giving viewers wider variety across its entertainment content genre at the same most affordable monthly subscription costs across its [c]

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The recently launched Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator in Douala, Cameroon; the pan-African video game publishing company Ludique Works; and Start North, the Finnish technology learning accelerator network, have announced a mutual MoU to [c]

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Preview: UEFA Champions League, coming on Saturday May 28, 2022

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Smartphone brand realme defies supply chain disruptions to maintain high shipments to Kenya and Africa

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