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Safaricom’s OneApp hits 4.7 million users
Safaricom’s unified My OneApp platform reached 4.7 million registered users as of June 29, with 1.3 million daily active users, as the telecom moves to phase out its legacy M-Pesa and MySafaricom apps. The app uses…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to transform its MoMo mobile money platform into a…
Kenya lands €102m EU digital package
Kenya’s €102 million EU digital package from Ruto’s Brussels visit breaks down into six programmes: €37m for the Blue Raman submarine cable, €17m…
Kenya Starlink trial produces striking results
A Grow X Education and CEMASTEA study of Starlink satellite internet in 30 Kenyan schools found that within one month of installation, teachers…
TikTok’s AI purges 4m Nigerian videos
TikTok removed more than 4 million videos in Nigeria in Q4 2025, with 99.9% proactively identified before any user report and 98.4% removed within…
MTN launches a R30 streaming service
MTN launched MTN One TV on June 9, entering the African streaming market with a pricing range from free to R30 per month, targeting consumers priced…
Kenya near-finalises landmark EU data deal
Kenya and the EU confirmed the Data Adequacy Decision is at its final stages during President Ruto’s Brussels visit, with only a few outstanding…
Amazon LEO picks Kenya over Starlink
Amazon LEO has applied to Kenya’s Communications Authority for a 15-year international gateway licence to build its first African satellite earth…
Ruto wins Sh20.7bn EU digital deal
President Ruto secured Sh20.7 billion ($160 million) in EU digital investments during his Brussels visit on June 8: Sh15.3 billion under the…
Morocco signs $1.2bn deal for Africa’s first AI factory
Morocco signed a $1.2bn deal for the Nexus AI Factory at GITEX Africa 2026, Africa’s first sovereign AI infrastructure platform, delivering 500MW of…
Palantir co-founder bets $11.8m on Nigerian drone maker
Nigerian defence startup Terra Industries raised $11.8m from Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC and Anduril backers to expand autonomous drone…
GITEX Africa opens in Marrakech with $5bn deals expected
Africa’s largest tech event opened in Marrakech on April 7 with 1,450 exhibitors from 145 countries, 55,000 attendees, and $5bn in expected deals,…
Africa startups raise $705m in Q1 as debt beats equity
African startups raised $700-705 million across 59 deals in Q1 2026, with debt outpacing equity and Egypt and South Africa leading, as a maturing…
Ban children from social media, CEO urges
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready has called on governments to ban under-16s from social media, arguing platforms are designed to maximise engagement rather…
EU commits $475m to Kenya’s digital push
The EU has committed $475 million (€430 million) to Kenya’s digital transformation since 2021, connecting 400 schools, training 1.9 million young…
Africa’s AI moment is now
Africa holds less than 1% of global AI compute capacity, 3% of global AI talent, and 2.5% of global AI market share. It also holds 60% of the…