On Friday, MTN Uganda, a subsidiary of South Africa’s MTN Group, achieved a significant milestone by introducing the very first 5G network in Uganda. Boasting the largest subscriber base of approximately 15 million, MTN competes primarily with Bharti Airtel’s local…
Kenyan agtech startup FarmWorks, which empowers farmers with access to essential farm inputs and a marketplace for their produce, has successfully secured $4.1 million in a pre-Series A funding round. Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund, an existing investor, led the funding…
Google and Verve have joined forces to transform digital transactions on Google Play Store, making it easier and more accessible for Nigerians. From now on, Nigerians can use their Verve cards to make purchases on the Play Store, bolstering the…
Kenya is making significant moves toward sustainability as President William Ruto recently launched East Africa’s largest electric bike plant. The 50,000-capacity assembly plant, established by the Swedish e-mobility company Roam, is located in Nairobi. This milestone follows Roam’s earlier introduction…
TikTok, originally known for its short-form videos, is diversifying its content offerings by introducing support for text posts. After incorporating image support to compete with Instagram, the platform is now taking on Twitter (now X) and Meta’s Threads with the…
Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI, renowned for creating the widely-used chatbot ChatGPT, has now ventured into the world of cryptocurrencies with the launch of Worldcoin. As the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman’s latest project, Worldcoin, made its debut on…
In a surprising move, Twitter has bid farewell to its iconic blue bird logo and embraced a new identity centered around the letter ‘X.’ The decision was announced following an endorsement from none other than Elon Musk over the weekend.…
After three years of operation, Bundle, a social payment app for cash and crypto, is set to close down. Its peer-to-peer platform, Cashlink, will continue operating independently. Cashlink has already surpassed 3 million total transactions under two years, and its…
Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) has made a significant stride in digital literacy with the official launch of Kenya’s first virtual library, VTabu. Valued at $1.7 million, this groundbreaking initiative offers access to a vast collection of over 200,000 digitized…
A nationwide strike was initiated by drivers affiliated with e-hailing platforms, including Bolt and Uber, as they voiced concerns over their earnings and safety. The strikes were organized independently by driver associations in different provinces, lacking a unified command structure.…