Kenya Power Pays $22.7-Million in Debts to US Firm
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Kenya Power, the state-owned utility, has cleared a $22.7-million power purchase bill to the US geothermal energy tech firm, Ormat Technologies, to subdue fears of a default that would have…
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Tizeti Partners Microsoft to Boost High-Speed Internet in Nigeria
Microsoft, the US-founded tech megacorp, and West African solar-based internet service provider Tizeti have announced a new collaboration to boost high-speed internet in Nigeria with the “Airband initiative”. The initiative…
Mastercard & Ukheshe Launch “First-of-its-Kind” Virtual Card Solution
South African fintech enablement partner Ukheshe Technologies says that it has started to process payments for Mastercard’s Track Instant Pay solution recently launched in the Middle East and Africa region.…
SA Court Blocks Construction of Amazon Africa Headquarters
The high court in Cape Town, South Africa has blocked the construction of the new Amazon Africa headquarters to be built in the city, saying the tech titan had not…
Kenya: Kenya-Based Agritech Apollo Raises U.S.$40 Million in Softbank-Led Round, Joined By CHAN Zuckerberg Initiative, CDC
[TechCrunch] Kenya-based agritech Apollo Agriculture, which helps farmers access high-quality farm inputs, financing and markets, plans to double the number of farmers it is serving by the end 2022 and…
Ghana: Smart Africa, NADPA Sign MOU to Harmonise Data Protection Laws
[Ghanaian Times] The Smart Africa Alliance (SAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA) to provide institutional support and enhance the…
Kenya: Jumia Sellers to Offer Exciting Deals for Tech Week 2022
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Jumia consumers are set to enjoy discounts of up to 50 per cent on tech and electronic products during the Tech Week Campaign.
Kenya: Safaricom Rolls Out Tech Solutions for Enterprises
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Safaricom has rolled out a campaign to position tech solutions for enterprise and public sector customers.
Kenya: Kenya-Based Powered By People Gets $5 Million Seed to Scale Operations of Its Wholesale E-Commerce Platform
[TechCrunch] A wholesale e-commerce platform based in Kenya, Powered by People, has secured $5 million in seed funding to increase its transaction volumes by growing the number of small brands…
South African Incubator Set to Exhibit at IOTFA 2022
4th Industrial Revolution Incubator, a South Africa based platform for SMMEs, will showcase its solutions at the fifth edition Internet of Things Forum Africa (#IOTFA2022). The event will tackle transformational IoT trends and…