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In a bold move to revolutionize internet access in Kenya, Airtel Kenya officially launched its 5G network with it’s 5G Wi-Fi plans on July 6, 2023, joining the ranks of Safaricom, which introduced its own 5G service eight months earlier.…

MEST, a leading entrepreneurial training programme in Accra, Ghana, has opened applications for its 2024 program. The 12-month programme covers critical topics on entrepreneurial skills development and social impact innovation. The programme is designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the…

Business partnerships are the crux of any business and Glovo Nigeria has keyed into it. The food delivery startup, Glovo, has collaborated with electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, Siltech, to optimize its delivery system in selected areas of Lagos, Nigeria.  Glovo…

MTN SA Huawei 5G Evolution: MTN Group has completed the first 5.5G network trial in Africa at its head office in Johannesburg, South Africa, in partnership with Huawei. This is four years after MTN South Africa debuted 5G on 100…

Bolt Annual Income: Estonian mobility and delivery platform, Bolt has announced it has surpassed €2 billion ($2.11 billion) in annual revenue, further strengthening its position as a top European competitor to U.S.-based Uber. According to Reuters, the company said in…

FCCPC Threatens Discos: The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Wednesday threatened to penalize Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) if they flout its directive to immediately halt the replacement of Unistar prepaid…

NNPC Management Changes: The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has appointed Adedapo Segun as its chief financial officer (CFO). NNPC Management Changes The national oil company in a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye also…

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has reportedly fathered twins with Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his artificial intelligence start-up Neuralink. The court documents filed in April and obtained by Business Insider revealed that the twins were born in…

Samsung Smart TV is an extraordinary gadget that speaks of luxury and comfort. It is no surprise there are hacking threats to such advanced technology. However, the Head of the Department of Consumer Electronics, Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd, Sam…

Intron Health, a health tech company, has raised $1.6m in pre-seed to improve African speech recognition.  This will help the company develop its clinical speech recognition platform further, designed for the African linguistic landscape with over 200 accents.  The round…