At the Presidential Innovation Awards, winners received their checks at State House in Nairobi yesterday. This marked a significant occasion in Kenya’s drive towards youth empowerment and innovation. It was hosted by the President of Kenya, President Ruto, and attended…
The Tech Challenge was initiated by Irish government Minister Darragh O’Brien in South Africa. This was done as a way to mark St. Patrick’s Day in South Africa. The Irish Tech Challenge South Africa is a partnership between the Embassy…
President Ruto William had a meeting with officials of Meta about how Kenyan content creators can start earning from their content. Meta agreed and has announced that Kenyan content creators can start earning in the next three months after the…
NCC, the Nigerian Communication Commission, and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have gone on a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the National Identity Number (NIN Sim) processes. The NIN Sim process has been going on for a while in…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has a loan agreement with Fonds d’equipement Communal (FEC) in Rabat. This was done on March 15th, with the loan agreement amounting to EUR 100 million. The loan is to fund new investments and get…
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) of Nigeria has taken steps to reduce risk and close all loopholes for cryptocurrency exchanges. They have done this by increasing the capital requirement for virtual asset service providers: they increased the paid-up capital…
It is going to be an eventful year for the fintech companies in Africa. This doesn’t exclude Wasoko, a startup company that provides convenient and cost-effective access to products and services. The Kenyan startup has unfortunately shut down its Zanzibar…
SRD SASSA payment is about to be received by those that have been approved. Payments will be processed from March 25th to March 29th, 2024. Eligible individuals should be ready to receive their grants this month. This includes the Older…
Youverify, a Nigerian organization that provides id verification and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions for banks and startups has secured a whopping sum of $2.5 million in funding in a pre-Series A round. The funding was secured from Elm, an organization…
Kenya has come out on top as the first country in the East Africa Youth Digital Readiness Index. Followed closely by Rwanda and Kenya. Kenya was ranked first because of the wide usage of the mobile money operational system, government…
