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WIOCC Group has secured a combined US$300 million investment from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest). The investment will help support WIOCC’s plans to expand critical digital infrastructure across Africa. The company currently operates in more than 30 African countries providing open-access connectivity infrastructure supporting businesses and digital service providers across the continent. WIOCC said the new funding will accelerate data centre deployment and consolidation. It will also be used to expand its terrestrial fibre network and investment in new subsea cable assets. Samaila Zubairu, President and CEO of AFC, said the investment would help…

Epson has invested KES 19.4 million to expand its Nairobi office by 50%, strengthening its regional operations and customer support across East Africa.

Westcon-Comstor has announced the appointment of Dorio Bowes as Director, Comstor Southern Africa and MEA Alliance Lead. This appointment expands his responsibilities as he will now cover strategic alliance engagement across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Bowes will still retain his leadership of the Comstor business in Southern Africa while taking on the additional regional role. His expanded role will be key in streghtening vendor relationships, improving alignment across MEA markets and identifying new opportunities for partners and customers. At his role at Comstor Southern Africa, Bowes he has developed relationships across the vendor and partner ecosystem, built the…

Old Mutual has reported a profit after tax of KES 882 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026. This is an impressive recovery from the KES 5 million the company reported during the same period in 2025. The Group’s insurance service result moved into positive territory at KES 287 million. This is a positive result compared with a KES 303 million loss in the first half of 2025. Net investment results also increased to KES 1.9 billion, up from KES 1.7 billion a year earlier. The growth was supported by higher-yielding investments, asset-liability matching and liquidity management. Old…

Visa has partnered with Kenya Airways and Absa to launch the Asante Global Card. This is a premium travel-lifestyle credit card targeting professionals, frequent travellers and premium banking customers. Customers earn Asante Rewards Points on their purchases, redeemable across the Kenya Airways network. “We are seeing strong demand from Kenyan consumers for products that reward how they already spend and travel, and that demand is being driven by a generation that is earning more, travelling more and expecting more from the cards in their wallets,” said John Njoroge, Country Manager for Kenya, Visa. Card holders can accrue points on all…

Nutanix has announced the general availability of Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) 2.8 and Service Provider Central. The company announced this alongside the upcoming release of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) 2.19. Nutanix says the new capabilities are designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI, containerised applications and virtual machines through a more unified infrastructure environment. This can be achieved without having to rebuild existing systems. A key focus of NAI 2.8 is agentic AI, with the new generally available MCP Gateway providing a secure entry point for AI agents to access enterprise tools and data. The platform also introduces enhanced…

SUN Mobility in partnership with Vivo Energy, today launched its open-architecture battery swapping ecosystem in Kenya, establishing the country as the launchpad for its Africa-wide rollout. With 35 stations already live across Nairobi and Mombasa, the ecosystem supports electric motorcycles, scooters, passenger tuk-tuks and cargo three-wheelers from multiple vehicle manufacturers integrated onto SUN Mobility’s open architecture battery swapping ecosystem. This eliminates the need for vehicle manufacturers to invest in the development and roll out of proprietary swapping infrastructure, accelerating EV adoption while riders benefit from greater choice and a smooth swapping experience.   With Africa’s rising fuel costs, SUN Mobility’s solution…

Vertiv will participate as an exhibitor at the International Telecoms Week (ITW) Africa 2026 event, with a strong focus on how power and cooling infrastructure can support the region’s evolving AI and digital workloads. “At ITW Africa this year, we’re showing how Vertiv continues to expand its end‑to‑end portfolio, combining high-density power solutions, liquid cooling, heat rejection, intelligent controls and lifecycle services, to help customers across Africa deploy AI-ready infrastructure faster and operate more efficiently over time,” explains Wojtek Piorko, managing director for Africa at Vertiv. Piorko will join industry peers for an ITW Africa panel discussion, titled ‘Designing Efficient and Sustainable Data Centres’. The discussion is scheduled for the…

Microsoft has appointed Angela Nganga as its Country Lead for East Africa. She will lead Microsoft’s engagement with governments, enterprises, startups and other stakeholders across Kenya and across East Africa. Nganga brings more than 20 years of experience Nganga has been part of Microsoft’s Middle East and Africa leadership team since joining the company in 2012. Most recently, she served as Regional Director of Customer Success for East and West Africa. She has also held senior roles including Director of Corporate Affairs for the Middle East and Africa and Education Industry Director for Africa, where she worked on digital transformation,…

Jambojet will resume flights between Nairobi and Entebbe, Uganda, from 1 October 2026, marking the airline’s return to the Ugandan market. The low-cost carrier says the route will strengthen connectivity between Kenya and Uganda while supporting business travel, tourism and cross-border trade. Daily Flights and Cargo Services Jambojet will operate daily flights on the Nairobi–Entebbe route, with one-way fares starting from approximately KES 22,950. The airline will also introduce cargo and parcel services. Jambojet CEO and Managing Director Karanja Ndegwa said, “Our return to Uganda is a strategic step forward in our mission to strengthen regional connectivity. We see significant…