Kenya university lecturers call for infrastructure improvement to ease AI adoption in teaching and research
July 11, 2024
Kenyan university educators are calling for an urgent review of existing infrastructure within higher education institutions to allow for the seamless integration of artificial intelligence in classrooms and research. This was a key takeaway from…
‘Be Binance’ Campaign Launches to Celebrate Blockchain Industry Leader’s 7th Anniversary
July 11, 2024
Binance has announced the launch of its global campaign ‘Be Binance’ to celebrate the company’s seventh anniversary. The milestone’s celebrations will be shared with over 200 million users worldwide. “‘Be Binance’ is a celebration of…
Huawei Africa Connect 2024 Showcases New Technologies for the Digital and Intelligent Transformation Era
July 11, 2024
Huawei Africa Connect 2024 Sub-Saharan Africa kicked off at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, with attending Huawei senior leaders declaring a new era for the enterprise-focused annual event. Previously called Huawei Eco…
Samsung Officially Unveils the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 Smartphones
July 10, 2024
Samsung has this evening unveiled its next-gen foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6. These are the successors to the Samsung foldables from 2023. Just like the S24 series from earlier this year,…
Early-Stage Investment Fund, Innovate Africa, Launches with $2.5M Intial Rollout
July 10, 2024
Innovate Africa has launched with an initial $2.5 million rollout. Co-founded by Kristin Wilson and Christian Idiodi, the sector-agnostic fund aims to support up to 20 startups in its first year to solve complex, recognised…
Redington and Vertiv Partner to Accelerate Technology Adoption and Support IT Deployments in Africa
July 10, 2024
Redington has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Vertiv to empower channel partners across Africa to leverage the transformative potential of Vertiv’s technology and expand its reseller network. The partnership leverages Redington’s established presence and expertise…
NALA Secures $40 Million in Series A Funding to Expand its B2B Payments platform
July 10, 2024
Tanzanian-born fintech, Nala, has announced that it has raised $40 million in a series A funding round led by Acrew Capital with the participation of DST Global, Norrsken22, and HOF Capital. Nala allows individuals in…
Here is What to Expect from #SamsungUnpacked July 2024 and how to Watch the Event
July 10, 2024
Samsung Unpacked July 2024 event is happening later today where we expect a number of hardware releases. This is the second unpacked event of 2024 as the first one happened back in January where we…
Rachel Karanu Named Client Partner Lead for Aleph Holdings in East Africa
July 9, 2024
Aleph Holdings has today announced the appointment of Rachel Karanu to be the Client Partner Lead for the East Africa region. She brings years of experience that she will use to lead the regional sales…