Binance Launches Mobile Money Payments for Crypto Purchases in West and Central Africa
October 18, 2024
Binance has announced that users in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Togo and Senegal can purchase crypto directly through mobile money payments enabled through local partnerships. This comes a few weeks after…
Ampersand Opens a New Electric Motorcycle Manufacturing Facility in Nairobi
October 17, 2024
Ampersand has opened a new manufacturing facility in Nairobi for its electric motorcycles. The company says with the opening of this new facility, it will triple its production capacity in the country. Josh Whale, CEO,…
LG Electronics Ranks Among Top 100 Global Brands with $6.5 Billion Brand Value
October 17, 2024
LG Electronics has made significant strides in the global market with its innovative brand strategies, earning its place as a top global brand. On October 10, LG was ranked 97th globally with a brand value of…
Yellow Card Secures $33M Series C Funding to Expand Stablecoin Solutions Across Africa
October 17, 2024
Yellow Card has closed a $33 million Series C equity financing round led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Polychain Capital, Third Prime Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Block, Inc., Galaxy Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, Hutt Capital,…
Android 15 Rolls Out to Pixel Devices
October 16, 2024
Google has started rolling out Android 15 to some of its own Pixel phones. The devices getting this update include the Pixel 6 series and newer according to Google. Google has also shared some of…
Kenya Urged to Finalize Carbon Market Regulations to Unlock Billions
October 16, 2024
Kenya could earn billions of dollars from the global market in carbon credits but needs to finalise the regulations needed to achieve that potential, according to speakers at Diamond Trust Bank’s Sustainability and Economic Forum….
Two Kenyan and One Ghanaian Companies Among 2024 Earthshot Prize Finalists
October 16, 2024
Two Kenyan and one Ghanaian companies are among 15 finalists competing for £1 million each in the 2024 Earthshot Prize, a global climate and environmental stewardship program. The winners will be announced at an awards…
Red Hat and Lenovo Partner to Deliver RHEL AI on ThinkSystem SR675 V3 Servers
October 16, 2024
Red Hat has announced a collaboration with Lenovo to deliver Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR675 V3 servers. With this collaboration, RHEL AI is validated to support SR675 V3 servers…
Kenya's Consumer Lending Market Shows Optimism in Q1 2024
October 16, 2024
The consumer lending market in Kenya reflected a mix of resilience and optimism in the first quarter of this year, according to TransUnion Kenya’s Q1 2024 Kenya Market Analytics Report. This has come on the…