MAMBO ExplainsKenya's emerging technology sandbox deadline is here. What happens next?
The CA sandbox gives selected innovators a supervised route to test AI, 5G, 6G, IoT, cybersecurity and digital-content products before full market deployment.
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MAMBO ExplainsRentoza's business rescue exposes the risky economics of gadget subscriptions
Subscription access can make expensive technology feel affordable, but the model needs capital, inventory control, collections and customer trust to survive.
MAMBO ExplainsAfrica's Laptop LLM Challenge asks AI to fit the computers people already own
Instead of asking developers to find bigger GPUs, the competition asks them to compress, optimise and localise AI for common African hardware.
BusinessA R150 million solar bet on the grid South Africa cannot rely on
Nesa Power secured about 150 million rand, roughly 9 million dollars, in mezzanine debt from Maia Capital to expand commercial and industrial solar under long-term PPAs.
BusinessEx-OpenAI and Google engineers just funded a South African AI startup
South Africa's HyperDev, an AI coding platform founded by former OpenAI and Google engineers, raised over 1 million dollars in pre-seed funding as it approaches 100,000 users.
BusinessSix Nigerian fintechs crack the world's top 500, and it is not luck
Six Nigerian fintechs made CNBC and Statista's 2026 World's Top Fintech Companies list, over half of Africa's 11 entries, cementing Lagos as the continent's fintech capital.
BusinessMoniepoint names Rose Muturi CEO for Kenya
Rose Muturi will lead Moniepoint's Kenya operation as the Nigerian fintech tries to turn its Sumac acquisition into a real SME banking push.
Should you care?SponsoredPrimeVale is betting that informed property buyers are better buyers
PrimeVale says its new Kenyan property marketplace will pair listings with plain-language guides for first-time buyers. The education-first idea is strong, but trust will depend on verification and independence.
MAMBO TakeKOKO Networks' asset sale is a warning to African climate tech
KOKO built one of Africa's most visible clean cooking platforms. Its asset sale shows how hardware, households and carbon finance can become dangerously tangled.
BusinessKOKO's empire goes on sale, and carbon is the lesson
KOKO Networks' clean-cooking technology is being marketed to buyers after the company lost the carbon-credit approval that supported its fuel subsidy.
BusinessAfrica's fintech shakeout: the M&A wave, explained
African fintech is consolidating fast as stronger companies buy data rails, licences, local footholds, and distressed rivals.
BusinessNairobi hub certifies 15 tech and AI firms, eyes Sh26bn
Kenya's Nairobi International Financial Centre has certified 15 firms in AI, fintech, digital assets, and capital markets, with projected investment of about Sh25.9 billion.
BusinessGoogle Play launches a Sh129m indie games fund for Africa
Google Play's first Indie Games Fund for Africa offers equity-free grants of 50,000 to 200,000 dollars to independent studios, with Kenya among eligible countries.