Country: Kenya

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Kenya’s Telecom King Is Losing Its Grip As Fed-up Users Flee To Rival

Safaricom, Kenya’s long-dominant telecom giant, has been considered untouchable for years, holding an iron grip on the market as the default choice for calls, data, and […]
April 14th, 2026
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AfDB Commits USD 8.5 M To Breega Africa Fund To Back Early-Stage Startups

AfDB Commits USD 8.5 M To Breega Africa Fund To Back Early-Stage Startups The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed EUR 7.5 M (USD 8.5 M) […]
April 1st, 2026
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Why A Fintech CEO Isn’t Losing Sleep Over Kenya’s Steep New Licensing Fee

When Kenya’s Treasury proposed that stablecoin issuers put up KES 500 M (approximately USD 3.8 M) in paid-up capital to operate legally, the instinct was to […]
April 1st, 2026
Techpoint Africa

Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses face investigation in Kenya

Shalom, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses face investigation in Kenya Dollar scarcity hits payment providers Cameroon moves […]
April 1st, 2026
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Starlink to appeal Namibia licence rejection 

Hujambo, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: Starlink to appeal Namibia licence rejection  Nigerians to get paid for network issues Safaricom […]
March 31st, 2026
Techpoint Africa

12 women driving Africa’s venture capital market

female capital leaders in nigeria Globally, women remain under-represented in the senior ranks of venture capital. Recent data shows that women hold roughly 15% of partner […]
March 13th, 2026
Techpoint Africa

COMESA clears Vodacom’s Safaricom takeover in Kenya

Zdravo, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: COMESA clears Vodacom’s Safaricom takeover Why angel investors aren’t backing down Ethiopia bans Birr […]
March 4th, 2026
Techpoint Africa

Fewer exits and tighter capital force African angels to push for discipline

Collaboration between angels and VCs matters In October 2025, over a hundred angel investors and venture capitalists converged at the J. Randle Centre for Yorùbá Culture […]
March 4th, 2026
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Orange Money gets separate licence in Liberia

Bok, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: Orange Money gets a separate licence in Liberia A reality check for African startups […]
February 25th, 2026
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