TCL Africa gathered creators and football fans at Redroom Adlife to debut its SQD Mini-LED display technology in Kenya.

Lua, the AI agent startup built by ex-Money254 CEO Lorcan O'Cathain and ex-Paystack VP Stefan Kruger, just closed a $5.8M seed led by Norrsken22. Already running inside Turaco, Numida, Umba and Tushop.

Meta is projected to overtake Google as the world's largest digital advertiser in 2026, earning $243 billion globally.

OnePlus is launching the Ace 6 Ultra on 28 April in China, and bolting on a "Gun God" controller that turns the phone into a handheld console. 8,600mAh battery. 165Hz screen. Dimensity 9500. A proper mobile gaming rig.

African Union Heads of State have adopted the AUDA-NEPAD Africa EdTech 2030 Vision. One shared digital rail. Offline-first tools. Teacher capacity at the core. Here's what it means for Kenya's classrooms, the DLP, and startups like Angaza, Zeraki, Kytabu and M-Shule.

Samsung's new SmartThings update wants your phone (and your fridge) to help you check on parents you live apart from. Care on Call, Safety Patrol via a robot vacuum, and Now Brief on TVs and Family Hub fridges. Here's what's actually new, and the Kenyan reality check:

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Safaricom has finally apologised for the My OneApp mess. Two weeks later. No rollback. No fix timeline. Diaspora users are still locked out. Is "sorry" enough when your money is on the line?

YouTube now lets all users set Shorts feed limits to zero minutes, but the setting is dismissible, not absolute.

The data annotation firm says negotiations with Meta failed, triggering its biggest redundancy yet and reopening hard questions about Kenya's dependence on US tech clients.

The government hiked prices, faced backlash, then scrambled to cut them. The playbook is familiar. Two Legal Notices, two EPRA releases, two sets of prices, one day. Kenya's fuel market just had its most confusing 24 hours in history.

The Craft Silicon platform, backed by KCB and Visa, lets tourists pay with any international card to M-Pesa tills and paybills. But it is not just for tourists.

EPRA has spoken. Petrol jumps KES 28.69 to KES 206.97. Diesel surges KES 40.30 to KES 206.84. Kerosene unchanged. The government cut VAT and deployed KES 6.2B to cushion the blow. But global oil chaos made the full impact unavoidable.

I've Spent 4 Days with the Honor X9d and its 8,300mAh Battery is No Joke

Nairobi hosts Adopting Bitcoin conference in June 2026, testing whether Kenya's crypto rules match ground-level adoption.

Kenya’s telecom regulator measured calls, coverage, and general data quality, but skipped the gaming and video tests that increasingly define real-world mobile network experience.

CA data shows Airtel gained ground on Safaricom in Kenya’s voice call traffic throughout 2025, even as Safaricom remained the dominant telco.

Airtel Kenya waited too long to exploit Safaricom My OneApp’s rollout mess, missing a rare chance to win users and land a serious competitive blow.

African ministers just adopted a 14-article declaration framing the digital divide as a sovereignty crisis. Kenya's CS Kabogo was at the table in Algiers. Declarations are easy. Delivery is the test.

CS Mbadi announces Kenya will buy 3,000 locally assembled EVs as Middle East conflict disrupts global oil supply.

The Communications Authority has replaced the old KES 1.6 million satellite licence with a new framework that could cost operators nearly 28 times more, reshape competition, and determine whether Starlink's direct-to-cell ambitions take off in Kenya.

Samsung Holds Gaming Monitor Crown for Seventh Year as ASUS and LG Gain Ground

The AI-powered payload, built by Kenya, Egypt, and Uganda, will monitor climate patterns across East Africa from the ISS

TECNO Wants to Put an AI Agent on Your Phone. EllaClaw Is Its First Attempt. TECNO's EllaClaw, built on the open-source OpenClaw framework, brings autonomous AI agent capabilities to budget smartphones in Kenya.

Autopax, Kofa, and TailG Roll Out Cheche E-Motorcycle with Battery Swapping in Nairobi

MyMurang'a app lets residents handle permits, licences, bursaries, and county payments from their phones. Public launch April 18.

A KES 116 billion project will bring fiber internet to 3.2 million people in Kenya's most digitally underserved region.

Dealing with My OneApp bugs? Safaricom has released version 5.1.2 of the app on the Google Play Store to address ongoing issues for Android users.

Mobile money hit 98%, smartphones overtook feature phones, and 5G users doubled their data appetite across 2025.

The Huawei Pura X Max beats Apple's iPhone Ultra to market with the same wide foldable design concept.

Safaricom’s My OneApp is frustrating users by requiring the Safaricom line to be in SIM 1 during setup, exposing an outdated approach to dual-SIM phones in Kenya.

How the AI boom turned Samsung's chip business into one of the most profitable operations on the planet.

TECNO's Android 16 (HiOS 16) rollout plan is out. Camon 40 goes first in Q2, foldables close out Q4. New AI features, smoother performance, fresh design. Is your phone on the list? #TECNO #HiOS16 #Android16

XOS 16 is coming to Infinix phones in phases. Here's the full list of eligible devices and the rollout schedule.

Safaricom replaced M-Pesa with My OneApp. No warning. No data migration. Broken at launch. Diaspora locked out. And a week later, the "fix" tweet.

Apple's foldable iPhone may not be called the Fold after all. Leaks point to "iPhone Ultra", with a near-creaseless display, $2,300+ price tag, and a September launch. Plus: what's new in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. #Apple #iPhone #iPhoneUltra

Samsung expands Galaxy AirDrop support beyond the S26. See if your phone made the list and what is required.

Mdundo’s new Android app adds offline listening and in-app purchases as the platform expands music gaming to Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and DRC.

Mdundo’s latest quarterly update for January-March 2026 reveals just 1,500 direct paying subscribers in Africa as the company seeks new funding and chases break-even.

KeNHA claims they partnered with Waze to provide pothole alerts. Here is why that's misleading PR and how the app actually works.

How to downgrade from Safaricom My OneApp to the old M-PESA app on Android, including step-by-step installation and how to stop automatic updates.

Four astronauts, one heat shield, and a 40,000 km/h ride through Earth's atmosphere.

Madica just put $600K into three startups across Tanzania, Kenya, and Nigeria. Agritech, legaltech, health data. Plus a free 75-page fundraising guide for first-time founders.

Safaricom My OneApp now requires Android 7.0 and iOS 13 or later, meaning some older phones can no longer install or use the updated app.

Samsung has made Galaxy A36 the first A-series phone in the One UI 8.5 beta as Galaxy A56 emerges as the world’s best-selling Android phone in Q4 2025.

Safaricom is asking users to share feedback on the new My OneApp after a troubled launch marked by bugs, login issues, and growing frustration among customers.

I tried paying for Safaricom 5G Home Wi-Fi on the new My OneApp. It failed multiple times with "an unexpected error", and I’m glad MySafaricom app still exists.

KUCCPS has opened the 2026 placement portal for university, college and TVET applicants. Here’s the deadline, who qualifies, how funding works, and why students should not wait until the last minute.

Verto just launched USD accounts for businesses that operate between the US and Africa. A direct response to growing banking barriers for Africa-linked firms. Here's what it means:

Faiba is Now Almost Twice as Fast as Safaricom on Fixed Internet, nPerf Report Shows