Kenyan and Nigerian Startups recording major growth across Africa
African startups are forging ahead in business and invention with Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa leading the continent in this sector
New Safari Camp in Maasai Mara blocks the Serengeti Migration
Fences have blocked wildlife corridors, causing, for example, the wildebeest migration from the Loita Plains north of the Masai Mara to collapse from 140,000 individuals to fewer than 15,000.
M-Pesa gradually losing ground as Airtel Money gains track in East Africa’s digital money transactions
M-Pesa market share, according to the latest Tech Safari report, has been dropping from 97 percent in the fourth quarter of the year 2023 down to 90.8 percent recorded within the first quarter of 2025.
Trouble brewing as Faya Tess covers Mbilia Bel’s song
‘Eswiyo Wapi,’ which translates into ‘Where did I hurt you?’ is the biggest, among the hits that Mbilia Bel recorded with Tabuley and his Afrisa International troupe in the 80s.
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Transforming Public Health in Africa through Artificial Intelligence
One of the foundational innovations being adopted is federated learning, a machine learning approach that enables the training of AI models without requiring the transfer of sensitive health data to a central…
Regional Financial Intergration for Eastern African countries being hatched between EAC and IGAD
While countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia have made strides in domestic interoperability, regional integration remains stifled by gaps in regulations, technical disparities, and cybersecurity concerns.