Roam Air Wins Award After Sourcing 40% of Parts from East Africa
Kenyan electric motorcycle manufacturer Roam has won the Manufacturing Champions award at the 2026 Africa Sustainable Futures Awards after its Roam Air motorcycle was selected from more than 500 initiatives across Africa, recognising the country’s…
Cyber resilience key to Africa’s digital growth- Mastercard
Africa’s digital economy is growing at remarkable speed, opening new opportunities for people, businesses and governments across the continent. Building strong cyber resilience will be key to sustaining that momentum, according to the new…
Smart Appliances Shift Focus from Power to Intelligence
For decades, washing machines competed on one thing: power. Manufacturers built bigger drums, faster spin cycles and more powerful motors, each promising to clean clothes better than the last. While those improvements mattered, they all worked from the…
How LG’s WashTower is rethinking laundry in space-starved Nairobi homes
Nairobi’s smart home conversation has, for years, centred on television screens and voice assistants. LG East Africa is making the case that the room where real intelligence belongs is the one most homeowners never think to upgrade: the laundry room. The…
Sun King expands solar inverter range For Businesses & Schools
Sun King has expanded its PowerHub solar inverter range to 30kW, targeting growing demand for reliable electricity among Kenyan households, businesses, schools, healthcare facilities and light industrial operations. The expanded range, unveiled in…
LG Electronics East Africa Connects with Consumers at K-Lifestyle Experience
Interest in Korean culture and products continues to grow in Kenya, with audiences increasingly engaging with everything from Korean entertainment and food to beauty, technology and lifestyle products. This growing curiosity is creating new opportunities…
LG, KFHI Hand Over KSh2 Million Beekeeping and STEM Projects to Nandi and Makueni Communities
LG Electronics East Africa, in partnership with Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI), has officially handed over two fully completed community projects valued at KSh2 million in Nandi and Makueni counties. The handovers mark the successful…
Central Bank adds 29 digital lenders, taking licensed providers to 281
The Central Bank of Kenya has licensed 29 additional digital credit providers (DCPs), increasing the number of regulated digital lenders to 281 as the regulator tightens oversight of the rapidly expanding mobile lending market. The latest licensing…
African Media Industry Calls for Stronger Ownership, Collaboration and Responsible AI
Bloomberg’s Africa Business Media Innovators marks 10th edition with focus on building a more sustainable and globally competitive African media industry African media leaders, journalists, creators and global partners have called for greater…
TECNO’s modular phone, Gaming PCs bag two IFA innovation awards
TECNO has won two global technology innovation awards at IFA 2026, highlighting the Chinese technology company’s push beyond smartphones into modular devices and high-performance computing. The company’s TECNO Modular Phone received the Ultra Slim…