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Kenyan AI innovators win US$10,000 at inaugural Meta AI Academy Pitchathon
Kenyan AI startups Neural Labs Africa and Me-Nasoma have won US$10,000 combined at Meta's inaugural Kenya Pitchathon.
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Kenya Power turns the heat on homeowners for rooftop solar installations
Kenya Power is pushing for mandatory battery-storage standards and tighter controls on grid-connected rooftop solar, citing risks to infrastructure, grid stability and maintenance workers.
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From mobile money to Bitcoin: Africa's next digital finance shift
Africa's growing adoption of digital finance and emerging efforts to regulate virtual assets could put the continent on a different financial trajectory.
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World Bank tips Kenya on jobs to reverse flagging economic fortunes
Roughly one million Kenyans enter the labour market each year, but only about 100,000 are absorbed into formal jobs.
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Science, technology key to reviving Kenya's coffee sector
Kenya's coffee sector needs greater investment in science, technology, climate-resilient varieties and farmer-centred policies to revive production and increase value for growers.
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Africa is building its AI future; who is building it around the citizen?
Africa's AI ambitions are accelerating, but the push for smarter cities and digital innovation must be matched by strong safeguards for privacy, accountability, inclusion and human rights.
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Kenya electricity demand up, fuels more power imports
Electricity generation increased by 8.44 percent as the country expanded its capacity to meet...
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African ICT regulators told to unite against cross-border digital threats
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 — African ICT regulators must deepen cross-border cooperation to tackle digital threats that increasingly transcend national boundaries, Communications Authority of Kenya Director General David Mugonyi has…
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