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Truecaller has opened its Business Chat platform to global channel partners and enterprise solution providers, enabling businesses to reach its 500 million active users through verified, rich messaging that replaces traditional SMS.
The expansion, announced from Lagos on 2 April, positions Business Chat as an alternative to the low-trust SMS channel that businesses ...
ORAN Development Corporation (ODC), a US-based developer of AI-native radio access network technology, has raised $45 million in Series A funding from a syndicate that includes NVIDIA, Cisco, Nokia, AT&T, MTN, and Telecom Italia.
The round, announced on 27 March, also includes Booz Allen, Phoenix Venture Partners, and existing seed investor Cerberus Capital Mana...
VivaTech has named the 30 startups shortlisted for its 2026 AfricaTech Award, with Nigeria accounting for more than a third of the list. Kenya and Egypt placed second and third with 4 startups each, across a field drawn from 11 countries.
Now in its fifth year, the award received more than 260 applications from 34 African countries, a 13% increase on 2025. The selec...
Vodacom Group has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Safaricom for $2.1 billion (R36 billion), a deal that would lift its ownership of East Africa’s largest telecoms operator from 35% to 55% and give it majority control.
Under the terms announced on 4 December 2025, Vodacom will acquire 15% from the Government of Kenya and a further 5% from Vodafone at KES 34 per shar...
Kenya’s Communications Authority has launched a KSh 40 billion ($300 million) Universal Service Fund strategy to extend digital infrastructure and internet access to underserved communities across the country.
The USF Strategy 2023-2027 sets out plans to roll out 100,000 kilometres of fibre-optic cable, establish 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots, and build 1,450 ICT hub...