Should You Take a Loan to Invest in a Money Market Fund?
When Peter Mburu, a 30-year-old businessman from Ruai, heard from a friend that a money market fund could offer returns of up to 10% a...
What to Expect from the M-PESA Sokoni Festival 2025
Safaricom has launched the M-PESA Sokoni Festival 2025, a two-month nationwide celebration marking 25 years of Safaricom’s operations and the 18th anniversary of M-PESA. The...
Peter Ndegwa Appointed Safaricom Ethiopia Advisory Board Chairman
Safaricom has announced the appointment of its Group CEO, Peter Ndegwa, as the new Chairman of the Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) Board and the...
Why the Government is Planning to Sell a Mega Stake in Safaricom
The Kenyan government is preparing to offload a large portion of its stake in Safaricom, the country’s largest telecom operator, by June 2026 in an...
Is This Inclusion or Digital Apartheid? The High-Tech Lie Locking Out Millions of Africans
By Thuita Gatero | Managing Editor, Africa Digest News They call it “financial inclusion.” A phrase repeated so often in fintech panels, government whitepapers, and...
Is De-dollarization Possible for Africa? Or Are We Too Afraid to Name the Real Problem?
By Thuita Gatero | Managing Editor, Africa Digest News Africa is not poor. Let’s start there. The continent is rich in resources, rich in culture,...
Kerry’s East Africa CEO Forum Unites 100 F&B Leaders to Reshape the Industry’s Future
In a contribution towards transforming East Africa’s food and beverage landscape, Kerry, a global leader in taste and nutrition, in collaboration with Strathmore Agri-Food Innovation...
East Africa gets its first AI-ready data centre as Nairobi looks beyond connectivity
Safaricom PLC and iXAfrica Data Centres have partnered to introduce East Africa’s first AI-ready data centre, located at the NBO1 Nairobi Campus. The facility is...
Who are the 10 Highest Paid CEOs in Nigeria?
Executive compensation in Nigeria’s corporate world reached new heights in 2024, as top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Managing Directors (MDs) commanded billion-naira salaries. From...
Has Nigeria Really Repaid Its IMF Loan?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has clarified that although Nigeria has repaid a $3.4 billion emergency loan obtained in 2020, claims that the country has...