Category: Tech

Huawei, a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, has committed to leveraging its digital transformation experience to boost business intelligence across Africa. During the recent Pan-African Data Centres Exhibition and Conference in Johannesburg, Dawei Li, Vice President of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa, shared insights on the company’s role in advancing artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and data center solutions.

Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery has signed a significant partnership with Kenyan firm Afrigreen Automobile to establish an electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Kenya. The agreement was formalized in a ceremony attended by a high-level delegation from Anhui Province, China, and senior Kenyan government officials.

Intron Health, a pioneering Nigerian tech startup, has successfully raised $1.6M in a pre-seed funding round to enhance its speech recognition technology for healthcare workers in Africa. The funding round was led by Microtraction and included notable participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Jaza Rift Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Africa Health Ventures, OpenseedVC, Pi Campus, Alumni Angel, and Baker Bridge Capital. Additional support came from angel investors affiliated with global entities such as Google, CLEAR Global, NYU, and Optum.

Samsung Electronics has achieved a notable milestone by being ranked 3rd on the prestigious Brands Africa 100 list. This recognition underscores Samsung’s significant impact and dominance in the African market, affirming its status as a leading household name across the continent.

Visa has announced an exciting new partnership with Carrefour, offering Visa cardholders exclusive discounts and giveaways for weekend shopping. This initiative provides Visa cardholders with a chance to receive assorted giveaways for purchases worth KES 5,000 or more at participating Carrefour stores, or KES 500 savings on online orders of KES 4,000 and above through the Carrefour app. This promotion runs until August 18 for in-store purchases and September 15 for online orders.

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Kenya is predominantly focused on the agricultural sector, with machine learning technologies being utilized to provide data-driven insights that enhance productivity for local farmers. The ‘AI for Africa’ report by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) reveals that agriculture and food security account for 49 percent of all AI applications in Kenya, followed by climate action and energy use cases at 26 percent and 24 percent, respectively.

Sama, a leading provider of data annotation and model validation solutions, has announced an exciting partnership with The University of Nairobi (UoN) to advance the Generative AI (GenAI) industry in Kenya. This collaboration aims to provide UoN students and faculty with invaluable exposure to the rapidly evolving GenAI field through part-time employment opportunities with Sama.

Zoho has partnered with She Code Africa in Nigeria to advance the skills of female tech professionals through its low-code app creation platform, Zoho Creator. This collaboration aims to empower 30 female trainers from She Code Africa Academy with comprehensive training in building enterprise-grade applications using low-code technologies.