The French media group Canal+ ended 2025 with 42.3 million subscribers worldwide, a figure that tells two different stories depending on where you look. Strip out the 14.4 million subscribers attached to MultiChoice, and the Canal+ base rises to 28.0 million, up from 26.9 million the year before. Th...
In the past, crossing a border in Southern Africa meant an immediate jolt to a mobile phone bill. A short call, a few photos uploaded, a map opened in a hurry. The meter would spin. Now several countries in the Southern African Development Community are trying to dismantle that friction. Botswana, L...
The Safaricom–Indosat partnership brings together two operators that arrived at the digital economy from different directions. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) operates one of Indonesia’s largest mobile networks, with a customer base of 98.5 million as of early 2026. Its recent strategy has revolved ...
The road to Marsabit tests a lot of drivers thanks to how long it takes to reach there. It’s dusty, with trucks moving slowly on sections without asphalt. School-going students must start their commute before the first bell. Iladho Galgallo went back to her alma mater, Moi Girls’ High Sc...
The Safari Rally Kenya has long been associated with the image of raw endurance. Cars pound through volcanic dust. And sometimes, mud baths. Drivers contend with the unpredictable terrain of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Survival of the fittest plays a large role in determining the outcome of the rally be...
Oya Microcredit Limited Kenya, hosted Ghana’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Paul Evans Aidoo, for a media engagement and strategic visit focused on strengthening economic collaboration between Kenya and Ghana while highlighting trade opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area. The ini...
The KRA data recovery site at Konza Technopolis is a Sh2bn public investment approved in Kenya’s supplementary budget for the financial year ending June 2026. The allocation was tabled in the National Assembly by the National Treasury and Economic Planning under Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi. The pro...
