Moshek Africa

08/09/2025

Ethiopia is set to inaugurate the USD 5 billion Grand Ethiopian Rennaissance Dam whose construction was mooted in 2011.

The dam, Africa's largest hashtag project, has a capacity to produce 5,150 MW of electricity both for domestic consumption and export.

The launch is to coincide with the eve of the Ethiopian New Year. The launch comes amid resistance from neighbours Egypt and Sudan.

07/09/2025

Delays and increased latency for Internet users of Microsoft Azure cloud services are due to undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea.

This is according to Microsoft, which made the announcement over the weekend.

The company said it had redirected some of the Internet traffic, but did not disclose the cause of the cable cuts.

06/09/2025

Nigeria has been nominated to host IATF 2027. The decision was announced during the ongoing IATF2025 in Algiers, Algeria.

Africa's foremost trade fair attracts thousands of investors, exhibitors, and policy makers.

PIC: IATF Advisory Council Chair Olusegun Obasanjo hands the hosting flag to Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Aduwole.

06/09/2025

The Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), officially opened in Algiers on 4 Sept with calls for African countries to accelerate growth in Intra-African trade and boost economic integration.

African countries have carried out deals worth more than USD 118 B since inception in 2018.

Notably, the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project, one of the largest infrastructure projects on the continent, on Rufiji Dam, was completed by solely African companies. The deal was between Tanzania and Egypt.

05/09/2025

Are you an innovator in e-mobility or fintech? This is your chance to pitch your startup at Africa E-Mobility Week 2025!

We’re calling for groundbreaking solutions in:
🔧 EV Asset Hardware
💻 EV Asset Software
💳 Fintech for EV, Credit & Financing Tools

📅 New Deadline: September 7, 2025 | 5:00 PM EAT
📍 Live at AEW2025, Addis Ababa – 14–16 October

Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your innovation to investors, policymakers, and partners from across Africa.

03/09/2025

It's a date.

Celebrated Bollywood actors Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra will be shooting their next movie in Kenya.

The film director SS Rajamouli and his 123 crew member chose Kenya as the main setting after an extensive tour of East Africa.

03/09/2025

Google has won a five-year case that sought to split Chrome browser and Android OS from the tech giant.

In a court ruling made on 2 Septemeber 2025, the judge said that AI could effectively compete with the search giant.

However, the court ruled that Chrome must now share data with competition to open up the online search market.

02/09/2025

Latest data shows that Kenya, South Africa and Egypt lead Africa in the adoption of 5G gadgets, with smartphone shipments experiencing a year on year growth of 3%, a percentage higher than the global rate.

Samsung is still the most preferred phone in Africa, while Tecno and Infinix are still the fastest growing.

Bigger brands continue to gather ground while smaller brands are finding it difficult and are disappearing from the market. Honor is among the few newer brands gaining momentum.

Read more here: https://moshekafricamedia.com/5g-smartphone-adoption-in-africa-2025/

01/09/2025

Safaricom is planning to build a 4000km+ undersea cable from Oman to Mombasa in a bid to boost its Internet business. The project is being undertaken in collaboration with Meta affilliate, Edge Network Services Ltd as the key financier.

01/09/2025

Enviroserve Kenya has built a giant battery weighing approx 150kg for solar system backup. The company manufactures eco batteries using discarded Lithium Phosphate batteries.

21/05/2025

Going electric.

Nairobi bus company wants nothing to do with diesel buses by 2026, on all it's routes. One route down.

A Kenyan bus company aims to retire all its diesel buses by 2026. The OMA Sacco that operates on various Nairobi routes is following a strategy where it retires a diesel bus for every electric bus …

20/05/2025

Nairobi-based clean cooking pioneer BURN has secured a USD 5 million investment from the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) to expand its electric cooking solutions across Kenya.

This will enable over 100,000 Kenyan households to transition from polluting fuels to clean, electric cooking using BURN’s innovative ECOA Induction Cooker (ECOA IDC).

Nairobi-based clean cooking pioneer BURN has secured a USD 5 million investment from the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) to expand its electric cooking solutions across K…