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Fans have bought every ticket for the Harambee Stars' game against Gabon tomorrow at Nyayo National Stadium. This rush came after many Kenyans and the Football Kenya Federation asked people to support their national team by attending the match. The FKF thanked everyone for their amazing support...

Safaricom plans to update its system next Monday night, March 24. The update will last just half an hour, from 1 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. During this short time, M-Pesa might work on and off. You can still make calls, use data, and send texts without any problems. The company aims to make its services...

A commercial court gave two investment companies extra time to pay back $5 billion they owe Equity Bank. Justice Francis Gikonyo decided East Africa Cables Limited and TransCentury could have 90 additional days to clear their debt. Last October, Justice Alfred Mabeya had already given these...

Zimbabwe battled back from two goals down to tie Benin 2-2 in Thursday's match. The comeback followed a costly error by veteran keeper Washington Arubi, who mishandled a back pass early on. This mistake gave Benin's Dokou Dodo the ball, who then set up Steve Mounie for an easy score just twelve...

The Zimbabwe government plans to crack down on foreign citizens running small businesses as part of its push for local currency use. These non-citizens have set up shops across downtown Harare, selling everything from food to household items. This goes against national laws that protect certain...

Diesel prices across Africa remain steady this month, unlike February, when they kept changing. This steady pattern might seem good news, but many African nations still pay some of the highest diesel costs worldwide. These high prices keep pushing up inflation rates because steady does not equal...

Namibia welcomed its fifth president on Friday when Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took her oath of office during the country's 35th independence celebrations. Despite rain keeping many people away, she made strong promises to the nation. She plans to fight for economic freedom and wants everyone to...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa cheered for Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to become President. He said this big step shows how much women matter across Africa. Ramaphosa shared his thoughts with reporters at State House just after Nandi-Ndaitwah replaced former President Nangolo Mbumba during...

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa traveled to Namibia Friday to join celebrations for their 35th independence anniversary. He came specifically to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who made history as the first female president of Namibia. The visit also aims to...

Equity Bank met with hundreds of small women business owners from Busoga today in Iganga town. They came together as part of the second round of their "Abakyala ku Ntiiko" program. The bank teaches women about money management, accounting, and keeping good records. It also helps these women...

Ugandan forces killed 242 CODECO fighters during a large battle in Fataki, eastern Congo, on March 18 and 19, 2025. CODECO rebels attacked the UPDF camp with heavy weapons early in the morning. The Ugandan army fought back hard, killing 31 attackers on the first day and 211 more on the second...

The M23 rebels just took over Mubi town in eastern Congo without anyone fighting back. This easy victory changes who runs North Kivu, an area full of valuable minerals. Many experts feel worried about how these rebels keep gaining power over mining routes. Mubi matters because more than 10% of...

President Museveni told Ugandans to remove any corrupt people serving on Parish Development Model committees. He believes citizens must stand firm against anyone who damages this program. The PDM was created to help people join the cash economy and reduce poverty. He shared these thoughts at...

Seagate started making NVMe mechanical hard drives that meet the big storage needs for AI projects. They showed their first test system at NVIDIA's GTC 2025 event on March 19. This test paired Seagate's NVMe hard drives with NVMe solid-state drive caches plus NVIDIA's BlueField 3 data chip. The...

AMD made new Ryzen Threadripper chips called the 9000WX series. These chips use Zen 5 tech with the nickname "Shimada Peak." Right this minute, test samples travel around for tech experts to check out. Papers show models like the 9975WX and 9965WX going through shipping. The big 9975WX comes...

PCIe 7.0 has changed everything for data centers that need faster speeds. The latest standard from PCI-SIG runs at 128 GT/s with bi-directional transfers hitting 512 GB/s when using 16 lanes. These speeds matter because quantum computers, AI systems, and 800G Ethernet networks move massive...

Microsoft just shared fresh info about DirectX Raytracing 1.2, which improves real-time ray tracing. They added two helpful features called Opacity Micro-Maps and Shader Execution Reordering to help games run faster. Opacity Micro-Maps handle see-through objects like fences or hair without...

You can grab Jurassic World Evolution 2 for free right from the Epic Games Store between March 20 and March 27, 2025. Just sign into your Epic account through the launcher or website, put the game in your cart, and check out—you pay nothing! This game usually sells for $59.99, but during this...

Razer built the Huntsman V3 Pro Mini White Edition with switches that react to light. These switches respond super fast because they sense light signals instead of mechanical parts. Unlike Hall Effect switches that magnetic fields can mess up, these stay accurate no matter the temperature or...

Solidigm created a new eSSD that fixes cooling problems in data centers. These drives come with cold plates that cool both sides evenly, which older liquid cooling systems failed to do. The back has a clever spring-loaded swap system. Tech teams can replace drives without stopping anything...