Technology, explained for Africa.
HornBytes is an independent publication from Fiddo Technology. We write practical guides that help people and small businesses in East Africa stay safe online, get paid, and use technology with confidence.
Our mission
Good tech advice should not need a translator.
Most technology writing assumes you live in London or San Francisco. It talks about services you cannot use and prices you will never pay.
We start from the other end: M-Pesa and EVC Plus, KRA eTIMS, the Android phone in your pocket, the shop that sells on WhatsApp. Every guide answers one real question, step by step, in plain English.
HornBytes publishes practical technology guides for people and businesses in Africa: cybersecurity, digital payments, small-business tools and software development.
Our writers work in software and security across East Africa. Every guide is tested on real devices and services before it is published, and updated when things change.
What we cover
- Security — protecting phones, accounts and businesses from scams and attacks.
- Payments — M-Pesa, EVC Plus and other mobile money, for users and developers.
- Business — tools that help small businesses sell, track stock and get paid.
- Developers — tutorials for building and deploying apps.
What we cover
Four topics, one goal.
Helping you make better decisions with the technology you already use.
Business
Tools and systems that help small businesses in Kenya and Somalia sell, track stock, stay tax compliant and get paid.
Explore →Developers
Hands-on tutorials for African developers: M-Pesa and USSD integrations, API security, and deploying Node.js apps.
Explore →Payments
M-Pesa, EVC Plus and digital payments in the Horn of Africa, explained for users, merchants and developers, with integration tutorials.
Explore →Security
Practical cybersecurity for people and small businesses in Africa: mobile money scams, phishing in local languages, WhatsApp takeovers and simple fixes.
Explore →How we work
From question to guide.
Every article goes through the same four steps before it reaches you.
Pick a real question
We start from questions readers send us and problems we see in our own work.
Test it ourselves
We follow every step on real devices and accounts, and note what goes wrong.
Check the sources
Prices, rules and laws are checked against official sources and linked.
Keep it current
We review guides when things change and show the last update date.
Read our editorial policy
How we choose topics, test advice, handle corrections and keep advertising separate.