Africa Tech News: Startups, Fintech and Innovation

Meta is testing a WhatsApp Plus subscription that sells customisation and chat control, not basic access. That makes it more...

South Africa Faces a Data Breach Crisis as Stolen Records Surface on the Dark Web

X to Shut Down Communities on May 6 as Nikita Bier Bets on XChat

FCCPC approves third party airtime lenders

FCCPC Approves New Airtime Lenders as MTN and Airtel Count the Cost of Compliance

Fintech News

FinTech & Digital Money

The Case Against Calling Every African Money App a “Fintech Revolution”

Somewhere between the tenth "fintech revolution" headline of the year and the fifteenth funding announcement promising to "bank the unbanked,"...

Explainers

What Is a Microfinance Bank Licence and Why Are Nigerian Fintechs Obsessed With Getting One?

FinTech & Digital Money

Payaza receives dual credit rating upgrades, reinforcing operational excellence

FinTech & Digital Money

[CORRECTED] Confusion Over Reported $75m FG Investment in Flutterwave as Presidential Aide Deletes Post

Global News

WhatsApp Tests Plus With More Style and Better Chat Control

OpenAI Builds a Smarter ChatGPT With Hiro, a New $100 Pro Tier, and Careful Ad Plans

Tim Cook to Step Down as Apple CEO, Hardware Chief John Ternus Named Successor

Vibe-Coding Nightmare: How a BOLA Vulnerability Left Lovable’s Top Users Wide Open

Vercel Under Attack: Hackers Demand $2 Million Ransom to Halt Global Supply Chain Threat

April 19, 2026

Truecaller Crosses 500 Million Users: Sets a New Global Standard for Trusted Communication

March 31, 2026

Tech Policy in Africa

Mozambique cyber laws illustration showing secure digital networks, online safety, and Africa-wide tech policy growth

Cybersecurity

Mozambique Cyber Laws and Africa’s Path to Safer Digital Growth

Mozambique has passed a Cybersecurity Law and a Cybercrime Law. That is timely news. The country now offers a useful...

Rwanda fintech hub gains ground as new law backs digital finance

April 9, 2026

CBN Orders Nigerian Banks to Come Clean on Cyber Readiness Within Three Weeks

April 2, 2026

Zambia flags AI-generated content as national security threat ahead of elections

March 31, 2026

Nigeria and Finland sign Memorandum of Understanding

Nigeria and Finland Sign Digital Economy MoU Covering Cybersecurity and Innovation

March 25, 2026

Exclusive Interviews

EXCLUSIVE: These 6 Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders Share What They’re Building, Their Journeys and How They’re Driving Impact

December 2, 2025

In this spotlight, we meet inspiring women leaders who are rewriting the rules. They are bold thinkers and builders who...

Exclusive Interviews

Inside the Mind of “The Super Medic”: How a Young Innovator Is Reimagining Health Tech in Nigeria

December 1, 2025

Michael Adekunle is only in his second year of medical school, yet his footprint across public health, health-tech innovation and...

Exclusive Interviews

Saheed Azeez Launches Advanced YarnGPT AI That Speaks Nigerian Languages With Authentic Accents

November 25, 2025

Saheed Azeez has released the most powerful version of YarnGPT yet, and it does something no other AI can do...

Exclusive Interviews

How Lord Malcolm Is Building a One-Stop HR Ecosystem for the Diaspora via Betrworkr

September 29, 2025

When Lord Malcolm founded Betrworkr, the goal was simple: connect world-class talent with opportunities. But he soon realised the gap...

Exclusive Interviews

Exclusive: Peter Adeleke Reflects on His Guinness World Record for the Longest Leadership Lesson

September 17, 2025

Peter Adeleke started having dreams about leading people when he was just a teenager in Nigeria. He would see himself...

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Builds a Smarter ChatGPT With Hiro, a New $100 Pro Tier, and Careful Ad Plans

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.7, Its Most Capable Publicly Available AI Model

April 16, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Nigeria Customs Service Deploys AI to Close Revenue Leakages and Strengthen Fiscal Accountability

April 16, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Intel and Origin Labs Partner to Scale AI Training Across Africa

April 15, 2026

Digital Apps, Tools & Software

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

WhatsApp Tests Plus With More Style and Better Chat Control

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

X to Shut Down Communities on May 6 as Nikita Bier Bets on XChat

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

iPhone 18 Pro Colors Leaked: Dark Cherry Shade Leads a More Refined 2026 Lineup

April 21, 2026

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

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African Startup Ecosystem

Startups in Google Accelerator Africa Class10

African Startup Ecosystem

Four Nigerian Startups Made Google’s Most Competitive African Accelerator. Here’s What They’re Building.

by Onyinye Moyosore

Nearly 2,600 startups applied. Fifteen got in. That is an acceptance rate of less than one per cent — tighter...

Cape Town Startup, AI Diagnostics, Raises $5.2M to Scale AI-Powered TB Screening Across Africa

April 21, 2026

Terra Industries Expands to Ghana with Africa’s Largest Defense Drone Factory

Keepaza payment identity platform interface for Nigerian vendors and freelancers

Nigerian Founder Sells Dubai Business to Fund Keepaza, a Payment Identity Platform Built for How Nigerians Actually Transact

April 17, 2026

Qualcomm’s 2026 Make in Africa Cohort: 10 Startups Building Deep Tech on the Continent

April 14, 2026

E-commerce

E-Commerce

Chowdeck Launches Live Order Tracking for Nigerian Food Delivery Users

March 20, 2026

African Startup Ecosystem

The Jumia Fortress Nigeria Strategy: Why the Amazon of Africa is Dying to Win the Country

February 19, 2026

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Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

WhatsApp Tests Plus With More Style and Better Chat Control

Meta is testing a WhatsApp Plus subscription that sells customisation and chat control, not basic access. That makes it more...

Reports

South Africa Faces a Data Breach Crisis as Stolen Records Surface on the Dark Web

South Africa is in the middle of one of its most serious cybersecurity episodes in recent memory. In the space...

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

X to Shut Down Communities on May 6 as Nikita Bier Bets on XChat

X is closing its Communities feature on May 6, 2026, replacing it with group chats on XChat in a move...

African Telecommunications

FCCPC Approves New Airtime Lenders as MTN and Airtel Count the Cost of Compliance

Nigeria's biggest telecom operators are staring down a potentially significant revenue gap after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission...

Event Radar Africa

RANKED 2026 Launch Set to Spotlight Declining Traffic and Rising Influence in African Media

by Staff Writer