Africa Tech News: Startups, Fintech and Innovation

May 12, 2026

The global AI industry needs millions of hours of human input to build and refine language models. That demand has...

Village Capital Ghana Startups Gain Fresh Funding in Health and Delivery

Village Capital Gives Ghana Startups a Strong Lift With New Bets on Health and Delivery

Paga bets on stablecoins to break Africa’s payment barriers with Sui

Paga and Sui Deploy Blockchain-Native Stablecoin Rails to Power Payments Across Africa

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Why West African Regulators Are Taking Crypto More Seriously

Fintech News

FinTech & Digital Money

Paga and Sui Deploy Blockchain-Native Stablecoin Rails to Power Payments Across Africa

Paga wants to solve a problem millions of Africans know well. Cross-border payments still move slowly, cost too much, and...

FinTech & Digital Money

Why West African Regulators Are Taking Crypto More Seriously

FinTech & Digital Money

Moniepoint CEO’s Nigerian Talent Remarks Spark Online Backlash

May 7, 2026

FinTech & Digital Money

M-Pesa Tanzania Launches Direct Payments to China and Uganda

May 6, 2026

Global News

Cape Verde Is Using Tech Infrastructure to Fight Brain Drain

Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: The Trial That Could Redefine the Future of Artificial Intelligence

April 27, 2026

WhatsApp Tests Plus With More Style and Better Chat Control

April 23, 2026

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

April 22, 2026

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

April 20, 2026

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

April 20, 2026

Tech Policy in Africa

Opinions & Perspectives

Someone Proved You Can Fake a Restaurant on Glovo and Chowdeck. Then Published How.

May 8, 2026

When Techpoint Africa published their investigation into Glovo and Chowdeck's vendor onboarding process on 7 May 2026, the comment sections...

Senator Oshiomhole Calls for MTN Nationalisation, DStv Licence Revocation Over Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians in South Africa

May 6, 2026

How Nigeria’s Latest Data Breach Claims Exposed a Critical Cybersecurity Coordination Gap

South Africa business regulations review and Competition Commission reform drive

South Africa Seeks Public Input on Policies Slowing Business Growth

Rwanda considers social media restrictions for children under 16

Exclusive Interviews

Bootstrapped? No Excuses: How Paul Ugochukwu Obere Faced Giants, Grew Revenue, and Dropped CAC for One of Nigeria’s Leading Crypto Exchanges.

April 28, 2026

Crypto is an unforgiving market. Low barriers to entry, fierce competition, and no room for campaigns that look good but...

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...

Artificial Intelligence

Nigeria’s AI Training Workers Are Being Locked Out of the Global Gig Economy

May 12, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

GSMA and Pleias Launch CommonLingua to Fix AI’s African Language Problem

April 29, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence

The Real Story Behind Job Layoffs and Why Your Skills Still Matter

April 28, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: The Trial That Could Redefine the Future of Artificial Intelligence

April 27, 2026

Digital Apps, Tools & Software

A wide view of a modern industrial manufacturing zone in Egypt, representing the country's push for local smartphone production

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

Egypt Targets 15 Million Locally Produced Smartphones by 2026

May 6, 2026

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

WhatsApp Tests Plus With More Style and Better Chat Control

April 23, 2026

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

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

April 23, 2026

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

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African Startup Ecosystem

Village Capital Gives Ghana Startups a Strong Lift With New Bets on Health and Delivery

Village Capital has deployed $350000 into Rivia Clinics and VDL Fulfilment, backing two Ghanaian startups that solve healthcare access and...

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The Startup Pitch Deck Guide That Gives Founders a Better Shot at Funding (+Free Blueprint)

May 7, 2026

E-commerce

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E-Commerce

How Safer Food Packaging Can Help Vendors and Delivery Apps Win Back Trust

E-Commerce

Chowdeck Launches Live Order Tracking for Nigerian Food Delivery Users

March 20, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence

Nigeria’s AI Training Workers Are Being Locked Out of the Global Gig Economy

May 12, 2026

The global AI industry needs millions of hours of human input to build and refine language models. That demand has...

African Startup Ecosystem

Village Capital Gives Ghana Startups a Strong Lift With New Bets on Health and Delivery

Village Capital has deployed $350000 into Rivia Clinics and VDL Fulfilment, backing two Ghanaian startups that solve healthcare access and...

FinTech & Digital Money

Paga and Sui Deploy Blockchain-Native Stablecoin Rails to Power Payments Across Africa

Paga wants to solve a problem millions of Africans know well. Cross-border payments still move slowly, cost too much, and...

FinTech & Digital Money

Why West African Regulators Are Taking Crypto More Seriously

Across West Africa, crypto is already part of everyday financial behaviour for many young people. Freelancers use it to receive...

Global News

Cape Verde Is Using Tech Infrastructure to Fight Brain Drain