Kenya's draft National Payment System Bill would require banks and mobile money providers to share customer data with licensed third parties under open finance…
Côte d'Ivoire has approved an eight-year partnership with Zipline to expand drone delivery from one distribution centre to ten nationwide. The network will serve…
Lebara Nigeria has officially launched full nationwide commercial operations, entering a market of about 179.64 million active phone lines. The UK-based company operates as…
Every time a Nigerian opens a bank account, registers for a fintech app, submits a CV, visits a hospital, enrols in a school, shops…
Mafab Communications paid $273.6 million in 2021 for a 100 MHz block of 5G spectrum. Nearly five years later, the company is seeking regulatory…
SiGMA has opened applications for its 2027 Africa Startup Pitch, giving six early-stage companies a stage in Cape Town to present their businesses to…
Meta built a wall around WhatsApp and kept every rival AI assistant outside. The European Commission knocked that wall down. In October 2025, Meta…
Creators no longer need to start every design project with a blank canvas. In 2026, AI design tools can generate visual concepts, edit images,…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has opened the application portal for the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), a ₦50 million equity-free grant programme designed to turn…
African AI startups have a new source of capital. Askya Investment Partners, an African venture capital firm, has launched the Askya AI Growth Platform,…
The story of food delivery in Nigeria is not a simple tale of failure. It is a story of experimentation, adaptation, and the harsh…
South Africa's public emergency services are struggling. AURA has built a private alternative, connecting over 1 million users to 11,000 vetted responders. Now it's…
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