Africa Archives - Techsoma Africa

Home Africa

FinTech

4 Min Read

onJuly 3, 2025

Where Is Okra’s Sixteen Million Dollar Raise, and How Can Founders Pay Themselves Legally After Closing a Round?

Okra was one of Nigeria’s most exciting fintech bets. It promised secure open banking APIs, signed big enterprise names, and was reported to…

Gadgets for Africa

3 Min Read

Faith Amonimo

onJune 20, 2025

Starlink Launches in Guinea-Bissau, Expanding Satellite Internet Access Across West Africa

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has officially launched in Guinea-Bissau, bringing high-speed internet to one of West…

Artifical Intelligence

4 Min Read

Faith Amonimo

onJune 16, 2025

South African Tech Academy Gets $2 Million from Google to Train 12,000 People in AI Skills

African companies are struggling with a major problem. Nine out of ten businesses across the continent say they don’t have enough…

Africa’s Innovation Frontier

6 Min Read

Ifeanyi Abraham

onJune 1, 2025

Nairobi: The City Where Nightlife, Tech and Capital Dance Together to Present a New Gold Rush

Nairobi, Day One: Sunrise at Ibiza Last month, I visited Nairobi again. It wasn’t exactly planned. Fresh from my last trip in February…

Africa’s Innovation Frontier

3 Min Read

Ifeanyi Abraham

onMay 30, 2025

Bosun Tijani’s rural connectivity passion project links Kura to mobile broadband as Nigeria’s communications minister launches a plan for twenty million citizens

Kura, a farming settlement of about twelve thousand people on the outskirts of Abuja, woke up last week to something it had never seen before:…

African Startup Ecosystem

3 Min Read

Ifeanyi Abraham

onMay 30, 2025

Peter Thiel and Iyin Aboyeji backed Itana seals job creation pact with Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment

Standing beneath a banner that read “Live, Work, Build”, officials from Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment joined the…

Global News

3 Min Read

Ifeanyi Abraham

onMay 29, 2025

TechCrunch continues sackings, wiping out its international desk under Regent

Romain Dillet hit “publish” on LinkedIn this week and the tech-media grapevine lit up. The long-serving Paris-based senior reporter announced…

Africa’s Innovation Frontier

3 Min Read

Ifeanyi Abraham

onMay 28, 2025

“Drop Out, It’s a Scam” Why Njoku Emmanuel of LazerPay No Longer Believes That

The Nigerian tech founder who once swore by dropping out now says university might be the smartest hack; here’s why. When Njoku Emmanuel,…

Africa’s Innovation Frontier

3 Min Read

Ifeanyi Abraham

onMay 28, 2025

The Pain Principle: What African Founders Can Learn From Replit, Arc, and the Cost of Denial”

In a strikingly honest tweet, Amjad Masad, founder of Replit, responded to Josh Miller’s candid breakdown of mistakes made with Arc browser.…

Event Radar Africa

3 Min Read

Staff Writer

onMay 8, 2025

Nigeria’s First Ladies Host Strategic Visibility Retreat and Media Masterclass — Hosted by Stephanie Busari

From soft power to structured influence, Nigeria’s First Ladies take centre stage in a landmark shift. On 7 May 2025 in Abuja, something rare…

Africa

Subscribe to our Newsletter