Africa's Tech Future, Today.
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Meta's AI Academy Kenya pitchathon named 10 startups, from offline triage to Kiswahili AI and eTIMS tax tools. Two winners get $5,000 and an Istanbul pitch.
Fuliza ya Pochi gives Pochi la Biashara merchants an M-Pesa overdraft to pay suppliers and bills. Who qualifies, how repayment works and what to check first.
Flutterwave share-backed loans let staff borrow against their equity via Techdollar, keeping shares and upside. What we know, and what is still undisclosed.
MultiChoice revenue fell 3% like-for-like in nine months under Canal+, though the drop eased to 2% in Q3. Here is what the numbers say about DStv's turnaround.
Spiro's Ghana launch puts 100 Ekon electric motorcycles and two-minute battery swaps on Accra's roads, with savings of up to $2 a day promised to riders.
Nigeria startup funding reached $635M from January to September 2026, ahead of Egypt, Kenya and South Africa. Four deals made up 69% of it. Here is the data.
A Shein and Temu ban is now COSATU policy. The numbers behind the call: R7.3bn in 2024 sales, 37.1% of online clothing sales and 34,000 jobs said at risk.
Nigeria's House of Reps says poor network quality is hurting POS and businesses, and has ordered telecom CEOs to appear on 28 October or risk arrest summons.
Spotify audiobooks are now live in Nigeria: Audiobooks+ costs ₦2,300 a month for 15 hours of listening, and local authors can upload their own titles.
The Vodacom Safaricom stake case is back before Kenya's Court of Appeal on 23 October. Here is what the orders say, what could change and who is affected.
Financial advisory firm Bard Santner has secured a microfinance banking licence from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, aiming to convert cross-border diaspora remittance inflows into long-term savings and credit products. The strategic shift seeks to capture non-resident financial flows and build formal banking relationships with Zimbabweans abroad.
Victoria Abiodun transitioned from studying anatomy to building Web3 startups and developer communities across Africa. Driven by curiosity during the pandemic lockdowns, she taught herself blockchain concepts, co-founded a Web3 gaming platform, and is now authoring a book to simplify decentralized technology.
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