Africa's Tech Future, Today.
How governments, central banks and regulators are shaping — or slowing — the ecosystem. Telecom policy, data protection law, fintech licensing, and the taxation of digital services.
[[Title]] Flutterwave CEO Explains Why African Fintechs Are Seeking Banking Licences [[Excerpt]] African financial technology companies are increasingly acquiring microfinance and commercial banking licences to deepen customer relationships and secure direct settlement capabilities. According to Flutterwave chief executive Olugbenga Agboola, transitioning into licensed deposit-taking institutions
Cross-border payments in Africa need $120 million and a binding AU protocol to work, says an AfricaNenda study. Here is the plan and which blocs go first.
The Yaoundé Declaration asks African states to host all critical government data locally by 2030. What the data hosting target covers and who could benefit.
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.
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.
BPE website backups holding database credentials sat in a public folder for days, a researcher says. What was exposed and what Nigeria's privatisation agency must do.
The NCC device checker now screens new phones before they join Nigerian networks. Here is how *315# works, who is exempt, and why importers carry the burden.
EFInA data reveals that formal financial inclusion in Nigeria has reached 73 per cent, with 87.2 million adults onboarded. However, formal credit access remains constrained, reaching only 12 million adults as high borrowing costs and strict underwriting requirements persist.
Ghana's digital services tax is now collected by banks at the point of payment. What the 20% covers, why GRA says it is not new, and what it means for startups.
The SARB has formally appointed Wise as a Category Two forex dealer. What the Wise South Africa licence allows, what it leaves open and why it matters.
The National Identity Management Commission has reaffirmed that Nigeria's national identity database is hosted locally within the country and managed entirely by internal staff. As the agency scales enrolment toward a 95 per cent national coverage target, it is implementing local data hosting and user consent management tools across its identity authentication services.
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