Before OPay became one of Africa’s largest fintechs with nearly 50 million users, it was a company wondering whether it would survive its first year. That is the honest account Dotun Adekunle, OPay’s ...

Despite recent increases in connectivity, the presence of telecom towers and smartphone adoption in many rural communities across Nigeria remains limited. A recent industry report revealed that ...

Amazon Leo, Amazon’s satellite internet service, is nearing its official launch in South Africa after securing a partnership deal with Herotel, the local company that will serve as its distributor.

On July 1, 2026, the way millions of Nigerians interact with digital finance changed for good. Without much public fanfare, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s mandatory CBN device binding rule went live, ...

The Nigerian telecoms industry has suffered more than 150,000 fibre cut incidents across April and May 2026, the highest number of such cuts on record. The figures reveal a continued struggle to ...

Kenya’s Copyright Tribunal has ruled that works generated by artificial intelligence cannot attract copyright protection or be registered as original creations ...

Pan-African climate venture fund Catalyst Fund has hit the second close of its debut fund, securing $30 million in total commitments as it nears its target. The fund is doubling down on backing ...

Vozinha, the goalkeeper of Cape Verde’s national football team, has emerged as the player with the most followers on Instagram because of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He gained 6.79 million followers in ...

Moroccan property technology startup Agenz has successfully secured a $5 million seed round, co-led by the Paris-based venture firm Breega, Attijariwafa Ventures (the corporate investment arm of North ...

PayPal has frozen funds and restricted access to an unknown number of Kenyan accounts after tightening its anti-money laundering and compliance checks, leaving freelancers, online sellers, startups, ...

African electric mobility company Spiro has raised $215 million in a new equity round backed by Impact Fund Denmark and Equitane, in what is one of the largest single raises for an electric vehicle ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has partnered with Coursera to launch the Digital Training Academy (DTA), offering 36,000 young Nigerians free, world-class digital education in high-demand ...