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  • A Nigerian court says Truecaller’s consent doesn’t cover the data in your contacts
    Analysis, Enterprise & Policy

    A Nigerian court says Truecaller’s consent doesn’t cover the data in your contacts

    Frank Eleanya
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • Nosike Nwigene: From flunking medicine to shaping Africa’s AI policy
    My Life In Tech

    Nosike Nwigene: From flunking medicine to shaping Africa’s AI policy

    John Adoyi
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • Why African startups can be profitable and still look too risky to finance
    Analysis

    Why African startups can be profitable and still look too risky to finance

    Phathisani Moyo
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • Nigeria’s savers have money. YC-backed Rank wants to turn it into wealth.
    FinTech

    Nigeria’s savers have money. YC-backed Rank wants to turn it into wealth.

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • Acumen backs Sun King with $5 million to expand solar access in Zambia
    Startups

    Acumen backs Sun King with $5 million to expand solar access in Zambia

    John Adoyi
    23rd Sep, 2026
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    Chukwuebuka Mgbojikwe
    23rd Sep, 2026
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  • Kenya proposes up to $1.93m capital requirement for payment firms
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    Kenya proposes up to $1.93m capital requirement for payment firms

    Kenn Abuya
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • Tanzania regulator reveals KCB’s 22.23% stake in payments firm Pesapal
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    Tanzania regulator reveals KCB’s 22.23% stake in payments firm Pesapal

    Kenn Abuya
    22nd Sep, 2026
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  • From Bode Blaq to SportyCam: How Ogungbemi Olabode is building the next chapter of his career
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    From Bode Blaq to SportyCam: How Ogungbemi Olabode is building the next chapter of his career

    Partner
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • Chipper Cash launches bank-backed virtual accounts through collaboration with universal merchant bank in Ghana
    Partner, Press Room

    Chipper Cash launches bank-backed virtual accounts through collaboration with universal merchant bank in Ghana

    Partner
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • She Code Africa and Apify partner to equip African women developers to build and monetise technology for local problems 
    Partner, Press Room

    She Code Africa and Apify partner to equip African women developers to build and monetise technology for local problems 

    Partner
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • For Muslim investors on the NGX, buying a stock is easy, but figuring out its halal status is not
    Partner, Press Room

    For Muslim investors on the NGX, buying a stock is easy, but figuring out its halal status is not

    Partner
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • iDICE Skills-to-Jobs Programme opens registration for south-south Nigeria
    Partner, Press Room

    iDICE Skills-to-Jobs Programme opens registration for south-south Nigeria

    Partner
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • Inside the rise of task-based earning platforms in Nigeria
    Partner, Press Room

    Inside the rise of task-based earning platforms in Nigeria

    Partner
    22nd Sep, 2026

Startups

  • Biochar Industrial Group raises $1.5m to turn Africa’s agricultural waste into carbon credits
    Funding, Startups

    Biochar Industrial Group raises $1.5m to turn Africa’s agricultural waste into carbon credits

    Opeyemi Kareem
    Sep 17, 2026
  • Acumen backs Sun King with $5 million to expand solar access in Zambia
    Startups

    Acumen backs Sun King with $5 million to expand solar access in Zambia

    John Adoyi
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • Terra Industries leads $1m round in Aeon to build Africa’s cyber defence layer
    Startups

    Terra Industries leads $1m round in Aeon to build Africa’s cyber defence layer

    Opeyemi Kareem
    18th Sep, 2026
  • The push to connect Africa’s startups is getting $63 million and an AI platform 
    Startups

    The push to connect Africa’s startups is getting $63 million and an AI platform 

    Phathisani Moyo
    16th Sep, 2026

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  • Nigeria’s savers have money. YC-backed Rank wants to turn it into wealth.
    FinTech

    Nigeria’s savers have money. YC-backed Rank wants to turn it into wealth.

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • Kenya proposes up to $1.93m capital requirement for payment firms
    FinTech

    Kenya proposes up to $1.93m capital requirement for payment firms

    Kenn Abuya
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • Kenyan fintech Payd to resume services after FX losses disrupt customer payouts
    FinTech

    Kenyan fintech Payd to resume services after FX losses disrupt customer payouts

    Kenn Abuya
    18th Sep, 2026
  • Mukuru wants Botswana’s phones to do more than receive and send money
    FinTech

    Mukuru wants Botswana’s phones to do more than receive and send money

    Phathisani Moyo
    7th Sep, 2026

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  • South Africa’s Bank Zero breaks even as partnerships fuel growth
    Banking

    South Africa’s Bank Zero breaks even as partnerships fuel growth

    Phathisani Moyo
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • Tanzania regulator reveals KCB’s 22.23% stake in payments firm Pesapal
    Banking

    Tanzania regulator reveals KCB’s 22.23% stake in payments firm Pesapal

    Kenn Abuya
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • South Africa’s $21.5 billion SME funding gap is really a data problem
    Banking

    South Africa’s $21.5 billion SME funding gap is really a data problem

    Phathisani Moyo
    18th Sep, 2026
  • South Africa’s GoTyme says instant payments don’t have to come with fees
    Banking

    South Africa’s GoTyme says instant payments don’t have to come with fees

    Phathisani Moyo
    14th Sep, 2026

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  • Schneider Electric says Africa’s electricity grid is the next AI battleground
    Companies

    Schneider Electric says Africa’s electricity grid is the next AI battleground

    Frank Eleanya
    16th Jul, 2026
  • Kenswitch taps Visa as Kenya’s national payments switch race heats up
    Companies

    Kenswitch taps Visa as Kenya’s national payments switch race heats up

    Adonijah Ndege
    3rd Apr, 2026
  • eTranzact beats Q4 revenue forecast but misses 2025 profit target
    Companies

    eTranzact beats Q4 revenue forecast but misses 2025 profit target

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    5th Feb, 2026
  • eTranzact targets ₦4.28bn profit in 2025 as it shifts away from airtime sales
    Companies

    eTranzact targets ₦4.28bn profit in 2025 as it shifts away from airtime sales

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    31st Oct, 2025

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Features

  • Pula and S2E want to solve Africa’s startup problem with British aid money
    Features

    Pula and S2E want to solve Africa’s startup problem with British aid money

    Muktar Oladunmade
    16th Sep, 2026
  • The picture in her head: How this blind creator teaches AI to be her eyes
    Features

    The picture in her head: How this blind creator teaches AI to be her eyes

    John Adoyi
    15th Sep, 2026
  • Uber is gone. Shuttlers wants Lagos commuters to share their next ride
    Features

    Uber is gone. Shuttlers wants Lagos commuters to share their next ride

    Muktar Oladunmade
    12th Sep, 2026
  • After 3,000 catfish died overnight, she turned to AI to protect her mother’s farm
    Features

    After 3,000 catfish died overnight, she turned to AI to protect her mother’s farm

    John Adoyi
    10th Sep, 2026

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  • Why the payment network WAEMU built has stalled
    Francophone Weekly, Newsletters

    Why the payment network WAEMU built has stalled

    Lina Kacyem
    22nd Sep, 2026
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    Emmanuel Nwosu
    23rd Sep, 2026
  • 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Tamweely wheels in
    Newsletters, TC Daily

    👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Tamweely wheels in

    Emmanuel Nwosu
    22nd Sep, 2026
  • 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Kenya eyes Dangote IPO
    Newsletters, TC Daily

    👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Kenya eyes Dangote IPO

    Emmanuel Nwosu
    21st Sep, 2026

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  • Alan acquires Senegal’s Tanel in rare Francophone healthtech exit
    News

    Alan acquires Senegal’s Tanel in rare Francophone healthtech exit

    Muktar Oladunmade
    2nd Sep, 2026
  • Madica invests $200,000 in five African startups, enters Algeria and Cameroon
    News, Venture Capital

    Madica invests $200,000 in five African startups, enters Algeria and Cameroon

    Muktar Oladunmade
    15th Sep, 2026
  • South Africa hands Nigerian romance scam suspects to FBI over $6.2 million fraud
    News

    South Africa hands Nigerian romance scam suspects to FBI over $6.2 million fraud

    Phathisani Moyo
    11th Sep, 2026
  • Nigeria picks French, Israeli firms to build new communications satellites
    News, Telecoms

    Nigeria picks French, Israeli firms to build new communications satellites

    Frank Eleanya
    28th Aug, 2026

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TC Insights

  • Reports, TC Insights

    217+ startups, ₦11B fraud, and $3B valuations: Insights from the 2025 Nigeria Payments Report

    TechCabal Insights
    20th May, 2025
  • African startups hit $2.10 billion in 8 months
    Funding, TC Insights

    African startups hit $2.10 billion in 8 months

    Joseph Oloyede
    7th Sep, 2026
  • Zambia’s carbon registry could mark a turning point for Africa’s carbon market
    TC Insights

    Zambia’s carbon registry could mark a turning point for Africa’s carbon market

    Adedayo Ojo
    26th Aug, 2026
  • 84 M&A deals worth $11.4 billion in disclosed value recorded so far in 2026
    TC Insights

    84 M&A deals worth $11.4 billion in disclosed value recorded so far in 2026

    Joseph Oloyede
    24th Aug, 2026

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