Government

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  Cryptocurrency, Government

  From 2026, dodging taxes in Nigeria could cost crypto startups their licences — and ₦10m

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  18th September 2025

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  Government

  Nigeria wants $11.92bn in taxes; tech will decide if it works

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  16th September 2025

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  Government

  NIMC must enroll 3.3 million Nigerians monthly to hit 2026 target

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  22nd August 2025

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  Features, Government

  “Access to internet should be a basic human right”: Minister Salima Bah on Sierra Leone’s tech ambition

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  31st July 2025

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  Government, Social Media

  Nigeria’s top government officials reach just 17 million people on social media, report finds

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  16th July 2025

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  Government, Startups

  Uganda’s tech sector has “prepared the bride,” now it wants a dowry

  Adonijah Ndege

  20th June 2025

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  Government, Kenya

  Kenya plans to relocate health data from the US after Trump’s USAID cuts

  Adonijah Ndege

  2nd June 2025

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  Analysis, Government

  Can Cape Verde challenge Nigeria and Ghana as West Africa’s tech powerhouses?

  Adonijah Ndege

  29th May 2025

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  Government

  Tanzania’s purge of 80,000 online platforms signals deeper state control over digital space

  Kenn Abuya

  6th May 2025

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  Companies, Government, News, Regulation

  Nairobi County cuts internet cables in $23.1 million row with Kenya Power

  Kenn Abuya

  25th February 2025

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  Government, Social Media

  Digital deception: How the Kenyan government uses misinformation to drive its agenda

  Adonijah Ndege

  18th February 2025

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  Companies, East Africa, Government, Kenya, News

  Breaking: Tanzania suspends Kenya’s NMG websites for 30 days

  Adonijah Ndege

  3rd October 2024

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  Companies, East Africa, Government, Kenya, Stream

  Kenyans claim consent breach in Netflix’s Free Money documentary

  Adonijah Ndege

  1st October 2024

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  Exclusive, Government

  Exclusive: Lagos in talks with IHS and WIOCC to expand fibre duct infrastructure

  Frank Eleanya

  6th September 2024

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  East Africa, Government, News

  Ethiopia secures $3.4 billion IMF loan after floating currency

  Adonijah Ndege

  30th July 2024

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  Government, Kenya, News

  Breaking: President Ruto names part of new cabinet to defuse crisis

  Adonijah Ndege

  19th July 2024

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  Government, News

  Running out of steam? Kenya protests are off to a slow start in fourth week

  Kenn Abuya

  16th July 2024

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  Government, Kenya

  Ruto asks for prayers as Kenyan protests enter fourth week

  Adonijah Ndege

  15th July 2024

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  Government, News

  Breaking: Ruto dissolves entire cabinet with immediate effect

  Adonijah Ndege

  11th July 2024

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  Government, Kenya, News

  Moody’s downgrades Kenya’s credit rating after Ruto scrapped controversial taxes

  Adonijah Ndege

  9th July 2024

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  Government

  Protests in Kenya enter second week despite withdrawal of Finance bill

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd July 2024

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  Government, Legislation

  Kenyan Parliament passes bill to hike taxes despite protests

  Kenn Abuya

  25th June 2024

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  Government, Internet

  OccupyParliament protesters hit the streets today as Kenya denies rumours of an internet shutdown

  Kenn Abuya

  25th June 2024

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  East Africa, Government, Kenya

  As President Ruto digs in on finance bill, protesters say there’s no turning back

  Adonijah Ndege

  21st June 2024

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  Government

  2024 Finance Bill passes second reading despite OccupyParliament protests

  Adonijah Ndege

  20th June 2024

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  Government, News

  Anonymous threatens Kenyan officials ahead of vote over unpopular 2024 Finance Bill

  Kenn Abuya

  20th June 2024

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  Features, Government, Kenya

  #OccupyParliament begins in Kenya with police blocking access to parliament

  Adonijah Ndege

  19th June 2024

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  Government, Legislation

  Kenya targets Big Tech with new antitrust law

  Adonijah Ndege

  30th May 2024

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  East Africa, Government, Kenya

  Kenyans are up in arms against Ruto’s new taxes

  Adonijah Ndege

  24th May 2024

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  Government

  Kenyan parliament passes historic EU free trade deal

  Adonijah Ndege

  25th April 2024

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  Government, News

  Uganda’s core inflation falls to 3.3%, below the central bank’s target of 5%

  Kenn Abuya

  31st March 2024

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  Government

  Kenya suspends digital IDs amid data protection concerns

  Kenn Abuya

  5th December 2023

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  Government

  President Ruto to sign bill that will give tax break to Kenyan startups

  Kenn Abuya

  28th November 2023

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  Government

  Kenya picks Microsoft as cloud partner for e-govt services beating Google and Amazon

  Kenn Abuya

  23rd November 2023

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  Government

  3 million technical talent portal: features, FAQs, and more

  Muhammed Akinyemi

  19th October 2023

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  Government

  Nigeria’s next CBN governor Yemi Cardoso could have been Vice President in 2015

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  16th September 2023

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  Government, News

  Kenya adjusts pump price again as petrol crosses 200Ksh for the first time

  Kenn Abuya

  15th September 2023

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  Government, Logistics & Transport

  Lagos Blue line will have to wait four weeks to be electrified

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  5th September 2023

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  Government

  Edo State moves to paperless civil service to simplify work processes

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  1st September 2023

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  Government

  What we know about Uche Nnaji, the new minister of innovation, science and technology

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  22nd August 2023