News

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  News

  Lagos state government to launch a venture capital fund

  Damilare Dosunmu

  17th October 2022

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  Business, News

  Safaricom Ethiopia goes live, secures mobile money license

  Abraham Augustine

  7th October 2022

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  News

  Google shares progress report on its 5-year $1 billion investment in Africa

  Daniel Adeyemi

  5th October 2022

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  News

  Nigerian advertising regulator sues Meta for ₦30 billion over loss of revenue and violation of laws

  Daniel Adeyemi

  4th October 2022

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  Business, Digest, FinTech, News

  Banks take the fight to the disruptors

  Abraham Augustine

  3rd October 2022

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  Ecosystem, News

  Safaricom and partners make overdrafts cheaper

  Abraham Augustine

  29th September 2022

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  News

  Higher borrowing rates loom as Nigeria raises interest rates to 15.5%

  Sultan Quadri

  28th September 2022

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  Mobility, News, Ridesharing

  After Tanzania, Uber and Bolt to face regulatory hurdles in Kenya

  Caleb Nnamani

  14th September 2022

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  News

  Kippa raises $8.4 million to expand its offerings to Nigerian SMEs

  Daniel Adeyemi

  12th September 2022

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  Business, Ecommerce, News

  Is Capiter the latest casualty of the venture funding downturn in Africa?

  Abraham Augustine

  12th September 2022

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  FinTech, News

  Kippa secures Super-Agent banking licence as it extends ambition to help Nigerian SMEs

  Daniel Adeyemi

  9th September 2022

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  News

  60 African startups receive $4 million equity-free funding from Google

  Daniel Adeyemi

  6th September 2022

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  News

  Technology now contributes more than oil to Nigeria’s GDP

  Damilare Dosunmu

  1st September 2022

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  News

  South African police summoned for leaking rape victims’ information

  Ephraim Modise

  31st August 2022

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  African Women Founders, News

  The Future is Female Mentorship Program announces 25 finalists for its third edition

  Muktar Oladunmade

  29th August 2022

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  News

  MTN becomes the first telco to roll out 5G in Nigeria

  Sultan Quadri

  24th August 2022

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  News

  Kenya becomes the first African country to teach coding as subject in schools

  Damilare Dosunmu

  8th August 2022

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  News

  MTN and Airtel’s H1 2022 reports reveal challenges of operating in Nigeria

  Daniel Adeyemi

  5th August 2022

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  News

  Ahead of Kenya’s 2022 election, Facebook takes action on over 100,000 posts and ads that violate its guidelines

  Daniel Adeyemi

  28th July 2022

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  Government, News, Policy

  Nigeria’s Senate passes the Nigeria Startup Bill

  Timi Odueso

  21st July 2022

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  News

  Flutterwave, Eversend and other fintech African startups shut down virtual card service

  Daniel Adeyemi

  16th July 2022

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  Business, News

  How cybercriminals target Africa’s 500 million mobile subscribers

  Abraham Augustine

  5th July 2022

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  News, Venture Capital

  FirstCheck’s Eloho Omame joins TLcom Capital to find and fund younger startups

  Abraham Augustine

  27th June 2022

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  News, TC Daily

  MTN accuses 18 Nigerian banks of $53 million mobile money fraud

  Timi Odueso

  27th June 2022

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  Business, Companies, FinTech, News

  From B2C to B2B and back: how one of Africa’s oldest fintechs evolved

  Abraham Augustine

  24th June 2022

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  Funding, News

  Gozem secures $10m from IFC to finance 6,000 vehicles in Togo and Benin

  Damilare Dosunmu

  15th June 2022

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  Business, News

  Global Startup Awards makes its African debut

  Abraham Augustine

  15th June 2022

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  FinTech, Funding, News

  MFS Africa extends its Series C by $100 million, bringing total to $200 million

  Abraham Augustine

  14th June 2022

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  Legislations, News, Policy

  Kenya’s controversial “ICT Practitioners Bill” is closer to becoming law

  Abraham Augustine

  10th June 2022

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  Government, News

  Kenya wants to introduce a 20% tax for digital lenders

  Timi Odueso

  8th June 2022

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  Consumer Tech, News

  iOS 16, New MacBooks, Apple Pay later and other announcements at WWDC 2022

  Daniel Adeyemi

  8th June 2022

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  News

  Mara hires ex-Apple executive as Chief Marketing Officer

  Daniel Adeyemi

  7th June 2022

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  News

  Egypt-born Swvl lays off a third of its staff, two months after going public

  Daniel Adeyemi

  31st May 2022

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  News

  Elon Musk’s Starlink receives approval to provide internet service in Nigeria and Mozambique

  Daniel Adeyemi

  27th May 2022

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  Cryptocurrency, Entertainment, Government, News

  Nigeria is creating a digital marketplace to help creators sell their intellectual property rights

  Timi Odueso

  26th May 2022

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  News

  Uber crosses 1 billion rides in Africa

  Daniel Adeyemi

  25th May 2022

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  News

  Nigeria to generate over ₦90 billion annually from new phone call tax

  Daniel Adeyemi

  23rd May 2022

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  Entertainment, News

  Disney+ launches in South Africa. Here’s how much it costs

  Timi Odueso

  18th May 2022

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  Business, Ecosystem, Government, Internet, News, Policy

  Government-directed internet shutdowns in Africa threaten digital penetration and inclusive growth

  Abraham Augustine

  16th May 2022

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  News

  Safaricom declares $2.42 billion revenue, plans to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia this year

  Daniel Adeyemi

  16th May 2022