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How Chukwuemeka Afigbo’s Africa Deep Tech Foundation Is Helping African Tech Engineers and Founders Scale Their Ideas
For Chukwuemeka Afigbo, the convener of the Africa Deep Tech Foundation (ADTF), the challenge facing Africa’s technologists is not a lack of ideas. It...
Canadian Fintech Startup, WeSpare, Wants to Digitise Nigeria’s Savings “Ajo” System With Technology
Canadian fintech startup, WeSpare, believes it has found a way to solve one of the oldest problems in Nigeria’s informal savings system as it...
Orange Business Senegal and SONAPAD Partner to Upgrade Port of Dakar to Fully Integrated Smart Port
Orange Business Senegal has signed a partnership with Port Autonome de Dakar aimed at transforming Senegal’s main maritime gateway into a fully integrated Smart...
Nigerian Edtech Startup, Lena, Uses Games and AI to Keep Children Engaged in School Subjects
Founded by Danny Ombeh and Faruk Bilesanmi, Nigerian startup, Lena, is turning school curricula into immersive games in a bid to reshape how children...
Polytope Labs Plans On-Chain Stablecoin Infrastructure to Fix FX Settlement for Fintechs
Blockchain infrastructure company, Polytope Labs, is planning to launch an on-chain stablecoin infrastructure for foreign exchange (FX) settlement, according to a leaked pitch deck...
Nigerian Startup, Intron, Expands AI Speech Recognition Platform to 57 Languages
Nigerian artificial intelligence startup, Intron, has expanded its speech recognition platform, Sahara, to support 57 languages, adding 24 new languages as the company accelerates...
Top 10 Tech Trends Defining the Next Phase of Africa’s Internet Economy
Africa’s internet economy is entering a transformative phase, driven by mobile adoption, fintech growth, and innovative digital solutions tailored for local markets. The continent has...
How Nomba Is Using Open Banking to Enable Direct UK Bank Payments for Nigerian Businesses
Nomba, a Nigerian fintech providing banking and payment services to businesses, has partnered with UK-based payment solution Volume to enable Nigerian merchants to collect...
South African Startup, Machankura is Powering Bitcoin to Work With USSD and Without Internet Access
Bitcoin and other digital assets promise fast, low-cost cross-border payments. Yet, in practice, they remain tethered to smartphones and reliable internet access, luxuries still...
Ridwan Adelaja: Meet Ex Tunji-Ojo Aide, now Strategic Communications Manager at Husk Power
Husk Power Systems, a global energy technology company with operations across Asia and Africa, has appointed Ridwan Adelaja as its new Strategic Communications Manager,...
How M-Pesa’s New Number Masking Feature Could Stop Scams in Kenya
In a move for digital privacy and consumer protection, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has approved a request by Safaricom to partially mask...
Cassava Technologies Unveils AI Autonomous Network to Tackle Africa’s Telecom Challenge
Cassava Technologies has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered network management system designed to automate and optimise mobile network performance across Africa, as operators grapple...
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