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Top Tech Events, Conferences & Launches That Shaped Africa’s 2025 Tech Ecosystem
Africa’s 2025 tech ecosystem was defined not merely by funding numbers or market expansions, but by the gatherings, product unveilings, strategic summits and high-stake...
PalmPay Customer Cries Out as Account Remains Frozen for One Year Without Explanation
A Facebook post by a Nigerian, Idris AbdulRahman Omeiza, has gone viral after he revealed that his PalmPay account has been under a Post...
Nairobi’s Phindor Unveils JuaFlow, an AI Workflow Reshaping How African Businesses Manage Daily Work
Nairobi-based automation startup, Phindor, has launched JuaFlow, a new AI workflow platform designed to help African businesses manage the high-volume daily tasks that take...
AFRICAN FINTECH YEAR IN REVIEW: Winners, Losers, Forced Pivots & New Regulations That Shocked the Industry
2025 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent yet transformative periods in African Fintech. What began as a cautious recovery year following...
TOP 10 FUNDING ROUNDS in Nigeria for 2025 — And the Investors Behind Them
In a year marked by countless funding rounds in Nigeria, global economic uncertainty, currency fluctuations, and persistent macroeconomic pressures, Nigeria’s startup ecosystem has demonstrated...
Nigeria Bans Cash Payments Across Government Offices: Will the New PoS Mandate Finally Close Revenue Leakages?
Nigeria’s federal government has issued its strongest directive yet to ban cash payments in public institutions, ordering all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to...
TikTok Suspends Late-Night LIVE in Nigeria – What Does This Mean for Nigerian Creators?
TikTok, one of the world's most popular social media platforms, has suspended access to its late-night LIVE feature in Nigeria following a sharp rise...
How Kenyan Startup, Zendawa, is Digitising and Bringing Africa’s Neighbourhood Pharmacies Online
Zendawa, a Kenyan startup based in Nakuru, believes the future of African healthcare runs through micro-pharmacies. Founded in 2022, the team has developed a...
Why Are African Startup Founders Struggling to Secure Early-Stage Funding? Here’s What We Found
African startup founders have firmly established the continent as one of the fastest-growing technology frontiers in the world. Across markets, founders are scaling products,...
Why Vendy’s New Payment Infrastructure Could Redefine How Africans Buy on WhatsApp
Africa’s soaring population of social media users and online shoppers has accelerated the rise of social commerce, an ecosystem where buying and selling happen...
African Cities Innovation Fund Launch $75k Grant to Startups Solving Real Urban Challenges – What You Should Know
The Judith Neilson Foundation, an Australia-based philanthropy group, has partnered with the Million Lives Collective (MLC) to launch the new African Cities Innovation Fund,...
How Alfred Ongere’s Ai Kenya is Helping SMEs and Corporates Understand and Adopt AI Across Africa
Ai Kenya, founded by Alfred Ongere, began in 2017 as a volunteer-led effort to demystify artificial intelligence for students and developers in Nairobi. What started...


