Who’s Funding Africa? A Deep Dive into Q1 2026 Startup Investments
The numbers coming out of Africa’s startup ecosystem in the first three months of 2026 tell a story that is…
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Africa’s AI Reckoning: Who Gets Left Behind When the Machines Come for the Jobs?
The continent’s workforce is young, growing, and increasingly exposed to automation. The question is no longer whether AI will reshape…
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How Hackers Hijack Your SIM Card, and Why Africa Has the Most to Lose
Your phone number is no longer just a way to receive calls. For most people across Africa, it is the…
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Why Nigerian Networks Are Always Congested, And What It Will Take to Fix Them
Pick up a phone anywhere in Lagos on a Monday morning, and the experience is familiar: a WhatsApp voice note…
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Beyond the Big Four: How Francophone African Startups Are Quietly Reshaping the Continent’s Tech Map
For most of the past decade, conversations about African tech innovation started and ended in four cities: Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo,…
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Madica Drops Free Fundraising Guidebook to Help African Founders Navigate Pre-Seed Raises
Raising your first round as an African startup founder is hard — especially when you don’t have the right networks,…
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DTH-Lab Opens Applications for 2026 Digital Health Research Fellowship
A global research fellowship programme focused on digital health and young people is accepting applications for its 2026 cohort, with…
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How to Earn Passive Income from Idle Crypto: Complete Guide
Holding crypto for the long term is common. But leaving assets idle in a wallet for weeks or months often…
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FINCA Ventures Opens Applications for Third Annual $100,000 Prize Competition Targeting African Startups
FINCA Ventures, the impact investing arm of FINCA International, is accepting applications for its 2026 Prize Competition — a grant…
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Trust Woven Into the Infrastructure: How Onyedikachi Hope Amaechi-Okorie Is Redefining Safety and Ethics in Open Source Communities
The Often-Unseen Work That Keeps Open Source Alive Open-source software is frequently praised for its innovation and efficiency, but far…
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Africa Prize 2026: Sixteen Engineers From Across the Continent Including Two Nigerians Compete for £85,000 in Innovation Funding
The Royal Academy of Engineering has named its 2026 shortlist for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, selecting 16 early-stage…
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CardForté Marks 5 Years of Powering Innovation and Inclusion in Nigeria
In the heart of Lagos, where conversations around the “Japa” wave, the migration of Nigeria’s skilled workforce, continue to dominate…
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OROK Godspower: The Symbol of Hope for West Africa’s Blockchain Ecosystem
In a region where innovation often struggles against systemic limitations, one name has begun to rise beyond the noise, not…
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Why Nigerian SMEs Can No Longer Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as Someone Else’s Problem
Nigeria’s small and medium enterprises form the backbone of its economy. They account for roughly 96 percent of businesses in…
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Why Young Nigerians Are Rewriting the Rules of Global Tech Talent
There is a pattern that recruiters at American and European tech firms have quietly noted over the past several years:…
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Apple Plans to Open Siri to Rival AI Assistants in iOS 27
Apple is preparing to dismantle the exclusive arrangement that has kept OpenAI’s ChatGPT as Siri’s sole third-party AI partner. Reporting…
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Circle and Sasai Fintech Join Forces to Bring USDC Closer to African Users
NYSE-listed Circle Internet Group (CRCL), a global leader in internet-based financial platforms, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sasai…
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FINCA Ventures Opens Applications for 2026 Prize Competition, Offering African Startups Up to $100,000 in Grant Funding
FINCA Ventures has opened applications for the third edition of its annual Prize Competition, inviting early-stage entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan Africa…
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Nigeria and Finland Sign Digital Economy Pact as Finnish Participation in Project BRIDGE Comes Into Focus
Nigeria and Finland formalised a partnership on digital transformation last week, signing a Memorandum of Understanding in Abuja that covers…
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The Agentic AI Storm Reshaping Cybersecurity for African Enterprises
Artificial Intelligence has created a perfect storm for African enterprises, faced with the unprecedented speed of AI-generated attacks and a…
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ChatGPT Launches File Library Feature for Paid Users, Including Across Africa
OpenAI has rolled out a new file management feature for ChatGPT that allows subscribers to store, search, and reuse uploaded…
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Selects 3,200 Entrepreneurs for 2026 Programme, Deploying $16 Million Across Africa
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has named 3,200 entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries as beneficiaries of its 2026 entrepreneurship programme,…
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Cloud Cost Optimization Becomes a Top Strategic Priority for Businesses
Cloud computing has fundamentally reshaped how organisations deploy, manage and scale IT infrastructure, replacing rigid, capital-intensive systems with flexible, on-demand…
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When the Money Runs Out: The Startup Layoff Wave and What It Means for African Tech
There is a version of the startup layoff story that gets told in dramatic terms — the sudden announcement, the…
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Amid Middle East Tensions, Why UAE–Nigeria Trade Ties Matter More Than Ever
At a time when geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to shape global economic and security dynamics, countries are…
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The Quiet Takeover: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketing Across Africa
For years, digital marketing in Africa meant making difficult trade-offs — limited budgets, fragmented audiences, inconsistent infrastructure, and the persistent…
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Only 11% of Banks Have Mastered Trustworthy AI, New Study Finds
Even as AI spending surges, few banks have established the necessary governance and guardrails – and nearly half misjudge their…
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Shell Foundation and Startup Discovery School Target Women Farmers With New West Africa Agri-Tech Pilot
A new initiative backed by Shell Foundation and Startup Discovery School is setting out to address one of the more…
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Mastercard Foundation Opens Applications for 2026 Associates Program Across Africa
Youth unemployment remains one of Africa’s most persistent structural challenges — and one organisation continues putting resources directly behind a…
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Nigeria’s Virtual Card Problem Isn’t About Access Anymore. It’s About Trust
Imagine a creative director in Lagos, Amara, who spends 40 minutes applying for a virtual card. She uploads her ID,…
