Mobile Wallet vs Bank Apps: Which Do African Users Prefer?
An analytical investigation into digital payments usage across Africa Mobile phones have reshaped how money moves across Africa. From the…
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Africa’s Most Valuable Fintech Companies
An investigation into the firms shaping digital finance on the continent Africa’s financial technology sector has matured from a frenzied…
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Why Most Startups Fail in Nigeria, Structural Patterns Behind the Numbers
Nigeria has built one of Africa’s most visible startup ecosystems over the past decade. Venture funding, accelerators, and technology hubs…
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The AI Skills Gap in Africa and Why It Has Become a Structural Risk
Artificial intelligence is no longer peripheral to Africa’s technology story. From fraud detection in Nigerian banks to language tools trained…
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MENXTT NG to Bundle Bitdefender Antivirus with All Laptops Starting 2026
MENXTT NG has announced that it will begin bundling Bitdefender Antivirus with all laptops sold by the company in 2026,…
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Accelerate Africa Opens Applications for Its 4th Startup Programme
The Accelerate Africa program’s fourth edition, which will begin in Lagos in March, is already accepting applications. Accelerate Africa intends…
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Africa’s Rising Startups to Watch in 2026
2026 is shaping up to be a breakthrough year for African startups, with youthful energy and inventive solutions from Senegal…
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OpenAI Accelerates Audio AI Development Ahead of Planned Audio Device
OpenAI is apparently focusing more on its audio-based artificial intelligence (AI) models. According to a report, the San Francisco-based AI…
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AU-EU Youth Action Lab Opens Call for Entrepreneurship Grants
The AU-EU Youth Action Lab has launched a second call for Entrepreneurship Grants, inviting youth-led organisations across Africa to apply…
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DeepSeek Introduces New AI Architecture to Improve Model Training Efficiency and Reliability
The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek, which made waves in Silicon Valley in November 2024 with its R1 AI…
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Security Alert: New Year WhatsApp Scam Puts Bank Accounts at Risk
As the new year approaches, cybercriminals are once again taking advantage of the holiday atmosphere to target gullible Indian smartphone…
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Zaliha Gambo Yunusa on Technology, Rights, and Building Sustainable Impact Across Africa
For Zaliha Gambo Yunusa, technology has never been just about tools or trends. It is about people – how they…
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Apply for the 5th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award
Applications are now open for the 5th cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, the prestigious…
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Nnaemeka Ani – The Architect of ‘Code and Courage’
In the rapidly evolving landscape of African technology, few figures bridge the gap between high-level research and grassroots digital execution…
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OceanHub Africa and Coca-Cola Foundation Launch $120,000 Pan-African Plastic Circularity Venture Building Programme
OceanHub Africa, in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation, has unveiled a new Pan-African Call for Bold Ideas in Plastic Circularity…
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Google Begins Rolling Out Feature to Let Users Change Gmail Address Without Losing Data
Google is preparing to introduce a long-awaited feature that will allow users to change their “@gmail.com” email address while retaining…
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AfriGO: How Nigeria’s Homegrown Card Scheme Is Redefining Local Payments
Nigeria’s financial system has been shaped for decades by foreign card networks, foreign settlement systems, and foreign pricing structures. But…
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REDAN Validates Sytemap’s Real Estate Infrastructure Through Landmark MoU
In a market where less than 3% of land is formally registered and property fraud remains systemic, infrastructure, not apps,…
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WASSMAS Opens Applications for $10,000 Agriculture Grant for West African Agro-Entrepreneurs
The West African Support for Small and Mid-Scale Agro Startup (WASSMAS) has opened applications for its Agriculture Grant programme, offering…
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How Janus Africa is Powering Clean Mobility and Energy Access Across the Continent
As Africa confronts rapid urbanization, climate change, and energy access challenges, a quiet revolution in sustainable mobility and clean energy…
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Nigerian Academy of Engineering Opens Application for 3rd National Innovation Competition 2026
The Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAEng) has officially opened submissions for the third edition of its National Innovation Competition, a…
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Google’s NotebookLM Adds Data Tables With Google Sheets Export
Google has introduced Data Tables to NotebookLM, its experimental AI-powered research and note-taking tool, adding a structured way to organise…
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UAE Launches $1B “AI for Development” Initiative to Boost Digital Infrastructure Across Africa
The UAE has announced the launch of the ‘AI for Development’ initiative, worth US$1 billion, to support and finance artificial…
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Coursera and Udemy Agree to $2.5B Merger, Signaling a New Phase for Global Online Learning
Coursera and Udemy, two of the most influential companies in global online education, have agreed to merge in a transaction…
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Anambra State Launches SmartGov BETA to Expand Access to Government Services Through AI
With the BETA launch of SmartGov , Anambra State’s digital government services platform, which aims to make it easier for…
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From Fake Deals to Phishing: The Most Effective Festive Season Scams of 2025
Key Insights AI and automation have made holiday scams smarter and harder to detect. Over 33,500 Christmas-themed phishing emails and…
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Fintech Infrastructure for Emerging Markets: The Ledig approach
Twelve months ago, Ledig entered the African fintech landscape with a mission to address a persistent challenge in emerging markets:…
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African healthcare supply chain initiative i3 announces 3 groundbreaking deals
At its third flagship Access to Markets (A2M) event, a two-day gathering intended to link Africa’s most promising e-health companies…
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Frances Aborigho: Building a Tribe Where African Women Learn, Lead, and Thrive in the Digital Economy
For Frances Aborigho, community has never been an abstract idea. It is practical, intentional, and built around opportunity. Long before…
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Ibom Blockchain Xperience Makes History as Crypto Is Used to Buy Tomatoes and Pepper at Akwa Ibom Market
The Ibom Blockchain Xperience (IBX) has recorded a historic milestone in Africa’s blockchain adoption journey with a live demonstration of…
