Mastercard Foundation Opens 2026 FAST Program for Young African Entrepreneurs
The Mastercard Foundation has launched its third application cycle for the Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition, targeting early-stage entrepreneurs…
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MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile: Which Network Actually Works in Nigeria?
Nigeria’s telecommunications market remains one of Africa’s largest battlegrounds for mobile operators, with over 179 million connected lines as at…
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Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Series, Powered by Smarter, Background AI
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Wednesday announced the Galaxy S26 series, powered by the most proactive and adaptive Galaxy AI experiences…
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Remote AI Jobs African Professionals Can Access in the Global Market
The artificial intelligence industry has created a new category of work that crosses borders more easily than almost any sector…
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Banks Push Cardless ATM Access as Cash Remains King in Nigeria
The queue outside the ATM stretches down the block, but half the people waiting aren’t holding bank cards anymore. They’re…
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When the Money Runs Out: Inside Africa’s Biggest Fintech Collapses
The year 2025 was supposed to mark Africa’s fintech recovery. Instead, it became a reckoning. Across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and…
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Zinox Group Launches N10bn Tech Scholarship for 1,000 Students in Nigeria
A N10 billion scholarship program has been announced by Zinox Group with the goal of funding 1,000 underprivileged Nigerian students…
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Identity Attacks Surge in 2026, Reveals Sophos Active Adversary Report
Two-thirds of security incidents traced back to identity-related weaknesses as attackers move faster and strike after hours Sophos, a global…
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7-Year-Old Eco-Hero Launches “Waste-to-Wonder” Campaign in South Africa
While most seven-year-olds are busy playing with new toys, local resident Logan is busy turning “trash” into treasure. As a…
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Why Data Prices Keep Rising in Nigeria and Other African Countries
Nigerian internet users paid more for mobile data in 2025 than they did in 2020, a trend that contradicts the…
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Why Nigerians Are Choosing Fintech Apps Over Traditional Banks
When Chioma Okafor needed to send money to her sister in Ibadan last month, she didn’t walk to her bank…
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How Smart Technology Is Transforming Learning for African Students and Teachers
Across Africa’s classrooms, artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape how students learn and how teachers teach. The shift is uneven…
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Beyond the Hustle: Building a Repeatable, Process-Driven Business
In the early days of building a business in Africa, hustle is often the oxygen that keeps the dream alive….
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Beyond Virality: Does Africa Need Its Own Social Media Platform?
The clamour for Africa to build its own social media platform has been brewing for the past decade. Those who…
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Lyria 3 Is Here: Google DeepMind Powers AI Music Inside Gemini App
Lyria 3, Google DeepMind’s newest artificial intelligence (AI) music generating model, was unveiled on Wednesday. According to the tech giant…
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Africa’s Cybersecurity Talent Crisis Is Getting Harder to Ignore
The numbers tell a stark story. A continent of 1.4 billion people, one that is digitizing at a pace few…
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TechCrush Opens Applications for Tech4Africans Scholarship Ahead of February Deadline
TechCrush, a Lagos-based edtech platform focused on accessible technology training, has launched applications for its latest round of the Tech4Africans…
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KPMG Opens Applications for 2026 Female Founders in Africa Competition
KPMG has launched the 2026 edition of its Female Founders in Africa Competition, inviting women entrepreneurs from across the continent…
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Africa Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Tech Market. Here’s What’s Actually Driving It
There is a version of this story that leans heavily on superlatives, a continent “leapfrogging” into the future, brimming with…
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Building Machines That Act: A Practical Guide to Implementing Agentic Workflows in Your Digital Business
For most of its short commercial life, enterprise software has been reactive. A system waits for an instruction, executes it,…
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How Nigerian Bank Customers Are Being Targeted, and What It’s Costing Them
Nigeria’s banking sector has grown remarkably over the past decade. Mobile money transactions, USSD banking, and digital wallets have pulled…
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Kaspersky discovers Keenadu – A multifaceted Android malware that can come preinstalled on new devices
Kaspersky has detected a new malware for Android devices that it dubbed Keenadu. This malware is distributed in multiple forms…
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GigaLayer Strengthens Its Hold on the Domain & Hosting Space with Registeram.com Deal
GigaLayer, a prominent player in Africa’s cloud infrastructure and domain services sector, has announced the acquisition of Registeram, a Nigerian domain…
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Agentic AI and the Future of Higher Education
Artificial intelligence has already secured a foothold in higher education, but institutions are now entering a more consequential phase of…
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How Founders Should Pitch Their Startup: A Guide to Winning Over Investors
The difference between securing funding and walking away empty-handed often comes down to a single conversation. In Africa’s competitive startup…
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Women Are Rewriting Africa’s Tech Story, And the Data Proves It
The narrative around African technology has long centered on male founders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. But a fundamental shift is…
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Why SMS Remains the Backbone of Digital Africa
When M-Pesa revolutionized mobile payments in Kenya nearly two decades ago, it relied on a technology that predates the smartphone…
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GreenTech in Africa: Renewable Energy Solutions Reshaping the Continent
Africa’s energy transition is no longer framed solely as a future ambition. Across the continent, renewable energy and broader GreenTech…
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How African Accelerators Are Filling Critical Gaps Left by Foreign Investors
When Paystack joined Y Combinator’s winter cohort in 2016, few predicted that the Nigerian fintech would sell to Stripe for…
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Kaspersky Warns of Cyber Risk Scenarios That Could Undermine Global Digital Stability
As digital systems become more interconnected and dependent on invisible technical foundations, new categories of cyber risks are emerging beyond…
