How your data bills fuelled a ₦15.02 trillion telecoms boom in six months
Your monthly data bills, which have risen by more than 300% since 2023, are powering one of Nigeria’s biggest economic pillars. In the first half of...
Chpter co-founders Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti step down in major leadership reshuffle
Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, co-founders of Kenyan social commerce platform Chpter, have stepped down from day-to-day operations effective Septembe...
Nigeria’s lenders have dodged credit bureau reporting for years; Lendsqr just made it free
Lendsqr, a Nigerian Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) startup that serves banks, fintechs, and non-bank lenders, has partnered with CreditRegistry and CRC C...
Neibar, the app fostering gifting of pre-owned items in African communities
In many parts of Africa, where hand-me-downs and second-hand markets dominate the cyclic ownership of goods, people still discard items they no longer...
About 7,000 Kenyan tech jobs caught in US-backed policy uncertainty
More than 66,000 jobs in Kenya’s export processing zones (EPZs) are at risk as a US trade pact that underpins the country’s export economy is set ...
Inside the long, painful fall of NITEL and ntel’s shot at redemption
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) was once the country’s flagship telecom operator, born out of the promise of modern connectivity. But it...
Mastercard Foundation names Sewit Ahderom as next CEO; here is what it means for Africa
Mastercard Foundation, one of the world’s largest philanthropies, has named Sewit Adherom as its next President and CEO. She will assume the role on...
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