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Nigeria’s banking sector has wrapped up one of its biggest capital-raising exercises in recent history, with lenders pulling in a combined ₦4.65 trillion to mee

Over the last few years, the African tech ecosystem has been moving at a pace that feels almost contradictory: consolidation at the centre and new ideas flicker

Along with identification and passport services, the Ghana Card can now be used for online and instore payments, ATMSs, international payments, and insurance se

Cassandra Collins took a pay cut to enter the tech ecosystem. It was 2020, just after the COVID-19 lockdown, and she had a choice: stay on as content director f

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is tightening its grip on virtual asset activity by commencing an Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Financing of Terrorism, and C

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is tightening the screws on cybersecurity, and this time, it wants the industry to grade itself first.

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A Kenyan startup is building an AI model for local dialects, but questions remain around data, performance, and whether it can scale before global rivals move i

Milsat Technologies, a Nigerian data infrastructure company built a mapping tool capable of digitally mapping the entire country in just nine months.

The National Treasury is also proposing fees on transactions and token offerings. Virtual asset companies would not only need permission to promote their servic

Novastar Ventures has closed its third fund, raising $147 million for its Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), seeing backing from international DFIs and

The Bank of Namibia has set June 2026 for the rollout of its national instant payment system, a platform designed to enable real-time digital transfers and expa

When the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) launched in January 2022, it aimed to address one of Africa’s most persistent trade barriers: the hig

Kenyan workers report higher incomes but rely on loans, side hustles and informal finance to manage rising financial pressure.

Digital marketplaces are emerging in Francophone Africa. They are still developing, have both promise and challenges, and while early hype has cooled, the long-

Nigerians consumed a total of 1.26 million terabytes of Internet data in February 2026, averaging about 45,000 terabytes per day

Savanna Fibre, a Kenyan ISP, is attempting to upend Kenya’s internet sector by offering high-speed data at a fraction of the cost of established rivals.

When TechCabal first spoke with Tamunotonye, the 16-year-old United Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidate from Borokiri in Bonny Island, Rivers State, so

In today's edition: DTB Kenya has finally left Burundi || Starlink breaks silence on Namibia rejection || Standard Bank processes $9.5 trillion in 2025 || CAK l

BFA Asset Management manages $600 million, invests in Ango lan startups but says Angola's biggest investment opportunity is hiding behind terrible data.

Niger State, in Nigeria’s northcentral region, has introduced a major shift in its tech governance structure, replacing its Ministry of Communications Technolog

For years, South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has been working to move its identity document (ID) system online, aiming to eliminate collection delays ca

While MTN’s 2025 growth was driven by prices, its 2026 projections will depend on how it converts increased data usage, home broadband, and its fintech play int