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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

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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

Egypt's Hamilton Labs launches USDh, it's flagship stablecoin, with backing from AXIAN Investment.

In today's edition: Kuda cuts jobs || Kenya won't raise existing tax rates || DHL to acquire three SA companies || New ID management system for Nigerian telecom

Being a digital nomad, not simply in name only, can feel like a dream. Barring the cost and effort it takes to plan, prepare, and travel on short notice, freque

The gap between a growing yet limited stash and a sweeping long-term goal underlines how early ABC remains in this strategy, even as it pitches shareholders on

Table of contents Nigerian companies that cut staff in Q1 2026 Global restructuring affecting Nigeria Why is this happening? What this means for Q2 and beyond Q

Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS), a centralised platform that will track and verify the risk status of mobile numbers across sectors.

While the proposed framework is meant to bring order to a fast-growing sector and protect consumers, the industry group says the draft rules, as written, could