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On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya’s integration into Africa’s new payment rail, a Nigerian startup developing AI for law firms, and Kenya tightening regulations on digital lenders.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss M-PESA Ethiopia adding AI to its wallet, when a job offer becomes a war zone, and SIU exposing R181M Home Affairs fraud.
After disbursing ₦231bn in 2025 loans, M-KOPA Nigeria is expanding beyond smartphones, targeting informal workers with asset-backed financing in its fastest-growing market.
A global chip shortage driven by AI data centres is pushing up manufacturing costs — and in Nigeria, import bottlenecks and illegal fees could turn a 20% global increase into a 60% price surge.
What begins as a job offer on Telegram, LinkedIn, or a gig platform is, for some Africans, ending on the frontlines of foreign wars. This article explores how the Internet is now enabling a hidden recruitment pipeline into military service.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Orange Money’s separate licence in Liberia, repairing Nigeria’s broken poultry chain, and Spiro’s $50 million to power Africa’s e-bikes
As funding slows and fintech dominates, Microtraction is rethinking founder quality, sector focus, and what it takes to build resilient African startups in a tougher market.
The GSI was built to kill bad loans, but is it killing due diligence? A Lagos High Court awarded ₦2m to a student in a loan recovery case against Fidelity Bank. Here’s what it tells us about the CBN’s GSI framework.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we talk about MTN spending $1.1 billion to defend its turf in Ghana, repairing Nigeria’s broken poultry chain, and Terra’s big bet on local defence production.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Airtel Africa’s Starlink, IPO, and cryptocurrency push; how a failed exam sparked this edtech startup; and how Canal+ is freezing DStv prices to regain subscribers.
On today’s edition of Techpoint Digest, we discuss Meta being probed in 21 African markets, Risevest turning a regulatory setback into a win, and Kenya raids targeting fake investment scams.
In today’s edition of Techpoint Digest, we look at Gabon suspending social media, Naritive transforming advertisements into interactive experiences, and Kenya MPs pushing harder to regulate TikTok.
MTN’s decision to spend top dollars to buyback the remaining 75% shares of IHS Towers in an all-cash deal makes perfect sense.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we look at MTN’s $6.2 billion deal to acquire IHS Towers, Nigeria’s data probe into Temu, and TikTok deleting 580K Kenyan videos following an AI sweep.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we look at DRC accusing MTN of illegal operations, Gebeya’s AI gaining 80K users in four months, and Terra raising $22M after securing $11.75M.
Nigeria’s Terra Industries is now valued at least $100 million as it extends its $11.75 funding to $34 million, raising an additional $22 million from investors, including Flutterwave CEO Gbenga Agboola’s VC firm and American actor Jared Leto.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we look at Eden Life’s bet on B2B for survival, Joyce Imiegha’s foray into digital PR, and Maroc Telecom’s profit spike in 2025.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Ikeja Electric tying power supply to tax IDs, the AI remix that fooled the world, and why Starlink users in Kenya are facing an ID deadline.
Who owns an AI remix? Who gets paid? And can African artistes protect their work from AI? This deep dive examines the business, copyright tensions, and economic realities shaping music’s AI era.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Sun King’s transition from solar to smartphones, Chowdeck facing a pricing transparency lawsuit, Liberia suspending Starcell’s telecom licence, and South African SMEs complaining about Takealot’s Buy Box policies.