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Google maintains that the goal of Search has always been simple: to help users ask anything on their mind — from quick facts to the deep, complex or hyper-specific questions that can be hard to articulate.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Nigeria’s putting government services on WhatsApp, Paystack’s addition of an AI brain to its dashboard, and a Kenyan court expanding what constitutes harm in data breaches.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss M-KOPA unlocking $82 million in credit across Ghana, Airtel and Starlink begin satellite phone testing in Uganda, and Meta cuts 8,000 jobs worldwide.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Yango targeting Africa’s ride-hailing behemoths, Nairobi breathing again after a transport strike, and MultiChoice preparing for significant job cuts.
Sulfman Consulting introduces Eagle Watch, its AI-powered digital investigation platform designed to help organisations investigate digital footprints, monitor publicly exposed assets, and access intelligence tools that have traditionally been expensive or restricted.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya giving Safaricom a 25-year lifeline, Your NIN is now your tax ID in Nigeria, and Bolt wants 500 EVs on South African roads
The report insists that this decline in page visits does not reflect reduced relevance, but rather a recalibration driven by artificial intelligence.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Uganda approving Starlink, a Cameroon-born consultant building AI, Kenya giving X 90 days to open a Nairobi office, and Bharti Airtel tightening its grip on Airtel Africa.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Jumia cutting 200 jobs and betting big on AI, Ghana ending its 5G monopoly experiment, and Kenya recently targeting M-Pesa with a new 16% VAT.
AI platforms rely on continuous data processing, and even brief interruptions can compromise diagnostics, delay treatment, or disrupt critical workflows.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya taxing smartphones again, how South Africa’s Starlink standoff is turning into a political disaster, and the fake Amazon email problem in South Africa.
Venture growth and innovation firm, Clarus is partnering with Norrsken East Africa to solve this problem with the first cohort of a GTM accelerator program called the Scale Velocity Lab.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss KRA pursuing cryptocurrency transaction records, Bolt Kenya raising fares by 6% as fuel prices rise, and MTN reversing a decade-long asset-light strategy in a $2.2 billion move.
An analysis of anonymised Medismarts data shows how decisions, payments, and care delivery are becoming more structured across Nigeria’s health system
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Jumia’s 39% revenue increase in Q1 2026 to $50.6 million, Vodacom Group’s 12.2% increase to R167.7 billion, and KCB’s drop of the Pesalink fee to a flat KSh 20.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Airtel Africa’s $813 million profit, how Paytags may change the way Nigerians send money, and an Abuja court ordering MTN and Airtel to stop blocking Nairtime.
Every bank transfer exposes pieces of personal information that fraudsters can use over time. Flex, a Nigerian fintech startup, believes replacing account numbers with paytags could help reduce fraud by masking users’ identities during transactions.
Impostors have found a place on food delivery platforms and stricter measure have to be put in place to flush them out and rebuild consumer trust.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Copia’s insolvency case, which is headed to Kenya’s High Court, Please Call Me Makate suing his backers, and Safaricom’s most successful year in years.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Fincra’s entry into Ghana’s payments market, the rise of ghost restaurants in Lagos, and Nigeria’s telcos recovering ₦2 trillion.
