There is a competition brewing between OPay and PalmPay, and this thinking is down to the strong investor network of both sides. But how deep does the investor tie really go?…
Kenya’s obsession with licences puts Swvl operations on hold
Swvl, the Egyptian ride hailing company seems to have suspended its operations in Kenya due to regulatory issues around licensing — a growing trend in the East African nation.…
3 things to expect from 5G in Africa
As the excitement about the development of 5G grows around the world, we turned to Professor Nekovee for his insight on the impact this network technology will have once it is accessible to African na…
How Rwanda and South Africa struggle to support equal broadband connectivity
Million dollar losses and lack of support at every corner are just some of the hurdles policy makers have to overcome to enact their national broadband plans, a necessary step to achieve affordable in…
Digital foreign exchange platform, BitPesa is easing cross border payments across Africa
Sending money in and out of Africa is expensive and the transaction process is time-consuming. Sub-Saharan African B2B and foreign exchange company, BitPesa has innovated around this challenge and all…
South Africa admits to mass surveillance amidst xenophobic unrest
Amidst issues of violence motivated by xenophobic attacks against non-South Africans, the country battles with data privacy issues that may have mitigated the unrest.…
Huawei allegedly helped government officials in Uganda and Zambia spy on their opponents
The Chinese-based technology company, Huawei has helped some government officials in Zambia and Uganda spy on their political opponents…
Facebook partners with Africa Check to combat fake news in Yoruba and other African languages
Facebook is partnering with Africa Check, an independent fact-checking organisation to combat the spread of fake news in African languages…
How much does mobile data cost in Africa?
According to a recently released survey by Cable.co.uk, 10 out of the top 50 cheapest countries in the world for mobile data are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Find out more.…
Leti Arts wants to ignite the African games industry revolution from Ghana
Leti Arts, an almost decade-old gaming development company based in Ghana, is pioneering a unique approach to interactive gaming for the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa.…
How not to regulate social media in Africa
Social media regulation in Africa is as old as the proliferation of Internet in the continent and it has become worse in the past few months. Here’s what should be done instead.…
African startups, President Macron is coming for you
Macron has made recent visits to Africa and lauded the initiatives coming from the continent. It comes as no surprise that he has a big game plan for African startups.…
Why the Silicon Valley model does not work for Nigerian tech startups
The answer to Africa’s problem is not in Silicon Valley. Africa needs to understand those surrounding factors that make its environment flourish.…
Jack Ma’s Africa tour reminds us how technologically behind Nigeria still is
Asia’s richest man, Jack Ma’s decision to visit Rwanda, Kenya questions Nigeria’s inclusion as one of the tech giants of Africa…
Microsoft set to launch its first independent data centre in Africa
On Thursday 18, 2017, Microsoft announced plans to open data centres in Africa. The data centres will be specifically situated in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The benefit includes easier …
Africa finally has a domain name (.africa) and you can soon purchase one
Thirty-two years (March 1985) after the first domain name .com was introduced, Africa has finally launched its own domain name — dotAfrica (.africa), a generic Top Level Domain (gLTD). The new .…
Raadaa.com is opening up access to millions of research in Africa
Access to educational materials, recreational and research purposes is limited, in several places across the world, but raadaa is looking to change that…
Corruption in Africa can be fought and eradicated with technology
Corruption is a prevalent problem in Africa and technology can help to fight it through advanced technological innovations.…
Exploring the impact of wearables in Africa
Wearables have become a big trend all a round the world, but how much as it being able to impact Africa and can services from Wearables be improved on?…
Bill Gates commends the impact of African solar power startups
Recently, African power startups have shifted harnessing energy source from organic fuels such as petroleum to solar power.…