Tech
- 23 Mar 2026 - MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita has highlighted strong financial performance, long-term growth opportunities, and a renewed strategic focus in the latest…
- 23 Mar 2026 - The Board of Directors of Orange has decided to appoint Frédéric Sanchez, an independent director of Orange since 2020 and Chair of the Strategy and ......
- 23 Mar 2026 - The agreement, announced on March 21, paves the way for the over 450,000 individuals and businesses across Amhara to pay taxes through M-PESA.
- 23 Mar 2026 - The M-PESA update won't stop all fraud; criminals are nothing if not adaptive. But it does raise the cost of entry for the average criminal.
- 23 Mar 2026 - Site selection is currently underway in Côte d’Ivoire for the development of the country’s first technology hubs aimed at empowering women farmers with digital tools ......
- 23 Mar 2026 - The High Court of Kenya has ruled that registered mobile phone numbers constitute digital identifiers linked to personal data, and... Source
- 23 Mar 2026 - In today's edition: M-PESA extends its number masking feature || NGX launches two new index futures || ICASA hikes telecom fees
- 23 Mar 2026 - The acquisition reflects Moniepoint’s growing ambition to evolve from a payments processor into a full-stack operating system for African businesses.
- 23 Mar 2026 - The digital footprints left behind after a simple 500-shilling transfer are about to shrink. Starting Tuesday, 24 March 2026, Safaricom is pulling the curtain over the…
- 23 Mar 2026 - Kenya’s proposed Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026 places a regulator at the centre of a fast-moving sector. It sets rules, defines risk, and attaches penalties that reach…
- 23 Mar 2026 - On March 19, 2026, the High Court placed a mobile number in the same legal space as personal data. Justice Lawrence Mugambi’s decision did not dwell on telecom engineering.…
- 21 Mar 2026 - The Bolt driver who picked me up on Thursday morning this week is a second-year university student. He told me he works in the mornings before his lectures later in the day…
- 21 Mar 2026 - He built Lara.ng so Lagosians could navigate chaos with a chat. From the US, Samuel Odeloye is now using that data to wire Nigeria’s last‑mile delivery infrastructure.
- 21 Mar 2026 - Space in Africa began as a website that published articles about Africa’s space industry.
- 21 Mar 2026 - Hon. William Kabogo Gitau and Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology at the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, jointly…
- 21 Mar 2026 - Fast loans are a powerful tool for liquidity management. They bridge the gap between a financial emergency and your next payday.
- 21 Mar 2026 - Tencent led the drop, losing about $43 billion in a single session — its worst in nearly a year.
- 20 Mar 2026 - GoTyme Bank (formerly TymeBank), one of Africa’s fastest-growing retail banks, and BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, are marking a decade-long partnership that has…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Angola’s National Assembly approved a startup bill on March 19, 2026, according to government announcements. The proposed Law on Startups aims to establish a legal framework…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Nomba has introduced its Global Payout API, according to a company announcement dated March 20, 2026. According to Nomba, cross-border payment businesses in Nigeria face…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Plus: OpenAI's new superapp, Meta's data error, Stablecoins for salaries, and all the announcements from Nvidia's AI conference.
- 20 Mar 2026 - Dr. Peter Ndegwa, Group CEO of Safaricom PLC, has announced a new privacy-focused enhancement to M-PESA as the platform marks its 19th anniversary. The update ......
- 20 Mar 2026 - Is Anthropic's New Claude Cowork Feature Replacing OpenClaw?
- 20 Mar 2026 - Kenya’s new stablecoin regulations do not ban or even slow the market. They force it into view. Under draft rules from the Capital Markets Authority, issuers will file…
- 20 Mar 2026 - A new tactic is turning wallet notifications into phishing traps, exploiting fear of asset freezes to trigger quick compliance.
- 20 Mar 2026 - Turkcell has announced plans to distribute a gross cash dividend of TRY 8.8 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to consistent…
- 20 Mar 2026 - There is a number that keeps surfacing in Nairobi’s tech policy circles. $5 billion. It is the price tag attached to Kenya’s digital buildout, and it sits there with a…
- 20 Mar 2026 - The National Telecommunication Institute has announced the launch of a new training initiative under the “Digital Youth of Egypt – Ready for Employment” program, aimed…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Airtel Tanzania has commissioned a new communication tower in the Tabata Machimbo area of Segerea district in Dar es Salaam, marking another step in its ......
- 20 Mar 2026 - Kenya marked 50 years of partnership with the European Union with a renewed push to deepen collaboration in the digital economy. Speaking at the EU–Kenya ......
- 20 Mar 2026 - Six weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria published its landmark fintech blueprint, the ecosystem is already moving. Here is why founders and investors across Africa…
- 20 Mar 2026 - In an internal memo to staff, Chief of Applications Fidji Simo acknowledged that the company’s approach had become fragmented.
- 20 Mar 2026 - Reports of a widespread Discord spiked late Thursday night.
- 20 Mar 2026 - Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms operator, plans to extend data minimisation across its mobile money service M-PESA by late 2026, expanding controls that limit the…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Investors poured fresh capital into cybersecurity this week, while climate technology and AI infrastructure also attracted major growth and seed rounds across the Middle…
- 20 Mar 2026 - The general approval of the Startups Bill marks a significant step toward strengthening Angola’s legal and regulatory framework for innovation and entrepreneurship. The…
- 20 Mar 2026 - African technology startups will receive a financing boost through a €40 million commitment from EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB)…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Insurance and AI-focused startups dominated this week’s funding activity, as investors backed automation across finance, healthcare, agriculture, and enterprise software.…
- 20 Mar 2026 - AI video generation, travel infrastructure, and digital payments led funding activity this week, as investors backed startups building the next layer of global digital…
- 20 Mar 2026 - If you notice that you’re getting calls from different people using the same phone number, and they're asking for personal information, it may be a scam.
- 20 Mar 2026 - The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade held an extended meeting with representatives of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), during which the…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Nomba has shed light on the operational challenges facing cross-border payment businesses in Nigeria, highlighting structural inefficiencies that continue to impact…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Hurudza AI has announced a strategic partnership with Paltech Africa to launch “The Farmers’ Bench,” an AI-powered solution aimed at transforming access to…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Cellulant has appointed Darren Makarem as its new Chief Financial Officer. Makarem brings more than two decades of experience across fintech and digital platforms. He joins…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Rwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation launched Innovate Rwanda, a digital platform designed to connect startups, investors, and talent in the country.
- 20 Mar 2026 - React development outsourcing often leads companies to Poland due to its strong engineering talent, mature product teams, and lower rates than US contractors.
- 20 Mar 2026 - Kipchumba Murkomen has highlighted the strengthening of bilateral relations between Kenya and Singapore, emphasizing their shared priorities in cybersecurity, digitalisation…
- 20 Mar 2026 - MTN MoMo Zambia has announced a strategic partnership with Indo Zambia Bank (IZB) aimed at expanding digital payment capabilities across the country. The…
- 20 Mar 2026 - The Government of Côte d’Ivoire has launched EMY 101, an artificial intelligence–powered chatbot designed to improve access to public services and government information.…
- 20 Mar 2026 - Over the past several years, Ibukun has worked across lending, payments, commerce, and investments business areas, building and scaling digital products in complex, high-…