Africa
Discussing developments, challenges, and achievements shaping the future of Africa in various sectors.
- Startups
HoneyCoin raises $4.9M to scale stablecoin-powered payments across Africa and global markets
HoneyCoin, a Nairobi-headquartered payment orchestration platform, has announced a $4.9 million seed round led by Flourish Ventures, with participation from…
- Interesting Reads
Africa’s AI market could triple to 16.5B dollars by 2030, Mastercard says
Mastercard sees Africa’s AI market at 16.5B dollars by 2030 if policy, data, skills, and trust align.
- News
Airtel Money Africa Expands Remittance Reach via pawaPay Across Seven Markets
Airtel Money Africa partners with pawaPay to enable instant remittances across seven markets, supporting inclusion and financial access.
- News
Airtel Africa Foundation Launches “Tech For Her” Program to Upskill African Women
Airtel Africa Foundation launches Tech For Her—empowering women in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia with high-demand digital skills.
- Interesting Reads
Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful in Business List (2025) is a Tech Powerhouse — But Where Are Africa’s Billionaires?
Insights At a Glance: Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) is Fortune’s most powerful businessperson in 2025. Tech dominates the list with at…
- Startups
Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 Opens Applications: Apply by August 15
Apply for Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 by August 15; discover Cohort 4’s 22 fintech startups driving financial inclusion.
- Startups
How Salient Advisory Propelled Over $20M into African Healthtech in Five Years
Since its launch in 2020, Salient Advisory has played a central role in scaling African healthtech by facilitating over $20…
- Interesting Reads
How Google’s AI Weather Forecasts Became My Unexpected Farming Assistant
Insights At a Glance: Google’s AI-powered short-term weather forecasts are now live in Africa, including Kenya. They’re incredibly useful for…
- Opinion
Feeding the future: How local innovation will shape Africa’s food security
Discover how African innovators are revolutionizing food security through local solutions, indigenous ingredients, and cutting-edge agricultural technology across the continent.
- News
Airtel Africa Delivers 22% Revenue Surge in Q1 2026 as Mobile Money and Data Propel Growth
Airtel Africa Q1 2026 results show 24.9% constant-currency revenue growth, record margins, and soaring mobile-money adoption.
- Opinion
Mastering Digital Banking in Africa through Front-to-Back Process Digitisation
African banks must adopt front-to-back digital transformation integrating customer journeys, legacy systems, and AI to boost efficiency, inclusion, and growth.
- Interesting Reads
Telecom and Pay TV Spending in Middle East and Africa Hit $149 Billion in 2024
Insights At a Glance: Telecom and pay TV spending in MEA reached $149B in 2024, up 7.7% from the previous…
- News
How African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation Are Transforming Youth Employment Across Africa
African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation's technology-driven partnership has trained 2.4 million youth, facilitated 600,000 job placements, expanding across Africa.
- How To/ Explained
Kenya Opens Borders: Visa-Free Access for African and Caribbean Citizens
Kenya has taken a historic step by abolishing visa requirements for citizens of nearly all African and most Caribbean countries,…
- Interesting Reads
Africa’s Growing Vulnerability: How Complacency Exposes the Continent to Rising Cyber Threats
Africa faces escalating cyber threats as criminals exploit the continent's rapid digital transformation. With only 9 out of 54 African…
