Africa
Discussing developments, challenges, and achievements shaping the future of Africa in various sectors.
- News
Africa’s Smartphone Market is Growing, But Kenya Just Slipped a Little
Africa’s smartphone story keeps getting better. According to the latest Canalys (now part of Omdia) report, the continent shipped 19.2…
- How To/ Explained
How to apply: NBA Africa’s Triple-Double Accelerator for sport and creative startups
Apply by Aug 29 for NBA Africa’s Triple-Double Accelerator offering mentorship, funding, and Demo Day exposure.
- News
Africa Plots Insurance Against Internet Collapse with New Resilience Framework
A single undersea cable snaps, and suddenly half your apps don’t load. A national power outage hits, and even paying…
- News
MTN Shakes Up Leadership Across Africa as Profits Bounce Back
MTN South Africa is ringing in a new era and the timing couldn’t be more symbolic. Fresh from reporting a…
- Startups
US Firm to Launch $3.4M Waste-to-Fertilizer Plant in Kenya, First in Africa
Kenya is about to get a serious upgrade in its farming game and it’s coming in the form of a…
- News
Xiaomi Appoints New Kenya, East & West Africa Bosses to Boost Market Share
Xiaomi isn’t just dipping its toes in African waters anymore. It’s diving in headfirst, and Kenya is right in the…
- Interesting Reads
Windows Market Share is Falling Fast in Africa, and macOS is Quietly Rising
If you grew up in Africa in the early 2000s, chances are your first real taste of the internet came…
- News
Apple’s $599 MacBook Could Finally Make Macs Less of a Distant Dream for Africa
For years, MacBooks have been the stuff of wish lists in much of Africa. Sleek, powerful, and painfully out of…
- Business
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.
- Business
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…
