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10 African women championing access to finance you should know
African startups raised $3.499 billion across 275 funding rounds in 2025, yet women entrepreneurs continue to receive only…
6 ways you can watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches online
The biggest football tournament in history is less than a week away, and for anyone who has ever…
Band A customers to be compensated for poor electricity supply in Feb and March
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the rollout of special compensation for Band A customers who…
How Achigonye JohnPaul overcame regulatory setbacks to build Sendcoins for cheaper cross-border payment
In the unforgiving African financial technology ecosystem, failure is rarely a quiet affair. For most founders, it arrives…
Smartphone shipments dropped 7% YoY across the Middle East and Africa in Q1 2026
Smartphone shipments in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) fell by 7% year-on-year (YoY) during the first quarter…
Coursera launches new TikTok-style scrollable learning feed powered by AI
Coursera is taking a page from social media’s playbook. The online learning platform has launched a new AI-powered…
Efiwe is bridging the no laptop, poor internet barrier by teaching coding with SMS
Chidi Nwaogu, Co-founder and CTO of Efiwe, started the journey with one problem in mind: learning to code…
Nigeria loan market: 90% of borrowers earn under ₦200,000/month – report
Credit Direct's 2025 Nigeria Credit Landscape Report reveals a loan market running almost entirely on survival borrowing, where rent, medical bills, and school fees have replaced discretionary spending.
FSDH Partners with Africa Guarantee Fund and WEAV Capital to Equip Female Founders
FSDH Merchant Bank, in partnership with Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF) and WEAV Capital, has announced the launch of…
Why Binance appointed M-Pesa veteran Sammy Mutua as GM for Africa following Anjarwalla’s turbulent exit
Binance has announced the appointment of Sammy Mutua as its new General Manager for Africa, in a decisive…
