WhatsApp is getting ready to roll out some exciting new features that will make chatting and sharing stuff way easier. Imagine being able to post a bunch of photos in one neat collage, keep track of conversations without getting lost…
The African tech community is mourning the sudden loss of Adetunji Opayele, the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Nigerian social commerce startup Bumpa. Known to friends and colleagues as “TeeJay,” Opayele died in a car accident on March…
South Africa’s Tyme Bank has achieved a significant milestone by reaching 10.7 million customers in December 2024. Just three months earlier, in October, the digital bank had 10 million users, meaning it added 700,000 new customers in a short span.…
South Africa is facing pressure as it tries to increase its Value Added Tax (VAT). South Africa Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana last week announced that South Africa’s VAT will increase by half a percentage point in May 2025 and another…
Recently, Badili secured $400,000 in funding from Proparco, a French development agency. The investment is important for the firm and its mission to lower the cost and carbon footprint of smartphones in Africa. Badili’s approach is clever but simple. They…
Google has just made a massive R2.5 billion investment in South Africa’s tech future by launching its first-ever cloud computing project on the continent. The new Google Cloud region in Johannesburg isn’t just a fancy server farm – it’s a…
The Nigerian Senate has taken a great leap toward regulating the country’s cyber space with a proposed bill that makes it mandatory for social media companies and bloggers to open physical offices within Nigeria. This legislative step, which advanced through…
The African CEO Forum 2024 was huge. Picture this: over a thousand big shots – CEOs, investors, even people making the rules – all packed into Rwanda. They were there to talk about how to make Africa’s economy really hum,…
AFR-IX Telecom, a leading infrastructure operator, is extending the Medusa submarine cable system to the region with €14.3 million ($15.6 million) in funding from the European Commission. This initiative, called Medusa Africa, is expected to significantly lower telecoms expenses in…
Airtel Nigeria has just introduced a fantastic new service that uses artificial intelligence to help keep you safe from spam messages. This Airtel’s clever AI-powered spam detection tool is designed to protect you from those annoying and sometimes dangerous messages…
