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Uber winds down operations in Nigeria and Uganda, cutting its Africa footprint to four markets
Uber will stop operating in Nigeria and Uganda effective 2 September 2026, the company said in a statement to drivers and riders (TechCabal). The decision closes a 12-year run in Lagos, where Uber launched in 2014, and a 10-year presence in Kampala, launched in 2016. The company’s Help Centre will stay open until 23 September […]
ROA-BN Heads to a Ministerial Council in Dakar with Conakry as Its Seat
Guinea holds the address. Senegal is running the agenda. That gap is the story of West Africa’s backbone network, and October is when it gets tested. What happened Senegal’s Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Affairs, Samba Diouf, received the president and secretary general of the West African Network of National Backbones in audience on Monday […]
Edge Growth Raises $21.9 Million to Finance African Scale-Ups Without Diluting Equity
For a long time, raising funds primarily meant giving up part of a company to an investor. That model is beginning to evolve. Debt is playing an increasingly important role in African startup financing. The latest signal comes from South African firm Edge Growth, which has completed a first close of R350 million, approximately $21.9 […]
MTN Explores Banking Licences to Move Lending Onto Its Own Balance Sheet
MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecoms operator, is exploring banking licences in select markets to expand lending from its own balance sheet, CEO Ralph Mupita told journalists on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The company currently lends through bank partnerships. Mupita said MTN is assessing markets where it has large customer bases and significant funds held in […]
Nigeria Approves Two New Satellites to Cut Foreign Infrastructure Dependence
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approved the acquisition and deployment of two next-generation high-throughput communication satellites, NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B, on 22 August. NIGCOMSAT, operating under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, will lead implementation, moving now into contract negotiations and technical planning ahead of manufacture and launch. Managing Director Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen called […]
Burkina Faso’s Sahel Tech Challenge Draws 600 Projects From 23 Countries, Qatar Delegation
The first edition of the Sahal Tech Innovation Challenge closed Saturday 22 August in Ouagadougou, capping a selection process that started with 600 submitted projects from 23 African countries, nearly half the continent’s states, and narrowed them to 100, then 60, then 10 finalists. Burkina Faso’s project took first place, Senegal second, Mali third. Defence […]
Senegal’s Cybersecurity Law Passes 127-0: What the Local Data Hosting Mandate Actually Requires
Senegal’s parliament passed a cybersecurity law creating a national authority, CERT network, and local hosting mandate for public...
Nigeria-Based AfriLabs Extends Pan-African Deal Room to Algeria
AfriLabs signed a memorandum of understanding with EYCONET, the Algerian Ecosystem Network, bringing Algerian startups into the AfriLabs...
Senegal Turns to Starlink to Connect 8,000 Primary Schools Ahead of the 2026-2027 School Year
Senegal has launched a Starlink-based connectivity rollout targeting over 8,000 primary schools, starting in Kédougou ahead of the...
Meta and Nigerian Partners Launch AI Academy Nigeria
Meta has partnered with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to launch AI Academy Nigeria,...
GITEX Nigeria: why West Africa wants to become a global tech hub
From 31 August to 3 September 2026, Abuja and Lagos will host GITEX Nigeria, an event designed to...
Tanzania says it will review over 1,000 laws to attract AI and tech investment
Tanzania has announced a review of more than 1,000 laws to remove regulatory obstacles to AI and technology...
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Guinea and Rwanda Extend Digital Partnership Into AI, E-Health and E-Commerce
Guinea and Rwanda have expanded their bilateral digital cooperation agenda to include AI, e-health, and e-commerce, building on...
Central bank launches NimbaPay, Guinea’s instant payment system
Guinea’s central bank has launched NimbaPay, a national instant payment system. The initiative signals a structural shift in...
Coding School Holberton Sets Up in Guinea to Build Digital and AI Skills
Holberton School’s entry into Guinea adds a private training infrastructure node to the country’s nascent digital agenda. The...
Cassava Technologies’ Africa Data Centres Becomes Africa’s First Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro Site
Africa Data Centres, a Cassava Technologies subsidiary, has become Africa’s first Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro site, enabling direct,...
GSMA Report Finds Africa’s Mobile Sector Added $240 Billion to the Economy in 2025, but the Usage Gap Keeps Widening
Africa’s mobile sector contributed $240 billion to GDP in 2025, per GSMA data, yet the usage gap between...
Telemedicine in Francophone Africa: What a Doctor-Patient Ratio Crisis, Clinic-Based Hub Models, and Fragmented Regulatory Architectures Mean for Platform Scaling
Innovation / Data & Innovation (AI) The structural healthcare gap and what mobile penetration offers Africa has over...
