Lagos to Tokyo: Global startup lessons from Iyin Aboyeji and Akio Tanaka
At the fifth edition of Pitch2Win on July 30, Iyin Aboyeji, founding partner at Future Africa, and Akio Tanaka, founding partner of […]
LemFi CEO shares origin story and top 10 lessons for founders at Pitch2Win
At the fifth edition of Pitch2Win on July 30, a yearly event where aspiring entrepreneurs showcase their ideas and learn from industry […]
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Your data, in your hands
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية It’s FriYay! Yesterday, one of my favourite companies made its debut on […]
Nigeria needs to train more math olympiad talent if it wants to take AI seriously
Every Thursday, Delve into AI will provide nuanced insights on how the continent’s AI trajectory is shaping up. In this column, we […]
Chowdeck hits 1,000 daily orders in Ghana in three months, a feat that took thrice longer in Nigeria
Chowdeck, a YC-backed Nigerian on-demand delivery platform, has surpassed 1,000 orders in a single day in Ghana, just three months after launching […]
Digital lending isn’t about pretty screens, it’s about trust
In African fintech, digital lending is often framed as a tech problem that sleek interfaces, fast APIs, and machine learning can easily […]
“Access to internet should be a basic human right”: Minister Salima Bah on Sierra Leone’s tech ambition
When I spoke to Sierra Leone’s Minister of Communication, Technology, and Innovation, Salima Bah, last February, the ministry she led was less […]
How one telecom operator keeps users connected along Third Mainland
On a typical weekday morning, thousands of commuters crawl across Lagos’ Third Mainland Bridge, Nigeria’s busiest and longest bridge, stretching 11.8 kilometers […]
MTN MoMo joins South Africa’s rent-to-own smartphone market
MTN MoMo South Africa has launched a rent-to-own smartphone service that allows customers to own a 4G or 5G smartphone, from as […]
MTN invests $377 million to monetise network, lease infrastructure to competitors
MTN Nigeria is ramping up infrastructure investment to turn its network into a platform for other operators, betting that monetising access will […]
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Chipper Cash sets up shop in Zambia
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Wazzup! One of the most interesting things I saw yesterday was that […]
Benin’s ambition and Morocco’s maturity are driving the next wave of Francophone African innovation
30th July 2025 Lire en Français Welcome to The Next Wave: Francophone Africa, a twice-monthly newsletter on insider analysis about Francophone Africa’s […]