Khaya Cokoto is claiming her space in South African tech
Khaya Cokoto did not grow up dreaming of working in tech. As a child in a village in the Eastern Cape, she […]
Globacom risks NCC sanction if CEO role remains vacant after 24 months
Globacom has 24 months to appoint a chief executive officer (CEO) separate from the chairman or risk facing regulatory sanctions from the […]
Ex-TikTok engineer raises $100k pre-seed to build app store for AI tools in Africa
Yamify, a DR Congo-based AI infrastructure startup that helps freelancers, startups, and agencies deploy AI tools on local and global cloud servers, […]
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – IHS towers are tall again
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Happy mid-week. They say you miss 100% of the shots you don’t […]
Our opportunity to service the African diaspora and beyond
Look to the African sky and be inspired. It is very easy to become discouraged by thinking about the world’s problems. They […]
Nigeria nets ₦84.97 billion in six months after extending transfer levy to fintechs
When Kemi Michael, a corporate compère, attempted to transfer money to her usual PoS agent in late 2024, the attendant had a […]
Gozem’s $30 million bet is driving mobility and fintech inclusion across Francophone Africa
12th July 2025 Lire en Français Welcome to The Next Wave: Francophone Africa, a twice-monthly newsletter on insider analysis about Francophone Africa’s […]
Nigeria’s $2 billion fibre project offers lifeline for struggling internet service providers
Nigeria will begin constructing a 90,000-kilometre national fibre optic network in late 2025, which the government calls the most ambitious digital infrastructure […]
Blockradar believes stablecoin rails are becoming the fintech backbone
The buzz around stablecoins is no longer confined to crypto circles in Africa and other emerging markets. Fintechs embed them into products […]
Kenya’s HoneyCoin raises $4.9 million to expand stablecoin cross-border payments into new markets
HoneyCoin, a Kenyan fintech startup building stablecoin-powered payment rails, has raised $4.9 million in seed funding to push into new African, Latin […]
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – $9 million for the main course
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning. For the third consecutive year, we are excited to announce […]
A financial tool for South Africa’s gig workers left out of formal banking systemsÂ
It started with curiosity and a handful of conversations in the back seats of ride-hailing vehicles. “That’s where we noticed a fundamental […]