Jumia narrows losses as Q2 2025 revenue surges by 25% to $45.6 million
E-commerce giant Jumia reported narrowing losses and accelerating revenue growth in Q2 2025, driven by stronger consumer demand in key African markets. […]
PoS is king: Agents now handle ₦4.9 billion every hour
Every morning on his walk to the BRT bus stop at Berger, Temiloluwa Toluwase hears the same chorus, “PoS here,” from multiple […]
Best data plans in Nigeria in August 2025
Table of contents MTN Airtel Glo 9mobile Mobile data plan comparison (Table) Unlimited broadband plans In July, we broke down the best […]
Kenya’s proposed alcohol law threatens online deliveries, and your weekend plans
Phones are always buzzing in Nairobi on weekends. Someone’s uncle in the city’s South B wants a bottle of gin. A bridal […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Lagos data centre wars
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Happy pre-TGIF. Let’s get into today’s dispatch. Ecobank exits Mozambique Airtel launches […]
Nigeria’s $2 million animation bet
Cyprian Ekwensi’s The Passport of Mallam Ilia was published in 1960, but for Ferdinand “Ferdy” Adimefe, producer and co-founder of Magic Carpet […]
Licensed, banned, undecided? Here’s the state of crypto licensing in Africa
Say the word “cryptocurrency” in a room full of finance elites, and you might ruffle feathers. Due to its untraceability—thanks to blockchain—central […]
‘Not just for coders’ – Naima McLean’s journey from artist to ALX’s creative tech leader
This story is part of TechCabal’s South Africa Women’s Month spotlight—a monthlong celebration of South African women driving innovation in the tech […]
MTN South Africa customers will now verify identity using fingerprint or face ID
MTN South Africa has rolled out a new digital identity system using fingerprint and facial recognition technology to verify customers across all […]
Nigeria loses 1 million internet users in six months despite telcos boom
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector is experiencing a concerning contradiction: mobile network operators (MNOs) are enjoying unprecedented data revenue growth, but the rising cost […]
Ethiopian birr hits record low, deepening currency crisis for businesses
The Ethiopian birr has slipped to a record low of 174 to the dollar on the parallel market, widening the gap with […]
Airtel bets on AI with $120 million data centre set to go live in 2026
Airtel Nigeria is making a $120 million bet on artificial intelligence. The telecom giant says its upcoming 38-megawatt data centre, now under […]