SASSA confirms February 2026 grant payment schedule amid misinformation
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released its February 2026 grant payment schedule amid battling a wave of misinformation on […]
As power outages worsen, Nigeria plans 28 new mini-grids to keep the lights on
Nigeria entered 2026 with an electricity sector still operating on the brink. Between 2024 and 2025, the national grid collapsed at least […]
Chipper Cash stops burning cash after restructuring business
Chipper Cash, an African fintech that offers consumer payments, cross-border transfers, and US dollar virtual cards, stopped burning cash in the final […]
Ugi Augustine’s 20-year tech journey started with a secondary school conversation
In 2002, Ugi Augustine, then a laboratory prefect at the West African Peoples Institute in Calabar, Cross River State, Southern Nigeria, stood […]
How a campus experiment became a business that lets you price your own internet
The idea that became Wicrypt, a Nigerian startup that allows users to earn money by sharing their internet, began as a question […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘How to raid a bank’
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Happy midweek. Yesterday, we published the latest edition of our newsletter, Francophone […]
Gates-backed Elimu-Soko opens $150,000 funding call for classroom innovations across Africa
The Teaching Innovation Lab (TIL), led by education innovation firm Elimu-Soko with support from the Gates Foundation, has opened a funding call […]
Africa leads on private capital diversity, women still get less money
The narrative surrounding African venture capital has been defined by a disparity of female founders receiving only a fraction of the funding […]
Navigating Lagos without a white cane showed me what assistive tech can and can’t do
On a Tuesday morning in December 2025, I left my house in a rush to travel from Agbara in Ogun State to […]
After two tough years, Nigerian startups could get macro relief
Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow by 4.4% in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). If achieved, it would mark […]
Francophone Africa’s guide to scaling and exits from startups that did it
20 janvier 2026 Hello! Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal, your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. […]
Paystack restructures to holding company after hitting group profitability
Paystack, the Nigerian fintech acquired by Stripe, has restructured its operations under a new holding company, The Stack Group (TSG), which now […]