10 African startups opening markets, cutting CO2 & seafarming no one’s talking about yet
Startups on Our Radar is a bi-weekly column that spotlights new startups across Africa taking unconventional approaches, filling fundamental gaps, and creating […]
Kenya bars Safaricom, Airtel, regulator from future internet shutdowns
The High Court of Kenya has barred the government, telecom operators, Safaricom and Airtel, and the country’s communications regulator, from disrupting internet […]
Nigeria’s inflation eases to 23.71% in April on energy, FX pressure
Nigeria’s headline inflation eased in April due to high energy and telecom costs, alongside currency depreciation, and a slowdown in food inflation. […]
Why Flour Mills, Nigeria’s 64-year-old food giant, joined OmniRetail’s $20 million round
In April, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), a 64-year-old manufacturing titan, transitioned from customer to shareholder in OmniRetail, a B2B e-commerce startup […]
Moonshot by TechCabal returns in October 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that Moonshot by TechCabal, our flagship conference that brings Africa’s tech ecosystem together under one roof, is back […]
Kenyan edtech Craydel expands to Rwanda, taps Nigerian talent in Pan-African push
Craydel, a Kenyan edtech that helps students apply to universities abroad, has launched in Rwanda and is expanding its Nigerian team as […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Airtel bets on itself
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A priest, Oluwo Olawole Olakunle, is building an app to check fraudulent spiritualists
I locked myself in the office restroom to escape my colleagues’ chatter. Pacing, I needed a quiet place to listen to Oluwo […]
South African fintechs Paymenow, TymeBank, Omnisient make FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list
Three South African fintech startups, Paymenow, TymeBank, and Omnisient, have been named in the Financial Times (FT) Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2025 ranking. […]
MTN’s BankTech disburses $592 million in Q1 loans amid rising credit demand
BankTech, the digital lending arm of MTN Mobile Money unit, disbursed a record $592 million in loans in Q1 2025, according to […]
Moniepoint, PalmPay, OmniRetail, Paga make FT Africa’s fastest-growing companies list
Six Nigerian startups—Moniepoint, OmniRetail, PalmPay, Termii, Remedial Health, and Paga—have been listed on the Financial Times’ 2024 ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies, […]
Roam, M-Kopa top Kenyan firms on FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list
Three Kenyan startups—Roam Electric AB, M-KOPA Holdings Ltd, and Victory Farms Ltd—have been named among Africa’s fastest-growing companies in the latest ranking […]