Kenyan bank CEOs warn of cybersecurity talent shortage as attacks surge
Kenya’s top bank executives have warned of an acute shortage of cybersecurity experts, saying the talent gap has exposed lenders at a […]
What’s next for African tech: A Moonshot 2025 agenda
Just a few years ago, Africa’s tech ecosystem was booming. In 2021, startups across the continent raised over $4 billion across 355 […]
The fintech replacing banks in cross-border payments, one stablecoin at a time
Especially for businesses in the global south, cross-border transactions are still defined by slow wires, hidden fees, and clunky banking infrastructure. Conduit, […]
At the 2025 Africa Technology Expo, stakeholders look to the future of African tech
Stakeholders, including C-suite executives, innovators, and tech entrepreneurs, gathered for the 2025 Africa Technology Expo (ATE) with the future of Africa’s tech […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Starlink is live (again) in Kenya
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Happy salary week! Yesterday, our reporter, Muktar Oladunmade published an important article […]
The 13x blueprint: How Silverbacks’ Africa strategy outperformed global markets
Between 2018 and 2022, Silverbacks Holdings, an Africa-focused private equity firm, made a series of investments in multiple tech startups primarily in […]
10 years later, Luno reopens shop in Kenya amid push for crypto regulation
Luno, the UK-based crypto company which operates in Nigeria and South Africa, has relaunched in Kenya ten years after exiting the market. […]
Starlink resumes sign-ups in Nairobi after 7-month pause
After more than seven months of blocking new users, Starlink is taking fresh sign-ups in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya. Its […]
Nigeria’s Internet has a border problem. IXPN wants to fix it by 2030
In 2006, a request from a computer in Lagos to another computer in Abuja took a bizarre and expensive detour to the […]
Analysis: Chowdeck is digging deeper into restaurants; and it just acquired Mira to do it
YC-backed Chowdeck, a Nigeria-born on-demand delivery platform, has acquired Mira, a point of sale (POS) founded in 2023 by Flutterwave alumnus Ted […]
Post MainOne acquisition, Equinix says it will enable not compete in telecom market
On June 20, 2025—eight months after completing its $320 million acquisition and integration of MainOne, Nigeria’s pioneering private submarine cable operator—Equinix hosted […]
PaidHR completes $1.8 million seed round led by Accion Venture Lab
PaidHR, a Nigerian startup that helps businesses manage their HR functions, has raised a $1.8 million seed round. The round completes PaidHR’s […]