The Grace Hopper Effect: A conference set this U.S immigrant on a quest to close the gender gap in African tech
In September 2017, Gabriella Uwadiegwu stepped into the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida, and saw the future. The hall, packed […]
Lipa Later sought $5 million from UK lender two weeks after entering administration
Two weeks after entering administration in March, Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Lipa Later co-founder, Eric Muli, tried to raise $5 million to […]
Duniya Healthcare is digitising medicine supply chains to reach Zambia’s most remote clinics
In a remote part of Zambia, a heavily pregnant 17-year-old named Chipego arrived at a Catholic-run clinic in Monze District, south of […]
Afriex expands to Asia to tap booming cross-border payments market
Afriex, the Lagos- and San Francisco-based money transfer startup, has expanded into Asia’s three biggest remittance markets—China, India, and Pakistan—to tap into […]
Sorry, Computer Village, there’s a new Sheriff in town (and it’s called Gamp)
There are three things you can’t live without: air, water, and yes, your mobile devices. In corporate settings, laptops and smartphones are […]
Scaling with discipline may be the new playbook for Nigerian fintechs
For years, the dominant storyline in Africa’s fintech sector has been growth – fast, aggressive, and often exhilarating. Startups raced to onboard […]
This Mastercard-backed startup says it will be AfCFTA’s implementation engine
Despite Africa’s immense economic potential—a combined GDP exceeding $3 trillion and a population of over 1.4 billion—just 17% of its total trade […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily–Brydging a trade gap
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning While you might be spoilt for choice on which AI […]
Inside Airtel’s AI bet to tackle SMS scams at scale
In Nigeria, where mobile phones remain a critical means of personal and financial communication, SMS scams have become a full-blown crisis. New […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily–Nigeria’s taxman wants a peek
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning How was your weekend? (We’re 30 weekends deep into 2025, […]
Network outages worsen as Nigerian telcos report 445 vandalism incidents since May
Vandalism of telecom infrastructure in Nigeria has more than doubled since May 2025, rising from an average of two to five incidents […]
Kenya’s 12 highest-paid CEOs at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
In 2024, the pay gap between Kenya’s corporate boardrooms and ordinary workers widened further. Bank executives continued to dominate the top of […]