African technology, fintech and connectivity

A Kenyan High Court has ordered Copia Kenya, the e-commerce company that raised over US$120 million to serve consumers outside the country’s major cities, into liquidation after more than two years of administration failed to revive the business. Launched in 2013, Copia combines

Disrupt Africa·1h agoKenya

Keith McLachlan of Element Investment Managers highlights sectors and stocks showing strong cash generation and defensive moats – and some not.

Moneyweb·2h agoSouth Africa

Cameroonian startup lensX has launched an Alibaba-style online marketplace connecting businesses, vendors and customers across Africa, with augmented reality (AR) shopping on its longer-term roadmap. lensX Inc has brought two web-based products to market – lensX Marketplace is ai

Disrupt Africa·2h agoCameroon

In today's edition: Spam callers could face 1 year in jail || MTN, Telecel secure Ghanaian 5G licences || Ghana has new rules for public AI buys || South Africans are withdrawing cash from retail tills

TechCabal·4h agoGhanaSouth Africa

Fifty-eight African tech startups raised just shy of US$583 million in funding in the third quarter of 2026, making it the most successful quarter of the year so far and boosting the chance that 2025’s funding total will be bettered. Total investment into the African tech startup

Disrupt Africa·4h ago

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has warned that rising data demand is putting pressure on Nigeria's networks and called for greater investment in digital infrastructure.

AllAfrica·4h agoNigeria

Analysis of how investors are positioning portfolios amid weaker US jobs data and election uncertainty, and where offshore value is emerging beyond the AI trade.

Moneyweb·5h agoSouth Africa

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned organisations and their staff against entering personal, classified. The post NITDA warns organisations, staff against sharing sensitive data with public AI tools appeared first on Nairametrics .

Nairametrics·22h agoNigeria

The dominance of banks among Nigeria's most valuable and best-performing listed companies is a sign of deeper structural weaknesses in the economy rather than evidence of economic strength. The post Bank dominance on NGX reflects structural economic problems — Experts appeared fi

Nairametrics·1d agoNigeria

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bimbo Ademoye has recorded another digital milestone after her latest romantic movie, My 30th Wedding... The post Bimbo Ademoye’s ‘My 30th Wedding’ crosses 10 million views on YouTube in 48hrs appeared first on Nairametrics .

Nairametrics·1d agoNigeria

At 19, Wendy Therisanyo Keabetswe received a government award after being recognised as one of Botswana’s top national GCSE achievers. The opportunity gave her an early entry point into entrepreneurship and, combined with her farming background, eventually led her to start what i

Disrupt Africa·2d agoBotswana

A thousand days of Cedisaver, an online marketplace designed to aggregate affordable clothing.

TechCabal·2d agoGhana

Rama Afullo pitched orbital data centres inside Google and SpaceX. Both said no. The post The USD 8 M Bet That Africa Can Win The Space Data Centre Race Without Launching A Single Satellite appeared first on WeeTracker .

WeeTracker·3d agoKenya

Satlyt, a Kenyan-founded space technology startup building software for AI computing on satellites, The post Kenyan-Founded Satlyt Raises USD 8 M To Build AI Computing Software For Satellites appeared first on WeeTracker .

WeeTracker·3d agoKenya

It started with a small card machine and has since grown into a technology platform serving 200,000 small businesses.

TechCabal·3d ago

If Dangote can bring substantial retail and institutional money into a Nigerian public offering, it could provide something founders and investors have never had at scale: evidence that a deep enough pool of Nigerian capital exists at the end of the startup lifecycle.

TechCabal·3d agoNigeria