Nigeria SEC Proposes 80% Crypto Cold Storage Rule
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission wants crypto exchanges to keep most customer funds locked away from the internet.…
Airtel Kenya Applies for Infrastructure Licences to Challenge Safaricom and Telkom
Airtel Kenya has applied for two major telecom licences. Together, they could reshape competition in East Africa’s largest…
The Nigerian Startup Making African Travel Faster and Simpler
Nigerian startup Timon is building a travel payments platform for Africans. The company serves people who increasingly live,…
Nigeria’s Assistive Tech Push Meets Inaccessible Platforms
Nigeria wants to build more assistive technology for people with disabilities. But many of the digital platforms that…
MTN Nigeria CEOs: 8 Leaders Who Shaped 25 Years
Nigeria’s telecom story cannot be told without MTN. Since 2001, MTN Nigeria has grown into the country’s largest…
UfarmX Hits $6.8m Agri Commerce, Set for Kenya Expansion
Nigerian agri-tech startup UfarmX has facilitated more than $6.8 million in agricultural commerce. The activity spans Nigeria, Senegal,…
Starlink Now Live in Equatorial Guinea, Marking 30th African Country
Starlink has switched on service in Equatorial Guinea. The move makes the oil rich Central African nation the…
Airtel Africa CEO Wants Industry-Wide Infrastructure Sharing
Airtel Africa’s chief executive, Sunil Taldar, wants telecom operators across Africa to share network infrastructure more widely. His…
Nigeria Selects French, Israeli Companies to Build New Satellites
Nigeria has chosen two foreign companies to build its next communications satellites. French firm Thales Alenia Space will…
How an Ex-Soldier Built a $1bn Lender in Kenya
Thirteen years ago, Wayne Hennessy-Barrett walked into Kenya’s informal markets. He had no bank, no loan book, and…