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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…
AWS Bets on Africa’s Data Sovereignty Push to Win AI Race
Africa’s data protection rules are getting tougher. Global cloud giants are scrambling to keep up. From Nigeria to…
Ox Alpha Mystery: The AI Model Hiding in Plain Sight
A powerful AI model appeared on the internet last week with almost everything developers would normally want from…
Nigeria’s New SEC Crypto Fee: Why Startups Could Be Forced Out
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has rolled out a new regulatory framework for digital and virtual assets. As…
Inside the ‘Accidental’ Origins of Airbnb, Slack, and Shopify, and What They Reveal.
The standard narrative of successful entrepreneurship is clean and predictable: A visionary founder identifies a market gap, drafts…
AMACO’s $1.5bn Kenya AI Data Centre: A Lesson for Africa
Greek energy group AMACO wants to build a $1.5 billion artificial intelligence data centre in Mombasa. The plan…
Nigeria’s Internet Subscriptions Rise to 157.4 Million as Broadband Penetration Reaches 56.1%
Nigeria’s digital economy continues to expand as internet adoption and broadband access record further growth across the country.…
NITDA Urges Diaspora Collaboration to Expand Nigeria’s Digital Economy
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is calling for stronger collaboration with Nigerians in the diaspora as…
Jumia Raises $50 Million: What It Means for Profitability
Jumia has secured $50 million in fresh equity funding. The move signals something important about where the African…