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Victory Emmanuel

Victory Emmanuel covers consumer technology and trends at Condia, specialising in SEO and coverage of smartphones, while also writing regularly about startups in Africa. When not writing, she dabbles in TV.
Spotlight

Meet Kelechi Oliver Azorji, the Nigerian AWS Community Builder building for global cloud security

Most engineers specialise because the market rewards it. Azorji built across the stack because Nigeria's startup economy gave him no other choice, and that turned out to be the advantage.

Analysis

Apple turns 50 next week. Eddy Cue thinks the next 50 could break it

The question inside Cupertino is whether what got Apple here can carry it forward.

News

Kenya’s share of African agtech funding has halved in 2 years. Here is what the money is chasing instead.

African-based funders have quietly halved their Kenya agtech activity in two years, and the money trail explains what went wrong.

Events

Creators don’t want crypto; they want faster pay—and Africa is building the rails for both

Stablecoins change how creators get paid; banks and regulation still decide if creators can spend it.

Fintech

CBN’s new AML rules give fintechs 90 days to prove they can monitor transactions

FInancial institutions have 18–24 months to comply and 90 days to submit a roadmap.

Level Up

Level Up: What 9 years at Paystack taught Onyekachi Mbaike about growth and ownership

“What kept me steady was always the same question: does this still serve me? When that answer stays yes, everything else becomes manageable.”

Consumer Tech

5 solid MacBooks to buy instead of the ₦800k+ Neo MacBook

Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo sounds affordable until it reaches Nigeria. The good news is you have options!

News

Blockchain.com heads to Ghana after Nigeria rally, testing West Africa’s next crypto corridor

Fresh off a year of 700% growth in Nigeria, Blockchain.com is taking its playbook to Ghana.

Consumer Tech

Samsung finally killed your ₦3,000 screen guard tax. And not much else from the S26 Ultra flagship

Privacy is now in the pixels. But is it worth what you're giving up?

Entertainment

Canal+ to discontinue Showmax after a decade of mounting losses

After ten years, hundreds of millions in investment, and a major relaunch, Showmax may be heading toward an abrupt end.

Consumer Tech

Where to buy book gift cards in Nigeria

Gifting a physical book can be tricky. These Nigerian bookstores offer digital vouchers so your friends can pick exactly what they want from a verified shop.

News

Ethiopia extends currency clampdown to Crypto, bans Birr-paired P2P trading

The National Bank of Ethiopia says Birr-denominated crypto P2P trades remain illegal as it drafts a formal framework for digital assets.

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