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Victory Emmanuel 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. You can reach her at victory(@)condia(dot)com.
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BREAKING: IHS Towers cuts ties with 9mobile over unpaid bills

IHS Towers and 9mobile (now T2) have agreed to end leases on thousands of tower sites from Q3 2025. The move comes as T2 leans on MTN’s network and IHS refocuses on top-tier clients.

Fintech

List of 88 licensed remittance companies in Ethiopia 2025

See the complete list of all the 88 companies approved to handle cross-border services in Ethiopia.

News

Ethiopia’s Central Bank launches crackdown on illegal money transfers

The NBE says every transfer must go through a licensed channel, or legal action follows.

Spotlight

How one email broke open a $9 trillion blind spot in Africa – The Oriki story

One email unlocked a market hiding in plain sight for the Oriki Group.

Consumer Tech

Nothing Phone 3a lite launched as the first Nothing Phone with a macro camera. It’s $249 (₦365,000)

Don't buy the Nothing Phone 3a Lite until you read this.

News

Google Maps just got a brain. Gemini will turn it into a true co-pilot

Google Maps’ Gemini upgrade could finally make navigation smarter, if it works.

Telco

MTN Nigeria delivers region’s top mobile speeds, but users feel the pinch of rapid data depletion

So while MTN leads on speed, most users are still operating on 4G or earlier, or in areas without 5G service

Features

Ule Homes isn’t really solving rent. It’s building Nigeria’s credit system

This proptech survived by avoiding ownership while also building a credit bureau.

News

Meta’s $51B Q3 report signals major talent restructure ahead

Headcount hit 78K as of September 30, 2025, up 8% from a year ago, even amid the company cutting roughly 600 roles in its AI division.

AI

Everything we don’t know about Grokipedia yet

Grokpedia says it wants to fix Wikipedia’s bias, but no one knows who decides what’s true. Here’s what we know so far.

News

X to shut down Twitter.com domain, users with security keys must re-enrol by November 10

The Twitter.com era is ending. X will retire the old domain on November 10, closing the final chapter of its two-year transition.

Features

Here is what Sabi is up to after pivoting to critical minerals

The startup that once moved soap and biscuits to corner shops now tracks lithium and tungsten from African mines to global manufacturers, and it's working.

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