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Chowdeck processed nearly $1 million worth of deliveries in 2025’s Black Friday campaign season

Chowdeck’s live Black Friday tracker drew 2.5 million visits as ₦1.4 billion orders moved across two countries in 24 hours.

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Tobe Ofili joins Hello Tractor as chief financial officer

Hello Tractor appoints Tobe Ofili as CFO to scale its digital tractor-hailing model and expand climate-smart mechanisation for Africa’s smallholder farmers.

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Bending Spoons acquires Eventbrite for $500 million in all-cash deal

Bending Spoons is acquiring Eventbrite for $500m, a deal that could intensify competition for platforms like Tix Africa and Luma in Africa.

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Techstars-backed FanBants shuts down after four years

FanBants’ exit marks the end of one of Africa’s most visible fantasy-sports experiments.

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Google agrees to comply with Uganda’s data privacy law

Google has pulled its appeal in a major Uganda data protection case, accepting the country’s privacy rules and marking a milestone for digital rights in Africa.

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Nigeria holds rates at 27% to cement inflation wins

The decision effectively rules out further rate adjustments until at least 2026, pivoting away from the surprise cut delivered in September—the first in five years.

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Canva expands to Africa, names ex-Uber executive as localisation lead

Canva expands to Africa, opening a South Africa office and appointing ex-Uber executive Priscilla Menoe-Mtsi as Product Localisation Lead

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Paystack confirms the termination of cofounder Ezra Olubi’s employment

Paystack confirms the termination of Ezra Olubi's employment. Following Olubi's blog post, the company is set for another round of legal battles since Zap Africa.

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MTN network outages deepen across Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto amid rising insecurity challenges 

MTN users in Kebbi, Zamfara and Sokoto face worsening network outages as fibre cuts and rising insecurity disrupt communication and cripple businesses.

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Choice Hotels picks Kenya for continental debut

Choice Hotels enters Africa with three new properties launching in Kenya in 2026, marking its continental debut.

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5 key reasons behind Cloudflare’s major internet outage

Cloudflare went down on 18 November and dragged a large part of the internet with it. Here are the five main reasons the outage happened.

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Legend Internet moves to acquire ISP and microfinance bank

The company’s next move links fintech, telecom, and infrastructure under one roof.

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