20 fellows selected for MTN’s media innovation programme (MIP) 2025

MTN, Pan-Atlantic University admits Salem King, David Afolayan and 18 others to its highly-selective MIP programme for 2025.

Blockchain.com opens Nigeria office as first foreign crypto firm to establish physical presence

CEO Peter Smith says the exchange plans to enter Turkey too, following the country's transformation from grey-listed crypto market to regulated investment destination.

EXCLUSIVE: Airtel locks in Madagascar future with $32.5M, 15-Year license

This strategic investment underscores Airtel's intent to solidify its footprint in a market characterised by a robust and growing ICT sector, despite Madagascar's broader economic challenges.

Only two Nigerian startups make Bloomberg’s 2025 tech watchlist 

Only two Nigerian startups—Pricepally and Thrive Agric—made Bloomberg’s 2025 list of top African startups. While unexpected, it highlights Nigeria’s evolving food and agri-tech landscape amid Lagos’s rise as a global tech hub.

Canal+ gets green light for R55 billion MultiChoice merger

Canal+ has received conditional approval to acquire MultiChoice for R55 billion, marking a major shift in Africa’s media and streaming landscape.

Tanzania’s internet blackout enters Day 2

Tanzania enters the second day of a sweeping internet blackout, with X (formerly Twitter) still blocked. The disruption, linked to political tensions and opposition arrests, threatens free expression and critical services.

Nigeria’s Central Bank holds rates steady at 27.50% as inflation cools

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 23.71% last week, reinforcing expectations among economists for a pause in the aggressive rate hikes seen over the past two years under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

BREAKING: IHS Towers to sell Rwanda operations to Paradigm Tower Ventures for $274.5 million

IHS Towers has agreed to sell its Rwandan subsidiary, IHS Rwanda Limited, to Paradigm Tower Ventures for $274.5 million. The deal includes 1,465 telecom towers and is expected to close in the second half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals.

Egyptian Autotech Sylndr closes $15.7M Series A to drive digital transformation in used car market

The investment underscores growing investor confidence in technology-driven solutions to modernise traditionally fragmented sectors in Africa.

EXCLUSIVE: Avalon Health Co-Founder Ebrahim exits, starts new venture

Access Health, Ebrahim’s new venture, will focus on reimagining health financing, a major challenge for many across the African continent

₦225 billion dispute: Fidelity Bank responds to Supreme Court ruling, assures stakeholders

Fidelity Bank states it is “willing to settle the obligation” now that the appeal process is exhausted. However, the bank points to “significant ambiguities in the judgment resulting in difficulties in calculating the actual financial liability”.

Tantalizers swaps burgers for broadcasts in renewed digital content play

The expansion into new sectors is supported by a $25 million financing facility, aimed at bolstering Tantalizers' ambition to become a top 50 company on the NGX.