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Nigeria's smartphone shipments fell 7% in Q1 2025 despite Africa's market growth.
Backed by strong digital platform growth, this expansion aligns with its growing digital footprint and strong financial performance.
Ebonyi State has launched EBOCAB, a government-run ride-hailing platform aimed at modernizing transport. The state’s bold step marks Nigeria’s first public-sector ride-hailing initiative outside Lagos.
MTN, Pan-Atlantic University admits Salem King, David Afolayan and 18 others to its highly-selective MIP programme for 2025.
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.
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—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+ has received conditional approval to acquire MultiChoice for R55 billion, marking a major shift in Africa’s media and streaming landscape.
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.
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.
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.
The investment underscores growing investor confidence in technology-driven solutions to modernise traditionally fragmented sectors in Africa.
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