Iyin Aboyeji’s Accelerate Africa selects 10 African startups for its pioneer cohort

Four months after its launch, Accelerate Africa, a new accelerator program aiming to become the "Y Combinator of Africa," has selected its first cohort of 10 startups from Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Eswatini.

inDrive avoids ban in Nigeria’s capital, secures licence

inDrive started offering rides in Abuja in March 2023 and quickly became popular, with users averaging 212 rides each in the first few months. 

After Zimbabwe, its Botswana granting Starlink a license

Botswana is the latest African country to grant Elon Musk's Starlink an operating license. The approval follows a meeting in Dallas, Texas between the service's executives and the country's leader, President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

Introducing the modern multi-currency bank account guide to solve your cross-border payment problems

The guide breaks down jargon and technical stuff into examples and actionable insights that you can implement on the go.

A top operator’s lawsuit brews a telecom clash in South Africa

The legal action claims Icasa unlawfully approved MTN's spectrum pooling without due public consultation or input from industry stakeholders

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India’s top telco ventures outside home to take on Africa

India's leading mobile network operator, Reliance Jio, one of the world's largest in terms of mobile data traffic consumption, is making inroads into Africa.

Six African Children tell us how they use AI to learn and pick career paths

To celebrate Children's Day, we interviewed 10 children between the ages of 7 and 16 to learn about their prospective careers and how they use AI in their daily lives.

CcHUB announces market expansion program for growth-stage startups in Africa

CcHUB announces market entry program, "Let's Build, Africa" for growth-stage African startups to expand across the continent.

Orca fraud raises $550K pre-seed to combat fraud in emerging markets

The 4-month-old startup aims to address the surge in fraud in emerging markets, exacerbated by new payment methods like mobile money and e-wallets.

Level Up: Your Guide to Making It in Tech

Step Up Your Tech Careerwith Level Up With the constant information overload, endless job boards, and ever-changing tech trends, it can be overwhelming to keep up. That’s why we’ve developed the Level Up Newsletter – your weekly guide to the most pertinent information in your tech career, customized for African tech professionals like you. I […]

South Africa’s EV sales speed for all-time high

Around 40% of the total sales of new energy vehicles seen throughout last year have been realized in Q1 2024 only