CcHub appoints Ojoma Ochai as managing director

Africa's leading innovation centre, Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has appointed Ojoma Ochai as its new managing director.

Jumia Foods to cease operations in Africa

Pan-African e-commerce company, Jumia is closing its food delivery service across the continent. Jumia Foods will halt operations in Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Uganda, and Algeria by the end of this month.

Power crises renew South Africa’s clean energy ambitions

SA's economy suffers from a crippling outage crisis, with businesses and citizens enduring 12-hour blackouts daily.

Wyclef Jean inks deal to build a tech hub in Plateau state

Renowned Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur, Wyclef Jean, in collaboration with Caribbean International Commerce (CICH), has signed a partnership with the Plateau state government.

LemFi surpasses 550,000 monthly transactions with UK BaaS partner, ClearBank

UK-headquartered ClearBank powers 37,000 virtual accounts/e-wallets for LemFi's customers. In September 2023, LemFi hit 550,000 transactions in a month, according to a statement seen by thecondia.com.

Reforms give Ethiopia’s startup scene a fighting chance

Over the past couple of years, the government has set up a fund for innovation, approved a policy on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), created the Digital Ethiopia 2025 plan, and started preparing a Startup Act.

Mohbad, iPhone 15 and General Elections emerge as Nigeria’s 2023 top Google search queries

Mohbad, Moyo Lawal, Peter Obi, iPhone 15, and Nigerian Elections 2023 were among the top trending searches by Nigerians in 2023 across different categories.

A top-tier South African telco is handing over control of its assets

Cell C has had sustainability challenges since entering the market in 2001, and struggled to match investments by its closest rivals.

Starlink’s early arrival in Ghana stirs controversy

Starlink operations in Ghana have been declared illegal by the National Communications Authority, Ghana's telco regulator.

Flutterwave obtains licences to facilitate remittances to and from 29 US States

Flutterwave has acquired money transmission licences enabling it to provide remittance in 29 states in the United States.

10 productivity tools to make your work easier

We curated top 10 free productivity tools that will make your work easier as a tech professional

WIC Capital gets $1M to provide funding for female-led SMEs in Francophone Africa

WIC Capital has secured a $1 million loan from FSDAi Nyala Facility to invest in female-led businesses in Francophone Africa.