Inside Alma Asinobi’s plan to get Africans to travel the world via Kaijego

Alma Asinobi talks about her travel motivation, experiences, Kaijego and why people should travel more.

Breaking: Kippa set to downsize workforce and cease offline payments product

Nigerian fintech startup, Kippa plans to lay off an undisclosed number of its workforce at the end of the year. This follows the discontinuation of its offline payment product, KippaPay.

Syndicate Bio signs drug research MoU with Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Syndicate Bio has partnered with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research to conduct drug discovery research on infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Adbot and MTN partner to offer automated digital ad services to Nigerian SMEs

MTN Nigeria has partnered with Adbot, a South African adtech startup, to enhance the online visibility of Nigerian SMEs through MTN’s Thryve Google Ads services, which provides 1Gb of data, a minimum of 10 website conversions, and 500 ad views on Google.

Amazon’s entry into South African e-commerce slated for 2024

Amazon will launch its second locally-dedicated website in Africa next year, with its South African expansion. The e-commerce company currently operates in Egypt.

Andela wants to bolster global remote tech hiring with AI

Andela has launched an integrated, end-to-end platform to drive global remote tech hiring.

Breaking: truQ secures ₦2.5 million as TC Moonshot Battlefield winner

truQ, a Nigerian logistics startup, emerged as the champion in the first-ever TC Moonshot Battlefield by TechCabal, securing a ₦2.5 million prize. The second-place spot was claimed by Jamit, a social audio network.

Tinubu makes key appointments in communication, innovation and digital economy sectors

Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria has approved the appointment of executives to lead NITDA, NCC, NDPB, NIGCOMSAT and NIPOST

Kenya rejects Bolt’s licence renewal over alleged violations

The Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has refused to renew Bolt's licence, dealing a blow to the popular taxi-hailing company

Sony wants to invest $10 million in Africa’s entertainment sector

Sony has launched a $10 million innovation fund to invest in early-stage entertainment startups in Africa

Moonshot ’23: Experts weigh in on Nigeria’s digital economy

On the first day of the TechCabal Moonshot Conference, experts, including Nigeria's minister of digital economy shared insights on the growth of the Nigerian tech ecosystem.

“Netflix and chill” is no longer free for Kenyans

In September 2021, global streaming platform, Netflix launched a free mobile plan offering for Android users in Kenya.