An iris scan for $54: Inside the Worldcoin controversy in Kenya

News of a new cryptocurrency launch does not spark the kind of interest it used to at the height of the cryptocurrency boom in 2021.

Starlink launches in Kenya as Safaricom gears up for competition

Starlink is now available in Kenya, with Karibu as its authorised reseller in the country. Safaricom says it intends to launch a Starlink competitor in the coming months.

Founders should focus more on their customers and less on fundraising — Emmanuel Adegboye

Emmanuel Adegboye, the Head of Madica talks about the challenges facing underrepresented founders in Africa and how to build a stronger tech ecosystem.

BD Insider, Letter 151: Poor tech marred Nigeria’s election

In BD Insider, 151, we examined the Nigerian elections, Netflix's price reduction in sub-Saharan Africa, why BNPL startup Tabby is suspending operations in Egypt.

How do these African founders hire and manage talents?

Talent is vital to the growth of every company. These African founders share how they have been able to hire, manage and retain talents at their companies.

Six lessons learned from speaking to Africa’s top VCs

In this article, Jeremiah Ajayi shares six lessons that he has learned from talking to top Africa-focused investors.

Benjamindada.com 2022 Year in Review: Coming of age

2022 was our coming-of-age year. We doubled our team, grew our user base by 50% and registered for tax. Find out more about what we did and how we performed.

BD Insider, Letter 143: African startups raised $3.6 billion in 2022

Letter 143 examines the state of funding in Africa, the venture capital landscape in 2023 and the top tech policy that were introduced in Nigeria

BD Insider, Letter 139: 36% reduction of airfares within Africa?

BD Insider, Letter 139 examines the single African air transport market, Ghana's e-levy and the 5G launch in Zambia.

Yassir secures $150 million Series B to drive the global expansion of its super app

Algerian super-app, Yassir has raised a $150 million Series B fund from BOND.

BD Insider, Letter 136: One fintech, three licenses

BD Insider, Letter 136 examines how Elon Musk's Twitter takeover will affect Africa and Uber's decison to lower commission fees in Kenya to 18%

50 Web3 terms everyone must know

We curated 50 Web3 terms that will eliminate the language and jargon barrier for a Web3 novice.