Condia’s top 10 stories of 2025

A curated list of Condia’s top 10 stories of 2025, covering African startups, fintech, policy shifts, and investigations in the ecosystem.

How 10 tech professionals approach money conversations in their careers

How African tech professionals negotiate salaries, research market rates, and build leverage to grow their careers and income.

What African tech leaders look out for when hiring: Insights from 5 industry experts

Five industry experts share their best tips on tech hiring in Africa. Learn what employers value, the mistakes that hold candidates back, and how to stand out for top roles.

Condia Insider: Inside Japan’s “love story” with African tech

Japan is stepping up in Africa’s tech scene with multi-billion investments, new venture funds, and youth programs linking African startups to Japanese capital and markets.

Will Uber launch self-driving cars in Africa? 

Uber is betting big on autonomous vehicles, but Africa is left out of its robotaxi roadmap. Here’s why it may take much longer to arrive.

How a UNILAG prodigy helped build a fintech empire. His next bet? Decentralised Intelligence

Julian Duru rose from WAEC top scorer to Moniepoint’s 8th employee. Now, he's building a system to reward human knowledge in the AI era.

Hausa readers can now understand the African tech ecosystem

To provide news and insights to Hausa readers as to what is going on in Africa’s tech ecosystem Munnir Abdulhamid, an android developer based in Northern Nigeria launched Tech Hausa, a tech news blog covering Africa in Hausa language.