The mobile performance of African telecoms in Q2 2022

As of Q2 2022, MTN Nigeria commanded 38.9% of Nigeria's mobile users, with its 74.1 million subscribers almost double that of Airtel’s 46.0 million, Yet when it comes to mobile performance, Airtel Nigeria was ahead of MTN; in Q2 2022, according to data analysed by Ookla—a global leader in network intelligence and connectivity insights.

Flutterwave VP Design, Ted Oladele: “I am not a designer”

Ted OIadele is one of the most impactful tech people in Nigeria, but little is known about his journey. In this 2,000-word deep dive, Benjamin Dada takes you through Ted's background, work philosophy and future plans.

Meet the 7 African startups that made Norrsken’s Impact100 list

The Impact100 list is made up of companies that have delivered at least an MVP product to market and/or raised at least seed/series A-funding.

Fact check: Paystack was the first YC-backed startup from Nigeria, not PetaSales

Gen Zs are driving listenership of local music while helping to push international artists and genres into Nigeria's listening mix.

Since 2015, Techstars has backed 50+ African startups

In April, Techstars, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focusing on fintech startups, announced the launch of ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program which aims to invest in early-stage fintech and proptech companies based in Africa.

How Kora’s UK expansion will impact Africa’s payment ecosystem

Kora has expanded into the UK to provide payment processing gateway and portals, as well as merchant service aggregation from the Kingdom to Africa.

Exclusive chat with Tomiwa Aladekomo, TechCabal’s parent CEO

Tomiwa Aladekomo sits with Benjamin Dada to discuss the African Media landscape, Big Cabal's Seed raise, and operational efficiencies.

Why ThriveAgric won the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 for African, European and MENA startups

ThriveAgric emerged as the winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) 2022 for Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region (CEMEA).

14 Nigerian startup founders selected for Google’s Black Founders Fund Europe

Google has selected 40 startups for its Black Founders Fund Europe. Twelve out of the selected startups have Nigerian founders. One of the startups, Propel, has three Nigerian founders, thereby, bringing the total number of Nigerian founders to 14. Two out of the 14 Nigerian founders are female.

Inside Getwallets’ pivot to Orchestrate, a payments infrastructure company

Orchestrate (formerly Getwallets) is a payment infrastructure company that give fintechs and merchants access to multiple payment providers with a single integration. But before Orchestrate, there was Getwallets. What changed and what is next?

How Flying Farmer is using drones to revolutionise agriculture in Africa

Femi Adekoya, also known as the flying farmer, is revolutionizing Nigeria’s agriculture by giving drone-powered solutions to commercial and smallholder farmers.

Inside Flutterwave’s plan for Tanzanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Flutterwave has been licensed as a payment services provider by the Bank of Tanzania to support Tanzanian SMEs overcome challenges presented by the nation's fragmented payment infrastructure.