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Tigray Internet Blackout during Ethiopia War

Tigray Internet Blackout: Telecoms Caught in Ethiopia’s War

A Tigray internet blackout has cut phones, internet and mobile money across

September 28, 2026

Airtel Starlink Uganda Launch Tests Africa’s Satellite Rules

Airtel Uganda went live with Starlink satellite-to-phone service on 24

September 28, 2026

NITDA’s Kashifu Inuwa Courts U.S. Tech Diplomats at Purdue

NITDA's Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi pitched Nigeria's youthful population and

September 24, 2026

MTN, Gates Foundation Back $25M Nigeria Maternal Health AI

MTN Group Foundation and the Gates Foundation committed $25 million to the

September 24, 2026

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Rwanda Signs ChipMango MoU to Build Local Chip Design Talent

Rwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding

September 22, 2026

Kenya Partners With Intel to Bring AI Literacy to Public Libraries

Kenya has partnered with Intel to deliver AI literacy training through its

September 22, 2026

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Eniolorunda to Chair Askya's AI Growth Platform

Moniepoint’s Eniolorunda Chairs Askya’s Zero-Equity AI Accelerator

Moniepoint CEO Tosin Eniolorunda will chair the inaugural cohort of Askya

September 22, 2026

Spiro Secures $36M AfricaGoGreen Fund Commitment for E-Mobility Push

Africa Go Green Fund has doubled its financing commitment to Spiro to $36

September 22, 2026

Paymob Raises $35M Pre-Series C Led by Mubadala, EBRD

Paymob has raised $35 million in a pre-Series C round co-led by Mubadala and

September 22, 2026

Events

Airtel Money Slashes London IPO Target by Up to 60%

Airtel Money is cutting its planned London IPO target to at least $800 million,

September 21, 2026

Kenya Signs Five-Year AI Pact With Hoover Institution

Kenya Signs Five-Year AI Pact With Stanford’s Hoover Institution

Kenya has signed a five-year partnership with Stanford's Hoover Institution to

September 21, 2026

Uber’s Nigeria and Uganda Exit Is a Warning, Not a Blip

Uber's abrupt exit from Nigeria and Uganda looks like routine corporate

September 17, 2026

Chad and Nigeria Talk Fibre, AI Cooperation Plans

Chad and Nigeria Discuss Fibre and AI Cooperation

Chad and Nigeria signed a cooperation agreement in N'Djamena on September 16

September 17, 2026

Bosun Tijani Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria

Nigeria’s $750M Cloud Policy Bets on Its Own Buying Power

Nigeria has unveiled a National Digital Cloud Policy targeting $750 million in

September 17, 2026

Livestock Wealth Loses Bid to Appeal Its Liquidation Order

South Africa's Gauteng High Court has refused Livestock Wealth permission to

September 16, 2026

Dangote Refinery IPO Digital Platforms Crash Under Investor Rush

Dangote Petroleum Refinery's N2

September 15, 2026

Nigeria Commissions New NDPC Headquarters in Abuja

President Tinubu has handed Nigeria's data protection regulator a permanent

September 15, 2026

Grindstone Ventures Launches $31M Fund to Target Africa’s Missing Middle

Grindstone Ventures has launched a R500 million ($31

September 10, 2026

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Nigeria

MNT-Halan Files for Cairo Stock Exchange Listing in Egypt

September 10, 2026

Drive45 Secures $3M Debt Facility From TLG Capital to Scale Its Nigerian Fleet

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Ghana Embeds OMCP Certifications in 11 Universities

Ghana Embeds Coding Certifications in 11 University Degrees

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ARC Ride Raises $33.3M to Take Its Battery-Swapping Bet Beyond Kenya

Kenyan e-mobility startup ARC Ride has raised $33