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AwaDoc Crosses 200 Million Health Queries Without Spending on Ads

AwaDoc, the WhatsApp health platform co-founded by Aproko Doctor's Chinonso

byFatima Oladunni

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Nigeria’s NGX Technology Board Is Empty. The Founders Aren’t the Only Ones to Blame

Three years ago, Nigeria built a stock exchange board specifically for tech

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Kenya to Tax YouTube Earnings: What KRA’s New 5% Rule Means for Creators

Google will withhold 5 percent Kenyan tax on YouTube earnings from Kenya-based

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OPay Plans NGX Listing Ahead of Its $4bn US IPO Push

OPay is preparing a Nigerian Exchange listing alongside its long-rumoured $4

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Kenya’s Stalled Competition Tribunal Traps Koko Networks’ Appeal

Kenya's Competition Tribunal has been unable to hear appeals since September

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Ventures Platform Closes Pan-African Fund II at $84M

Final close exceeds $75 million target, with new institutional backing from

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Edge Growth Launches R350M Fund for African Scale-Ups

Edge Growth has raised R350 million in first-close commitments for the Edge

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NITDA Inaugurates Taskforce for Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud Push

NITDA has inaugurated the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative Implementation

byFatima Oladunni

August 26, 2026

South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2M Seed Round

Cape Town's Verascient has raised a $1

byBolu Babalola

August 26, 2026

Nigeria Approves NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B Satellites for Broadband Push

Nigeria's Federal Executive Council has approved NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B,

byFatima Oladunni

August 26, 2026

PalmPay Expands Digital Savings Tools as Nigerians Chase Value

PalmPay has expanded its digital savings suite around Mega Savings Monday, an

byFatima Oladunni

August 25, 2026

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Kenya Names Martin Koyabe Inaugural Cybersecurity Agency Chair

Kenya has appointed Dr

byBetty Wangari

August 25, 2026

16-Year-Old Belusochim Ugochukwu Joins Apple’s ML Team

At sixteen, Nigerian developer Belusochim Ugochukwu has joined Apple's

byBolu Babalola

August 21, 2026

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Meta Launches AI Academy Nigeria With FG, Offers $5,000 to Startups

Meta has partnered with Nigeria's government to launch AI Academy Nigeria,

byBolu Babalola

August 20, 2026

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Egypt Completes Africa’s First 6GHz Mobile Services Trial

Egypt's NTRA, Telecom Egypt and Huawei have completed Africa's first mobile

byBetty Wangari

August 20, 2026

Nigeria Launches Single Digital Gateway for Government Services

Nigeria has soft-launched the Government Service Portal, a single digital

byFatima Oladunni

August 19, 2026

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Lesotho Begins Work on a National AI Strategy and Data Centre Plan

Lesotho has opened a five-day Maseru workshop to draft a National AI Strategy

byBetty Wangari

August 19, 2026

Terra Industries Closes $52M Seed Round to Expand Global South Push

Terra Industries has raised an additional $18 million, closing its seed round at

byFatima Oladunni

August 18, 2026

Hubtel Becomes Tech Partner of Ghana’s MoMo Fintech Lab

Hubtel has partnered with Mobile Money Fintech Limited to become the Official

byBolu Babalola

August 18, 2026

Why Summits Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026 - Nairobi Edition

Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026 Heads to Nairobi

Why Summits has released the agenda for the Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026

byBetty Wangari

August 14, 2026

Jumia Raises $50M as Equity Nearly Hits Zero, IFC Anchors Half

Jumia has raised $50 million in new equity, split evenly between IFC and a group

byFatima Oladunni

August 14, 2026

Africa’s Top 20 AI Figures in 2026

From Bosun Tijani's seat on the UN's new AI for Good Commission to Kate Kallot's

byBetty Wangari

August 12, 2026

YouTube Doubles Monetisation Bar: What It Means for Africa

YouTube Just Made Monetisation Harder — African Creators Feel It First

YouTube is doubling the watch-hour and Shorts-view thresholds required to join

byBetty Wangari

August 11, 2026

Nigeria Brings Crypto Further Into Its Tax Net With New NRS Rules

Nigeria's Revenue Service has released guidelines taxing crypto at nearly every

byBolu Babalola

August 11, 2026

Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE Enters Execution Phase With Bridge OA Incorporation

Nigeria has incorporated Bridge Open Access, the company tasked with delivering

byFatima Oladunni

August 11, 2026

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GoMed and UNFPA Launch Digital Health Platform for UNILAG Students

byFatima Oladunni

August 10, 2026

NCC Sets August 27 Workshop to Advance Universal Acceptance

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Moove Raises $250M at $2.1B Valuation, Becomes Africa-Born Latest Unicorn

Moove has raised $250 million in a Series C round led by Abu Dhabi’s

byBolu Babalola

August 5, 2026

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NITDA Inaugurates Taskforce for Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud Push

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Kenya Names Martin Koyabe Inaugural Cybersecurity Agency Chair

16-Year-Old Belusochim Ugochukwu Joins Apple’s ML Team

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Meta Launches AI Academy Nigeria With FG, Offers $5,000 to Startups

Egypt Completes Africa’s First 6GHz Mobile Services Trial

Nigeria Launches Single Digital Gateway for Government Services

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Lesotho Begins Work on a National AI Strategy and Data Centre Plan

Terra Industries Closes $52M Seed Round to Expand Global South Push

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Africa Fintech & Banking Summit 2026 Heads to Nairobi

Jumia Raises $50M as Equity Nearly Hits Zero, IFC Anchors Half

Africa’s Top 20 AI Figures in 2026

YouTube Just Made Monetisation Harder — African Creators Feel It First

Nigeria Brings Crypto Further Into Its Tax Net With New NRS Rules

Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE Enters Execution Phase With Bridge OA Incorporation

GoMed and UNFPA Launch Digital Health Platform for UNILAG Students

NCC Sets August 27 Workshop to Advance Universal Acceptance

NITDA Partners Women Educators to Expand Digital Literacy Push

Moove Raises $250M at $2.1B Valuation, Becomes Africa-Born Latest Unicorn

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