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OPay IPO: Standard Bank to Invest Up to $200M

Standard Bank will invest up to $200 million in OPay through a private placement

October 12, 2026

Airtel Money IPO Slips Below Offer Price in London Debut

Airtel Money began trading in London at its £1

October 12, 2026

Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru Named Tech Minister

Frehiwot Tamiru spent eight years turning Ethio Telecom into a $1

byBetty Wangari

October 9, 2026

Moove Exits Nigeria, Handing Drivers ₦35bn Worth of Cars

Moove built its business financing cars for Nigeria's ride-hailing drivers

October 9, 2026

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Safaricom Launches Ziidi Shari’ah Money Market Fund

Safaricom has launched Ziidi Shari’ah, a money market fund that lets M-Pesa

byBetty Wangari

October 8, 2026

Kenya and UK Strengthen Cybersecurity Partnership

Britain’s top cyber technologist has visited Nairobi to deepen the UK-Kenya

byBetty Wangari

October 8, 2026

Brand Press

NDPC and NOA Sign MoU to Widen Data Protection Awareness

Nigeria's data regulator has enlisted the government's largest public-messaging

October 7, 2026

MTN Ghana Secures $202M 5G Spectrum as Ghana Opens Market

MTN Ghana paid $202 million for 15-year 5G spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3 GHz

October 7, 2026

Tech Opportunities in Africa October 2026: Startup Money Is Back, but It’s Choosier

The best tech opportunities in Africa October 2026 sit inside a funding market

October 6, 2026

Events

Your October guide to African tech events: Lagos takes the crown, but the best deals may be in the side rooms

October is the month the tech events in Africa October 2026 calendar gets

byFausat Abiola

October 6, 2026

Nigeria at 66: Six Best and Six Worst Tech Moments

Nigeria turned 66 with a new national postcode and a long record of tech wins

byMuhammed Mustapha

October 5, 2026

NIMC’s NINAuth Mandate and Nigeria’s 180M NIN Push

NIMC has mandated NINAuth across every federal agency and is racing toward 180

October 5, 2026

Untitled Designers Conference 2026 Returns to Lagos Oct. 16

The Untitled Designers Conference returns to Regal Hall in Ikeja on October 16

byGuest Post

October 2, 2026

Meta fights $100,000 Nigerian privacy ruling

Meta filed its notice of appeal on September 30, five days after a Lagos High

October 2, 2026

Nigeria Alphanumeric Postcode Goes Live. Adoption Is the Test

Nigeria's alphanumeric postcode went live on Independence Day, assigning every

October 1, 2026

i3 Announces 4 New Deals at 4th Access to Markets Event, Driving the Future of Healthcare Innovation Across Africa

Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative designed to help

byGuest Post

September 29, 2026

Africa AI Governance: The AU Wants a Continental Baseline, Not Identical Laws

The African Union asked 55 countries this week how to govern artificial

September 29, 2026

NITDA and NDPC Pledge Closer Ties, but Put Nothing in Writing

Nigeria’s two main digital regulators promised closer integration this

September 29, 2026

How to Get a Police Character Certificate via POSSAP

Explainers

How to Get a Police Character Certificate in Nigeria via POSSAP

September 28, 2026

Tigray Internet Blackout during Ethiopia War

Tigray Internet Blackout: Telecoms Caught in Ethiopia’s War

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Airtel Starlink Uganda Launch Tests Africa’s Satellite Rules

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

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