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Attention Is the New Oil. In Africa, the Drilling Rights Are Still Up for Grabs Oil built fortunes by controlling something everyone needed but few could byFatima OladunniMay 12, 2026
Niche Platforms Are Eating African Mass Media From the Inside The Lagos newspaper that once reached two million readers is printing fewer byBolu BabalolaMay 11, 2026
Telcos Are Back — and African Startups Should Be Worried Africa's telcos — MTN, Airtel, Safaricom — are no longer sleeping byBolu BabalolaMay 11, 2026
Africa NewsMarch 5, 2025 Canal+ Extends Deadline for MultiChoice Acquisition Due to Regulatory Hurdles. Canal+ and MultiChoice Group (MCG) have announced an extension of the Long Stop byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 3, 2025 Nigeria to Build 7,000 Telecom Towers to Boost Rural Connectivity. The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched an ambitious plan to construct byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 3, 2025 Airtel Africa Strengthens Commitment to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation. Nigeria’s digital economy continues to lead Africa’s digitization efforts, and byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaFebruary 26, 2025 Joint Effort by FMoW and FMoCIDE to Protect Telecom Infrastructure. To tackle the persistent issue of fiber optic cuts caused by road construction byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 26, 2025 Entrepreneur Academy by 54 Collective Closes Its Doors After Years of Impact. The Entrepreneur Academy, an initiative by 54 Collective, is officially winding byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 25, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Startup Oze Secures Funding from Visa and DEG. Oze, a Ghanaian fintech startup that provides digital recordkeeping tools and byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaFebruary 25, 2025 Spectranet Leads, Starlink Rises in Nigeria’s Growing ISP Market. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released its latest subscriber byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 21, 2025 P1 Ventures Announces $50M Institutional Fund Close. P1 Ventures – the early-stage, Pan-African VC – has completed the final byFatima Oladunni
Africa Events NewsFebruary 20, 2025 Thirteen Winners Announced at Inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards in Nairobi. Thirteen winners have been announced at the inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 17, 2025 Madica Announces New Investments in Four African Startups. Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed startups in Africa, has byFatima Oladunni
