EIB Commits €40M to Speedinvest’s €200M Africa Fund: Why Vienna Becoming a New Fundraising Corridor Matters More Than the Money On March 16, 2026, EIB Global committed €40 million to Speedinvest's first byBetty WangariMarch 17, 2026
Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant: Three Years, $618M Pledged, and the First Check Is ₦1 Billion for 100 Founders Three years after Nigeria launched one of Africa's most ambitious digital byFatima OladunniMarch 17, 2026
NDPC to Nigerian Content Creators: Filming Strangers for TikTok Violates Privacy Law—And Yes, You Can Be Prosecuted On March 13, 2026, Nigeria's data protection regulator put content creators on byFatima OladunniMarch 16, 2026
CBN Mandates Automated AML Systems Across Nigerian Financial Institutions On March 10, 2026, CBN killed manual anti-money laundering compliance in byFatima OladunniMarch 13, 2026
Africa NewsFebruary 18, 2026 Gabon Just Flipped the Kill Switch on Social Media — Indefinitely. Here’s What That Actually Costs. The Central African nation joins a growing list of governments using internet byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsOctober 28, 2025 Meta Partners with Safaricom to Bring Second Submarine Cable to Kenya. Meta has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Safaricom, Kenya’s byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupOctober 6, 2025 Mawingu raises $20M to bring internet to rural Kenya. Mawingu, a Kenyan internet service provider focused on connecting rural byBetty Wangari
News NigeriaApril 29, 2025 Starlink Unveils Next-Gen Satellite Internet Kit in Nigeria with Wi-Fi 6 and Expanded Coverage. Starlink has officially launched its third-generation (Gen 3) hardware kit in byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 17, 2025 Nigeria to Deploy $2 Billion for 90,000km Fibre Optic Network by Q4 2025. The Federal Government of Nigeria has set the fourth quarter of 2025 as the 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
News NigeriaFebruary 6, 2025 FEC Approves Initiatives to Expand Connectivity and Strengthen AI Development in Nigeria. The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy has byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 30, 2025 GSMA Supports Nigeria Tariff Adjustment, Seeks More Policy Action. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50% tariff increase byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 16, 2025 USTDA Partners with Nigeria to Boost Internet Access. The U byBolu Babalola