CBN Orders Nigerian Fintechs to Split Their Payments Empires or Divest Nigeria's Central Bank has ordered payment service holding companies to unbundle byFatima OladunniJune 17, 2026
Ripple Buys Into Flutterwave to Open New Front in African Stablecoin Wars Ripple has taken a strategic stake in Flutterwave, Nigeria's largest payments byBolu BabalolaJune 16, 2026
Proparco Anchors Morocco LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Fund Proparco, the private sector financing arm of France’s development agency byBolu BabalolaJune 16, 2026
WATT and MTN Nigeria Partner on 34MW Renewable Energy Rollout for Telecom and EV First WATT, a renewable energy infrastructure company, has signed a partnership byFatima OladunniJune 16, 2026
Africa NewsMarch 25, 2026 Namibia Blocks Starlink: 51% Local Rule Puts Transformation Before Internet Access Namibia just rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications byBetty Wangari
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