TymeBank rebrands as GoTyme Bank, signaling global ambitions beyond South Africa South Africa–based digital lender TymeBank has officially rebranded as GoTyme byBolu BabalolaFebruary 4, 2026
Afreximbank backs eight African startups in first accelerator cohort, offering up to $250k The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has selected eight African startups byFatima OladunniFebruary 4, 2026
LemFi secures AUSTRAC approval, deepening its push into Australia’s remittance market African fintech LemFi has received formal approval from AUSTRAC to operate as an byFatima OladunniFebruary 4, 2026
Kenya’s National E-Mobility Policy Finally Arrives After Four Years of “Coming Soon”—And It’s More Revolutionary Than Anyone Expected With 3,000% EV growth since 2022 and green number plates launching immediately, byBetty WangariFebruary 4, 2026
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 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 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
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 NigeriaJanuary 16, 2025 USTDA Partners with Nigeria to Boost Internet Access. The U byBolu Babalola
ExplainersMay 11, 2024 A Guide on How To Safely Connect to Public Wi-Fi. Public Wi-Fi is a term referring to public access points that allow users to byNgozi Emekaroha
Africa NewsMarch 23, 2024 Ghana eases restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet. Three months after imposing restrictions on the local use of Elon Musk’s byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 15, 2024 Damaged subsea cables cause widespread internet outages in Africa. On Thursday, a significant wave of internet outages swept across regions of byMuhammed Mustapha
