Nairobi’s Stock Exchange Is Finally Building a Tech Board. Can It Compete With Johannesburg — Or Will It Join Nigeria’s Zero-IPO Club? After decades as a home for banks, telcos, and brewers, the NSE is creating a byBetty WangariFebruary 20, 2026
Anthropic Just Signed Its First African Government Deal — And Rwanda Is Betting Its Digital Future On It In a three-year MOU covering health, education, and public services, Rwanda byFatima OladunniFebruary 20, 2026
South Africa’s Araxi Just Dropped R1 Billion on Pay@ — And It’s a Bet on the End of Fragmentation In the biggest payments consolidation deal South Africa has seen in years, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 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 WangariFebruary 18, 2026
Africa NewsDecember 2, 2025 Egypt Issues Its First VAT Guide and Declares Remote Tech Talent Exports Tax-Free — A Major Move as $4.8B in Tech Exports Hang in the Balance. After years of regulatory ambiguity that left service exporters trapped between byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJuly 15, 2025 Benue’s Digital Awakening: How Nigeria’s Food Basket is Becoming a Tech Hub. In the heart of Nigeria’s Middle Belt, where the Benue River winds through byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsDecember 17, 2024 Timbuktoo MineTech hub and accelerator debuts in Zambia. A significant milestone for African innovation has been reached with the launch byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsAugust 27, 2024 AfriLabs Strengthens Its Reach with 18 New Hubs. Afrilabs, an organization providing supportive innovation hubs across African byChisom Muojindu
Africa NewsJune 18, 2024 AfriLabs and UM6P Join Hands to Accelerate African Entrepreneurship. African hubs network AfriLabs and Moroccan university-owned investment firm UM6P byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 13, 2024 DAP Launches SIDE Initiative: A Stepping Stone for Nigerian Innovation. The Social Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship (SIDE) initiative, a cornerstone byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 25, 2024 AfriLabs and Emerge Green Africa join hands to nurture eco-entrepreneurs. African hub network AfriLabs has partnered with Emerge Green Africa on a byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsApril 19, 2024 AfriLabs extends its reach across Africa with 16 new hubs. AfriLabs, the premier network of technology and innovation hubs in Africa, has byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaDecember 14, 2023 Grammy Award-Winning Wyclef Jean to Establish Tech Hub in Nigeria. Haitian rapper and musician Wyclef Jean, in collaboration with Caribbean byBolu Babalola
