Africa region
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BusinessYellow has closed a Series C backed by Convergence Partners and SSI as it scales asset financing for smartphones and solar systems across seven African markets.
BusinessOPay is preparing for a US IPO, Airtel Money is targeting London and PalmPay is exploring Hong Kong. Africa's fintech exit problem is becoming visible.
MAMBO TakeHosting a major national technology conference in Jos challenges the idea that Nigeria's digital economy begins in Lagos and ends in Abuja.
Should you care?The new compact shops reduce the cost of physical retail while keeping registration, support and financial services close to customers.
MAMBO ExplainsInstead of asking developers to find bigger GPUs, the competition asks them to compress, optimise and localise AI for common African hardware.
BusinessUber's 14.8 billion dollar acquisition of Glovo parent Delivery Hero faces antitrust scrutiny across Kenya, Nigeria, and North Africa, where it would merge the top delivery rivals.
Should you care?African ICT ministers gathered in Abuja for the ATU's 7th Conference of Plenipotentiaries, aiming for a unified continental strategy on spectrum, AI, and digital infrastructure.
BusinessSix Nigerian fintechs made CNBC and Statista's 2026 World's Top Fintech Companies list, over half of Africa's 11 entries, cementing Lagos as the continent's fintech capital.
MAMBO TakeAmazon now has enough low-Earth-orbit satellites to begin service, but Africa needs gateways, licences and affordable hardware before competition reaches consumers.
BusinessAfrican fintech is moving beyond payment apps into credit, B2B infrastructure, embedded finance, and debt-funded models built around real cash flows.
BusinessNigerian businesses are using stablecoins as a bottom-up workaround for dollar scarcity, slow settlement, and cross-border payment friction.
BusinessPhase II of the African Exchange Linkage Project expands the network to 11 exchanges and more than 50 brokers, pushing African capital markets closer together.
BusinessAfrican fintech is consolidating fast as stronger companies buy data rails, licences, local footholds, and distressed rivals.
BusinessNew research says EVs are close to cost parity across much of Africa, with expensive financing now doing more to slow adoption than the technology itself.
BusinessThe EU Regional Business Forum put West Africa's Abidjan to Lagos corridor in front of investors, with rail, urban mobility, trade facilitation, and logistics on the table.
BusinessAirtime and data lending has resumed in Nigeria after a suspension linked to FCCPC digital-lending rules and a court fight.
