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Content creation is booming in Botswana but monetisation remains a puzzle

Ephraim Modise

7th August 2023
long reads

Mapping the growth trajectory of South Africa’s data centre industry

Ephraim Modise

20th February 2023
long reads

Buy-now-pay-later in South Africa: A farce or the next big thing?

Ephraim Modise

6th February 2023
long reads, Startups/Tech/Business, Technology

Inside SweepSouth’s decision to close its Nigerian and Kenyan businesses

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

20th January 2023
ecosystem, Features, long reads

Techstars’ mentor on how Africa can rise to its calling as the continent of the future

Caleb Nnamani

2nd November 2022
ecosystem, Features, long reads

Investors require startups to have technical cofounders. But is that necessary?

Caleb Nnamani

30th September 2022
Business, Internet, long reads, Mobile

9Mobile’s new CEO is pinning the company’s future on digital services

Abubakar Idris

25th August 2020
10 years of TechCabal, Business, FinTech, long reads, Mobile, News

How Chinese tech billionaire Yahui Zhou is calling the shots at OPay

Abubakar Idris

21st July 2020
FinTech, Internet, long reads, News

After raising $10m, Nigerian e-commerce startup TradeDepot is expanding to financial services

Abubakar Idris

16th July 2020
long reads, News, startups

How MAX is scaling its mobility solutions despite Lagos Okada ban

Abubakar Idris

9th July 2020
Business, FinTech, long reads, Mobile, News, startups

Exclusive: OPay’s core payments business is still growing

Abubakar Idris

11th June 2020
Business, Fundamentals, Government, Internet, long reads, Media, Mobile, News, Technology

Nigerian news media’s struggle with a sustainable business model

Abubakar Idris

8th May 2020
Business, Government, Internet, long reads, Mobile, News, Policy

Pandemic anxiety means Nigerians are vulnerable to online scams and fake news

Abubakar Idris

3rd April 2020
Business, ecosystem, FinTech, Government, long reads, News, Policy, startups, Technology

Two weeks after Cameroon exit, Jumia closes shop in Tanzania in pursuit of profits

Abubakar Idris

28th November 2019
Business, ecosystem, Government, long reads, Mobile, News, Policy, Politics, startups

Bike-hailing companies must be taxed because they are foreign-owned, says NURTW official

Abubakar Idris

27th November 2019
Features, long reads, My Life In Tech

My Life In Tech: In Obi Ozor’s world, audacity is king

Kay Ugwuede

16th October 2019
Business, FinTech, Internet, long reads, Mobile, News, Opinion, Policy, Reviews, Ridesharing, startups, Technology

OEverything: Can OPay dominate Nigeria’s fintech market?

Abubakar Idris

2nd October 2019
African Tech Roundup, Business, Digest, ecosystem, long reads, News, startups, Technology

Facing multiple lawsuits and $120 million losses, Jumia unearths fraud in earnings report

Abubakar Idris

22nd August 2019
Entertainment, Government, Internet, long reads, News, people, Policy, Politics, Social Media, Technology

Uganda wants online media platforms and influencers to pay $20 to operate in the country

Abubakar Idris

7th August 2019
Features, long reads, people, Ridesharing

One tap away: For many women, ride-hailing apps are now a haven of harassment

Kay Ugwuede

1st August 2019

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