Category: Science/Technology

“Ice-cream births” are saving women’s lives in Nig...

Somehow, the online term "ice cream births" had passed me by. Not surprising, perhaps, given the incongruous, even outrageous natu...

Breaking: Gates Foundation funds 29 healthcare sup...

i3, a pan-African initiative funded by the Gates Foundation, is giving 29 startups operating in Africa’s healthcare supply chain e...

TikTok has been fined $379 million for not protecting children's data according to the requirements of the European Union's Genera...

Next Wave: A modern retail wave is building up acr...

Smallscale modern retail in Africa will not completely replace open markets in Lagos, souks in Cairo, or storied markets like Kara...

Naspers CEO Bob Van Dijk resigns effective immedia...

Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk has resigned from the helm of Africa's largest company by market capitalisation after ten years. Van Dijk...

Nigeria’s next CBN governor Yemi Cardoso could hav...

In 2015, Cardoso was one of three names considered as Vice President to Muhammadu Buhari. "I was asked to submit three names, Yemi...

Livecopper announces investment from Moa Holdings ...

Livecopper was founded in 2012 by Allingham and Andrew Davies. The company provides a one-stop e-commerce platform for industry pr...

Driven by food prices, Nigeria’s headline inflatio...

August’s inflation was again driven by an increase in the prices of food and nonalcoholic beverages as food inflation for the mon...

President Tinubu nominates Yemi Cardoso as Nigeria...

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the next governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank. His nomination comes e...

Software glitch leaves thousands of SA grant recip...

According to government data, 29 million people in South Africa receive monthly grants, representing about 47% of the population.

OneLiquidity comes out of stealth

After operating in stealth for a year, OneLiquidity, a startup that offers technology, liquidity, and licensing services for busin...

My driver the stalker

Many Nigerian women are stalked by drivers after using ride-hailing apps, as ride-hailing companies try to evade responsibilities.

WhoGoHost, a Nigerian cloud infrastructure company, has fully acquired SendChamp—a cloud communications startup—for an undisclosed...

Your favourite tech startup wants to go public; it...

Managers of a business preparing for an IPO intentionally cultivate an image and push communications that subtly reinforce the val...

Kenya adjusts pump price again as petrol crosses 2...

Fuel costs in Kenya have, for the first time, surpassed the KES 200 ($1.36) mark. With yesterday's price adjustment, the new pump ...

Was the iPhone 15 worth the wait?

There have been media backslashes from displeased iPhone enthusiasts who believe the iPhone 15 series is simply a renamed version ...

Exclusive: Nigerian web hosting company, WhoGoHost...

In a strategic move to deepen value offering, WhoGoHost, a web hosting company, has acquired SendChamp, a cloud-based communicatio...

Ghana’s headline inflation rate dropped to 40.1%. The country's inflation rate for July was pegged at 43.1%.

Ghana’s inflation drops to 40% in August driven by...

Just like July's uptick, the slowdown was again driven primarily by food prices. Per the data from the GSS, food inflation fell fr...

Nollywood is the hot new investment for tech found...

"[ROI from investing in films] varies from project to project, but it is definitely better than keeping your money in a fixed depo...