African technology news: fintech, startups, funding rounds, telecoms, digital policy and innovation across the continent.
Grey, a Nigerian fintech that provides virtual international bank accounts to Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The seed funding round included participation from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, …
Egypt is expanding in building seawater desalination plants to face the water stress caused by climate change, said Deputy Minister of Housing Sayed Ismail in a meeting with the world …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a six-year national agricultural technology and innovation policy (NATIP) from 2022 to 2027 to enhance agribusiness in the country. This document was inaugurated by the …
Truecaller, a global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication, has launched additional features on its Truecaller for Business. The features will enable branded, contextual videos to differentiate business …
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook co-founder sought to explain some of the company’s more complicated policy issues this week during an interview with podcast host and martial arts commentator Joe Rogan. During …
The microblogging platform, Twitter, has officially integrated podcast features into its platform. The company announced the development via a blog post. “Twitter helps people connect with unique and compelling voices …
The Court has ordered Twitter Inc. to hand over more information about spam and bot accounts to Elon Musk as part of its legal fight to make the billionaire complete …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) code for the eNaira to enhance financial inclusion in the country. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, inaugurated …
The application for tax clearance certificate in Ghana will be done through online processes from October 2022. The move is expected to eliminate the incident of fake tax certificate and …
The globally acclaimed game show, ‘Family Feud’ is set to grace screens across the nation from October 7, 2022 courtesy of leading technology company and headline sponsor, MTN Nigeria in …
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