Algeria is opening the door to telco-led mobile money. Can it work”
Algeria has yet to develop the mobile money market seen across much of the continent. Djezzy's authorisation is a first step towards filling that gap, and gives prospective payment service providers a clearer idea of what the regulator expects.
Africa’s AI problem isn’t talent
Africa has no shortage of AI talent—so why are developers struggling to build” There's a missing layer between Africa's tech ecosystem and what it takes to unlock local AI innovation. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
Nigeria’s central bank data localisation push is about more than local servers
Data localisation is often framed as keeping data in-country and protecting it, but the Central Bank of Nigeria’s new rules are about whether banks and fintechs can access critical data, recover services, and keep processing payments when their infrastructure fails. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
The competency illusion: Why Africa’s tech ecosystem is firing top engineers
Technical skills alone no longer guarantee success in tech careers in Africa. Now, companies are prioritising business literacy, leadership, and AI-driven strategic thinking over pure coding ability.
South Africa wants TikTok’s creator economy to include local talent - Techpoint Africa
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from s all over the world by Google News. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Ghana courts a Leo
In today's edition: Ghana in early talks with Amazon Leo || Sidama Bank goes public in Ethiopia || Spar's refreshed Spar2U goes live in December || Kenya wants more exports to Germany. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
Federal Government Rolls Out the largest Skills-to-Jobs Initiative in Nigeria's History, Targeting 300,000 Young Nigerians through the iDICE programme - Techpoint Africa
Official updates highlight key developments regarding federal Government Rolls Out the largest Skills-to-Jobs Initiative in Nigeria's History, Targeting 300,000 Young Nigerians through the iDICE programme - Techpoint Africa. Industry analysts and regulatory authorities are actively monitoring the situation to determine long-term socio-economic implications.
Truecaller says Nigerians can remove their numbers after privacy ruling
The response follows TechCabal’s earlier report, which examined the legal dispute over how Truecaller processes the phone numbers and names of people who have not signed up for its service. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
How Nigeria’s overlapping data rules affect fintechs and banks
Nigeria’s push to localise financial data could boost local cloud infrastructure, but overlapping CBN and NITDA rules risk creating a complex compliance challenge for banks, fintechs and cloud providers. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
Building African-language AI is easier than finding the data
The shortage of African-language text data threatens to limit the development of AI tools that reflect the continent’s linguistic diversity. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
Class of 2016: What surviving a decade actually requires
If the past decade has taught us anything, it is that Africa's tech ecosystem's most important asset is accumulated experience. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
Cudium Deepens Corporate Payments Push With $10 Million Daily In-App Transfers and OTC Services - Techpoint Africa
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from s all over the world by Google News. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
Nigeria can build solar power plants, but funding remains elusive
Nigeria has built hundreds of solar mini-grids and connected more than 146,000 households, but expanding distributed power to millions more people will require a financing model that goes beyond grants and absorbs currency and credit risks. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
The Nigerian couple behind SmallChopsng and AutoGirl are building their first company together: an EV charging network - Techpoint Africa
Official updates highlight key developments regarding the Nigerian couple behind SmallChopsng and AutoGirl are building their first company together: an EV charging network - Techpoint Africa. Industry analysts and regulatory authorities are actively monitoring the situation to determine long-term socio-economic implications.
Why CBN rate cuts don’t mean more SME lending
For a small business in Nigeria, securing a bank loan has long felt like trying to step through a moving doorway. Commercial banks mobilise deposits, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) urges them to extend credit, yet formal lending to small businesses remains low. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.
Internet blackout hits Ethiopia’s Tigray as fighting escalates - Techpoint Africa
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from s all over the world by Google News. The development highlights ongoing operational shifts across the sector as key stakeholders assess future outcomes.