Bari Keenam has been a photographer, videographer, magazine publisher, cybersecurity intern, network engineer, graphic designer, and motion designer. At 25, he’s now a product designer at Lyft in Canada. He wishes he’d specialised earlier. But he also knows that if he had, he wouldn’t be here at all. This is the paradox of the serial

Have you ever felt “velvetmist”?  It’s a “complex and subtle emotion that...

Over 66,000 Starlink subscribers in Nigeria risk having their internet access restricted after December 31, 2025, if they fail to complete a mandatory biometric update.  The requirement, first issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in August 2025, extends the regulator’s subscriber-verification framework beyond mobile networks to satellite internet providers to strengthen identity verification and

The iPhone 17 Series is Apple’s latest flagship device in 2025, succeeding the iPhone 16 launched last year. With the series, Apple discontinued the Plus model and introduced the iPhone 17 Air, marketed as the thinnest iPhone.  Users get a 6.3-inch display on the base iPhone 17 and Pro, a 6.5-inch display on the Air

We’re in the midst of a global mental-­health crisis. More than a billion...

Cybersecurity breaches remained a persistent thorn in the side of African companies in 2025, but the major highlights from the year weren’t the headline attacks. Institutions lost the luxury of keeping breaches quiet as cyberattacks became harder to hide. Several African countries tightened the breach-reporting guidelines for operators. Chief among them is Algeria, which mandated

In 2025, TechCabal published about 21 editions of Follow the Money, tracking how Nigerians earned, spent, saved, and lost money in a year shaped by policy shifts, fintech power plays, and tightening government oversight. We followed what banks spent on, how tax laws evolved, how Jumia adjusted its revenue strategy, and how individuals and companies

Africa’s tech ecosystem spent much of the past two years clawing its way out of a ‘funding winter.’ In 2025, it finally stood upright again. Startups on the continent raised over $3 billion, according to funding tracker, Africa: The Big Deal, the highest annual total since the zero-interest-rate era ended in 2022. Investors returned selectively

For Africa’s tech ecosystem, 2025 was marked by a cautious yet tangible recovery, with funding reaching $3 billion and a record-breaking wave of consolidation. It was the year LemFi and Stitch snapped up smaller players to fortify their infrastructure, while Chowdeck aggressively redrew the logistics map. We watched as the narrative shifted from “who raised

Pollution from textile production—dyes, chemicals, and heavy metals like lead and cadmium—is common...

In 2025, we published 37 editions of the Digital Nomads column. We spoke to diasporan African professionals across tech, finance, law, privacy, venture capital, and a growing class of location-independent workers who move frequently. The internet often describes the world as a ‘global village.’ In practice, borders are less fluid, limiting movement for many in

When Nigeria’s currency began stabilising this year after months of volatility, many observers were cautious about calling it a turning point. But for Itana, a privately-run digital special economic zone designed to attract tech startups, services companies, and foreign investors, the shift became a timely catalyst for investor commitment. “Once someone decides to come into