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Unpacking Africa’s quickest rising firms record

Unpacking Africa’s quickest rising firms record

Yesterday, the Financial Times, and research company, Statista released a report on Africa’s fastest growing companies 2023. The list highlights how the top 100 African businesses from across different sectors—fintech, renewable energy, healthcare, commodities and…

Wi-flix streaming service launches in Zambia

Wi-flix streaming service launches in Zambia

Wi-flix, one of Africa’s fastest growing streaming services, has launched in Zambia in partnership with MTN Zambia. Zambia is the fourth country in which the service is available on the continent, joining Kenya, Ghana, and…

Subsequent Wave: What is going to “Good cities” imply for Africa?

Subsequent Wave: What is going to “Good cities” imply for Africa?

African cities are one of the planet’s examples of dynamic human organisation happening in the middle of a digital revolution which we do not fully understand. Travel across the continent, you’ll find storied towns that…

Whereas companies shut down globally, Africa’s rising firms stayed afloat

Whereas companies shut down globally, Africa’s rising firms stayed afloat

The Financial Times, and research company, Statista have released a report on Africa’s fastest growing companies 2023. The list highlights how the top 100 African businesses from across different sectors—fintech, renewable energy, healthcare, commodities and…

How Palmpay’s ruthless debt assortment strategies have gotten social media memes

How Palmpay’s ruthless debt assortment strategies have gotten social media memes

It’s not often that fintech startups make it into viral memes and TikTok videos, but Palmpay, a Chinese-backed digital wallet offering, is the subject of many social media jibes. Most of the joke formats have…

Interview with Patrice Binwa Aganze, founding father of Naledi Companies in Goma

Interview with Patrice Binwa Aganze, founding father of Naledi Companies in Goma

Noel K. Tshiani is the founder of Congo Business Network. In this exclusive interview for TechCabal, he discusses with Patrice Binwa Aganze, founder of Naledi Services, about the startup environment in Goma, the 3rd most…

Unpacking the CPaaS mannequin in Nigeria

Unpacking the CPaaS mannequin in Nigeria

Did this ever happen to you? You download an app and go through the registration process which requests your phone number to send you a one-time password (OTP). You have 30 sec or so to…

Tech4Dev’s footprint is rising, and it’s taking African girls alongside

Tech4Dev’s footprint is rising, and it’s taking African girls alongside

Unlike ten years ago, more Africans are finding jobs in tech today. However, the disparity in opportunities to learn and begin a career in tech between men and women is huge. According to a 2021…

Sudan throttles its web

Sudan throttles its web

Lire en français Read this email in French. Editor’s Note Week 17, 2023 Read time: 5 minutes Hello! Did you miss us? The past few long weekends (thank you April!) meant we couldn’t be in…

Funding or not, Wimbart’s Jessica believes tech PR is right here to remain

Funding or not, Wimbart’s Jessica believes tech PR is right here to remain

A cottage industry of public relations firms and niche media publications helped create Africa’s tech funding boom and grew alongside it. But with funding rounds drying up and more critical media hovering above, the marriage…

How one can pay NHIF Kenya by way of MPesa 2023

How one can pay NHIF Kenya by way of MPesa 2023

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is a Kenyan government agency tasked with providing affordable and accessible medical insurance coverage to all Kenyans. One of the most convenient ways to pay NHIF contributions is through…

Examine your identify on JAMB matriculation checklist 2023

Examine your identify on JAMB matriculation checklist 2023

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) matriculation list is a database of candidates who have been offered admission by various tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It is important for candidates to verify their names on…