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The rise of the African digital village

The rise of the African digital village

This piece was contributed to TechCabal by Oswald Osaretin Guobadia. Mr. Guobadia is currently the Senior Special Assistant to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Digital Transformation. He is the lead on the Nigeria Startup…

Fixing the mare’s nest: making inter-city journey work in Africa

Fixing the mare’s nest: making inter-city journey work in Africa

Road transportation is the primary way of moving from one city to another in Africa. Rail infrastructure is patchy, waterways are not navigable for long distances, and air transport is simply too expensive. To travel…

Efe Ukala is utilizing digital abilities to assist feminine entrepreneurs develop their companies

Efe Ukala is utilizing digital abilities to assist feminine entrepreneurs develop their companies

As a Wall Street investment lawyer who has travelled across Africa to conduct due diligence on startups her investment firm was considering for funding, Efe Ukala found it surprising that she kept walking into offices…

Nigerian music listeners face cost difficulties for on-line streaming platforms

Nigerian music listeners face cost difficulties for on-line streaming platforms

Source: Freepik Subscriptions to international streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube Music have become difficult for Nigerian users as most local cards no longer work for international transactions. In March 2022, several Nigerian…

All On appoints ex-Rockefeller Basis director Caroline Eboumbou as new CEO

All On appoints ex-Rockefeller Basis director Caroline Eboumbou as new CEO

Caroline Eboumbou Source: All On Al On, a Nigerian independent impact investing company, has appointed a new CEO, Caroline Eboumbou. Eboumbou was previously director of investments, power and climate team at the Rockefeller Foundation.  All…

This Nigerian is creating software program to assist the world perceive infants’ cries

This Nigerian is creating software program to assist the world perceive infants’ cries

When life gives you lemons, you can do whatever you want with them. Problems, on the other hand, require solutions that come from deep thinking and, sometimes, experience. For Canada-based Charles Onu, the problems he…

OpenServe to turn out to be a standalone subsidiary after break up from Telkom Group

OpenServe to turn out to be a standalone subsidiary after break up from Telkom Group

South African mobile network provider Telkom Group has announced that OpenServe, its wholesale network infrastructure business, will split from the Group into a standalone subsidiary. Telkom announced this in its 2023 Q1 financial results following…

Khazenly’s CEO on the fulfilment hole in Egypt’s logistics sector

Khazenly’s CEO on the fulfilment hole in Egypt’s logistics sector

Khazenly cofounders Source: Wamda While major e-commerce companies around the world are laying off their staff due to the domino effects of soaring inflation, the e-commerce industry in Africa has a different story to tell.…

South African digital financial institution TymeBank to realize fintech startup Retail Capital

South African digital financial institution TymeBank to realize fintech startup Retail Capital

South African digital bank, TymeBank, has announced the proposed acquisition of Retail Capital, a fintech company that provides funding to Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is…

How Lami raised $3.7 million to make insurance coverage accessible to Africans

How Lami raised $3.7 million to make insurance coverage accessible to Africans

Lami, an insuretech startup, hopes to become the premier company powering insurance adoption across Africa by 2030, according to Jihan Abass, Lami’s founder and CEO. The UK-based Kenyan national was visiting her home country when…

Free choices to pirated tool in the Nigerian tech market

Free choices to pirated tool in the Nigerian tech market

This guest contribution was sent in by Faith Omoniyi. The IT industry in Nigeria is aided by the use of application software which include word processors, web browsers, graphics, database, spreadsheet, presentation, enterprise, and content…

Did Bumpa proper lay the foundation for conversational commerce in Africa?

Did Bumpa proper lay the foundation for conversational commerce in Africa?

“Here’s another name you can call Bumpa: the King of social commerce and in this kingdom every business can enjoy the Bumpa and Meta integration,” Bumpa says in a video posted accross its social media…