Choosing a data bundle in Kenya often means juggling price, speed, and coverage. As internet needs grow and living costs rise, many users keep multiple SIM cards to maximise network offers. Kenyans often own multiple SIM cards to get the best data, voice, and SMS deals.  Safaricom holds 63.3% market share, driven by extensive 4G/5G

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose...

In 1940, a fresh-faced Ronald Reagan starred as US Secret Service agent Brass...

Look to the African sky and be inspired. It is very easy to become discouraged by thinking about the world’s problems. They can seem overwhelming, but the same problems also present us with opportunities to find innovative solutions which help millions of fellow Africans – and people beyond our shores – realise their dreams. I

Plus: the US has paused China tariffs again This is today's edition of The Download, our...

When Kemi Michael, a corporate compère, attempted to transfer money to her usual PoS agent in late 2024, the attendant had a tip for avoiding an extra charge: “Send ₦9,500 instead of ₦10,000 so I don’t have to add ₦50 to the withdrawal fee.” According to her, it worked for a while but was not

Nigeria will begin constructing a 90,000-kilometre national fibre optic network in late 2025, which the government calls the most ambitious digital infrastructure project in its history. The rollout, dubbed Project Bridge, is designed to break the near-monopoly of mobile network operators (MNOs) over broadband infrastructure and give struggling internet service providers (ISPs) a fighting chance

The buzz around stablecoins is no longer confined to crypto circles in Africa and other emerging markets. Fintechs embed them into products for payments, remittances, payroll, and cross-border settlements. Yet the appeal is not obvious to everyone. Many people are still trying to understand what stablecoins do, and much of the public discussion assumes a

HoneyCoin, a Kenyan fintech startup building stablecoin-powered payment rails, has raised $4.9 million in seed funding to push into new African, Latin American, and Asian markets. Flourish Ventures led the equity round, which also included participation from TLcom Capital, Stellar Development Foundation, Lava, Musha Ventures, 4DX Ventures, Antler, and Visa Ventures, the investment arm of

Before OpenAI released GPT-5 last Thursday, CEO Sam Altman said its capabilities made...

My colleague Grace Huckins has a great story on OpenAI’s release of GPT-5,...

It started with curiosity and a handful of conversations in the back seats of ride-hailing vehicles. “That’s where we noticed a fundamental gap in the market,” says Busisiwe Ndlovu, Co-Founder, Brown Financial Service, a new startup building financial tools for South Africa’s gig workers.  Despite steady daily earnings, Ndlovu found that many South Africa’s gig