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In a striking indicator of Africa’s accelerating digital transformation, 64% of African workers reported using artificial intelligence (AI) at work in the past 12 months, significantly ahead of the global average of 54%, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). This leap reflects not only a growing readiness to embrace new technologies across Africa

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Vodafone-linked investors are set to take formal control of Safaricom after a proposed KES 204.3 billion ($1.57 billion) share transaction that lifts their combined stake to 55%, crossing the 50% regulatory threshold for effective control.  The transaction, disclosed in a public notice dated December 3, changes the ownership of East Africa’s most profitable company and

Until Jumia introduced its first nationwide sales campaign after it launched in 2012, Black Friday was not a retail tradition in Nigeria. Since then, the once-foreign concept has grown into one of the country’s most anticipated online commerce moments. Black Friday deals have now extended to online food delivery platforms like Chowdeck, which drove ₦1.4

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With startup funding slowing globally and foreign investors becoming more cautious, industry leaders are calling for a fundamental shift in how innovation is financed, scaled, and absorbed in Africa. The message, repeated across panels, keynote speeches, and informal conversations at the MTN Cloud Accelerator Demo Day in Lagos on November 28, 2025, was that Nigeria

The Judith Neilson Foundation, an Australia-based philanthropy that deploys tens of millions of dollars across Africa and Australia, has partnered with the Million Lives Collective (MLC), a global network backing scaled social ventures, to launch a new fund focused on tech-enabled urban solutions in African cities.  The African Cities Innovation Fund, unveiled on Wednesday in

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Nigeria’s Central Bank has removed all limits and fees on cash deposits, in its most sweeping overhaul of cash-management rules since 2022. From January 1, 2026, customers will be able to deposit any amount of cash into banks without penalties, marking a major shift away from the regulator’s previous restrictions designed to curb the economy’s

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Ridelink wants to turn fragmented supply-chain and trade-finance pain into a single, data-driven platform. This idea combines logistics, credit, and predictive AI in one system, which is vital because companies trading across Africa and Asia often juggle multiple intermediaries, struggle with cash-flow gaps and face price opacity. Ridelink, founded in 2017, says it removes that