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Tanzania will promote US {dollars} to industrial banks to handle international forex shortages

Tanzania will promote US {dollars} to industrial banks to handle international forex shortages

The Bank of Tanzania will begin selling US dollars to commercial banks to tackle shortages that have plagued the country since 2022, according to a statement by the bank.  “The initiative aims to ensure adequate…

IWD2024: Driving digital gender inclusion in Africa

IWD2024: Driving digital gender inclusion in Africa

…As African female-led startups raised $200m between 2019 and 2023 In the dynamic and rapidly evolving African tech ecosystem, a wave of trailblazing female founders is making remarkable strides, breaking barriers, and leaving an indelible…

CBN consecutively raises charges because it hopes to crush inflation

CBN consecutively raises charges because it hopes to crush inflation

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has consecutively raised the benchmark lending rate by 200 basis points to 24.75%, from 22.75%, in another aggressive push to contain inflation. Olayemi Cardoso, the CBN governor, announced this…

MTN exits two African international locations in a bid to refocus on high-growth markets

MTN exits two African international locations in a bid to refocus on high-growth markets

MTN Group, Africa’s largest network operator by subscriber base, has accepted an undisclosed offer from Africa-focused telecommunication service, Telecel, for the sale of its equity interests in MTN Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry, as it looks to…

Saying the second version of the Moonshot Convention

Saying the second version of the Moonshot Convention

Moonshot by TechCabal returns in October! Moonshot is the conference that brings together Africa’s tech ecosystem in person to network, collaborate, share insights, and celebrate innovation on the continent.  At TechCabal, we believe that there…

Subsequent Wave: Showmax is promising, nevertheless it wants to repair a couple of technical fundamentals

Subsequent Wave: Showmax is promising, nevertheless it wants to repair a couple of technical fundamentals

2024 is shaping up to be a challenging year for streaming platforms in Africa after Showmax, the continent’s leading video-on-demand platform, revamped to become Showmax 2.0. However, the change runs deeper: following years of negotiations…

Courtroom paperwork present that Nigeria has charged Binance with tax evasion as govt escapes detention

Courtroom paperwork present that Nigeria has charged Binance with tax evasion as govt escapes detention

Nigerian authorities have formally charged Binance and its detained executives Nadeem Anjarwalla and Tigran Gambarya with tax evasion, TechCabal can report. The office of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA) also confirmed reports that Anjarwalla escaped…

Entry Holdings, Coronation Group ink take care of M-Pesa to sort out regional remittance

Entry Holdings, Coronation Group ink take care of M-Pesa to sort out regional remittance

Access Holdings, led by Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, is pushing for the biggest share of the remittance market in East and West Africa. The Holdco is partnering with Coronation Group to forge a relationship with Safaricom and…

TechCabal Every day – A $40 million glitch

TechCabal Every day – A $40 million glitch

Quick Links ethiopia Meta Nigeria South Africa TC Daily Dark/Light Search Menu Search Follow us Flagships Ask An Investor Centre Stage My Life In Tech Factsheet Digital Nomads The BackEnd Web3 Quick Fire Newsletters TC…

Freelancers are struggling to steadiness  integrity and being profitable as AI threatens to devalue their work

Freelancers are struggling to steadiness integrity and being profitable as AI threatens to devalue their work

Onyi, a freelance writer, charges $50–$80 per 5,000 words on Upwork, a freelance platform. The 23-year-old student of Michael Okpara University has been a freelancer on Upwork for three years, ghostwriting academic papers, blog posts…

Congolese fintechs companion with authorities to create trade commonplace

Congolese fintechs companion with authorities to create trade commonplace

Several fintechs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are partnering with the government to create a framework, the Congolese Fintech Network (CFN), that aims to increase financial inclusion, ensure information-sharing within the industry and…

Meta will open up monetisation to Nigerian creators because it steps up Africa play

Meta will open up monetisation to Nigerian creators because it steps up Africa play

Meta Platforms will allow content creators in Nigeria to make money through ads and other features, in a move it hopes will keep the country’s top content creators on its platforms. Those options and features…