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Codefest Africa plans to turn hackathons into a year-round innovation pipeline
Codefest Africa, the organisation behind a 2025 hackathon that drew more than 5,000 participants, wants to…
Ighodalo Labs to bring 10 startup founders before investors at Ibadan pitch event
Ighodalo Labs, a venture studio, is set to bring 10 startup founders before investors and industry…
Uzoma Dozie wants banks to rethink SME lending with AI
Speaking on the sidelines of AFIS 2026 in Luanda, Angola, Uzoma Dozie, the former Diamond Bank…
Safaricom’s M-PESA hits record $770m revenue as financial services surge 55%
Safaricom’s mobile money service, M-PESA, reached a milestone, generating KES 100.1 billion (about $770 million) in…
Safaricom makes more from M-PESA overdrafts as borrower numbers surge
Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecommunications operator, generated KES 4.9 billion ($38 million) from Fuliza, its M-PESA overdraft…
10 communities empowering women in tech across Africa
Across the continent, more and more communities are empowering women, mentoring them, and backing their ideas…
Paga expands Direct Debit for businesses beyond its network
Paga, one of Africa’s oldest fintechs, is expanding its Direct Debit access to let businesses using…
Flutterwave wants to keep more money in its ecosystem
In 2017, Flutterwave was a company of about 50 people that had convinced Uber, the world’s…
That free router actually costs ₦200,000: Insider reveals why telecom operators are reclaiming inactive devices – Technext
Each time subscribers get high-speed home broadband (router), whether Airtel ODU, MTN FibreX, MTN FlyX, or…