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What Liberia’s Stalled Rollout Says About Africa’s Controversies with Digital Identity Vendors
Liberia can't issue a national ID because it owes a Kenyan tech firm $1.7 million. It's not an isolated glitch — it's a warning for the entire continent's billion-dollar identity project
Women and AI: Akwasi Asare Details How AI Doesn’t “Hear” African Women
Imagine you are struggling with postpartum depression and you reach out to a mobile health app for help.…
EV Startup GoSwap Secures Seed Funding to Electrify Morocco
GoSwap, a Casablanca-based startup specializing in automated battery swapping for electric scooters, has closed its first round of…
Women and AI: Rashida Musa on How African Women Can Rewrite the Rules of AI
There is a version of the AI story you’ve probably heard: technology is moving fast, Africa is behind,…
Best Fintech Apps for Accruing Interest in Ghana
Ghana’s financial technology landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past few years. Where once your only…
GSMA Report: Mobile Money Surpasses $2 Trillion In Transactions
The global mobile money industry reached a massive economic milestone in 2025, processing $2 trillion in transactions—effectively doubling…
littlefish Raises $9.5M Series A Round Led by Partech to Power Merchant Infrastructure for Banks Across Africa
South African fintech littlefish has secured $9.5 million in Series A funding to scale its “merchant operating system”…
Ghana’s Nuclear Ambition Loses Momentum as Funding Runs Dry
Republished from The Labari Journal ACCRA-Ghana – Ghana is no stranger to grand energy ambitions. For nearly two decades,…
Liberia’s National ID System Suspended Due To Massive Debt
Liberia’s national identity system has ground to a halt, leaving citizens unable to obtain or renew biometric ID…
MTN Shuts Down “Super App” Ayoba
MTN Group is officially shuttering Ayoba, its ambitious messaging and “everything app,” marking the end of a high-stakes…