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Business Banking Platform Nomba Extends Its Congo Payments Network Into Zambia
The Nigerian fintech will let Congolese businesses pay Zambian suppliers instantly, targeting one of Africa's fastest-growing trade routes
Bolt Brings Electric Cars to Johannesburg
The ride-hailing company is partnering with a taxi association and the carmaker BYD as it pushes toward 500 electric vehicles in South Africa by year's end.
JPMorgan Prepares to Open a Bank in Nigeria as It Completes Central Bank Deposit
The Wall Street giant is seeking a merchant banking license and wants to begin operating before the end of 2026. Regulators have not yet given approval.
Ghana Is Betting on Traffic Cameras To Fix Indiscipline on Roads. Many of Its Traffic Lights Don’t Work
Police plan to start automated enforcement on Nov. 1. The roads it will watch are missing basic signals and working power
Spotify Launches Audiobooks in Ghana
Listeners can now stream books alongside music and podcasts, with a GHS 20 monthly add-on that covers 15 hours of listening
Nigerian EV Startup MAX Pushes Funding Round to $29 Million
A new investment from U.S. climate lender Nithio extends the round, as MAX bets that rising fuel prices will push commercial riders toward electric motorcycles
Ghanaian Banks To Collect Tax On Digital Subscriptions Including Netflix and ChatGPT, Starting On October 15
Starting Oct. 15, banks will add a 20 percent charge to foreign digital subscriptions paid with Ghanaian cards. The tax isn't new. Who collects it is.
Microsoft Is Reportedly Winding Down Its Engineering Hub in Nairobi
Staff at the Africa Development Centre were told their jobs are going. Microsoft calls the changes "proposed" and has not used the word closure
Remittances and Cross Border Payments: Q&A With Gillian Darko, Group Vice President of Strategy at Yellow Card
Tech Labari sat down for interview with Gillian Darko, Group Vice President of Yellow Card, about remittances, Ghana, it's expansion into Asia and regulation
After Ghana’s .gh Domain Hack, The Spotlight Falls Back On a Tense Fight Between “Father Of The Internet in Africa” and the State
In a nearly four-hour interview, Nii Narku Quaynor argues Africa must build and own its technology. Days later, attackers compromised the .gh registry his company has run for three decades.