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Collection of tech news across Sub-Saharan Africa
What We Learnt About Starlink From The SpaceX IPO Documentation
The rocket company's IPO prospectus reveals a satellite internet business generating billions in recurring revenue — and it's still just getting started
PayPal’s Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Is Now Live Across Africa
PYUSD just landed in 70 markets worldwide — and the continent that stands to gain most may be Africa
M-KOPA Ghana Impact Report Reveals Smartphones Unlock Health Insurance and Economic Opportunities for Every Day Earners
M-KOPA Ghana's latest impact report shows how smartphone financing is quietly becoming one of Africa's most effective tools for economic mobility — and why the numbers behind it are harder to dismiss than you'd think.
Yango is Expanding Into 10 New African Markets With $150M War Chest
Ride-hailing giant Yango Group is deploying a $150 million war chest to expand its African footprint into 10 new countries this year
WhatsApp Is Testing a New Status Feed in Ghana
Meta is betting that putting Status updates front and center will stop you from missing your contacts' posts before they vanish
Bolt Launches Electric Vehicle Category in South Africa
The ride-hailing giant is launching EVs in Cape Town with a target of 500 vehicles by year's end — and it has its sights set on the whole continent
Jumia To Lay Off 200 Workers and Employ AI To Reduce Costs
Jumia is replacing workers with AI across logistics, finance, and marketing. For a platform selling to customers earning $200 a month, the math may finally be starting to work.
Ghana Announces Competitive National Bidding Process for 5G Spectrum
The government wants competitive bidding to replace a broken system — but it's walking a tightrope between state revenue and actually getting networks built
Africa EV MAX Mobility Raises $8 Million for Fleet Expansion and Battery Swap Infrastructure
MAX secures debt funding from Dutch impact investor Triple Jump — and it's a signal that institutional money is finally taking African EV infrastructure seriously.
Orange Is Betting Big on Solar to Power Africa’s Next Billion Connections
With fuel costs surging from the Iran war, France's largest telecom sees clean energy not as a sustainability checkbox — but a business imperative