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A Ghanaian Tech Firm is Suing MTN, Alleging It Stole the Blueprint for Mobile Money
Clydestone says work it did for MTN Ghana in 2007 became the foundation of a mobile money business now worth billions — and that it was never paid
Village Capital Completes $850,000 Ghana Bet With New Round for Three Startups
The fund's Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility has now backed five Ghanaian companies spanning fintech, agriculture and manufacturing, as it prepares to expand into Nigeria and Tanzania
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
Rwanda Just Closed A Tax Loophole Which Will Now Enable It To Tax Online Services Like Netflix
A sweeping new law makes Google Ads, Netflix, cloud hosting, and online courses taxable — and forces banks to collect the bill
MoneyGram and NALA Are Betting Stablecoins Can Fix Africa’s Broken Money Pipeline
The two companies are ditching correspondent banking in favor of crypto-native settlement rails — and they're starting with some of the world's most underserved payment corridors
Editor’s Note: Tech Labari’s New Mission
Nine years ago, we officially launched Tech Labari to fill the gap in technology news in Ghana. Nine…
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…
Pan African AI Summit Ignites Ethical and Inclusive Tech Leadership
Ghana is positioning itself as the “AI Hub” of West Africa, moving from a consumer of global tech…
Chowdeck Partners with MyCoverGenius to Provide Insurance for Riders in Nigeria
Chowdeck, Nigeria’s leading on-demand delivery platform, has formalized a massive partnership with insurtech leader MyCoverGenius to provide personal…
Fido Ghana secures $5.5M to bridge Africa’s “missing middle”
Fido, a Ghana-based digital lender, has landed $5.5 million in debt funding from impact investor Symbiotics. The capital…