Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti unveil Cloud9, their next venture after Chpter
Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, who stepped down from Kenyan social commerce platform Chpter, are launching Cloud9, a digital bank they say will provi...
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Mali’s OKO raises fresh capital to protect Africa’s farmers from climate shocks
OKO, a Malian climate and agritech startup that provides climate insurance for African farmers, has raised an undisclosed funding round led by Catalys...
The HR leader who learned to build tech teams from scratch
The tech ecosystem is attractive to many Nigerians for various reasons including its growth trajectory over the last decade. For Faith Emmanuel, the d...
Nigeria’s first civilian astronaut could be chosen by public vote
Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has partnered with the U.S.-based Space Exploration & Research Agency (SERA) to se...
How your data bills fuelled a ₦15.02 trillion telecoms boom in six months
Your monthly data bills, which have risen by more than 300% since 2023, are powering one of Nigeria’s biggest economic pillars. In the first half of...
Chpter co-founders Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti step down in major leadership reshuffle
Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, co-founders of Kenyan social commerce platform Chpter, have stepped down from day-to-day operations effective Septembe...
Nigeria’s lenders have dodged credit bureau reporting for years; Lendsqr just made it free
Lendsqr, a Nigerian Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) startup that serves banks, fintechs, and non-bank lenders, has partnered with CreditRegistry and CRC C...
Neibar, the app fostering gifting of pre-owned items in African communities
In many parts of Africa, where hand-me-downs and second-hand markets dominate the cyclic ownership of goods, people still discard items they no longer...
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