Alami Capital’s LaunchPad targets funding gap for African women-led startups
Alami Capital, an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with capital and delivers projects, has unveiled The LaunchPad, a venture-building platf...
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5 startups rethinking money, mobility, music, and more
Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition, we featured 7 game-changing sta...
Acumen’s new $90 million Kawisafi fund to back African climate-tech startups
Acumen, a global impact investment firm, has announced that its second Kawisafi fund has secured $90 million in approved capital to support climate so...
Only four Nigerian states deliver on zero Right-of-Way pledge for fibre deployment
Since 2020, Nigerian governors have made bold pledges to waive Right-of-Way (RoW) fees for telecom operators as part of a national push to accelerate ...
Is Apple’s slimmest iPhone a big deal in Africa? We asked 7 users in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya
On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone 17 series, headlined by the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, the company’s slimmest iPhone yet. Globally, much of the...
The highest-paying tech jobs in Nigeria (2025)
Nigeria’s tech industry has seen turbulent shifts over the last few years, from the pandemic-era boom to the recent economic challenges. Despite the...
Who’s Afrobeats’ GOAT? What AI rankings reveal about global bias
On X timelines, in Instagram comment threads, across WhatsApp group chats, and even in face-to-face conversations, one debate never seems to end: “W...
How to buy and ship the iPhone 17 from abroad
The iPhone 17 lineup, featuring the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, will be released on September 19, 2025. But in Nigeri...
It will take a Nigerian 17 months to afford the iPhone 17
Apple unveiled its latest lineup of devices—the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max—at its “Awe Dropping” event on Tuesday, Septem...
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