Nigeria’s Zoni Bets Prepaid WiFi Can Make Starlink Work for African Neighbourhoods
Ibadan-based Zoni has launched a prepaid WiFi-token model that lets users buy time-boxed internet access from…
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Category: Afrique de l’Ouest
Ventures Platform’s $84M Fund II Signals a More Selective African Startup Market
Ventures Platform has closed its oversubscribed $84 million Fund II, giving African founders fresh early-stage capital…
Nigeria’s Campaign Opens With Tinubu and the APC on an Economic Security Test
Nigeria's campaign season has opened with President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid testing whether voters accept the…
Guinea-Bissau’s Referendum Puts Presidential Power at the Centre of Its Transition
Guinea-Bissau will vote on August 30 on a new constitution that would expand presidential authority before…
Interpol’s Jackal IV Puts West African Cybercrime Networks Under Global Pressure
Operation Jackal IV led to 58 arrests and 263 identified suspects, exposing the global reach of…
Tinubu’s Rescue Order Turns Nigeria’s Borgu Kidnapping Into a National Security Test
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate rescue operation after gunmen abducted scores of people in…
Guinea-Bissau’s Mpox Outbreak Puts Children and Surveillance on Alert
Children account for half of suspected mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau, raising concern over surveillance gaps before…
Patrick Vieira’s Senegal Job Tests Africa’s Elite Coaching Market
Senegal has appointed Dakar-born France legend Patrick Vieira as head coach, opening a new technical cycle…
Guinea’s Landfill Collapse Exposes Conakry’s Urban-Safety Crisis
A deadly landfill collapse in Conakry has turned Guinea's waste-management problem into an urgent test of…
Ghana’s Russia Talks Expose Africa’s War-Recruitment Risk
Ghana's talks with Russia have put the recruitment of African citizens into the Ukraine war back…
Nigeria’s Beach Volleyball Breakthrough Rewrites Africa’s Olympic Map
Nigeria's women's beach volleyball team has qualified for Los Angeles 2028 after defeating Morocco, opening a…
Nigeria’s New NIGCOMSAT Satellites Put Digital Sovereignty Back on the Agenda
Nigeria has approved NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B, two high-throughput satellites meant to expand broadband, broadcasting and critical…