Nigeria’s Intron Pushes African Voice AI Beyond One-Language Systems
Nigeria's Intron has launched Sahara v2.5, expanding African voice AI support for natural language mixing across…
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DRC’s $1.26B Lobito Rail Concession Raises the Stakes for Africa’s Copper Corridor
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a 30-year concession with Mota-Engil Africa to modernise the…
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…
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…
Kenyan AI Startup Flowt Targets Africa’s Climate SME Lending Gap
Nairobi-based Flowt has raised pre-seed backing to turn messy SME financial records into lender-ready data for…
African Union Credit Rating Agency Plan Puts Borrowing Costs in the Spotlight
The African Union-backed African Peer Review Mechanism plans to launch a continent-wide credit rating agency in…
Kenya’s New Parcel Rules Put Delivery Apps Under Tighter Digital Oversight
Kenya is moving app-based parcel delivery into a stricter compliance regime, requiring platforms to document senders,…
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…
Kenya’s Insect Fertiliser Shift Turns Soil Recovery Into a Business Opportunity
Kenyan farmers are turning redworms and black soldier fly larvae into organic fertiliser as soil degradation…
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…
Muhoozi’s 2031 Bid Turns Uganda’s Succession Question Into an Open Campaign
Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba says he will run for president in 2031, sharpening debate over…