Category: Technology
OpenAI Launches “ChatGPT Go”; Introduces Advertising...
OpenAI is expanding its subscription lineup with “ChatGPT Go,” a lower-priced tier designed to sit between its free service and th...
Visa Working On Restoring Uber Payments in Kenya
Global payments leader Visa is in active negotiations with Uber to restore card acceptance in Kenya. The ride-hailing giant began ...
Bridge for Billions and Making More Health Launch Progr...
Bridge for Billions has officially opened applications for the Ghana Social Entrepreneurs in Healthcare Program, a seven-month inc...
Paystack Acquires Ladder Microfinance Bank; Will Provid...
Paystack, the Stripe-owned fintech, has acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank, securing the regulatory license needed to offer lending...
Amazon Leo, A Starlink Competitor, Secures Permit In Ni...
Amazon’s Project Kuiper—rebranded as Amazon Leo—has secured a landing permit from Nigeria’s Communications Commission (NCC), setti...
Uganda Orders “Temporary Suspension” of Internet Ahead ...
The Uganda Communications Commission (CCU) has directed all telecommunications companies and internet service providers to shut do...
New Data Positions Africa as the World’s Fastest-Growin...
Africa is no longer a marginal player in the global energy transition. New data from the Africa Solar Outlook 2026 reveals the con...
Outliers and SVC Announce 2026 Fellowship to Develop Sa...
Outliers Venture Capital has officially launched the 2026 edition of its flagship Fellowship Program, partnering with Saudi Ventur...
Ghana’s Tech Ecosystem Raises an Estimated $56M in 2025...
Ghanaian startups navigated a “quality over quantity” market in 2025, raising an estimated $56 million across the year’s major dis...
MTN Wins ₦1 Billion Copyright Battle in Lagos
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a ₦1 billion copyright and breach-of-confidence suit against MTN Nigeria, with the jud...
Palantir Co-Founder Invests in Nigeria Based Drone Make...
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and a heavy-hitting roster of VCs are backing Terrahaptix, an Abuja-based startup scaling drone p...
What Ghana’s Crypto Regulation Actually Means for Busin...
Republished from The Labari Journal Across Africa, 2025 marked a decisive shift in how digital assets are understood, governed, an...
Nigeria to Mandate Near-Instant Refunds for Failed Rech...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are finalizing a new regulatory framework to fi...
How To: Send Money To Nigeria Using Mobile Money
Sending money to Nigeria using Mobile Money (MoMo) is now a streamlined process, especially if you are sending from another Africa...
Africa Fintech NALA Debuts Stablecoin-Backed USD Global...
NALA, the African-led fintech focused on payments to emerging markets, is launching USD Global Accounts. The move aims to provide ...
Uganda Communications Minister Downplays Former Twitter...
Uganda’s top communications regulator is downplaying the hype around BITchat, an alternative messaging app being championed by opp...
Reading the Regulatory Map: How Obiex Is Thinking About...
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, cryptocurrency has quietly moved from the margins to the mainstream. Between July 2024 and June 2025, t...
Uganda Commumications Minister Downplays Former Twitter...
Uganda’s top communications regulator is downplaying the hype around BITchat, an alternative messaging app being championed by opp...
Five Africa Startups To Pay Attention To In 2026
After years of “blitzscaling” and navigating a volatile funding winter, Africa’s tech ecosystem has entered an era of pragmatic do...
Entering January 2026
The exit trail took an unusual turn in late December when African telecom Billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, announced that Econet Wire...
