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Abdullahi Kafayat
Abdullahi Kafayat is an enthusiastic writer interested in the tech world. She's a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University and has a BSc in Chemistry. You can reach her at Kafayatabdullahi17@gmail.com.
Strike, an American Payment Platform, Expands to Nigeria in the Midst of Crypto Platforms Shutdown
Nigeria will now be able to use Strike, a payments platform with a focus on Bitcoin. With more African markets to come, the company declared its intentions to bring its complete suite of Bitcoin services to these African countries: Gabon,…
Kenya Launches its Third 5G Network
In partnership with Airtel, Equitel, the mobile virtual network provider of Finserve—a fully-owned subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings, formerly Equity Bank Group—the largest retail bank in Kenya—has introduced its fifth-generation connectivity service. Although it is the first 5G service supported…
Spleet Lays off Employees as Inflation Hits the Economy Hard
Property tech startup Spleet, which raised $2.6 million in 2022 from investors including MaC Ventures and HoaQ Fund, plans to fire an unspecified number of staff members due to pressure from rising costs from landlords it works with and inflation.…
Kenyan Autopax and Ghanaian Kofa to Launch Electric Motorcycles
A ground-breaking deal has been reached by the Ghanaian battery company Kofa and the Kenyan automaker Autopax to begin the assembly and distribution of a special model of electric motorcycle that has been meticulously planned and extensively tested in Kenya…
Bfree, a Nigerian Startup that Helps Lenders Recover Debt without Debt-shaming, gets $3M Funding
$3 million in funding has been given to the Nigerian tech startup Bfree, which was established to automate and present processes for improving ethical debt. The founders of BFREE were extremely dissatisfied with the credit collection options that were available,…
Nigeria Detains Two Senior Executives of Binance
Binance is an online exchange where users can trade cryptocurrencies. The news that at least two senior executives of this online exchange platform have reportedly been detained by the Federal Government has taken the country by surprise. The Financial Times…
60,000 Kenyans Apply for Maisha Namba Cards after Court Lifts Injunction
The Kenyan government can now resume printing national ID cards as the High Court of Kenya has lifted the injunction against the new Maisha Namba digital ID system. The Maisha Card’s issuance was suspended in December of last year due…
Showmax Leads Africa Streaming Market
A recent study by Omdia Research claims that Showmax has surpassed Netflix to take the top spot as Africa’s streaming service. Showmax held 39% of the African market as of November 2022, while Netflix held 33.5%. Showmax is still leading…
New iPhone 16 Series will Feature High Battery Capacity
Among the iPhone series, the iPhone 16 series is probably going to have the longest battery life. This is in line with reports outlining some of the improvements that the upcoming high-end iPhone from Korea is expected to have. It…
Xmail: Elon Musk Announces New Email Service
The owner of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, has unveiled XMail, a new email service that may threaten Google’s hegemony in the industry. Recently, Elon Musk responded audaciously on X when a user inquired about the anticipated release date of…