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South Sudan is taking steps to tackle the high fees that mobile and internet service providers have been charging customers. The government feels these fees are just too much, and they’re working closely with the mobile network operators to fix…

Zimbabwe’s new digital tax is set to shake up services like Bolt, inDrive, and Starlink in a big way. The government has introduced this tax as part of the 2026 National Budget, aiming to modernise how the country taxes the…

Bolt has just hit a huge milestone in South Africa, they’ve completed more than 400 million trips since they started back in 2016. This is a big deal because it shows just how much people are using their service, making…

On Friday, Google, through its charitable branch Google.org, announced a pledge of N3 billion to help boost Nigeria’s national AI strategy and speed up the country’s digital transformation. This money will go towards training people in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and…

Elon Musk has just rolled out a big new AI update on X that’s changing the way you see your Following feed, and it’s all powered by Grok, the AI system built into the platform. Instead of showing tweets strictly…

M-KOPA has announced a huge milestone by releasing $1.6 billion in credit to support Kenyans. This is a big deal because since 2010, M-KOPA Kenya has unlocked over $1.593 billion (that’s about KES 207 billion) in formal credit, making life…

Vodacom Tanzania has just taken a big step forward by launching the M-Pesa Global Payment service. This new feature makes it possible for people in Tanzania to send and receive money across borders, opening up the world for local businesses…

Amazon Leo, a new satellite internet service competing with Starlink, has just opened a waitlist for people in multiple countries, including Nigeria, to sign up as early users when the service launches. This is exciting news for anyone who’s been…

MoMo Payment Service Bank, or MoMo PSB, the fintech arm of MTN, Nigeria’s biggest mobile network, has teamed up with Thunes, a global platform that specializes in cross-border payments for businesses. This partnership means Nigerians using MoMo can now get…

Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), recently shared some good news about the banking industry. He confirmed that 16 banks have met the new CBN minimum capital requirement, while another 27 banks are in the…