GoCab was founded in 2024 to address a fundamental challenge across Africa: limited access to ethical financing and vehicle ownership for gig-economy workers. By combining mobility, technology, and inclusive finance, the company enables drivers and delivery couriers to generate stable income while progressively gaining ownership of their vehicles. By 2025, GoCab had taken a leading […] The post GoCab Raises $45M to Scale Vehicle Ownership Platform for African Gig Workers appeared first on Tech In Africa.

As the South African National Treasury explores new regulatory frameworks and tax structures for the iGaming sector, global technology provider SOFTSWISS has unveiled its Strategic Vision 2026. The 2026 strategy is built on four central priorities: expanding across regulated markets, advancing product maturity, accelerating delivery cycles for partners, and scaling innovation through a dedicated focus […]

From boardrooms to back offices, South African companies are moving beyond AI hype and into execution. But as pressure builds to show tangible ROI, business leaders are looking for practical, proven AI use cases they can deploy today, not three years from now. The good news, says Nazia Pillay, Managing Director: Southern Africa at SAP, […]

In today's edition: Uber exits Tanzania, again || Canal+ is cutting costs at MultiChoice || Airtel Africa hits 81,500km fibre network || Google launches speech database for African languages

Seven24, a venture scout academy, wants to teach Africans how to be venture scouts and improve access to capital for founders.

In 2015, Moniepoint, then TeamApt, one of Nigeria’s most prominent fintechs, was building payment infrastructure for banks. By 2025, it was no longer a company in the shadows. It had become one of the most important pipes through which Nigeria’s informal economy moves money.

WAXAL is an open-source speech database designed to support the development of voice-based artificial intelligence for African languages.

While the regulator said it does not object to cash being given as a gift, it stressed that such use should not involve any action that alters or defaces banknotes.

Airtel Africa, one of the largest telecommunication companies on the continent, expanded its fibre network to more than 81,500 kilometres as of December 2025

As Africa’s digital commerce ecosystem continues to mature, customer experience has emerged as the defining competitive advantage for modern retailers. This focus will take center stage at Digital Retail Africa (#DRA2026), taking place on 26 February 2026 at the Southern Sun Cape Sun in Cape Town, where industry leaders will unpack the systems, strategies, and technologies […]

Global tech company, Amazon’s ambition to deliversatellite Internet in Nigeria is closer to reality, but it is not yet ready for lift-off. 

Compare six AI platforms that use WhatsApp, CRM automation, and multilingual support to speed responses and increase lead conversions across Africa. The post Best AI Agents for Customer Support in Africa: WhatsApp, CRM Automation, and Lead Conversion appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Egypt to Host the Region’s First Major AI Summit Under Patronage of President El-Sisi In a defining milestone for Egypt’s digital transformation and its expanding leadership in the global technology landscape, the inaugural edition… TechCity

Mobile performance in Nigeria: a significant improvement driven by 4G This improvement comes in the context of rapid growth in mobile data consumption. According to the Nigerian Communications… TechCity

But its new cost-cutting drive threatens to hit the creative ecosystem that sustains thousands of jobs and has become central to the continent’s cultural exports. 

Google and a consortium of leading African research institutions announced the launch of WAXAL, a large-scale, openly accessible speech dataset designed to catalyze research and build more inclusive AI technologies. The WAXAL dataset was developed over three years with funding from Google; the project features 1,250 hours of transcribed natural speech and over 20 hours […]

MTN Group Fintech announced a leadership transition within its Uganda operation. Effective 1 March 2026, Sarah Bateta Okwi, currently the Chief Financial Officer of MTN MoMo Uganda, will assume the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer. After 4 years leading the business, Richard Yego will step down as Chief Executive Officer of MTN MoMo Uganda […]

Phungela, an African digital transformation company, has entered into a strategic partnership with AeroCloud, a global provider of cloud-native airport operations technology. The partnership marks a significant step in advancing Africa’s aviation digital infrastructure, combining Phungela’s deep regional expertise and delivery capability with AeroCloud’s proven, cloud-native airport operations platform. Together, Phungela and AeroCloud will enable […]

Uber has exited Tanzania after telling riders it would stop operating from 30 January 2026 after years of clashes over fares and regulatory control.

Forgetting your iPhone passcode can be frustrating, especially when you urgently need access to your data. Whether you entered the wrong password too many times, bought a second-hand iPhone, or Face ID suddenly stopped working, knowing how to unlock iPhone without passcode is essential in 2026. Fortunately, there are both official and third-party solutions available […]

In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning. ☀️️ Nigeria is getting serious about better connectivity. Between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)’s serious fines for poor service and the construction of a 90,000km fibre project, we may get out of the bad internet trenches yet. It remains to be seen. Editor’s […]

At its core, Nigeria’s spectrum challenge comes down to a simple economic equation: data, supported by the right infrastructure and policy, becomes GDP.

OpenAI Agents let African startups automate workflows—KYC, fraud detection, multilingual support, and healthcare triage—using Agent Builder and the Agents SDK. The post OpenAI “Agents” Explained: What African Startups Can Build With Agentic AI in 2026 appeared first on Tech In Africa.

CinetPay was reportedly targeted by a cyberattack in September 2025, resulting in financial losses. Now it owes customers over $1 million.

2026 overview of Africa’s 19 spacefaring nations and 68 satellites, covering their uses in earth observation, communications, weather and disaster response. The post Which African Countries Have Satellites? Full List + What Each Satellite Is Used For (2026) appeared first on Tech In Africa.

And he went for it: a career rich in marketing, branding, and artificial intelligence (AI) for global companies, just like he had always wanted.

Overview of Botswana's first Earth-observation satellite, its hyperspectral payload, launch partner, orbit, and practical uses in agriculture, mining and environment. The post Botswana’s First Satellite Explained: Name, Launch Partner, Payload, and Real Use Cases appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Chams Holding Company Plc, a Nigerian identity management and transactional technology provider, grew its income by 17.89% to ₦17.48 billion ($12.61 million) in 2025

One day, she asked herself a simple question: if large companies in other countries provide lunch for their staff, why didn’t anyone do that in Nigeria?

Vertiv announced the launch of Vertiv™ Next Predict, an AI-powered managed service that fundamentally transforms data center maintenance. Moving beyond traditional time-based and reactive models, the service industrializes operations by analyzing asset behavior before risks materialize. Vertiv Next Predict is the latest advancement in Vertiv’s integrated AI infrastructure portfolio, designed to deliver predictive intelligence across […]

Payment processing provider Ozow has the official integration of cryptocurrency as a primary payment solution on its platform. Powered by MoneyBadger, South Africa’s Bitcoin-centric payments technology provider, this new offering allows customers to pay directly from their crypto wallets, including Bitcoin Lightning and major exchange wallets such as Luno, VALR, and Binance, with instant settlement […]

A board member and an employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told TechCabal that the decision followed two days of intense meetings at the company’s Nairobi offices, where executives weighed their options after the Kenyan government rejected a letter of authorisation (LOA) critical to Koko’s business model of selling biofuels to low-income households.

The foreign exchange market—commonly abbreviated as forex or FX – is recognized as the most active market on the global financial platform. Unlike stock markets, forex operates on a 24-hour basis, from Monday to Friday. This makes it different from all other financial markets. The uniqueness lies in its global reach, high liquidity, and continuous […]

Moniepoint Disburses ₦1 Trillion in Loans to 70,000 Nigerian Businesses In a significant milestone for financial inclusion, Moniepoint Inc. revealed in its 2025 Year in Review report that… TechCity

Microsoft Tests ‘Command Palette Dock’: A macOS-Style Top Bar for Windows 11 In a bold move that bridges the gap between Windows and macOS, Microsoft’s PowerToys team has unveiled an… TechCity

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. This week, we explore five African startups in the mobility, cryptocurrency, agriculture, and artificial intelligence sectors and why they should be on your watchlist.