Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announced a $175 million investment co-led by Apis Partners (“Apis”), a private equity firm specialising in financial infrastructure and services, and Aspirity Partners (“Aspirity”), a pan-European Private Equity firm focused on Financial Technology & Services and Enterprise Technology & Connectivity Services. The investment will support Paymentology’s continued global expansion, product development and […] The post Paymentology Raises $175 Million co-led by Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners to Support Next Phase of Growth appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Guinea-founded fintech Cauridor has secured a $2 million equity investment from Proparco, the private sector arm of the French Development Agency, as it works to scale payment infrastructure connecting global money transfer operators to Africa’s fragmented last-mile networks. The investment was announced on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit, co-organised by France and Kenya […] The post Cauridor Raises $2M from Proparco to Fix Africa’s Remittance Last Mile appeared first on Tech In Africa.

IHS Towers is slowing infrastructure spending as rising costs across African markets force telecom companies to rethink expansion plans, a move that could also slow efforts to improve network quality for millions of mobile subscribers.

L’Oréal has opened applications for the third edition of its Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program, inviting startups across the South Asia Pacific, Middle East, and North Africa (SAPMENA) region to compete for a chance to pilot their technology with one of the world’s largest beauty companies. Winners of the program secure a fully funded […] The post L’Oréal Opens 2026 Big Bang Program to Beauty Tech Startups Across SAPMENA appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), Africa’s leading electric mobility platform, has secured USD 8 million in debt funding from Triple Jump, marking a key milestone in scaling its clean mobility operations. Triple Jump, a Netherlands-based impact investment manager with a strong track record of financing inclusive financial institutions and clean energy businesses across emerging markets, represents […] The post MAX Lands First International Institutional Lender as Triple Jump Backs $8M EV Expansion appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Table of contents Features of the Sony Xperia 1 VIII Sony Xperia 1 VIII price Sony Xperia 1 VIII vs. Sony Xperia 1 VII Sony today announced the Xperia 1 VIII, its flagship Android phone for the year. Pre-orders opened the same day across Europe and select Asian markets, with shipments set to begin on […]

Africa's AI ambitions keep colliding with the same wall. Foreign powers overpromise, legislation imitates the wrong models, and beneath it all sits an energy deficit that no amount of geopolitical deal-making can paper over. The sovereignty question was never really about algorithms. It was always about the power grid.

New tax proposal could raise the cost of cross-border technology services in Kenya, with implications for banks, fintechs, and startups.

Kenya plans to introduce a 25% excise duty on mobile phones, a move that could raise prices in one of Africa’s most connected economies and slow smartphone adoption.

Kenya has already proved that digital payments can bridge the financial inclusion gap. Its next challenge is to build an ecosystem where every bank, fintech, merchant, and mobile wallet can move money seamlessly together.

In today's edition: Jiji acquires Bangladeshi startup || South Africa hires AI policy panel || Bolt increases fares in Kenya || Kenyan regulator wants details of crypto users

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The event explored the integration of Gemini Intelligence across several devices, including the newly unveiled Googlebook.

Google's central message was that Android is moving from being an operating system to what it calls an “intelligent system.”

Financial Times’ 2026 ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies, an annual list that features 130 high-growth businesses across the continent, has featured 30 startups in its rankings.

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The acquisition is Jiji's first outside Africa and the second time in four years that the company has bought a marketplace from Sweden-based Saltside Technologies.

The findings come as newsrooms globally grapple with how generative AI is reshaping journalism production and audience trust.

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Africa's agritech historically funded marketplaces and startups digitising midstream gaps. But the distributors and cooperatives who actually serve farmers got left behind. Amaya says it is fixing that.

The fare increase, announced on Tuesday in Nairobi, makes Bolt one of the first major ride-hailing firms in Kenya to formally pass rising operating costs to consumers.

Under amendments to the Finance Bill 2026,  virtual asset service providers would be required to file annual returns with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) showing the names of Kenyan users, their transaction histories, and wallet activities.

In today's edition: Egypt’s Bosta delivers 75% returns for investors || Naspers-owned Prosus sells additional Delivery Hero stake || Kenya’s taxman wants access to taxpayer data || Vodacom and MTN mobile money subscribers grow

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he rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping global energy demand, with implications that extend well beyond traditional power planning. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the growing energy footprint of data centers. Facilities that once required tens of megawatts are now being developed at 100–200 MW scale, with hyperscale campuses increasingly aggregating […] The post Africa Needs Grid-Scale Energy to Power AI Data Centres appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after a Chadian army attack against jihadists on Lake Chad, a civilian militia member and a union official told AFP on Sunday.The militia member said the number of dead was unknown, as the operation on the vast expanse of water and marshland between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad was still ongoing.But a Lake Chad fishermen's union official said: "Chadian fighter jets bombarded two islands. So far, 40 Nigerian fishermen have been missing and believed to have drowned from the strikes, according to fishermen who escaped."The militia member said Chadian fighter jets had been bombing islands controlled by Boko Haram on the Nigerian side of the lake since Friday, following a recent attack on its troops.He said there were "huge casualties" among the fishermen, who pay tax to Boko Haram to allow them to fish in the area.The bombing was concentrated on the jihadist stronghold of Shuwa island, where Nigeria, Niger and Chad meet on the lake, he added."Many people were killed," said Adamu Haladu, a fisherman from Baga, in northeast Nigeria."Most of those killed in the airstrikes are from the town of Doron Baga on the Nigerian shores of the lake and from Taraba state."It is not a secret that Nigerian fishermen pay tax to Boko Haram to have access to the remote island with a huge fish reservoir. Boko Haram ferry them on their boats to those islands and bring them back with their catch."Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger in 2015 reactivated a multinational force that was set up in the mid-1990s to combat jihadist groups operating around the lake.Niger left the regional force last year due to strained ties between the military government in Niamey and its neighbours. ©Citizen Digital, Kenya

Norwegian singer Jonas Lovv, representing Norway with the song 'Ya Ya Ya', poses at the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at the City Hall Square in Vienna, Austria on May 10, 2026. Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK / APA / AFPEurovision kicked off in Vienna on Sunday, with thousands of fans flocking to the city for events and music ahead of the song contest's grand final next weekend, with renewed calls for a boycott over Israel's participation.The Austrian capital is pulling out all the stops to host the 70th edition of the world's most-watched song contest, with many side events scheduled in the run-up to the final on May 16.On Sunday afternoon, it rolled out the carpet -- which at Eurovision is not red but turquoise -- to welcome a parade of the 35 delegations from participating countries, as part of a colourful opening ceremony."There is a lot of positive energy, people are smiling, they're very warm," Monroe, representing France, told AFP at the ceremony as people took selfies all around her.On the agenda: the best -- and worst -- from seven decades of the music competition on a giant screen in front of the neo-Gothic city hall, in a square turned into a secured area reserved for fans.The contest reaches more than 170 million people on television and online around the world, and its content generates billions of views across digital platforms.Finland is the heavy favourite this year, hoping to hit the jackpot with an entry pairing brooding singer Pete Parkkonen with radiant violinist Linda Lampenius.Instruments are usually pre-recorded but organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have made an exception to allow Lampenius to play live, according to the Nordic country's media.Hundreds of policeSpain, Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Slovenia have decided to snub this year's edition in protest at Israel's participation.They have criticised Israel over its devastating bombardment of Gaza in retaliation for the October 7, 2023 attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.More than 1,000 artists or groups have also called for a boycott, including Peter Gabriel and Massive Attack.On Saturday, a pro-Palestinian demonstration took place in central Vienna, protesting Israel taking part. They were watched over by some of the several hundred police officers deployed for security until the event's finale.German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer, who has said he will attend Eurovision, told the Augsburger Allgemeine news outlet that the boycott call against Israel made him "suffer". He said he had defended Israel taking part "at the highest political levels".The head of the Eurovision competition, Martin Green, said on Saturday that a warning was sent to Israel's participating broadcaster, KAN, telling it to cease putting out videos urging viewers "to vote 10 times for Israel"."Using a direct call to action to vote 10 times for an artist of a song is not in line with our rules nor the spirit of the competition," Green said in a statement.Eurovision has updated its rules to try to prevent artificially high public votes, after Israeli calls last year for viewers around the world to back its entry.Some countries are guaranteed a place in the final, regardless of the reception for their entries.Those slots go to Germany, France, Italy and Britain, which contribute the largest financial share to the European Broadcasting Union.Austria will also be on stage because local artist JJ won the previous edition. But this year, its contestant, Cosmo, is not expected to trouble the leaderboard. ©Citizen Digital, Kenya

The plane repatriating 26 Dutch national passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship, where an outbreak of hantavirus has been detected, lands on the tarmac at Eindhoven Air Base International airport on May 10, 2026. Photo by ROB ENGELAAR / ANP / AFPA plane carrying evacuees from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius landed in the Netherlands on Sunday, passengers disembarking in seemingly good health and spirits, an AFP reporter saw.The flight from Tenerife, where the ship is moored, was carrying 26 passengers and crew, including eight of Dutch nationality, according to the Dutch foreign ministry.Wearing medical masks and carrying backpacks or large white plastic bags, the passengers left the black Airbus plane in small groups after a flight lasting just over three and a half hours.Escorted by airport staff, they walked into the military terminal, several even flashing a wave at the cameras. Many stopped to take photos of the plane or a selfie of them leaving.None required assistance to disembark or stroll the short distance to the terminal.All passengers will be in quarantine for around six weeks, according to authorities in the Netherlands.Netherlands residents would be transported home for home isolation while citizens of other countries will be taken to a "quarantine location," the foreign ministry said in a statement."Relieved that they are safely on their way after a period of uncertainty and that other passengers are travelling home via other routes," said Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen on X.Spanish civil protection chief Virginia Barcones told local radio there were also Belgian, Greek, German, Guatemalan and Argentine citizens on board the flight.A phalanx of German ambulances entered the airport minutes after the plane touched down.The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius ship has been at the centre of a global health scare after three passengers died amid a hantavirus outbreak.Two sick evacuees arrived in the Netherlands last week and are being treated in separate hospitals. They have both tested positive for the virus and are said to be in stable condition.No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April.But health officials have stressed that the risk for global public health is low and played down comparisons to the Covid-19 pandemic.Once everyone has been evacuated, the ship will sail with a skeleton crew to the Dutch port of Rotterdam, according to its operator Oceanwide Expeditions. ©Citizen Digital, Kenya

Kalonzo says Kenya’s selection as host should not be overly glorified.

The President said Nairobi Commuter Rail Line 5 will expand and upgrade key commuter rail corridors linking Nairobi to satellite towns such as Syokimau, Embakasi, Ruiru, and Kikuyu.

As Paris turns its attention to Kenya and East Africa in a subsequent search for an alternative, analysts question the French rediscovery.

Business France says about 3,000 participants are expected to attend the summit, including more than 30 heads of state, investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders. 

Arsenal are five points clear of second-placed City, whose 3-0 win against Brentford on Saturday had kept the pressure on the leaders.

President Macron also termed the relationship between Kenya and France as ‘balanced’.