Kenya has a flourishing tech startup ecosystem, with a plethora of successful startups that have received substantial funding and grown significantly. M-Pesa, a mobile payments startup that has revolutionized financial
Given the worldwide tech funding crunch caused by the economic meltdown, which resulted in mass layoffs, downsizing, and outright shutdown in the global tech industry, the Nigerian tech startup ecosystem
Access to electricity remains a major challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa, even as the rest of the world has shifted its focus to safe and clean energy sources. According to the
Kenya is the continent’s second most popular investment destination, trailing only Nigeria. As of November 2022, the ecosystem funding stood at $506,686,000 spread across 63 transactions. This
The Nigerian prop-tech industry is currently valued at $2 billion and is expected to grow to $5 billion by 2025 with several tech startups driving its growth, innovation, and development.
Cameroon is a country of about 28.2 million people that is strategically located in Central and West Africa. It has a very youthful population and a 36.5% internet
Gamic, Nigeria’s Web3 social communication platform, announced a strategic partnership with Polygon network, a leading Ethereum infrastructure and scaling platform. Gamic will be able to expand its international influence
The Africa Blockchain Center (The ABC), a Kenyan Web 3.0 startup founded in September 2021 to propel Africa into the adoption of 4IR (fourth industrial revolution) technologies by building
Notwithstanding how challenging it has been to deepen digitalization and financial inclusion in Africa over the years, some notable progress has been made. For instance, 2021 was a record year
Africa currently accounts for only 2% of global trade, moreover, only 17% of African exports are intercontinental, compared to 59% in Asia and 68% in Europe. As a result, the
It is no secret that Africa has consistently lagged in different human endeavors, including internet penetration. According to the Statista report, only about four out of ten Africans had internet
Over 770 million people in Africa lack access to electricity, according to a 2019 report by the International Energy Agency, and by 2030, half of the world’s population will
