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Gabon’s Social Media Law: From Digital Freedom to Digital Traceability.
Gabon has taken a bold and controversial step in reshaping its digital landscape with a new social media law that effectively ends online anonymity. Under the new rules, users are required to register their real identity details—including full name, national identification number, and address—before accessing social platforms. This marks a significant shift from open, anonymous…
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Next-Gen Fintech Shaping the Future of Finance
Anchor’s 2025 year-in-review offers a compelling snapshot of how fintech innovation is evolving across emerging markets, setting the pace for a new generation of financial platforms. Over the past year, Anchor demonstrated that success in emerging economies depends less on replicating Western models and more on building locally adaptive solutions. Its product expansion focused heavily…
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Free Smart Wi-Fi Rollout Boosts Connectivity in Nigerian Cities
Play Network Africa has partnered with European technology firm MediaKing to launch a large-scale free smart Wi-Fi network across major Nigerian cities, marking a significant step toward improving digital connectivity and urban infrastructure in the country. The initiative, which will operate under a new entity called MediaKing Nigeria, is set to begin with rollouts in…
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Northern Nigeria’s Emerging Role in Africa’s AI Talent Revolution
Across Africa’s rapidly expanding technology landscape, attention has often been focused on established tech hubs like Lagos, Nairobi, and Cape Town. However, a quieter but significant transformation is taking place in Northern Nigeria, where emerging developer communities are beginning to reshape the continent’s artificial intelligence (AI) talent pipeline. Though still under the radar, these communities…
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CBN’s New Rule Reshapes Nigeria’s PoS Agent Banking System
Nigeria’s agent banking sector is undergoing a major transformation following a new directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) requiring Point-of-Sale (PoS) agents to operate with only one financial service provider. This policy marks a significant shift from the previous system, where agents commonly used multiple terminals from different providers to maximize efficiency and…
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Africa as the Global Hub for Fintech Innovation and Experimentation
Africa has emerged as one of the most significant regions for fintech innovation, serving as a real-world testing ground for financial technologies that often go on to influence global markets. This position is not accidental; it is shaped by a unique combination of economic challenges, demographic trends, and technological opportunities that make the continent particularly…