A recent ruling by the Lagos State High Court has raised important questions about how technology companies collect and process personal information belonging to people who never directly signed up for their services. The case concerns Truecaller, the caller-identification and spam-detection platform, and its handling of phone numbers belonging to people who are not users…

In South Africa’s technology sector, the traditional question of what a candidate studied is increasingly being followed by a more practical one: what can they actually build? As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and data technologies reshape the workplace, employers are placing greater emphasis on demonstrable capabilities. Degrees remain important, but a qualification alone is…

A cassava farm may not look like a financial institution, but for Nigerian agritech company Thrive Agric, agricultural data is becoming an increasingly valuable form of financial infrastructure. Behind the crops, harvests and farm records is a potential credit engine capable of connecting smallholder farmers to capital that traditional lenders have often struggled to provide.…

Africa’s artificial intelligence boom is creating new opportunities across healthcare, finance, education, agriculture and public services. But as governments and businesses race to adopt AI, a critical question is emerging: who is being included in this digital transformation? For Africa’s estimated 100 million people living with disabilities, the answer remains uncertain. While AI has the…

Panterra Real Estate Group brought together leaders from Nigeria’s real estate, construction, finance and creative sectors at “Experiencing Panterra: An Evening of Creativity and Insights,” using the event to connect market intelligence with technology and creative expression. The gathering, held in Lagos, also marked the unveiling of new research, a creative publication and a digital…

Flutterwave is using the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York to bring together global business, government and financial leaders around the infrastructure needed to support Africa’s next decade of economic growth. The Nigerian-founded payments company is hosting an invitation-only executive forum, “Africa Forward: Investing in the Next Decade of Growth,” on September…