From Lagos to Nairobi

With no external funding and operating from Nigeria’s fast-growing but resource-constrained tech ecosystem, AI startup Decide has achieved a rare global milestone: ranking fourth worldwide for spreadsheet accuracy, outperforming several well-funded competitors in a highly competitive artificial intelligence benchmark. The ranking, released by an independent AI evaluation platform, assessed how accurately AI tools handle spreadsheet-based…

MTN, Africa’s leading telecom operator, is stepping up its fintech ambitions in 2026, focusing on digital payments, mobile banking, and financial inclusion across the continent. The company’s growing suite of fintech services aims to empower individuals and businesses with faster, more secure, and accessible financial solutions. The move comes as digital finance continues to transform…

Lagos is set to host one of Africa’s largest and most advanced data centre campuses as Kasi Cloud develops a 100 megawatt AI-ready facility. The project, located in Lekki, is designed to meet the surging demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and hyperscale enterprise workloads in Nigeria and across the continent. It represents a significant…

MTN, one of Africa’s leading telecommunications operators, has continued to deepen its collaboration with IHS Towers, a major independent tower infrastructure company, to expand network coverage and improve service quality across the continent. The partnership reflects a growing trend among telecom operators to leverage shared infrastructure to accelerate connectivity, reduce operational costs, and enhance digital…

Harare, Zimbabwe ,The People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has announced a strategic partnership with global payments firm Mastercard to launch a new international remittance service called POSB Remit Outbound, designed to make it easier, faster, and more secure for customers in Zimbabwe to send money abroad. The service, powered by Mastercard Move, enables outbound transfers…

Senegal has joined the growing list of African countries now served by Starlink, the satellite internet network operated by SpaceX. In early February 2026, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X that Starlink’s high‑speed, low‑latency internet service is now officially available nationwide in Senegal, marking another milestone in the company’s rapid continental expansion. The launch…