From Lagos to Nairobi

Nigeria has become one of Africa’s most active cryptocurrency markets, but turning digital assets into everyday money can still be complicated. Users often have to navigate exchanges, peer-to-peer markets, wallet addresses and multiple verification processes before converting crypto into naira. MYPADI AI is trying to simplify that experience by bringing crypto off-ramping directly to WhatsApp.…

Africa’s fintech sector has spent much of the past decade solving a basic problem: how to move money faster and more conveniently. Now, a new generation of financial technology companies is trying to solve a bigger challenge—how to make financial services intelligent. Saly AI is taking this approach by combining conversational artificial intelligence with financial…

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in financial services, the question is no longer whether companies should use AI, but how they can use it responsibly. For banks, fintechs and other regulated businesses, AI must deliver efficiency without creating new risks around fraud, privacy, bias and regulatory compliance. This is where Nigerian RegTech company Youverify…

Africa’s growing interest in artificial intelligence is creating a new conversation about an issue that has long constrained the continent’s digital ambitions: energy. The proposed $1.5 billion artificial intelligence project by AMACO in Kenya highlights how closely the future of AI infrastructure will be tied to reliable, affordable and sustainable power. AI requires enormous computing…

African content is no longer confined to African audiences. From music and films to podcasts, television, fashion, comedy and digital media, creators across the continent are reaching millions of people around the world. Streaming platforms, social media and digital distribution have made it easier than ever for African stories and talent to travel globally. But…

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s internet shutdown in the east has now lasted more than a month, turning a measure linked to the country’s worsening security situation into a growing digital-rights and humanitarian concern. Internet and mobile telecommunications services have been unavailable in Fizi Territory, including the city of Baraka in South Kivu province, since…