Flutterwave Slashes Workforce by 50% in Kenya and South Africa
Flutterwave has cut half of its staff in Kenya and South Africa. This is showing a sharp turn toward profitability....
Anambra State Builds AI Model to Fight Ghost Workers and Budget Waste
Anambra State, Nigeria’s sixth richest state by GDP, is using artificial intelligence to fight corruption, fix payroll fraud, and track...
MTN Nigeria Makes Power Move Into Cloud Hosting With $235M Data Centre
MTN Nigeria has officially entered the data hosting game with the completion of Phase 1 of its Dabengwa Sifiso Data...
Wave Raises $137M to Expand Mobile Money Services Across Africa
Wave, one of Africa’s most promising fintech startups, just secured $137 million in debt funding to grow its reach. The...
Intron Launches New Voice AI Models as It Expands Beyond Healthcare
Nigerian voice-tech startup Intron is rolling out a new line of AI speech models. This is part of it's plan...
TikTok Launches #LevelUpAfrica to Train 3,000 Content Creators
TikTok is investing in Africa’s creative future. Through its new #LevelUpAfrica programme, the platform aims to train, mentor, and support...
DeepSeek Risks Ban on Apple, Google in Germany
Germany’s data protection commissioner is calling on Apple and Google to remove the Chinese AI app DeepSeek from their app...
Elon Musk Bans Hashtags in Ads on X
Starting June 27, hashtags are no longer allowed in paid ads on X, formerly known as Twitter. Elon Musk called...
BAS Group Bets Big on Nigeria’s SME Credit Market with Zuvy Acquisition
BAS Group, a Nigerian investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in Lagos-based fintech startup, Zuvy Technologies. This all-cash deal...
PaidHR Raises $1.8M to Complete Fundraising Journey
Nigerian HR-tech startup PaidHR has secured a $1.8 million seed round, completing a fundraising journey that began in late 2024....
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