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Tim Cook leaves a $4 trillion Apple with unfinished business in Africa

When Tim Cook took over Apple in 2011, the company was worth about $350 billion. When the tech giant announced his transition to executive chairman in April, its market value had climbed to roughly $4
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Ex-Palantir executive Stiefler joins defence-tech Terra Industries as commercial director

Terra Industries, the Nigerian-founded defence technology company building autonomous security systems, has hired Todd Stiefler, a former Palantir and Whoop executive, as its Director of Commercial.

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Nigeria’s petrol three-wheelers are going electric—with batteries powered by diesel
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In Lagos, the drivers call it the robot keke.

Not because it’s self-driving. But it runs on swappable batteries. Because it feels like something from a different world. We went to find out how that world actually works. Swap is a Nigerian

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Freddie Omany: The French teacher who ended up moving millions of payments

“Be anything.” It sounds like the sort of advice printed on a graduation card. Freddie Omany’s older brother meant it literally. Long before he found himself helping move millions of mobile money

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Koko Networks administrators begin sale of collapsed clean cooking startup’s assets

Administrators have begun marketing the assets of Koko Networks, the clean cooking startup that served more than one million Kenyan households, in the first major step toward winding down the company
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$1.44 Billion Raised In The First Half Of 2026

This article was originally published on TechCabal Insights and was written by Joseph Oloyede, Analyst at TechCabal Insights. The first half of 2026 is officially over, and the numbers show that

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WHAT HAPPENED TO FOODCOURT?

On March 4, 2026, some customers of FoodCourt, a Y Combinator-backed Nigerian cloud kitchen, noticed they could no longer place orders on the app. When they opened it looking to get a meal, they found

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DR Congo's 3-pronged tech frontier push

DR Congo doesn't come to mind when you think about tech hubs in Africa—even among tier-2 countries like Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, or Togo. In 2025, DR Congo's tech startups raised about $0.4 million, way

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Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses: The Hidden Human Cost

A new investigation reveals what happens to footage captured by Meta's AI-powered Ray-Ban glasses—and it's troubling. Contract workers in Kenya, hired through outsourcing firm Sama, are reviewing
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At Zikoko Citizen Townhall, builders urged to engage, not avoid, regulators

The intersection between innovation and regulation took center stage at the Zikoko Citizen Townhall on Saturday, February 28, themed, “Who shapes the Nigerian life?” Held at the Four Points by
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MTN moves to take full control of IHS Towers in $2.2 billion deal

MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecom operator, is moving to take full ownership of IHS Towers in a $2.2 billion deal that would consolidate control of nearly 29,000 telecom towers across Africa and

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Analysis: After KOKO’s shutdown, what happens to its 1.5 million customers?

KOKO Networks’ message to customers on January 31 arrived without warning, but for many, the ending began four months ago. “Samahani [Sorry] KOKO customer, we regret to inform you KOKO is closing

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