Africa Startup Festival 2025 Founder Success Factors Highlighted in Lagos
At the Africa Startup Festival 2025, held in Lagos—the beating heart of Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem—industry experts delivered a powerful message: long-term startup success isn’t...
Nigerian Naira Dollar Exchange Rate Pressure Mounts Amid Year-End Forex Demand
The Nigerian Naira is under renewed strain at the start of the week as parallel market exchange rates show a slight uptick against major...
Africa Sports Future Public-Private Investment Push Challenges Aid Dependency
Africa must stop waiting for foreign aid and start building its own sports future from within, according to a recent analysis that calls for...
YouTube African Filmmaker Distribution Platform Rises as Key Route to Global Audiences
For African filmmakers navigating a global entertainment landscape long dominated by Western gatekeepers, YouTube has emerged as a powerful equalizer—offering a low-barrier, high-reach alternative...
Afreximbank Africa CDC $2 Billion Health Manufacturing Push to Boost Vaccine Self-Reliance
In a landmark move for continental health security, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)...
South Africa S&P Credit Rating Upgrade Signals Renewed Investor Confidence
S&P Global Ratings has delivered a major boost to South Africa’s economic credibility, upgrading both its foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings amid...
African Telecom Operators AI Network Optimization Push Amid Rising Users, Flat Revenue
At AfricaCom 2025, industry leaders sounded the alarm: African telecom operators like MTN, Airtel, and Orange are facing a critical inflection point. While subscriber...
Africa Cybersecurity Spending Fails to Match Rising Threats, Report Warns
Africa’s digital economy is growing at breakneck speed—but its defenses are not keeping pace. According to the latest Africa Cybersecurity Report, while the continent...
AI Moves from Fintech to Fiscal Policy as FIRS Deploys Machine Learning to Tax...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is preparing to launch an ambitious, technology-driven tax initiative that will leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to...
Africa Gold-Backed Loans AI Tax Strategy Signals New Era of Economic Resilience
African nations are taking bold, innovative steps to stabilize their economies amid persistent global volatility—and two major developments in West Africa are setting a...





























