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More than 200 Kenyan creators earned $350,000 (Sh45.1 million) in brand deals during TikTok’s first year of formal commercial operations, highlighting how short-form video is transforming marketing and youth entrepreneurship.

The telco cautioned shareholders that if concluded, it may have a material effect on the price of the company’s securities; shareholders were advised to exercise caution when dealing in the company’s securities.

The Central Bank of Nigeria unveils a new framework to streamline compliance, expand financial inclusion, and support cross-border fintech growth, positioning the country as Africa’s emerging rule-setter in digital finance.

Strong performance in Egypt, international markets, and financial services drives Vodacom Group’s quarter, as strategic acquisitions position the company for inclusive connectivity and fintech leadership across Africa.

The African tech startup ecosystem climbed by over 50% to US$1.64 billion in 2025, as the sector gradually recovered.

As their ties become stronger, the two countries are looking into collaborations in communication and technology.

The MTN subsidiary has announced a new service that enables customers to make secure health and motor insurance payments.

MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited has announced that Managing Director Richard Yego will step down at the end of February 2026 after four years at the helm, as the company maintains momentum in Uganda and across MTN MoMo’s expanding African fintech footprint.

Airtel Africa continues its rapid expansion across the continent, growing its customer base by 10% and cementing Airtel Money as a fintech powerhouse with over 52 million subscribers and $210 billion in annualised transaction value.

MTN Rwanda has deepened its partnership with the government by embedding its Digital Skills for Digital Jobs platform into the national education system. The move positions Rwanda as a regional leader in digital skills development while advancing MTN’s Africa-wide ambition to train one million young people by 2025.

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has joined the board of Dangote Fertiliser as Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, prepares the agribusiness unit for expansion and a planned listing on the Nigerian Exchange.

Together, the teams say they will deliver AI at startup speed and global scale to help customers run higher performing businesses.

Amazon has rolled out its AI-powered Amazon Lens feature in South Africa, allowing shoppers to search using images and barcodes as the company deepens its push to dominate Africa’s fast-growing e-commerce market

Kenya’s data regulator has confirmed the full deletion of Worldcoin-linked biometric data, marking a decisive end to the country’s 2023 crackdown on “biometrics-for-tokens” models and setting a tougher compliance benchmark for digital identity, fintech and AI firms operating in Africa.

Cloud-native applications have transformed the way businesses operate, enabling faster innovation, greater agility, and enhanced scalability. Yet, with this evolution comes an equally complex security landscape. Traditional security approaches, which rely on fragmented tools and point solutions, are increasingly insufficient on their own, as while many organisations still combine best-of-breed tools, the trend is toward more consolidated platforms. The reality is that modern

Kemi Omotosho takes the reins at MultiChoice Nigeria as the pay-TV giant faces rising competition, evolving viewer habits, and the task of strengthening its Canal+ partnership across one of Africa’s largest media markets.

Kemi Omotosho takes the reins at MultiChoice Nigeria as the pay-TV giant faces rising competition, evolving viewer habits, and the task of strengthening its Canal+ partnership across one of Africa’s largest media markets.

Sterling Bank has joined Thunes’ global payment network, offering Nigerians abroad faster, cheaper, and more transparent ways to send money home. The partnership leverages Thunes’ reach across 130 countries and billions of mobile wallets worldwide.

American streamer iShowSpeed surrounded by excited fans during a high-energy livestream in Nairobi, as his Africa tour puts Kenya in the global digital spotlight.

The Mojaloop Foundation and the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in partnership with Singapore-based ThitsaWorks and The AfricaNenda Foundation, recently launched the Liberian Inclusive Instant Payments System.