Jumia has exited Algeria as part of a wider push to improve profitability, narrowing its geographic footprint while investing in direct sourcing to compete with fast-growing Chinese eCommerce rivals....
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10 février 2026 Hello! Welcome to The Next Wave: Francophone Africa, your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. By default, this newsletter is in French—but don’t worry, you can click the button below to switch to the English version. Read in English Bonjour 👋, La semaine dernière, nous avons rencontré Babacar […]...
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Jumia grew revenue by 34% to $61.4 million in Q4 2025, driven by stronger marketplace sales and rising demand in Nigeria. The eCommerce company also narrowed losses and cut cash burn as it pushes toward profitability....
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The collapse of the proposed acquisition has dealt a blow to the Nigerian lender’s rapid pan-African expansion strategy, which has relied heavily on acquisitions to enter tightly regulated markets....
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The platform will enable the over 37 million M-PESA users to buy and sell stocks the same way they send money to a friend or pay for utilities like electricity. To understand why Ziidi Trader feels different, it helps to picture the before-and-after of how ordinary Kenyans have accessed capital markets....
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Talk360, a South African calling app that enables worldwide calls without internet connection, has raised $1.4 million in a secondary investment....
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NCBA disclosed the assurances in a Monday notice of additional information, saying its staff would play a central role in Nedbank’s regional expansion strategy....
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On today's Techpoint Digest, we talk about KRA bringing back nil returns, but with a catch; X; Mark Essien's new product and CBN and NCC collaborating to end failed airtime and data debits....
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In today's edition: Nigeria's Raenest plants flag in Asia || NCC and CBN want 24-hour refunds for airtime mistakes || Paratus plugs DRC into the internet coast with new fibre route || Kenyan Stock Exchange launches stock trading via M-Pesa...
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Mark Essein's new product made $2.3 million in four months from less than 30 customers. Interestingly, HNG played a big played a big part in this. Here's his advice to potential competitors who want to challenge Tripdesk....
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African VC is beginning to look more like credit underwriting than long-term experimentation....
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Nigeria’s telecom and financial regulators are moving to mandate 24-hour refunds for everyday airtime and data mistakes, from over-purchases to wrong-number transfers....
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Raenest, a Nigerian cross-border payments company offering multicurrency accounts for freelancers and businesses, has launched its services in India and the Philippines....
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In the past two years, Equinix has moved beyond the cable landing itself. It has built a modular cable landing station, rolled out roughly 250 kilometres of new terrestrial fibre linking Akwa Ibom to Rivers State...
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The service is targeted at African companies that have raised under $1 million and need focused, fast-turnaround communications support....
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On February 3, 2026, speakers across policy, finance, and investment came together to examine what sustainable growth means for African businesses....
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As the financial landscape across Africa continues to evolve, one......
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Nothing illustrates Nigeria’s growing dependence on the Internet more than how much people now spend on data. Between 2024 and 2025, national data spending jumped 171.41% to ₦7.62 trillion ($5.58 billion)...
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NaJasia, a Denmark-based community organisation founded by Caribbean-born creative professional......
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Despite WAXAL providing a critical foundation for 21 Sub-Saharan languages, Google is already expanding its reach to other African languages....
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