MAMBO TakeRISE 2026 takes Nigeria's technology debate to Jos, where it belongs
Hosting a major national technology conference in Jos challenges the idea that Nigeria's digital economy begins in Lagos and ends in Abuja.
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Should you care?Airtel Nigeria's one-seat shops show why telecom's future is still physical
The new compact shops reduce the cost of physical retail while keeping registration, support and financial services close to customers.
MAMBO ExplainsAfrica's Laptop LLM Challenge asks AI to fit the computers people already own
Instead of asking developers to find bigger GPUs, the competition asks them to compress, optimise and localise AI for common African hardware.
BusinessUber's Glovo deal now faces the part regulators care about: antitrust
Uber's 14.8 billion dollar acquisition of Glovo parent Delivery Hero faces antitrust scrutiny across Kenya, Nigeria, and North Africa, where it would merge the top delivery rivals.
Should you care?Africa's telecom ministers met in Abuja to write one digital rulebook
African ICT ministers gathered in Abuja for the ATU's 7th Conference of Plenipotentiaries, aiming for a unified continental strategy on spectrum, AI, and digital infrastructure.
BusinessSix Nigerian fintechs crack the world's top 500, and it is not luck
Six Nigerian fintechs made CNBC and Statista's 2026 World's Top Fintech Companies list, over half of Africa's 11 entries, cementing Lagos as the continent's fintech capital.
MAMBO TakeAmazon Leo is coming for Starlink in Africa. Cheaper internet is not guaranteed
Amazon now has enough low-Earth-orbit satellites to begin service, but Africa needs gateways, licences and affordable hardware before competition reaches consumers.
BusinessAfrican fintech's second wave: from payments to credit
African fintech is moving beyond payment apps into credit, B2B infrastructure, embedded finance, and debt-funded models built around real cash flows.
BusinessHow stablecoins became Nigeria's trade workaround
Nigerian businesses are using stablecoins as a bottom-up workaround for dollar scarcity, slow settlement, and cross-border payment friction.
BusinessAfrica links 11 stock exchanges as AELP Phase II launches
Phase II of the African Exchange Linkage Project expands the network to 11 exchanges and more than 50 brokers, pushing African capital markets closer together.
BusinessAfrica's fintech shakeout: the M&A wave, explained
African fintech is consolidating fast as stronger companies buy data rails, licences, local footholds, and distressed rivals.
BusinessEVs could soon beat petrol on cost across Africa
New research says EVs are close to cost parity across much of Africa, with expensive financing now doing more to slow adoption than the technology itself.
BusinessWest Africa's mega-corridor eyes cleaner, smarter freight
The EU Regional Business Forum put West Africa's Abidjan to Lagos corridor in front of investors, with rail, urban mobility, trade facilitation, and logistics on the table.
BusinessAirtime credit is back for millions of Nigerians
Airtime and data lending has resumed in Nigeria after a suspension linked to FCCPC digital-lending rules and a court fight.