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TechCabal is the leading technology publication in Africa covering startups and the digital economy. It provides insightful reporting on innovation and investment trends serving as the premier voice for the African tech ecosystem.

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Only 26 African startups raised $174 million in January. Here’s what it signals

Only 26 African startups raised $174 million in January. Here’s what it signals

African VC is beginning to look more like credit underwriting than long-term experimentation.

CBN, NCC propose 24-hour refunds for airtime and data sent to wrong numbers

CBN, NCC propose 24-hour refunds for airtime and data sent to wrong numbers

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

Nigeria’s Raenest expands into India and the Philippines to target Asia’s freelancers

Nigeria’s Raenest expands into India and the Philippines to target Asia’s freelancers

Raenest, a Nigerian cross-border payments company offering multicurrency accounts for freelancers and businesses, has launched its services in India and the Philippines

Why Equinix wants Nigeria’s Internet to have a second anchor in South-South

Why Equinix wants Nigeria’s Internet to have a second anchor in South-South

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

Wimbart launches low-cost PR service for early-stage African startups

Wimbart launches low-cost PR service for early-stage African startups

The service is targeted at African companies that have raised under $1 million and need focused, fast-turnaround communications support.

How Nigerians spent ₦20.87 billion daily on data in 2025

How Nigerians spent ₦20.87 billion daily on data in 2025

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

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Airtel’s second gateway

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Airtel’s second gateway

In today's edition: Airtel is launching a new subsea cable || South Africa launches service to combat payment fraud || Kenya officially goes green

Next Wave: Selling the absence of smoke

Next Wave: Selling the absence of smoke

We aren't solving the climate crisis with carbon math because climate action now looks like compliance work.

Digital Nomads: How 67 countries shaped this risk analyst’s view of African tech

Digital Nomads: How 67 countries shaped this risk analyst’s view of African tech

Staying close to communities in what Hautefeuille labels as being ‘on the ground’ has helped her realise that places that are very misunderstood from the outside

Fintechs lead Africa’s digital maturity, but insurers post strongest gains in 2025

Fintechs lead Africa’s digital maturity, but insurers post strongest gains in 2025

The report shows that more than half of institutions now consider themselves digitally mature, with 54% reporting advanced digital capabilities, up from 48% in