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Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a leading electric mobility platform in Africa, has secured $8 million in funding. This was disclosed in a statement seen by Technext. The round, which comes in the form of ...

Leading ride-share company, Bolt, has introduced a 6 per cent fare increase in Kenya. This was disclosed by the company’s Senior General Manager of Rides in East Africa, Dimmy Kanyankole. According to ...

Nigerian military troops have intercepted and seized over 400 Starlink satellite internet terminals that were reportedly used by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists to coordinate their operations across ...

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Airtel Nigeria has reported a mobile money revenue of $3 million for the first three months of 2026, reflecting the continued struggle to establish the services in the Nigerian fintech-controlled ...

At first glance, the first quarter of 2026 looks like a standard crypto downturn. According to the 2026 Q1 Crypto Industry Report: Market Data & Insights from NFT Plazas, Bitcoin dropped nearly 23%, ...

Western Union on Monday, May 4, 2026, formally rolled out its USDPT stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. Issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and supported by Fireblocks’ settlement infrastructure, the ...

South Africa is making an important move to modernise the way its citizens verify their identity. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has released draft regulations for a new smartphone-based digital ...

Leading telecoms company MTN Nigeria said it added 253,842 eSIM (Subscriber Identity Module cards) subscribers in 2025, representing a 65.4% inrease from 2024. This is according to its 2025 ...

Latest Quality of Experience (QoE) data reveals that about 27% to 31% of capable devices are actually utilising 5G services in Nigeria’s biggest cities. This reveals the existing coverage gap The ...

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