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TechCabalJul 22, 2026#startups#africa
Norebase report finds Nigeria, Rwanda among Africa’s fastest incorporation markets
The findings arrive as African governments compete to attract founders and foreign investment by simplifying the mechanics of starting a business.
TechCabalJul 22, 2026#startups#africa
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – BVNK once for stablecoins
In today's edition: LemFi, BVNK partner to use stablecoins for remittance || Shareholders agree on Nedbank-NCBA merger || Court settles Nigeria’s airtime lending dispute || Kenya introduces new telecom licence
TechCabalJul 21, 2026#startups#africa
South Africa wants more African trade. Stablecoins could help make it happen.
Only about 15% to 18% of South Africa's trade is with African countries, highlighting how much work remains before AfCFTA can achieve its ambitions.
Techpoint AfricaJul 21, 2026#startups#africa
Zipline has delivered over 6.1 million vaccines across three Nigerian states, now it wants to go national
Zipline is preparing an expansion backed by a US government grant across Nigeria, evolving from state-by-state partnerships to engaging healthcare stakeholders at the local, state, and national level.
TechCabalJul 21, 2026#startups#africa
Francophone Africa’s smallest shops could become its biggest business opportunity
How Francophone West Africa's corner shops became the continent's most overlooked commerce opportunity and the startups racing to serve them.
TechCabalJul 21, 2026#startups#africa
Nigerian court upholds digital lending rules but rejects parallel telecom licencing
While the court upheld the validity of the regulations, it agreed with one of WASPAN's central arguments: the FCCPC's consumer protection powers do not extend to licencing telecommunications operators.
TechCabalJul 21, 2026#startups#africa
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Lie detector test for SIM cards
In today's edition: South Africa overhauls SIM registration || GTBank Kenya needs a new managing director || Cyberattacks in Kenya || Malawi wants to break telecom duopoly
MIT Technology Review — AIJul 20, 2026#ai#data
China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Over the weekend, several current and former advisors to President Donald Trump on AI publicly lobbed insults at the country’s leading AI comp
TechCabalJul 20, 2026#startups#africa
Why Launch Africa keeps writing early-stage cheques despite market slowdown
Launch Africa has invested in 15 startups so far in 2026, with a focus on early-stage startups, as other investors slow down on funding.
TechCabalJul 20, 2026#startups#africa
South Africa wants every SIM card to become a trusted digital ID
South Africa is overhauling its SIM registration system to strengthen identity verification and curb digital fraud.
TechCabalJul 20, 2026#startups#africa
Nigeria’s central bank is rewriting the rules for fintech growth
Over the past decade, the playbook for Nigerian fintechs has been remarkably consistent: build payment products, acquire merchants, scale transaction volumes, obtain microfinance bank licences, expand into lending, and eventually launch savings products.
TechCabalJul 20, 2026#startups#africa
South Sudan’s $50 e-visa fee threatens East African labour mobility
Under the revised charges, published on the country’s electronic visa portal on Monday, Somali and Burundian citizens will pay $100 to enter South Sudan.