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Nairobi — A coalition of State agencies led by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has unveiled a coordinated strategy to combat hate speech, ethnic incitement and election-related offences ahead of the 2027 General Election, warning political leaders that offenders will face prosecution under a unified enforcement framework. The announcement came hours after the arrest of Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia, whose detention followed the circulation of a video in which he made controversial remarks targeting supporters of President William Ruto, adding fresh political attention to the agencies’ renewed focus on inflammatory rhetoric. The alliance, comprising the NCIC, Independent Electoral…

Richard Okello, co-founder of African investment firm Sango Capital, sees strong potential across a variety of sectors.Okello is particularly keen on African retail. “The transformation from unorganised retail to organised retail is underway,” he notes. One of Sango’s standout investments has been Sundry Markets, the parent company of Marketsquare, a Nigerian supermarket chain founded by entrepreneur Ebele Enunwa. (Our first book tells the in-depth story of how Enunwa built his business. It is available here).Despite the steady rise of air-conditioned malls and modern grocery chains, roughly 90% of retail transactions in Nigeria still flow through informal channels – a vibrant…

Responding on behalf of the Plateau State Government, the Director of Agricultural Services in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Lang Zakka, described the partnership as a significant step… The Plateau State Government has endorsed and launched a Strategic Food Security Plan to strengthen the state’s agricultural sector, improve livelihoods, and enhance food security across communities. The plan, recently unveiled in Jos, was developed under the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria Programme (SPRING) and implemented by the Supply Chain Research and Innovation Hub (SCRIH) in collaboration with the Plateau State Government. The initiative brought together representatives of the…

Quidax, a Nigerian startup that lets users buy and sell digital assets and provides liquidity to other startups, has expanded its business-to-business (B2B) operations across 21 corridors, including Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya, deepening its push into stablecoin-based settlement infrastructure.   The shift toward enterprise-focused products is becoming more visible across the industry. On July 28, Luno, the UK-headquartered crypto company with a regional base in South Africa and operations in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda, said it would cut 20% of its global workforce as it increased its focus on institutional products and services amid weaker retail trading activity. Bitcoin’s 24-hour trading…

When Onafriq announced a partnership with Privy on July 29, 2026, to build “regulated stablecoin infrastructure for B2Bs across Africa,” it was not the company’s first such announcement this year. Conduit arrived in February, framed around institutional cross-border settlement. VALR followed in April, publicly positioned as Onafriq, tapping into VALR’s infrastructure for local-currency funding. Yuno followed in June, positioned around merchant payment acceptance and orchestration for global merchants. Then came Privy in July. Put to Onafriq directly, the pattern of repeated, similarly worded partnership announcements raised an obvious question: are these four deals overlapping, redundant, or actually distinct pieces of…

Snap announced it will stop recommending “wholly AI-generated videos” in its Spotlight feed, prioritizing human-made content.This decision follows similar actions by YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack in recent weeks to limit fully AI-generated material, often referred to as “AI slop.” Snap will continue to allow AI-enhanced or edited videos in Spotlight recommendations.Snap stated on Friday that entirely AI-generated content is often low-quality, repetitive, and generally not aligned with user preferences.Snap Joins Other Platforms in Targeting AI SlopSnap’s update affects recommendations in the Spotlight feed but does not ban AI content entirely. The platform will no longer feature wholly AI-generated videos in…

A businessman turned contender for his father’s succession, Franck Biya is patiently weaving his web. From family to business circles, from the seat of government to the elites of the Grand Nord via sporting stars – here is a map of his network. Published on August 02, 2026 at 11:30 am (GMT +1) A few years ago, the idea of Franck Biya as Cameroon’s vice-president and constitutional successor to his father, President Paul Biya, would have seemed far-fetched. A businessman long based between Los Angeles, Johannesburg and Paris, the eldest son of Paul Biya and Jeanne-Irène Biya had never stood…

African governments are accelerating the use of digital platforms for taxation, procurement, healthcare, identity management, social protection and municipal services. However, the success of this transition depends on more than software, connectivity or data infrastructure. It also depends on who controls technology decisions, how public money is allocated, whether risks are monitored and whether digital investments improve services for citizens. A systematic review titled “Antecedents, Decisions, and Outcomes for ICT Governance Adoption in the African Public Sector: A Systematic Review Based on McClelland Theory and ADO Framework,” published in the journal Computers, argues that this institutional layer remains uneven across…

The organisers of the Innovation and Scale Forum (ISF) are positioning this year’s edition as a reflection of a broader shift in Africa’s startup ecosystem, where founders are increasingly looking beyond domestic markets in search of regional growth, investment, and long-term sustainability. The fourth edition of the ISF Forum, scheduled for November 27-28 in Ibadan, will convene more than 3,000 participants, over 50 speakers, and an online audience expected to exceed 10,000 viewers from more than 20 countries under the theme “Scale Without Borders.” The theme comes at a time when African technology companies are moving from proving business models…

EBID supports agricultural transformation in The Gambia with $10.04 million financing for G Farms Ltd – African Business EBID supports agricultural transformation in The Gambia with $10.04 million financing for G Farms Ltd – African Business