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Our phones are supposed to make our lives easier, not busier. Yet I used to spend so much time adjusting simple settings, like turning Do Not Disturb on during meetings, opening Spotify every time I go for a run, or enabling silent mode every time I used the camera app to avoid that annoying shutter sound. These are simple things that only take seconds, but they make you feel like you’re constantly managing your device instead of the other way around. That all changed when I discovered Samsung’s Modes and Routines. They take care of all those little chores without…

Amma Gyampo, CEO, Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (GVCA)By GVCASouth Africa’s 2025 G20 presidency successfully leveraged its platform to steer the conversation about private capital and development finance to a new direction. This G20 was marked by significant breakthroughs including the release of empirical data to correct the continent’s crippling cost of capital and a call to action to widen the solution space to unlock trapped capital including blended finance. The most profound shift was the structural embedding of African priorities into the G20’s financial agenda. The 2025-2030 G20 Africa Engagement Framework ensured that Africa’s core concerns –…

Nigeria’s technology ecosystem is expanding rapidly, yet new research shows that the local capital markets have not kept pace. According to TLP Advisory’s latest report, “Rethinking Funding & Exits: Nigeria’s Missing IPOs and the NGX,” a significant awareness gap is preventing Nigerian startups from leveraging the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) as a viable route for growth and exits. The findings highlight structural challenges, currency mismatch issues, and market frictions that collectively hinder Nigeria’s ability to build a robust pipeline of local IPOs. Lack of Awareness Limits NGX Tech Listings The report identifies a striking knowledge gap: 53% of founders lack sufficient…

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji * This article was first published by Africa’s Business Heroes In this conversation, Iyin Aboyeji reflects on his journey building Andela, a platform connecting tech professionals from emerging markets with companies seeking remote talent, and Flutterwave, a payments company. He also discusses his move into investing with Future Africa and his belief that African founders should design for the 94% of the population rather than the elite six per cent. He shares candid insights on what he has learned about survival, scale, and discipline in the African context, as well as how faith has guided some of his…

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Moniepoint Inc., Africa’s prominent fintech platform, has today launched Moniebook, an “all-in-one” Point-of-Sale (POS) initiative designed to help small businesses manage their daily operations. In a statement seen by Technext on Wednesday, Moniepoint explained that Moniebook is tailored for small and medium-sized businesses and multi-location enterprises. The solution, which just emerged from its beta phase, is already showing hitting key milestones. Providing further explanation on the new feature, Babatunde Olofin, Managing Director, Moniepoint MFB, noted that the latest addition is a testament to its goal of providing businesses with the tools needed for success. He mentioned that Moniepoint wants to…

With startup funding slowing globally and foreign investors becoming more cautious, industry leaders are calling for a fundamental shift in how innovation is financed, scaled, and absorbed in Africa. The message, repeated across panels, keynote speeches, and informal conversations at the MTN Cloud Accelerator Demo Day in Lagos on November 28, 2025, was that Nigeria needs more corporate buyers like commercial banks, mobile network operators (MNOs), etc., fewer silos, and a more collaborative innovation culture. While startups have long been praised for their agility and ingenuity, their path to scale remains steep. Infrastructure costs are high, regulations are complex, and…

Because SSDs don’t use physical storage, it’s easy to assume that they don’t really suffer from wear and tear. However, you can still digitally run down the lifespan of an SSD if you use certain software utilities with it. If you want to maximize its lifespan, steer clear of these things. Cryptocurrency plotting is a huge drain Admittedly, it’s usually only a certain type of people who are doing things involving crypto on their PCs. But if you are, you have to be mindful of cryptocurrency plotting, which is a different beast than crypto mining, which barely touches an SSD.…

Tunis, Dec. 3 — “Efforts are underway to ensure that doctors, paramedical staff, and healthcare workers receive all their rights, especially since the legal system in place for decades has led to this unacceptable situation, both for them and for us,” President Kais Saied said Tuesday during his meeting with Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani in Carthage Palace. The Head of State reiterated the need to work tirelessly so as to restore the public health sector, which he says “has been severely undermined”. He underlined that healthcare services must be accessible to all, in every region across the country, adding that…

** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **The African Development Bank has approved up to XOF 15 billion (€22.9 million) to support the second phase of Côte d’Ivoire’s Programme Électricité Pour Tous (PEPT).The financing includes up to €16 million from the bank and up to €6.9 million from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). The transaction marks the first African Development Bank subscription to a local currency social bond in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) region. The project will finance 400,000 new electricity connections over 2025-2026, benefiting…