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-President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has relished Liberia’s new revenue chapter of surpassing US$1 billion dollars in revenue collection; a milestone he attributed to the tenacity of Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah and other players in the revenue generation sector. Paying tribute to those whose commitment and farsightedness led to the realization of the ambitious goal, the president said the achievement is to the leadership of the LRA, collaboration across government and the resilience and commitment of Liberian taxpayers. “It comes from the hard work of Commissioner General Dorbor Jallah and his team at the Liberia Revenue…
In May 2025, Olumayowa Ogunnusi was at a wedding in the United Kingdom when a conversation with a friend gave him an idea. After two decades working in oil and gas, he started looking closely at Bitcoin, the most popular blockchain-based digital currency, and its biggest operating cost: electricity. “I was realising that the problem the industry faces is power. I’m getting cheap power, and I know where to find this power,” Ogunnusi told TechCabal in an interview. He started thinking about oil fields the way he would think about a Bitcoin mine: what does it cost to produce something,…
Apple TV is coming to Nigeria for the first time, with access bundled into an expanded iCloud+ subscription starting at ₦1,300 a month. The service will launch in Nigeria before the end of September 2026. The new iCloud+ plan goes beyond cloud storage, bundling Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Music Select, and cloud storage into one subscription. Subscribers can also share the plan with up to five family members at no extra cost. Apple announced the Nigerian rollout on September 15 as part of a bigger expansion covering more than 100 countries. The move adds 59 new markets for Apple…
Nitter and XCancel, two services that allow users to view posts on X without having an X account, are once again unavailable after the most recent set of legal disputes with X. The XCancel website is now showing a message stating that it has to suspend the service ‘because of a new development in the ongoing legal proceedings’, while Nitter’s website is currently down, and its code repository was archived on September 11, 2026. These services enable users to view X posts without an account, adverts, or trackers. The shutdown came after X’s lawyers had sent a cease-and-desist letter in…
SEEING RED The African National Congress is losing the support of COSATU and the Communist Party, allies dating back to the anti-apartheid struggle, as it heads towards the 4 November local elections, with South Africa’s traditionally black vote set to fracture even further. By Carien du Plessis in Johannesburg South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa (2nd R) and other members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) sing the national anthem under the South African flag during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on 14 June 2024. © Rodger Bosch/AFP Published on September 16, 2026…
Listen to this article Tokyo is redefining its engagement with Africa, transitioning from traditional aid-based approaches to strategic venture capital (VC) investments focused on long-term partnerships, innovation and capacity building. Several Japanese private companies are making Japan’s presence felt in Africa’s VC landscape, particularly in high-growth sectors such as fintech, climate tech and mobility. Growing demand for innovative, technology-driven solutions in Africa has drawn increasing interest from international investors. VC funding in Africa rose from over US$2 billion in 2019 to a peak of US$5.2 billion in 2022. Though investment declined to around US$3.6 billion in 2023, the continent’s start-up…
Learn how Hadija Jabiri started a business that exports Tanzania’s agricultural produce to Europe and beyond. Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here.French entrepreneur Grégoire Schwebig is the founder of AfricaWorks, which operates co-working spaces in seven cities across six African countries. He spoke to How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz about his journey as an entrepreneur.Topics discussed during the interview include:The trick to a successful co-working spaceHow he started AfricaWorksHow African markets differ when it comes to co-workingThe biggest surprises – things…
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In brief The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act in a procedural vote Tuesday. Stand With Crypto will include the vote in its ratings of lawmakers. The group pledged to keep mobilizing its three million advocates for passage. Stand With Crypto, a Coinbase-backed advocacy group, warned of electoral consequences Tuesday after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act.In a statement following the vote, Stand With Crypto said it would add senators’ votes to its lawmaker scorecards ahead of November’s midterms.Myriad: Will Democrats sweep midterm elections? Click to make your prediction.“Today’s vote was a failure of leadership,” executive director…
Nigerian telecom operators, especially mobile network providers, have been under intense scrutiny over rapid data depletion. The issue has become a major source of public outrage for mobile internet subscribers in Nigeria, surpassing complaints about poor-quality networks. The pains are understandable. The importance of mobile data in this digital age cannot be overemphasised. When it depletes faster than anticipated or planned, it affects productivity and livelihood. Among telecom operators, MTN Nigeria has faced the most backlash, an expected scenario, as the leading mobile network operator by subscribers (now 100 million). Every ₦2,000, ₦5,000 or ₦30,000 spent on bundles represents a…