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Starlink rival Amazon Leo has launched a waitlist for many countries, including Nigeria, to collect details of would-be early users of its satellite Internet service when it eventually rolls out. Recall that the company recently began its first public testing with select enterprise customers ahead of an anticipated wider commercial rollout in 2026. The list provides for three broad categories of users: Government: Government agencies and service providers like schools, hospitals, etc. Personal: individual users like you Business: corporate users and business owners It also provides three different router types: Ultra: It will support download speeds of up to 1Gbps…

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority🗣️ This is an open thread.We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Google has long surpassed Microsoft and continues to challenge Apple in the mobile operating system sphere, but it still lags behind both in the PC world. Sure, Chrome OS is popular in the education and business computing market, but Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS dominate almost everywhere else. I’m writing this piece from a Windows-based desktop, not a Chrome OS-based laptop, after all.…

Kigali hosted Africa Blockchain Festival 2025, uniting 1,000+ investors, developers, and regulators to explore blockchain’s economic impact. Discussions focused on AI, financial inclusion, and transparency, highlighting how blockchain can advance Africa’s digital transformation. Startups in the sector raised USD 34.7 million in 2024, and participants called for stronger infrastructure and clear policies to scale innovation. Kigali, Rwanda, hosted the Africa Blockchain Festival 2025 from November 7 to 9, bringing together more than 1,000 investors, regulators, and innovators to explore how blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) can support Africa’s economic integration and digital transformation. Held under the theme “Africa’s AI…

Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes Across Africa, a new generation of entrepreneurs is quietly transforming the continent’s economic and social landscape. They are not waiting for opportunity – they are creating it. In every sector, from finance to food, transport to technology, these founders are proving that Africa’s most valuable resource is its people’s ability to innovate from within. As the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition marks its seventh year, its Top 10 finalists embody what progress in Africa truly looks like: creativity grounded in context, business models built for resilience, and impact that reaches far beyond profit. Innovation rooted…

South Africa’s commercial capital of Johannesburg was transformed over the past few weeks as officials worked hard to smooth its rough edges and get it in fine fettle for the glut of international visitors heading its way.City officials repaired roads, updated signage, cleaned public spaces, and increased security to prepare for an influx of people. Although some residents complained these efforts prioritised guests over citizens, the city was ready as the business-focused B20 meeting began in Sandton, Johannesburg’s affluent commercial hub.The business event, sponsored by some of South Africa’s biggest companies, was held in Sandton, often dubbed the richest square…

Over the weekend, Coinbase shuffled nearly 800,000 BTC, roughly $69.5 billion at prevailing prices, between its own wallets, describing it as a scheduled internal migration.On-chain alert bots registered the movement as a historic spike in spent outputs, triggering headlines about 4% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply suddenly “moving” and speculation that a massive liquidation was underway.For retail traders watching raw transaction volume without entity attribution, the tape looked apocalyptic.For anyone who understood what was happening, it was routine custody housekeeping: Coinbase was consolidating unspent transaction outputs, rotating keys, and preparing wallet clusters for proof-of-reserve snapshots.These are all best practices for large…

Power in Slim: TECNO Launches the Spark Slim GloballySleek, Smart, and Strong: TECNO Unveils the World’s Slimmest 3D Curved AI Smartphone TECNO has officially taken the global stage with the launch of the SPARK Slim, a smartphone that redefines the intersection of style, intelligence, and resilience. Purposefully crafted for users who expect sophistication and cutting-edge performance in a beautifully refined package, the SPARK Slim delivers a flagship-level experience at an accessible price point. At an astonishing 5.93mm, the SPARK Slim stands as the world’s slimmest 3D-curved AI smartphone, a true feat of engineering precision. Its ultra-thin silhouette is complemented by…

Spotify will soon increase its prices in the U.S. The music streaming service had previously increased its Premium subscription’s price in the U.S. in June 2024. Spotify had announced a price increase for its Premium plan a few months ago, in several markets across South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. The price differs from region-to-region, for example, it jumped from €10.99 to €11.99 in Europe. As for why the prices are climbing, the Financial Times (via 9to5Mac) reports that Spotify and Apple are under pressure from major record labels to hike their subscription…

Karim Badr** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **CI Capital PE for Fund Management and Investment (CIPE), a subsidiary of CI Capital Holding, has appointed Karim Badr as its chief executive. The move forms part of the Egyptian financial services group’s effort to expand its presence in non-traditional asset classes, including private equity and closed-ended fund management.“The appointment of Karim Badr as CEO, private equity marks a natural progression in CI Capital’s growth journey and a pivotal step in expanding our presence in the region’s private markets. CI Capital boasts one…

Opinion, by Louis Strydom, Director of Growth and Development for Africa and Europe at Wärtsilä Energy Lean Carbon, Just Power Why a small, temporary rise in African carbon emissions is justified to reach the continent’s urgent electrification needs Africa holds 17% of the world’s people yet produces roughly 4% of global CO₂. On a per-capita basis it emits about one ton a year, the lowest of any continent. Africa also contains the world’s largest pocket of energy poverty. The question that matters is not whether to cut carbon, but how much temporary pollution is tolerable on the way to energy prosperity, and…