OPINION VIEW | The Pan-African Trade Revolution Might Have Just Started in Kenya
By Ray Youssef, CEO of P2P marketplace, NoOnes When I went with some of the NoOnes team to Kenya to make the keynote speech at the Catholic University of Eastern…
MILESTONE | Digital Identity Provider, SmileID, Doubles Identity Verification Checks to 150 Million in Just One Year
Smile Identity, an Africa-focused identity verification solutions provider, has had 150 million identity verification checks effected on its technologies, doubling from 75 million a year ago. “We’re accelerating at…
A Look At the CFA Franc – The Controversial Currency at the Center of the French – West Africa Feud
The CFA Franc was introduced on December 26 1945 to improve stability among French colonies after World War II. France established the CFA Franc to replace the French West African…
LIST | Top 10 Lending Apps in Nigeria With Over 1 Million Downloads on PlayStore
The surge of companies operating in Nigeria’s digital lending sector has drawn attention to concerning trends like aggressive tactics for loan recovery such as harassment and defamation. This has led…
REGULATION | U.S. Lawmakers Demand Release of Binance Official as Nigeria Announces Commencement of Tax Evasion Trial
According to local reports, 2 U.S. Congressmen have submitted a resolution to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to ask for the release of Head of Financial…
REGULATION | Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Urges Countries to Develop Regulatory Frameworks for Rapidly Growing Virtual Assets
Virtual assets continue to be used to support the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as by scammers, terrorist groups, and other illicit actors, says the Financial Action…
REPORT | Egypt Comes 3rd Among the Top Funded MENA Countries in H1 2024
Startups from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region raised $116 million in June 2024, declining by 59% from the previous month [May 2024]. Four Egyptian startups raised $15…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Inaugural Rwanda-Based, Sector-Agnostic Innovate Africa Fund, Seeks to Invest in 20 Early-Stage Startups for ~$50,000
Innovate Africa Fund, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage founders taking startups from conception to product, has launched with an initial $2.5 million rollout. Co-founded by Kristin Wilson and Christian Idiodi, the…
MILESTONE | Leading TON Blockchain Wallet, TonKeeper, Draws Over 1.3 Million Users in Nigeria, with 900K Joining in May 2024 Alone
TonKeeper is the leading wallet on the TON blockchain that offers staking services and private dApp browsing, while enabling users to purchase eSIM and gift cards with crypto. The platform,…
HOW TO | How to Earn NotCoins By Playing to Earn on Telegram
NotCoin ($NOT) is a play-to-earn token within the TON ecosystem, mainly utilized in a Telegram-based game. In this game, players earn tokens by tapping a virtual coin and completing various…