Anonymous Sudan hacked X because they want Starlink in Sudan
Anonymous Sudan has taken responsibility for X's (formerly Twitter) outage, stating that it is pressuring Elon Musk to launch Starlink in the country.
India wants to expand its Unified Payments Interface to Africa
India is in talks with African governments including Namibia, Mozambique and Kenya, and BRICS members on the expansion of Unified Payments Interface to enable cross-border payments.
ICT was the second-highest contributor to Nigeria's GDP in Q2 2023
The ICT sector contributed 19.54% to Nigeria's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2023. The second-highest contributor in the country.
Bloc launches business banking service, appoints Guobadia to assemble its board
Nigerian fintech startup, Bloc has launched a business banking services. The startup has also announced that former presidential aide, Oswald Osaretin Guobadia will assist in assembling its board.
What we know about the Meta Creator Lab Live for Nigerian creators
Last Friday, over 40 young and aspiring Nigerian creators gathered at the Meta office in Lagos for the Creator Lab Live, an educational event that provides an opportunity for creators to learn from experts and collaborate.
Meet the African startups competing at TechCrunch's 2023 Startup Battlefield 200
The startups cut across Cleantech, SaaS, Fintech, Fintech, HealthTech, AI/Machine Learning, Security and Privacy and Cleantech. The startups are from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa.
LemFi raises $33 million Series A for global expansion
Global payments company, LemFi (formerly Lemonade Finance) has secured a $33 million Series A in a round led by Left Lane Capital.