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5 African startups transforming payments, programming, and pedagogy

5 African startups transforming payments, programming, and pedagogy

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. This week, we explore five African startups in the education, fintech

How rising fuel costs launched Nigeria’s first EV-only assembly plant

How rising fuel costs launched Nigeria’s first EV-only assembly plant

Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal sent petrol prices soaring and forced a rethink of how people move goods and people. In that shock, electric vehicles shifted from

In Egypt’s startup ecosystem, 2025 belonged to the biggest deals

In Egypt’s startup ecosystem, 2025 belonged to the biggest deals

Venture capital (VC) funding in Egypt grew by 31% year-over-year (YoY) in the second half of 2025 (excluding December), hitting $524 million raised from 71 deals

Why Airtel is looking to space to close Nigeria’s connectivity gap

Why Airtel is looking to space to close Nigeria’s connectivity gap

The partnership closes coverage gaps neither company can solve alone. Airtel has spectrum, towers, distribution, and tens of millions of users, but extending terrestrial

Quick Fire 🔥 with Justice Eziefule

Quick Fire 🔥 with Justice Eziefule

Before co-founding Liquid, Justice helped build Paystack’s Virtual Terminal and was an early engineer at Lazerpay, where he shipped the minimum viable product (

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – It’s here: The Builders’ List 2025

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – It’s here: The Builders’ List 2025

In today's edition: We’ve launched the Builders’ List! || Quick Fire 🔥 with Justice Eziefule || Who secured the bag? 💰

Quiz: How much of the African tech story did you digest this year?

Quiz: How much of the African tech story did you digest this year?

How much of the African tech story did you digest this year? Let’s find out.

How we selected our inaugural Builders’ List

How we selected our inaugural Builders’ List

TechCabal is launching The Builders’ List: an annual index of the most consequential people shaping Africa’s technology ecosystem in the calendar year.

Why a high-profile discrimination case against Kuda was dismissed

Why a high-profile discrimination case against Kuda was dismissed

Rosemary Hewat, a former Kuda executive, sued her former employer and Babs Ogundeyi, Kuda's CEO, for gender discrimination. Here's why it was dismissed and why

12 African startups and tech companies that cut workforce in 2025

12 African startups and tech companies that cut workforce in 2025

A complete list of the layoffs that happened in Africa's tech ecosystem in 2025 amid tighter capital, shifting strategies, and a stronger push toward profitability