--- title: "African technology news" description: "Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets." canonical_url: "https://liners.com/news?page=43" markdown_url: "https://liners.com/news.md?page=43" type: "listing" language: "en" --- # African technology news Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets. ## Summary Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets. ## News | Title | URL | Description | Published | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | EthSwitch and Huawei Discuss AI Payments and China Links | /news/ethswitch-huawei-ai-payments-cross-border-china | EthSwitch is in talks with Huawei to expand AI in payments, strengthen national payment infrastructure, and explore faster cross-border links with China. | 2026-07-08T19:00:54.616Z | | Telkom Pledges R100M to Launch Telkom AI Institute | /news/telkom-r100m-telkom-ai-institute | Telkom has committed R100 million, about $6.1 million, to launch the Telkom AI Institute for job-ready AI and digital skills training in South Africa. | 2026-07-08T18:01:18.447Z | | Timon Gets Alliance Funding and Expands Into Kenya | /news/timon-alliance-funding-expands-kenya | Timon has crossed 100,000 users, secured new funding from Alliance, and launched in Kenya to scale stablecoin-based travel and cross-border payments. | 2026-07-08T13:01:10.229Z | | Vercel Acquires Better Auth for TypeScript Authentication | /news/vercel-acquires-better-auth-typescript-authentication | Vercel acquired Better Auth on July 7, 2026. The open source TypeScript authentication library stays free under MIT and the team joins Vercel. | 2026-07-08T11:26:10.810Z | | Flutterwave Adds USDC Settlement After Circle Ventures Investment | /news/flutterwave-circle-ventures-investment-usdc-settlement | Flutterwave has secured a strategic investment from Circle Ventures and now supports USDC settlement, letting merchants accept local payments and settle in dollars. | 2026-07-07T20:00:43.876Z | | Thndr Hits EGP 50B Client Assets, Adds Gold and AI | /news/thndr-egp-50b-client-assets-thndr-gold-bolt-thndr-card | Thndr says client assets passed EGP 50 billion and it is rolling out Thndr Gold, AI support with Bolt, 0% mutual fund fees, and a planned Thndr Card. | 2026-07-07T19:06:46.795Z | | Prudential Buys Back 43.7M Shares Under 2026 Program | /news/prudential-share-buyback-43-7m-shares-2026 | Prudential disclosed it has repurchased 43,737,014 ordinary shares under its January 2026 share buy-back programme, per a July 6 Form 6-K filing. | 2026-07-07T19:03:52.270Z | | African Startup Funding Hit $3.9B Across 506 Deals in 2025 | /news/african-startup-funding-2025-3-9b-506-deals | African startup funding reached $3.9B across 506 deals in 2025. Reports show a rebound led by venture debt and wider regional participation. | 2026-07-07T17:02:22.203Z | | RoboCare Gets Six-Figure Investment From 216 Capital | /news/robocare-six-figure-investment-216-capital | RoboCare has secured a six-figure investment from 216 Capital to expand across Africa and the Middle East and improve its AI precision agriculture platform. | 2026-07-07T17:01:36.838Z | | Google Cloud Expands AI and Connectivity Plans Across Africa | /news/google-cloud-ai-cloud-connectivity-expansion-africa | Google Cloud announced new AI initiatives, a Ghana Applied AI Lab, and a South Africa connectivity hub, alongside a $90.6B impact estimate by 2030. | 2026-07-07T17:01:25.952Z | | Launch Africa Ventures Sells Peach Payments Stake to 27four | /news/launch-africa-ventures-sells-peach-payments-stake-27four-nebula-fund | Launch Africa Ventures has sold its secondary stake in Peach Payments to 27four’s Nebula Fund, signalling growing venture secondary liquidity in Africa. | 2026-07-07T17:01:10.425Z | | Uganda Startup Funding Talks Include Plan for VC Fund | /news/uganda-startup-funding-legacy-hills-institutional-vc-fund | Uganda is courting global startup funding after Legacy Hills met Italian investors. The firm also plans an institutional venture capital fund for East Africa. | 2026-07-07T17:01:00.132Z | | Senegal Catalyst DER/FJ Launches $50M Startup Fund | /news/senegal-catalyst-derfj-50m-startup-fund | Senegal’s DER/FJ has launched the $50M Catalyst DER/FJ fund to back local pre-seed and seed startups, aiming to close early-stage funding gaps. | 2026-07-07T14:01:13.922Z | | Wahala App Launches Public Safety Incident Reporting Platform | /news/wahala-app-public-safety-incident-reporting-launch | Wahala App launched in April 2026 to help Nigerians report crime, floods, and infrastructure failures with real-time alerts built for public incident reporting. | 2026-07-07T14:00:55.791Z | | SITA Procurement Failures Slow South Africa Digital Projects | /news/sita-procurement-failures-south-africa-digital-transformation | A Public Service Commission report flags systemic failures at SITA, with procurement delays and leadership instability slowing South Africa’s ICT delivery. | 2026-07-07T14:00:54.497Z | | TechCabal Road to Moonshot Mixer Draws 120+ in Nairobi | /news/techcabal-road-to-moonshot-mixer-nairobi-2026-mrapvekr | TechCabal brought its Road to Moonshot series to Nairobi on July 2, hosting 120+ founders and investors as it builds toward Moonshot 2026 in Lagos. | 2026-07-07T14:00:50.571Z | | HabariPay Targets 200,000 POS Terminals Across Nigeria | /news/habaripay-200000-pos-terminals-nigeria | HabariPay, GTCO’s fintech unit, plans 200,000 POS terminals in Nigeria after processing ₦80.9tn in 2025, as banks chase merchant payments. | 2026-07-07T12:01:11.912Z | | Bosun Tijani Pauses NCC, NITDA, NDPC Platform Rules | /news/bosun-tijani-pauses-ncc-nitda-ndpc-platform-regulations | Bosun Tijani has told NCC, NITDA, and NDPC to pause enforcement of digital platforms and online intermediary rules while a government policy harmonisation review runs. | 2026-07-07T10:02:03.465Z | | CBN Local Data Hosting Rule Tests Nigeria Data Centres | /news/cbn-local-data-hosting-mandate-nigeria-data-centres-2027 | CBN orders banks, fintechs, and payment processors to move transaction data to Nigeria-based data centres by Jan 1, 2027, raising capacity and uptime stakes. | 2026-07-07T09:01:42.032Z | | Awabah and TeamApt Bring Micro Pensions to POS Terminals | /news/awabah-teamapt-micro-pensions-moniepoint-pos | Awabah partners TeamApt to let Nigerians enroll in micro pension plans via Moniepoint POS terminals, with flexible contributions starting from ₦500. | 2026-07-07T07:01:49.657Z | | Andrea Aid Builds Hospital-Verified Medical Crowdfunding | /news/andrea-aid-hospital-verified-medical-crowdfunding-nigeria | Andrea Aid is building a medical crowdfunding platform in Southern Nigeria that verifies cases through hospitals and pays donations directly to care providers. | 2026-07-07T04:01:05.911Z | | Bank of Abyssinia Reports Strong 2025/26 Profit Result | /news/bank-of-abyssinia-2025-26-profit-performance | Bank of Abyssinia says it delivered high profits in the 2025/26 budget year, pointing to deposit growth and new digital service channels. | 2026-07-06T19:38:59.540Z | | Zedvance Names Prof. Pius Olanrewaju Board Chairman | /news/zedvance-prof-pius-olanrewaju-board-chairman | Zedvance has appointed Professor Pius ‘Deji Olanrewaju as board chairman, effective July 1, 2026, pending CBN approval, to strengthen governance. | 2026-07-06T19:32:52.050Z | | FCCPC To Probe Meta, Google, X Over Nigeria Media Claims | /news/fccpc-probe-meta-google-x-nigeria-media-complaints | Nigeria’s FCCPC will investigate Meta, Google and X after media groups alleged anti-competitive conduct and unpaid use of news content for AI training. | 2026-07-06T17:01:11.755Z | | NELFUND Plans Token-Based Tuition Payments in Nigeria | /news/nelfund-token-based-tuition-payments-nigeria | NELFUND says it will replace direct tuition payments to Nigerian tertiary institutions with a phone-based digital token system to reduce double payments. | 2026-07-06T16:01:09.764Z | | PairRide Launches In Nigeria With 7% Driver Commission | /news/pairride-nigeria-7-percent-driver-commission-launch | PairRide is entering Nigeria’s ride-hailing market with a 7% driver commission, far below the 20%+ often charged by established e-hailing apps. | 2026-07-06T15:02:08.252Z | | EthSwitch Posts ETB 2.6B Profit as Digital Payments Grow | /news/ethswitch-etb-2-6b-profit-digital-payments-2026 | EthSwitch reported ETB 2.6B gross profit before tax in FY2025/26, processing 387M interoperable transactions worth ETB 1.26T in Ethiopia. | 2026-07-06T13:02:21.755Z | | Nigeria Tech Hubs Ranking Flags Jos and Akure in 2026 | /news/nigeria-tech-hubs-ranking-jos-akure-2026 | A new Nigeria tech hubs ranking tracks cities by active hubs, showing talent pipelines growing beyond Lagos, including Jos and Akure. | 2026-07-06T13:01:57.563Z | | CarbonAI CEO Warns Nigeria Needs Strong AI Regulation | /news/carbonai-ceo-nigeria-ai-regulation-guardrails | CarbonAI CEO Debola Ibiyode says Nigeria could lose AI economic gains without clear rules that build trust, protect data, and curb deepfakes. | 2026-07-06T07:01:16.041Z | | YarnGPT Acquisition Signals Growth in Nigerian Voice AI | /news/yarngpt-acquired-by-bluechip-technologies-nigerian-voice-ai | YarnGPT, a Nigerian text-to-speech model for local accents and languages, was acquired by Bluechip Technologies, highlighting rising local AI building. | 2026-07-05T16:01:01.652Z | ## Related pages - [Research](/research) - [Blog](/blog) ## Access and citation - [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/news?page=43) - [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md) - [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)