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title: "African technology news"
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# 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jiji Acquires Bikroy in First Deal Outside Africa | /news/jiji-acquires-bikroy-bangladesh | Jiji has acquired Bangladesh classifieds leader Bikroy. It is Jiji’s first acquisition outside Africa and its second deal involving Saltside Technologies. | 2026-05-12T15:01:27.000Z |
| AI Tools Enter Daily Workflows in Nigerian Newsrooms | /news/ai-tools-daily-workflows-nigerian-newsrooms-report | A new report says AI tools are now routine in Nigerian newsrooms, but many publishers still lack clear editorial rules for verification and transparency. | 2026-05-12T14:01:26.862Z |
| Medismarts Data Shows Faster Health Claims in Nigeria | /news/medismarts-data-faster-health-claims-nigeria | An analysis of Medismarts claims data shows Nigeria health insurance workflows are getting faster, with processing time dropping as claim volume rises. | 2026-05-12T14:01:22.141Z |
| AI Hiring Trends Shift What Nigerian Startups Look For | /news/ai-hiring-trends-nigerian-startups-talent-shift | AI hiring trends are changing Nigerian startups’ talent needs, founders say. Roles are moving toward problem-solvers who can use AI tools well. | 2026-05-12T14:01:20.860Z |
| Amaya Targets OS Role for African Agriculture Supply Chains | /news/amaya-operating-system-african-agriculture-distributors-cooperatives | Amaya says it wants to be the operating system for African agriculture, building software for distributors and cooperatives that serve smallholder farmers. | 2026-05-12T13:01:12.094Z |
| Dawn AI Study AIDA Shifts Focus to School Districts | /news/dawn-ai-study-aida-built-for-school-districts | Dawn AI Study updates its AIDA platform positioning to “Built for School Districts,” moving beyond caregiver-led screenings to institutional use cases. | 2026-05-12T10:15:11.656Z |
| Startbutton Featured on CNN for Cross-Border Payments | /news/startbutton-cnn-connecting-africa-cross-border-payments | Startbutton was featured on CNN’s Connecting Africa, where CTO Kelechi Oti shared how it supports compliant cross-border payments and processes $7M monthly. | 2026-05-12T10:14:53.725Z |
| Elimu Shop Adds Teacher and Parent Dashboards for Schools | /news/elimu-shop-teacher-parent-dashboard-launch | Elimu Shop has expanded its game-based learning platform with a Teacher’s Dashboard and Parent’s Dashboard to track progress for grades 1 to 8. | 2026-05-12T10:14:39.624Z |
| Chams Posts ₦429.4M Q1 2026 Profit on ₦4.2B Revenue | /news/chams-q1-2026-profit-429m-revenue-4-2b | Chams reported ₦429.4m profit after tax in Q1 2026 on ₦4.2bn revenue. Card and biometrics hardware drove sales, not fintech fees. | 2026-05-12T10:14:21.825Z |
| AlloyX AX Coin Signs MoU With Singapore Gulf Bank | /news/alloyx-ax-coin-mou-singapore-gulf-bank-stablecoin | AlloyX AX Coin signed a non-binding MoU with Singapore Gulf Bank to work on stablecoin infrastructure, cross-border settlement, and digital asset rails. | 2026-05-12T10:14:07.250Z |
| BioCertica Merges With Soul Biotech to Build Health Platform | /news/biocertica-soul-biotech-merger-personalised-health-platform | BioCertica has merged with Soul Biotech to combine genetic testing, diagnostics, and natural therapeutics into a data-driven personalised health platform. | 2026-05-12T10:13:45.165Z |
| SmallSmall App Rebuild Adds My Hub Dashboard, Faster Speed | /news/smallsmall-app-rebuild-my-hub-dashboard-faster | SmallSmall has rebuilt its mobile app with faster browsing, bug fixes, and a new My Hub dashboard to track rent and gadget orders in one place. | 2026-05-12T10:13:28.271Z |
| Swoove360 Reports $200k ARR After $170k Seed Funding | /news/swoove360-200k-arr-170k-seed-techstars-2023 | Swoove360, a Techstars-backed fleet management SaaS, reports $200k ARR after $170k seed funding. The startup says it helps fleets cut costs. | 2026-05-12T10:13:07.165Z |
| Nearpays Wins AI For Good Pitch, Heads to Geneva 2026 | /news/nearpays-ai-for-good-innovation-pitch-geneva-2026 | Nearpays won the AI for Good Innovation Pitch in Johannesburg with its AI-driven Soft POS and will represent Africa at the Geneva summit in 2026. | 2026-05-12T10:12:48.647Z |
| CloudAfrica Prepares H200 GPU Instances for AI Training | /news/cloudafrica-h200-gpu-instances-waitlist | CloudAfrica is opening a waitlist for H200-powered GPU cloud instances, targeting African developers and businesses training AI and machine learning models. | 2026-05-12T10:12:35.078Z |
| Garment IO Release 26-04 Adds Mobile QR Maintenance Tools | /news/garment-io-release-26-04-mobile-qr-rfid-p2p | Garment IO Release 26-04 adds mobile QR scan maintenance closures, faster RFID tag assignment, P2P floor cards, and richer packing PO reports. | 2026-05-12T10:12:07.309Z |
| GreenBii App Market Launch Adds New Apps for SMEs | /news/greenbii-app-market-launch | GreenBii has launched its App Market, letting African SMEs browse, add, and manage business apps from one dashboard, with bundled industry tools. | 2026-05-12T10:11:55.398Z |
| Cashbuddy Adds Moza and AI Productivity Automation Tools | /news/cashbuddy-moza-ai-productivity-automation-tools | Cashbuddy expands beyond payments and loans with Cashbuddy Moza and AI-powered productivity and automation tools for teams to streamline tasks. | 2026-05-12T10:10:48.129Z |
| Ojimah Expands Africa Finder Safari Directory to 36 Countries | /news/ojimah-africa-finder-safari-directory-36-countries | Ojimah has expanded its Africa Finder safari directory to 36 countries, adding more operators and lodges plus new discovery tools like popular destinations. | 2026-05-12T10:10:31.343Z |
| BitGifty Expands Into Crypto Neobank for Businesses | /news/bitgifty-crypto-neobank-for-businesses | BitGifty is growing beyond crypto gift cards into a business crypto neobank, adding fiat and crypto accounts, multi-signature wallets, and payments. | 2026-05-12T10:10:07.891Z |
| DigiSkool Teams Head to Codeavour Finals in Indonesia | /news/digiskool-codeavour-indonesia-may-2026 | DigiSkool says two student teams will represent Kenya at the Codeavour 7.0 international finals in Indonesia in May 2026 after a regional win in Nairobi. | 2026-05-12T10:07:25.796Z |
| Zap Insights Adds Spending Categories and Budgets in App | /news/zap-insights-spending-categories-custom-budgets | Zap Insights is now live, adding automatic spending categories and custom budgets inside the Zap app to help users track and control money. | 2026-05-12T10:07:08.047Z |
| cNGN Transparency Report Shows ₦2.33B Reserves Backing | /news/cngn-transparency-report-2-33b-reserves-180-9b-volume | cNGN updated its transparency dashboard, reporting ₦2.33B in bank reserves, ₦180.9B traded volume, and 311.1K on-chain transactions as of May 11, 2026. | 2026-05-12T10:06:46.338Z |
| Advantage Health Africa Adds BNPL to myMedicines | /news/advantage-health-africa-myitura-bnpl-mymedicines-mediloan | Advantage Health Africa partners with MyItura to add BNPL via MediLoan on myMedicines, letting Nigerians buy essential medicines now and repay later. | 2026-05-12T10:06:28.205Z |
| OneDosh Partners With PlaywithTomide, Takes Equity Stake | /news/onedosh-playwithtomide-equity-partnership | OneDosh has signed PlaywithTomide as a partner and investor. The deal includes an equity stake and plans to integrate OneDosh into his gaming community. | 2026-05-12T09:26:14.750Z |
| AXG And SC Ventures Sign MoU To Incubate AGENPAY | /news/axg-sc-ventures-agenpay-ai-payments-mou | AXG and SC Ventures signed an MoU to incubate AGENPAY, an AI-powered payments initiative focused on API retrieval and payment routing infrastructure. | 2026-05-12T09:25:55.885Z |
| Tukio Redesign Adds Booking Wizard for Safari Planning | /news/tukio-redesigned-website-booking-wizard-safari-planning | Tukio has rolled out a redesigned website with a Booking Wizard, destination guides, popular itineraries, Tukio Travel Club, and a Partners Page. | 2026-05-12T09:25:22.868Z |
| Shipbubble Says Addme Now Uses Its Shipping Services | /news/shipbubble-addme-shipping-post-purchase-experience | Shipbubble says Nigerian meal prep brand Addme has started using its shipping and post-purchase tools, as logistics becomes a bigger ecommerce differentiator. | 2026-05-12T09:24:47.735Z |
| Linebet Extends AS Monaco Deal Ahead of SBC Lisbon 2026 | /news/linebet-as-monaco-partnership-sbc-summit-lisbon-2026-giveaway | Linebet extended its AS Monaco partnership and will run a giveaway at SBC Summit Lisbon 2026, offering official jerseys and branded merchandise. | 2026-05-12T09:24:12.694Z |
| Linebet Partners Sponsors AffPapa iGaming Awards 2026 Category | /news/linebet-partners-affpapa-igaming-awards-2026-quality-traffic-sponsor | Linebet Partners will sponsor the “Quality Traffic of the Year” category at the AffPapa iGaming Awards 2026, with voting open until May 4. | 2026-05-12T09:23:24.557Z |

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