Technology & Innovation

Citi’s forecast anticipates up to 10% of the cross-border payments will slip into Fintech hands within the next five years. Africa stands to benefit.

Amid a broader slowdown in funding for African tech startups, some investors continue to place strong bets on the continent's innovation potential. Defying the overall trend, these top 10 investors have remained steadfast in supporting African tech in 2024, fueling growth and driving transformation across various sectors.

Starlink’s intention to offer a router-free service would be a "wake-up call" for Africa's telecom giants, according to one analyst, and could trigger a pricing war across Africa’s telecom sector, forcing traditional giants to innovate or risk losing their market stronghold.

As an e-mobility company, Ghana's Wahu Mobility is working to change how vehicles impact the climate, and on growing job opportunities for the youth. Expansion plans from the women-led company target women riders in neighbouring countries.

"In general, there are plants in Africa for the recycling of aluminum scrap, but none with this combination of high capacity (150,000 tons of waste per year) and GME's level of technology and automation, and therefore final yield recovery. It is estimated that our plant can achieve separated aluminum with a yield of over 97% and is fully automated, drastically reducing the disposal of abandoned waste and eliminating the typical exploitation of these territories."

The widespread outage has been linked to a piece of software called CrowdStrike Falcon. What is it, and why has it caused such widespread disruption?

Artificial Intelligence is beginning to have a profound impact on the documentation and analysis of indigenous languages, with Google Translate taking on a diversity of African languages and dialects.

Growing demand for drones in Africa - historically met through imports from global suppliers like China, Israel, and Turkey - is driving a transformative shift to local manufacturing, promising economic benefits and technological advancement.