Guinea and Kenya Explore Strategic Digital Alliance at Connected Africa Summit

Sierra Leone Sets Sights on Universal Connectivity at National ICT Stakeholder Meeting

Sierra Leone is advancing toward universal nationwide connectivity, with government and industry leaders outlining a roadmap at a national ICT stakeholder meeting. They highlighted expanding broadband, boosting rural coverage, and strengthening policies to foster inclusive digital growth, plus partnerships and investments to close gaps. The drive reflects Africa-wide urgency to use digital connectivity for economic development and greater participation in the digital economy.

The Business of Joy: Celebrations Driving African Markets

Celebrations in Africa are a thriving, undercounted economic engine. Nigeria’s owanbe culture anchors a large, informal yet durable wedding economy; Kenya leads in digital event tech and floriculture; South Africa shows a mature, structured MICE market; Morocco leverages luxury destination weddings. The sector creates numerous jobs, stimulates adjacent industries, and fuels consumption. Yet it's hampered by finance, data gaps, and policy gaps; governments should formalize, fund, and regulate it.

Flawless Code, Broken Farm Floor: Why Africa's Farm-Tech Startups Keep Dying

Agritech promised to connect Africa's farmers to markets, capital and each other. What it couldn't build was the road, the warehouse, or the patient money still standing in the way. A reported look at why the sector's startups keep failing, and what it would take to fix the floor, not just the app.

Kenya Unveils Digital Agriculture Policy to Transform Farming with Data

Moniepoint Enters Kenya with Strategic Stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank

Africa's Biggest Untapped Market Might Be Female Builders

Africa may be overlooking one of its oldest and most valuable builder classes. Long before venture capital arrived, women across the continent were building markets, financing trade and creating distribution networks that powered economies. Yet today they receive less than 1% of venture funding. What if the problem isn't a lack of opportunity—but that capital has been using the wrong framework to recognise it? This article explores why Africa's biggest untapped market might have been hiding in plain sight all along.