Technology
UNCDF’s LNOB programme exposes the digital usage gap in Uganda
The United Nations Capital Development Fund says its Uganda digital-inclusion Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) programme registered more than 3.4 million users, but only...
WhatsApp new update cements security with stronger features
End-to-end encryption has been the default for years on WhatsApp, meaning your messages stay between you and the people you’re talking to. But encryption...
How Uganda’s telecom industry has steadily picked up interoperability
Uganda’s telecom sector, long defined by fierce competition between the two giants MTN and Airtel, has been steadily weaving a more connected fabric. Interoperability...
Free Your Data: MTN Doubles GBs at Same Price
MTN Uganda has officially launched Free Your Data, a major refresh of its Monthly Data Bundles that delivers substantially more gigabytes without raising prices....
How the AI boom is pushing smartphone prices higher
Walk into any busy market in Kampala, Lagos or Nairobi these days and you will hear the same talk among phone sellers. The really...
Why Betting Apps Are Starting to Look More Like Fintech Platforms
Take a look at modern betting apps, and you’ll see that they do more than just supply fixtures and markets. Behind what is obvious...
How OPay is rewriting the African Fintech Playbook
For much of the past decade, one number dominated African fintech conversations: growth. How many users? How many transactions? How many downloads? How many...
Airtel, Starlink switch on Africa’s first commercial satellite-to-phone service in the DRC
Picture yourself on a dusty stretch of road somewhere between Kisangani and the nearest town that still appears on most maps. The last Airtel...
IHS Towers shareholders approve MTN Group’s proposed takeover
For the better part of a decade, the conventional wisdom in African telecoms was clear and almost dogma: owning thousands of steel towers was...
Why X is killing its old creator payouts and betting everything on originality
Social media platforms have, for long, wrestled with the same stubborn problem: how do you pay creators without accidentally rewarding the people who are...
What is Dynamic Currency Conversion and how does it work?
You’ve just finished a long lunch in Barcelona. The waiter brings the bill, you hand over your card, and the terminal beeps. Then the...
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