Business Tech Africa

Africa, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, is blessed with abundant natural resources yet remains trapped in a cycle of trade deficits, low per capita income, and insufficient job creation. Comparisons with other developing regions make the challenge stark: while Southeast Asia has leveraged manufacturing and exports to achieve higher per capita incomes and trade surpluses,...

Their is no Doubt Artificial intelligence has become one of Africa’s biggest technology priorities. Governments are introducing national AI strategies, investors are backing startups, and global technology companies are expanding infrastructure across the continent. New AI labs, funding announcements and innovation programmes appear almost every month. The momentum is dif...

Small businesses often assume they cannot compete with larger employers when it comes to hiring. Bigger companies have larger recruitment budgets, well known brands and benefits that smaller firms may not be able to match. That does not mean they automatically attract the best people. Many candidates pay attention to something that costs very little to build. T...

Nigerian fintech startup Gigbanc has announced that it is winding down operations, citing the increasingly difficult funding environment facing many early-stage startups across Africa.

Founded to simplify cross-border payments for freelancers, creators, entrepreneurs and businesses, Gigbanc built a platform that enabled users to receive international payments mo...