All stories by Tom
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January in Africa: Internet shutdowns, Uber Lite, and massive funding
As expected, January was a quiet month in African tech, but there was just enough news -- good and bad -- to make a monthly ...
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December in Africa: Ghanian healthcare drones and Cameroonian separatist cryptocurrency
December is an expensive month for anyone, and tech companies across Africa went on a fundraising spree in advance of the ...
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November in Africa: Spotify expands and drones protect wildlife
Too often in these monthly wraps we look at the negative side of tech in Africa, usually what governments are doing to milk ...
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October in Africa: Egypt stifles tech innovation, Google gets busy
The Egyptian government has had a busy time of late, shutting down taxi app mergers, taxing e-commerce platforms, and enforcing ...
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September in Africa: Alibaba saves wildlife and Google Partners comes to Nigeria
Pan-African ecommerce giant Jumia may be about to launch an initial public offering (IPO), if reports are to be believed, ...
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July in Africa: Free Google Wi-Fi and agriculture drones
Internet usage in Africa is growing, but not quickly enough for Google, which wants to give it a nudge to boost its user ...
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June in Africa: Google balloons, ICOs, and internet shutdowns
Google is actively seeking partnerships to roll out Project Loon in Kenya, which will involve beaming internet in rural areas ...
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May in Africa: WhatsApp tax, Kenyan satellites, and UberEATS
Imagine having to pay a daily tax to use social media. That’s what is facing Ugandan citizens as of last month. The ...
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April in Africa: Mega funding month and government crackdowns
Mobile money interoperability -- whereby users of different mobile money services can send money to each other -- is becoming ...
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March in Africa: Uber on motorcycles, Spotify’s arrival, and solar panels
It’s been on the cards for a while, and now it is finally here. Introducing “Uber for motorcycle taxis” in Africa. Yes, ...
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February in Africa: Kenya’s ‘blockchain taskforce’ and Uber’s exodus
Long seen as one of the fastest growing and most opportunity-laden markets on the continent, Nigeria’s ecommerce space ...
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January in Africa: Taxi rivalries, internet shutdowns, and ICOs
Steps forward and steps back in African tech as 2017 turned into 2018, but never quiet. Taxi app wars continue to play ...
