Tag: Consumer

The news: Nigeria’s telecom regulator bans former senior officials from joining operators for up to five years. The move is designed to prevent conflicts of interest […]

The news The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) fined 11 banks for breaches in lending, capital, and governance in 2024. The CBK also flagged liquidity and […]

The third quarter of 2025 opened with a strong start as startup investment in the Middle East and North Africa surged in July. Fifty-seven startups raised […]

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the […]

Freshippo logo on its office. Credit: Freshippo Freshippo, the Alibaba-owned grocery chain, will close all of its warehouse-style membership stores by the end of August, according […]

Say the word “cryptocurrency” in a room full of finance elites, and you might ruffle feathers. Due to its untraceability—thanks to blockchain—central banks find it difficult […]

Czech-founded Kontext, an AI-powered contextual advertising platform, has officially come out of stealth mode with a $10 (€8.61) million seed round, positioning itself as strong player […]

How well do you know your unicorn startups? Yes, you know they are startups that have achieved USD 1 billion valuation while still privately held – […]

Over the past decade, Africa’s technology ecosystem has transformed from a fledgling experiment into a magnet for global attention and capital. We’ve witnessed the rise of […]