👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Uber-charged for Kenya
In today's edition: Uber to expand Kenyan operations || Amazon Prime launches in South Africa || ViaTunisia subsea cable goes live || Smartphones to cost Nigerians more
Nigeria’s Legend Internet revenue drops 19% as costs surge sharply
The downturn marks a reversal from the growth momentum surrounding its April 2025 listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX).
South Africa: Electoral Commission Confirms Special Votes for Local Polls - South African News Briefs - June 4, 2026
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Nnedi Okorafor Wins Two 2026 Locus Awards; Somto Ihezue Also Takes Home a Win for his Novelette
The 2026 Locus Awards, which had Africans shortlisted in 6 categories, were announced on May 30 at a ceremony held in Berkeley, California, in partnership with the Bay Area Book Festival. It was a landmark night for Nigerian writers. Nnedi Okorafor walked away with two awards, for Best Science Ficti
Nigeria’s phantom grid and the quiet normalisation of institutional failure
Nigeria’s electricity crisis is often framed through technical deficiencies like megawatts generated, transmission bottlenecks, tariff disputes, and gas shortages. Policymakers read more Nigeria’s phantom grid and the quiet normalisation of institutional failure
Africa: Unsafe Food Causes 866 Million Illnesses and 1.5 Million Deaths Annually, Young Children At Highest Risk
[WHO] Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Somalia: Armed Clashes Erupt in Mogadishu As Somalia Political Crisis Deepens
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Heavy fighting erupted in parts of Mogadishu on Wednesday as forces aligned with Somalia's government and opposition forces exchanged gunfire in a dramatic escalation of a political standoff that has pushed the Horn of Africa nation closer to instability, residents said.
ANALYSIS: 2027: Will former President Jonathan run? The implications
Since his adoption and subsequent ratification by a faction of the opposition PDP as its candidate for the 16 January 2027 presidential election, and his clearance by the court, former President Goodluck Jonathan has kept mute about the developments, provoking confusion in the polity about his inten
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Reps minority caucus split as 61 members endorse Imo lawmaker to succeed Chinda as leader
Documents obtained on Wednesday indicate that 61 of the 81 opposition members in the House endorsed Ikenga Ugochinyere for the position and have submitted their nomination to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen ahead of an expected announcement on the leadership of the minority caucus. The post Reps minority cau