With Uber gone, Bolt says Nigeria “remains an important market”
Uber’s departure leaves Bolt as the other major international ride-hailing platform serving Nigeria.
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👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Uber goes bye-bye
In today's edition: Uber ends operations in Nigeria and Uganda || Win for Uber and Bolt in Kenya || Pick n Pay’s grocery app had a bad delivery day || FNB experiences outages
“Things will become even tougher for us,” Uber drivers say after Nigeria exit
“I have been with Uber for many years,” he told TechCabal. “It is sad they have to go, and it will affect my line of business because they are one of the major apps I use.”
Kenya’s new phone number rules will make recycling costlier for telcos
Kenya’s telecom operators will have to change how they deactivate and recycle inactive phone numbers from September 19, when new rules from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) take effect.
Kenyan police arrest FlexPay founders over theft and fraud allegations
The founders of Flexitech Group Limited, the company behind the Kenyan save-now-buy-later fintech FlexPay, have been arrested over the alleged theft of KES 31.2 million ($242,000) belonging to an unnamed major retail chain, adding to scrutiny of the startup after months of customer complaints about
Ride-hailing giant Uber to stop operating in Nigeria, ending a 12-year run
Uber’s exit ends a 12-year run in Nigeria, one of its earliest markets, where it launched in 2014. The company helped build the country’s ride-hailing market, but is leaving as intensifying competition, rising operating costs, and growing regulatory pressure have made the market harder to navigate.
South Africa’s startup funding is recovering, but founders still struggle to find fit
That sounds like a contradiction in a country where startup funding is recovering. According to Disrupt Africa, South African startups raised $335.9 million in 2025, more than three times the $100.4 million raised in 2024. Forty-two startups secured funding, up from 25 the previous year, while the a
Why an Imperial PhD candidate trusts herds of cattle more than satellites
In 2021, Kayode Adeniyi built a data collection app for Nigeria’s Ministry of Education to gather information on libraries across several states, from their facilities to the resources they held. His team tested the app, deployed it to the field, and waited for the data to come in. Then the complain
Cascador selects 10 Nigerian businesses for growth-stage accelerator
This marks Cascador’s latest effort to build a pipeline of Nigerian businesses ready to scale but still require capital and leadership support.
Alan acquires Senegal’s Tanel in rare Francophone healthtech exit
Alan, the French health insurance company, has acquired Tanel, a Dakar-based digital health startup operating in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.