Nigeria wants to tax crypto. Traders say it could slow business.
The compliance burden will weigh heavily on crypto traders who rely on very small price differences to make money.
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What Jumia’s $50 million raise says about its path to profitability
Jumia has spent the past three years making its business leaner and cheaper to run, while chasing profitability. Now it has an additional $50 million that can help it reach that goal faster.
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Mr Eazi’s Choplife is the latest startup to move to digital free zone Itana
The move primarily changes Choplife’s corporate and regulatory base, with the company citing Itana’s regulatory environment and its promise of simpler cross-border operations as key reasons for the decision.
Kenya says cyber cafés won’t need to monitor users’ browsing history
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) has clarified new licencing rules for cyber cafés, saying operators will be required to keep basic customer and session records but will not have to track users’ browsing histories.
SASSA September 2026 payment dates: Full schedule
These dates come from the Department of Social Development's 2026/27 payment schedule, approved by National Treasury.
Standard Bank wants to own more of Africa’s digital payment flows
The growth comes as payments become an integral part of how banks capture value from Africa’s digital economy.
Africa’s cybercriminals are adopting AI faster than the institutions chasing them
AI was involved in 55% of cybercrime cases observed by African countries surveyed by Interpol in 2025, as criminals used the technology to produce convincing phishing messages, fabricate identities, and impersonate executives and public figures. Deepfake incidents increased sevenfold between the sec
Nigeria’s identity law raises questions over who regulates digital signatures
A digital signature is a mathematical method for verifying that a digital document, email or message is authentic, has not been altered and was signed by the person claiming to have signed it.
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