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54 Business Ideas to Start in 2026

54 Business Ideas to Start in 2026: Profitable, Creative, and Future-Ready Ventures

54 Business Ideas to Start in 2026

Waabi Raises $1B and Expands Into Robotaxis With Uber

Autonomous vehicle startup, Waabi Raises $1B and struck a partnership with Uber to deploy self-driving cars on the ride-hailing giant's…

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Launches a New App to Help Diaspora Send Money Home

Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank has launched CBE Connect, a new digital platform designed to help the diaspora send money home safely,…

Flutterwave Denies $75M Federal Government Investment Report

Flutterwave has firmly pushed back against reports claiming that the Nigerian federal government approved a $75 million investment in the…

Dangote’s $1 Billion Investment in Zimbabwe – How the Deal Could Transform the Nation’s Industry

Dangote Investment in Zimbabwe, the $1 billion investment deal between Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has…

OpenAI Adds Local AI Inference Residency in the UAE

OpenAI has expanded its residency options in the United Arab Emirates to…

UMAMI Unveils AI-Powered Learning Operating System for MENA Institutions

Egyptian e-learning firm UMAMI E-Learning Solutions has introduced an AI-powered Learning Operating…

Namibia Engages Deloitte on AI Strategy and Digital Infrastructure

Namibia’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, met a Deloitte…

Xara Taps Flutterwave to Power AI Banking Inside WhatsApp

Xara, the AI-powered banking assistant that runs entirely inside WhatsApp, has partnered…

Saviynt Crosses $300 Million ARR and Launches Zuma for AI Agent Security

Saviynt has surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and launched Zuma,…

Medidata Launches AI Native Platform to Expand Clinical Trial Automation

Medidata, a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, has launched Medidata Plus, a new…

Spotify Ventures Into Physical Book Sales With Bookshop.org Partnership, Launches Page Match for Seamless Format Switching

Spotify is deepening its push into the world of books, moving beyond streaming audio to facilitate physical ownership and hybrid reading experiences. On February 5,…

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Meta Plans to Add AI-Powered Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses

Meta is preparing to bring facial recognition back to its consumer hardware. According to a report published by The New…

Jim Ovia Steps Down as Zenith Bank Chairman After Remarkable Journey

Veteran banker and entrepreneur Jim Ovia has retired as Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, marking the end of an era…

Tenacity and Grit: The Story of Airbnb’s Founders

The journey, my friends, was anything but smooth sailing. They faced rejection after rejection from investors who couldn't see the…

Chukwuemeka Afigbo on Africa’s Structural Deep Tech Problem. And How He’s Fixing It

Chukwuemeka Afigbo has spent years observing Africa's tech ecosystem from the inside, first at global giants like Google, Meta, and…

Google Labs and DeepMind have launched Pomelli, an AI marketing tool

Google Labs and DeepMind have launched Pomelli, an AI marketing tool designed to help small…

Old Nigerian Ads and the Japanese Secret: How Emotion, Not Algorithms, Built Lasting Brands

You don’t forget a great ad; it lives rent-free in your head. That is how…

Pinterest Predicts 2025: Emerging Trends Overview

There is a wealth of information available about Pinterest Predicts 2025. Research suggests that Pinterest's…

Why Your Pinterest Stats Keep Disappearing: Causes, Guides, and Suggestions

If you’ve noticed your Pinterest stats suddenly disappearing or acting strangely, you’re not alone. Many…

Many users report sudden drops in impressions or even to zero; asking how to recover or what causes these drops

If you use Pinterest for your business or personal brand, you may have noticed a…

Pinterest Trend: Top Trends in the United States This Month – March 2025

Pinterest Trend: Top Trends in the United States. Is not just a talk that Pinterest…

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Flutterwave Buys Nigerian Open Banking Startup Mono in Rare African Fintech Exit

In a big win for African fintech, Flutterwave, the continent's leading payments company, has acquired…

Tinubu Signs Executive Order to Harmonise Nigeria’s Virtual Asset Regulation, Establishes Coordinating Council

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026,…

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Femi Otedola Raises First HoldCo Stake to 27.49% with N20.7 Billion Share Purchase

Femi Otedola, chairman of First HoldCo Plc, has increased his stake in the financial services group to 27.49% after acquiring…

Airtel Africa and Starlink Switch On Africa’s First Commercial Satellite-to-Mobile Service in DRC

Airtel Africa has commercially launched Starlink’s satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first such deployment on…

South Sudan Central Bank Urges Faster Passage of National Payment System Bill

The Bank of South Sudan is pressing for quicker progress on the Draft National Payment System Bill, 2025, as part…

Jordan Ahli Bank Introduces Country’s First Bank-Backed ‘Rent Now, Pay Later’ Service

Jordan Ahli Bank has launched a “Rent Now, Pay Later” facility, described as the first of its kind offered by…

Nigeria’s Terra Industries Closes $52M Seed Round, Opens London Office

Nigerian defense-technology startup Terra Industries has raised an additional $18 million, closing its seed round at $52 million. The capital…

TNM Pours $31 Million into Network Expansion Across Malawi

Telekom Networks Malawi has invested US$31 million to expand and upgrade its network, aiming to deliver stronger coverage, higher capacity…

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