Esther Speak - Senior Reporter at Villpress

Esther Speaks

Ester Speaks is a senior reporter and newsroom strategist at Villpress, where she shapes Africa-focused business, technology, and policy coverage.  She works at the intersection of journalism, and editorial systems, producing clear, high-impact news that travels globally while staying rooted in African realities.

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Xiaomi Trials Humanoid Robots in EV Factory — Calls Them ‘Interns’

Xiaomi has begun trialing its self-developed humanoid robots in its electric vehicle…

Nomba Enables Nigerian Merchants to Collect Pounds Directly from UK Banks

Nomba, a Lagos-based fintech powering payments and business tools for over 600,000…

Kenyan Workers Training Meta’s AI Glasses Report Viewing Users’ Intimate Moments

Kenyan contract workers training Meta's AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses have described reviewing…

Alibaba & Jack Ma Foundation Launch $1.5M Grants for African Entrepreneurs 2026

Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation have opened applications for the…

MTN & Airtel Earn N3.6 Trillion from Nigeria Data Boom in 2025

Nigeria’s two largest telecom operators, MTN and Airtel, collectively earned more than…

South Africa Fuel Price Hikes Threaten Consumers’ Financial Stability Amid Rising Costs

South African consumers are facing renewed pressure on household budgets as fuel…

Nvidia-Backed Cassava Launches AI to Fix Africa’s Network Downtime in 2026

Cassava Technologies, the pan-African infrastructure group backed by Nvidia, has launched Cassava…

Weego Raises $1.1 Million Funding to Transform Urban Mobility in African Cities 2026

Weego, the Moroccan-Senegalese mobility startup, has raised $1.1 million in fresh funding…

Chowdeck Provides Personal Accident Coverage to 20,000 Nigerian Delivery Riders – Automatic Enrollment

Chowdeck, the Nigerian on-demand delivery platform that has rapidly become one of…

OpenAI Pentagon Deal 2026: Layered Safeguards, Red Lines & Why It Succeeded Where Anthropic Failed

In a candid admission that underscores the fraught intersection of AI innovation…

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