The Government of Rwanda has signed a historic expansion agreement with Zipline, marking the first milestone under Zipline’s recent $150M pay-for-performance award from the U.S. Department of State. Building on its legacy as the first country in the world to launch Zipline’s autonomous delivery service in 2016, Rwanda will now become the first country with […] The post Rwanda Expands with Zipline to Become First Country in the World with Nationwide Autonomous Delivery Including Africa’s First Urban Drone Delivery Network appeared first on Tech In Africa.

free video editing software has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of digital storytelling, turning what was once a highly specialized craft into a universal language of expression. In the early days of the internet, creating a high-quality video required an immense investment in hardware, expensive licensing fees for professional suites, and months of technical training. Today, […] The post The Digital Creative Revolution: Bridging the Gap Between Motion and Design appeared first on Tekedia.

Fintech operators are pushing for a dedicated growth fund or credit guarantee scheme to unlock capital for innovation and expansion, but the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it cannot directly establish  venture-style financing.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), temporarily preserving one of the most consequential trade arrangements between the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa. This comes amid Washington’s signal that the programme will be reshaped to fit a tougher, America First trade framework. The […] The post Trump Signs One-Year AGOA Extension, Buying Time for Africa–U.S. Trade Amid Policy Uncertainty appeared first on Tekedia.

U.S. Treasury yields were largely unchanged on Wednesday, settling into a narrow range after an initial dip triggered by a weaker-than-expected January jobs report reinforced the view that the U.S. labor market is losing momentum without tipping into a sharp downturn. Early trading saw yields move lower after payrolls processor ADP reported that private employers […] The post Treasury Yields Steady as Weak January Hiring Data Reinforces Low-Growth Outlook appeared first on Tekedia.

Precious metals staged a strong rebound after recent sharp volatility and pullbacks. Gold recovered impressively, climbing back toward and reclaiming the $5,000 per ounce level in trading. Spot gold prices hovered around $5,050–$5,060 per ounce during the day, with futures (e.g., April contracts) pushing as high as approximately $5,071–$5,078 in some reports. This marks a […] The post Precious Metals Staged a Strong Rebound after Sharp Pullbacks appeared first on Tekedia.

We took a tour of the first ever 100MW AI data centre campus Kasi Cloud is building close to the coast of Lagos, Nigeria.

The Republic of South Africa has officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s Multilateral Financial Institution, marking the formal entry of one of Africa’s largest economies into the Bank’s membership, heralding deeper financial sovereignty. The accession follows the South African Parliament’s historic approval of the accession in 2025, cementing […]

Cellulant has picked longtime engineer Michael Muriuki as CPTO to lead product and technology as competition rises in African digital payments markets.

Binance Pay and Scan To Pay have joined forces, enabling over 650,000 merchants to accept crypto payments seamlessly. With cryptocurrency evolving from just an investment asset to a practical payment method, this partnership unlocks new opportunities and expands access to digital payment solutions in South Africa. Through Scan to Pay’s integration with Moneybadger, Binance Pay […]

MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunications company, has formally applied to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for approval to acquire IHS Towers.

In today's edition: PwC takes over Koko Networks || AGOA is back, for now || Has T2 Mobile finally found its footing? || S&P says Nigerian banks may make less profits in 2026

Ethio telecom, Djibouti Telecom, and Sudatel Group have  signed a landmark tripartite strategic agreement under the Horizon Fiber Initiative, marking a major milestone in regional digital integration through the deployment of a high-capacity, cross-border, multi-terabit optical fiber infrastructure. The Horizon Fiber Initiative is designed to significantly enhance international bandwidth capacity, strengthen network resilience and redundancy, […]

Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang robustly pushed back against escalating fears that artificial intelligence will supplant traditional software tools, labeling the notion “the most illogical thing in the world” during a keynote at Cisco Systems’ AI conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. His remarks arrived amid a deepening global selloff in software, data analytics, and […] The post Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Dismisses AI Disruption Fears as “Illogical” Amid $285bn Global Software Stock Rout appeared first on Tekedia.

Democratic lawmakers are sharpening their challenge to how the largest U.S. technology companies are consolidating power in artificial intelligence, arguing that a new class of deals risks hollowing out competition while slipping through gaps in antitrust enforcement. In a letter sent Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, Senators Elizabeth Warren, […] The post Lawmakers Call for ‘Reverse Acqui-Hiring’ Probe as Big Tech AI Deals Test the Limits of Antitrust Oversight appeared first on Tekedia.

As artificial intelligence reshapes how work gets done, a group of former Meta engineers is arguing that enterprise communication tools have fallen behind the curve. Their answer is a new startup, Slashwork, which is positioning itself as a post-Slack, post-Teams collaboration platform designed from the ground up for an AI-driven workplace. Slashwork on Wednesday announced […] The post Slack Rival, Slashwork, Raises $3.5m As Former Meta Engineers Bet on an AI-First Rethink of Workplace Messaging appeared first on Tekedia.

Uber Technologies Inc. reported stronger-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, driven by robust growth in both its mobility and delivery segments, yet shares slipped in premarket trading on Wednesday, as investors parsed the results through the lens of rising autonomous vehicle (AV) ambitions and ongoing profitability concerns. Adjusted earnings per share […] The post Uber Beats Revenue Expectations in Q4 2025 but Shares Dip as Investors Eye AV Transition and Margin Pressures appeared first on Tekedia.

Elon Musk’s xAI has recently begun hiring “crypto experts” specifically in roles like “Finance Expert – Crypto” to help train and enhance its AI models’ understanding of cryptocurrency markets and trading dynamics. The job postings appear on xAI’s official careers page via Greenhouse, and the news spread quickly on X (formerly Twitter) with headlines like […] The post SpaceX-xAI Integration Positions the Merger as a Powerhouse at the Intersection of AI appeared first on Tekedia.

Nvidia’s H200 AI chip remains caught in a familiar but increasingly consequential bind: approved in principle, constrained in practice, and emblematic of how U.S.-China technology relations now operate in slow motion rather than absolutes. Nearly two months after U.S. President Donald Trump gave the green light for exports, sales of the H200 to China have […] The post Nvidia’s H200 Sales to China Stall as U.S. Security Review Exposes Deepening Tech Tensions appeared first on Tekedia.

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices fell sharply in early premarket trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker’s first-quarter revenue outlook failed to live up to the market’s loftiest expectations. The sharp pullback in early Wednesday trading underscored a growing reality in the AI-driven chip rally: strong earnings are no longer sufficient when expectations are stretched to […] The post AMD Shares Slide as AI-Fueled Optimism Collides With Cautious First-Quarter Outlook appeared first on Tekedia.

Recently released U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) documents from early February 2026 confirm that Jeffrey Epstein invested approximately $3 million in Coinbase in December 2014. This occurred during Coinbase’s Series C funding round, when the company was valued at around $400 million (Coinbase is now valued at over $50 billion as a public company). The […] The post DOJ Document Shows Epstein Reportedly Invested $3M in Coinbase During Early Days  appeared first on Tekedia.

Tether has minted approximately $946 million worth of its tokenized gold product, XAUt (Tether Gold), on the Ethereum blockchain. This occurred around late January to early February 2026. On-chain data from Etherscan showed Tether minting roughly 192,000 to 192,657 XAUt tokens in this batch. Each XAUt token is backed 1:1 by one troy ounce of […] The post Tether’s $946M Mint of Tokenized Gold Product Reinforces its Gold Strategy  appeared first on Tekedia.

Coinbase has recently added DEEP from DeepBook and WAL from Walrus to its official asset listing roadmap. This update was announced via Coinbase’s blog and their CoinbaseMarkets account on X. Both tokens are built on the Sui blockchain network. DeepBook (DEEP): Powers on-chain liquidity and order book functionality on Sui. Walrus (WAL): Focuses on decentralized […] The post Coinbase Adds DeepBook and WAL to its Listing Roadmap  appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. labor market opened 2026 on a notably weak footing, with private-sector hiring barely registering in January and reinforcing signs that the economy has settled into a prolonged slowdown rather than a sharp downturn. New data from payroll processor ADP show that employers added just 22,000 jobs during the month, a figure that fell […] The post U.S. Private Hiring Stalls at Start of 2026, Deepening Concerns About a Softening Labor Market appeared first on Tekedia.

LemFi, a fintech company focused on low-cost, instant money transfers to Africa and Asia, has expanded its operations to Australia following formal authorization from AUSTRAC, the country’s financial intelligence and regulatory authority. The approval allows LemFi to operate as an independent remittance dealer in Australia, marking a major step in its global expansion strategy. With […] The post LemFi Taps Australia’s Booming Remittance Market Following AUSTRAC Regulatory Approval appeared first on Tekedia.

Ben Horowitz is unconvinced by the growing chorus of warnings that artificial intelligence is on the verge of wiping out jobs at scale. Instead, the Andreessen Horowitz cofounder argues that the most confident predictions about AI-driven mass unemployment rest on a shaky assumption: that the future of work can be forecast with any real certainty. […] The post Ben Horowitz Pushes Back on AI Job-Loss Fears, Says the Future of Work Is Far Less Predictable Than Critics Claim appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitcoin plunged sharply this week, sending shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market as fear and uncertainty spiked. The crypto asset dropped below its critical buy zone around $80,000 last week, trading as low as $72,889 on Tuesday. Over $730 million in leveraged positions were liquidated in just 24 hours, as investors grappled with sustained selling pressure […] The post Extreme Fear Grips Crypto Market as Bitcoin Plunges to $73K appeared first on Tekedia.

The intersection of banks, stablecoins, and politics in the U.S. has created a contentious battleground, particularly around stablecoin yields and broader cryptocurrency regulation. Stablecoins are digital assets pegged to stable fiat currencies like the USD, designed for payments, trading, and value storage without the volatility of other cryptocurrencies. Their rapid growth—surpassing $200 billion in market […] The post Intersection of Banks, Stablecoins and Politics in the United States  appeared first on Tekedia.

This video teaches a simple but uncomfortable lesson: most times, it is execution that decides. Walk into a board meeting, and if the CEO has great numbers with revenue up, margins improving, market share expanding, you will meet an orator, as Board members are hearing what they seek. They see a CEO who speaks with […] The post Results: The Only Fluent Language in the Boardroom [video] appeared first on Tekedia.

As of early February 2026, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $76,000–$79,000 based on recent market data from sources like CME futures, Coinbase, and real-time trackers, having recently broken below the $80,000 level for the first time since mid-2025. This represents a significant pullback—roughly 40% from its 2025 peak above $120,000—driven by factors like liquidity concerns […] The post Bullish Reasons Bitcoin May Rebound Above $80,000 Relatively Soon appeared first on Tekedia.

The Bitcoin halving is a programmed event in Bitcoin’s protocol that occurs approximately every four years; every 210,000 blocks, reducing the block reward for miners by 50%. This mechanism, designed by Satoshi Nakamoto, controls Bitcoin’s issuance rate and enforces its fixed maximum supply of 21 million BTC. Halving cuts the daily influx of new BTC […] The post Bitcoin Halving Enforces Scarcity and Historically Supported Long-term Price Appreciation appeared first on Tekedia.

In an era of escalating geopolitical tensions, financial neutrality has emerged as a critical strategy for individuals, corporations, and nations alike. At its core, financial neutrality refers to the ability to store, transfer, and protect value without reliance on politically controlled financial systems—think of it as a safeguard against asset freezes, sanctions, or arbitrary de-platforming. […] The post Understanding Financial Neutrality in 2026 appeared first on Tekedia.

Nigeria has emerged as one of Africa’s most dynamic fintech hubs, driven by a combination of technological innovation, progressive regulations, and a growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. Over the past decade, the country has witnessed a remarkable expansion in digital financial services, from mobile payments and e-wallets to lending platforms, wealth management apps, and blockchain-based solutions. As […] The post Nigeria’s Maturing Fintech Ecosystem Faces Growing Regulatory Complexity, CBN Report Reveals appeared first on Tekedia.

Table of contents How to register for the 2026 UTME online How to register for the 2026 UTME offline Comprehensive 2026 UTME/DE registration and examination timeline Important things to know before and after you register Registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)  began with the sale of e-PINS on Monday, January 19, 2026. […]

Google is quietly preparing to draw the curtain on Chromebooks, ending a 16-year experiment that reshaped low-cost computing in schools and offices, as newly revealed court filings, reported by Arstechnica, point to a full phase-out of ChromeOS by 2034. The disclosure, buried in documents filed during the remedies phase of the U.S. government’s landmark antitrust […] The post Chromebooks Head for a Managed Exit as Google Prepares Android PCs for the Post-ChromeOS Era appeared first on Tekedia.

In Africa’s fast-growing tech ecosystem, communities are often the first real interface between talent and opportunity. They introduce people to new tools, unlock career pathways, and foster a sense of belonging in an industry that can otherwise feel distant and opaque. Yet despite their importance, the people who run these communities are rarely trained or […] The post From Figma to SheCode Africa: How Mfonobong Umondia Is Building a Mentorship Pipeline for Aspiring Community Managers appeared first on Tech In Africa.