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TechCabal is the leading technology publication in Africa covering startups and the digital economy. It provides insightful reporting on innovation and investment trends serving as the premier voice for the African tech ecosystem.

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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Takealot and wait for delivery

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Takealot and wait for delivery

In today's edition: Takealot fights Temu, Shein with low prices || aptLearn shuts down || Kenya's hunt for new tax chief || Cauridor hires former Flutterwave exec

Welcome to TechCabal 4.0: Become an Insider

Welcome to TechCabal 4.0: Become an Insider

You’ve been reading TechCabal for free. That’s not changing. But some of our reporting is moving behind a gate. The stories built on sources nobody else has. Investigations

Zuri Health expands mobile clinic fleet across high-traffic Nairobi

Zuri Health expands mobile clinic fleet across high-traffic Nairobi

Two of the buses operate as a self-contained clinic, powered by solar energy and fitted with equipment for diagnostics, dental care, and cervical cancer screening

Kenya-based assistive tech accelerator embeds persons with disabilities in product design

Kenya-based assistive tech accelerator embeds persons with disabilities in product design

Innovate Now has selected 19 startups working across speech therapy, mobility, inclusive education, and caregiver support sectors to provide locally adapted solutions

How two Francophone founders are turning second-hand iPhones into a tech business

How two Francophone founders are turning second-hand iPhones into a tech business

Sikili is more than a commerce play. It is an early argument for what a West African circular economy could look like, and a story about two women who chose to

Airtel expands network capacity in latest move to close gap with MTN

Airtel expands network capacity in latest move to close gap with MTN

Airtel Nigeria, the second biggest player, has been building aggressively to compete. By December 2025, it had added 1,561 sites over three years, bringing its

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – AI, made in Morocco

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – AI, made in Morocco

In today's edition: Morocco’s AI factory || Foreign income earned at home is taxable in Kenya || Nigeria sets June deadline for e-invoicing || Bad loans in Kenya

Ex-Flutterwave executive Awa Koné joins Cauridor as Chief Operating Officer

Ex-Flutterwave executive Awa Koné joins Cauridor as Chief Operating Officer

Koné's appointment comes as Cauridor moves beyond its early infrastructure-building phase and pushes into new markets.

Storipod strikes deal to distribute Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s books digitally

Storipod strikes deal to distribute Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s books digitally

The agreement will see titles from the Lagos-based publisher distributed digitally via Storipod, as both companies look to widen access to African literature.

Africa can’t build 54 clouds, and importing one won’t fix it

Africa can’t build 54 clouds, and importing one won’t fix it

I sat in on a cloud panel at GITEX Africa in Morocco on April 8, 2026, that was less about how countries and companies are adopting the cloud, but more about who