MTN network outages in Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto amid insecurity challenges
MTN Nigeria’s customers across Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto continue to experience frequent network disruptions due to security challenges and persistent fibre-optic cuts in the region. The telco has linked the recurring outages to multiple fibre cuts across northern routes, issuing apology messages as frequently as twice a week. The company
Standard Bank pioneers direct China payments for African businesses
South Africa’s largest bank by assets, Standard Bank, pioneers direct China payments for African businesses with China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS). The move unlocks a faster route for African companies to pay Chinese suppliers in Renminbi (RMB), China’s currency, instead of the US dollar. Until now, African businesses have
5 reasons behind Cloudflare’s major internet outage
On 18 November, Cloudflare experienced a major outage that left millions of websites offline. Many users saw error pages and slow responses across the internet. The company has now explained what went wrong. The cause wasn’t a hacker or an attack; it started with a small internal change that unexpectedly
Legend Internet moves to acquire ISP and microfinance bank
At its second annual general meeting held on November 7 in Abuja, shareholders of Legend Internet Plc approved plans to acquire a licensed Internet Service Provider (ISP) and a licensed microfinance bank. The company also received approval to raise up to ₦150 billion ($101,827,450) in new capital and issue 10
Kenya enforces new law to bring crypto firms under Central Bank’s watch
Kenya enforces new law to bring crypto firms under the Central Bank’s watch for the first time. The Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025, gazetted on October 21 and effective from November 4, grants the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) the power to license
Side Hustle to Startup: Knowing When It’s Time to Go All In
There’s a moment every entrepreneur feels at some point. It usually sneaks up on you. You’re going about your day, juggling the usual mix of obligations, then suddenly this realization lands. This thing I’m building on the side isn’t small anymore. And it’s starting to pull me forward. Maybe it
Niza Aritha Zulu: From Student Idea to Patent-holding Agritech Innovator
A 15-year-old Niza Aritha Zulu would be shocked to know she’d become a tech founder, especially since she was afraid of the sciences. Today, she’s the co-founder of Bio Green Technology, a Zambian startup using AI and IoT to help fish farmers monitor water quality in real time, make data-driven
IHS Towers records $268m revenue in Nigeria in Q3 2025
The global leader in shared communications infrastructure, IHS Towers records $268m revenue in the Nigerian market for the third quarter of 2025. The growth was driven by adjustments in telecom tariffs, a strong naira and increased demand from leading mobile network operators (MNOs) such as MTN and Airtel. According to
Today Africa Weekly | November 10 – November 16, 2025
If you thought nothing happened last week (November 10 – November 16, 2025), then it means your feed was stubbornly quiet. There was data centre drama, green energy cheques, government-sized funds, and a law that might rewrite how the internet gets regulated in Africa’s largest market. It reads like a
IHS Towers cuts ties with 9mobile over unpaid bills
IHS Towers has asked telecom operator 9mobile to vacate 2,576 tower sites starting in the third quarter of 2025. The exit follows a revised agreement between the two companies, which also commits the operator, now rebranded as T2, to clear parts of its long-standing debt through July 2027. IHS confirmed
