Technology & Information

Twitter’s plans to launch its continental base in Ghana has added fuel to a simmering tech race between West Africa's leading hubs. But Nigerian tech firms blame the country's business environment.

Flutterwave, recently valued at $1bn, is just one of the companies leading the charge to make Nigeria an African fintech hub to rival Egypt, Kenya and South Africa.

Africa's approach to climate change is based on a notion of the continent stuck in the past. It's time to replace it with a forward-looking vision.

Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria's Minister for Works and Housing, outlines the government's strategy to boost growth through infrastructure investment.

Lack of infrastructure has been one of the biggest drags on Nigeria’s development. Can the government’s latest spending plans make a difference?

Some 80% of Nigerian SMEs do not pay their taxes, depriving the Treasury of billions of naira a year. What lies at the heart of the problem?

The presidency of John Magufuli was characterised by authoritarianism and a sceptical approach to Covid-19. What can be expected from his successor?

Michael Holman chronicled some of the most turbulent years in Africa’s modern history. Stephen Williams welcomes this new collection of his journalism.

The insurgency in Mozambique's gas-rich province has caused over 2,000 deaths and displaced over 700,000 people, but sending in private security firms will not solve the underlying problems.

Verdant Capital’s managing director Edmund Higenbottam talks to us about the rise of Africa’s tech sector and why fintechs are so attractive to investors.