Africa Tech Radio

From electric vehicle empires hitting billion-dollar valuations to historic milestones in space infrastructure and the quiet compliance wars happening right on your neighborhood streets, Tony breaks down the numbers that actually matter.

What’s Inside This Episode:
Segment 1: The Big Corporate Shifts
East Africa’s Quiet Banking Move: I&M Group scales its Tanzanian ownership to 95%. Why the exit of early development finance institutions means the training wheels are officially off.

The Brass Endgame: The standalone business banking fintech is officially retiring by July 31st. How Paystack is absorbing the technology to completely control the merchant deposit‑to‑payroll loop.

Canal+ Lands on the JSE: Checking off a $3B regulatory promise after delisting MultiChoice. Can a $115M turnaround fund stop the massive subscription bleeding?

Segment 2: The E-Mobility Boom
Spiro’s Billion-Dollar Moat: A massive $215M equity round brings Spiro’s nine-month funding haul to $365M. Tony breaks down their shift from simple parts assembly to ground-up African manufacturing and clean-energy grid nodes.

Uber Doubles Down on Volts: Nairobi’s Electric Boda pilot was an absolute blowout. With operating costs down 35%, Uber announces plans to double its fleet by the end of 2026.

Segment 3: Ecosystem & Global Corridors
Rwanda Launches Into Orbit: The Rwanda Space Agency secures a historic Tier 3 WTA Certification for its Rwamagana teleport—making it a first-of-its-kind facility in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Equatorial Guinea’s Factory Reset: Aging gear, bad networks, and angry customers prompt state telco GETESA to overhaul its entire system with 5G, fiber, and a new mobile wallet.

Egypt’s $5B Outsourcing Engine: Digital exports have doubled, drawing a $1B, 4-year investment from global giant Concentrix to create 16,000 new digital jobs in Cairo.

Undersea Resilience: Orange triggers the "Ready for Service" status for the ViaTunisia subsea cable, bringing 20 Tbps of crucial backup capacity to prevent internet blackouts.

Segment 4: Consumer Hardware & Regulatory Wars
The Cost of Staying Connected: A looming 30% smartphone price hike hits Africa right as data consumption hits an all-time record. How macroeconomic shifts are straining the everyday digital divide.

South Africa’s Trillion-Rand QR Fight: SARS introduces a smartphone track-and-trace system to battle a black market economy worth 15% of the national GDP.

Room to Breathe for PoS Agents: The Central Bank of Nigeria walks back its restrictive 10-meter geo-fencing rule, giving the country’s informal economy a highly necessary 70-meter buffer.

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Most people think tech = coding 
But tech is much bigger than that.

In this episode of Cruise Ctrl, we break down whether you really need to code to work in tech and the answer is no.

Listen, learn, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear this.

What is AI, really?

We hear about it every day. It's in our phones, our social media feeds, our banking apps, and even the videos we watch online. But beyond the hype, what exactly is Artificial Intelligence?

In this episode of Cruise Ctrl, we break AI down to its simplest form, exploring what it is, how it works, and why understanding it matters more than ever.

Listen in as we separate fact from fiction and uncover what's really powering the AI revolution.

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“We have over time moved away from our primary target, which is the customer experience, to points where everyone is just fighting for profitability and revenue.”

At Lagos Tech Fest 2025, Precious Onyotu, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Hydrogen Payment Services Company Limited, spoke about collaboration in the fintech ecosystem, building secure payment infrastructure, and the importance of customer-focused innovation in Africa’s growing digital economy.

The conversation also explored regulation, KYC, fraud prevention, social commerce, and the role partnerships play in creating stronger financial solutions.

Stay tuned to Africa Tech Radio for more conversations shaping the future of technology in Africa.

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At Lagos Tech Fest 2025, Benji Feinberg, CEO of Cedar Money, shared insights on the future of international payments, emerging markets, and how Africa can leapfrog legacy systems through rapid technology adoption.

The conversation also explored innovation in payments, cross-border commerce, AI, and the evolving role of technology in shaping global connectivity.

Stay tuned to Africa Tech Radio for more conversations shaping the future of technology in Africa.

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What if the future of money is no longer slow, expensive, or stuck in a traditional system but instant, borderless, and powered by blockchain?

At Lagos Tech Fest, we spoke with Ayotunde Alabi, CEO and Country Manager of LUNO Nigeria, on how digital assets are reshaping payments, investments, and cross-border transactions across Africa.

From stablecoins to instant global transfers, this conversation explores how fintech is bridging traditional finance and the future of money.

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From irregularities at party primaries in Nigeria to responsible parenting and government regulation this episode is what you need this week.

While irregularities trail party primaries as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections, the UK plans to hold parents accountable for lawless children?

Are parents equipped enough to raise their children nowadays?

Can we salvage what’s left of Nigeria’s electoral process before 2027?

Tell us what you think about this week’s episode of “What's on Your Mind Podcast”.

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Guest Features:
a) Hassana Maina is a Nigerian lawyer, gender activist, and social entrepreneur. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Anti-Sexual Violence Lead Support Initiative (ASVIOL), a women-led organization dedicated to fighting Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) through advocacy, awareness campaigns, and community empowerment.

b) RonkePosh Adeniyi is an educator, school founder, parenting practitioner, author, and child advocate passionate about raising emotionally intelligent, responsible children. Through education, advocacy, and family development initiatives, she equips parents and educators to nurture values-driven children and build stronger communities.

Duration: ~55 minutes
Produced by: Africa Tech Radio
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Hosts: Ekene Ezeji and Ayisha Osori

From WhatsApp’s incognito AI chats and Threads’ expanded AI access to X’s updated history tab and LinkedIn’s new booking feature, social platforms are evolving fast. Here’s what’s new across your favourite apps.

Tune in to Cruise Control with Mide Daniel on Africa Tech Radio.

“One thing we should be proud of is Nigeria is among the top five crypto-native countries in the world.”

At Lagos Tech Fest 2025, Ayo Adewuyi, Head of Product at Pressmate Technologies, spoke about cryptocurrency regulation, cross-border payments, and the growing adoption of crypto solutions in Nigeria.

Stay tuned to Africa Tech Radio for more conversations shaping the future of technology in Africa.

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If crypto is the future of money, why do so many people still not trust it?

At Lagos Tech Fest, we sat with David Stephanie Kosisochukwu, Growth and Marketing Lead at Monica Technologies, to talk about trust, scams, regulation, and what it really takes to build confidence in Nigeria’s crypto space.

From instant crypto-to-Naira conversions in seconds to closing the gap between digital assets and real-world payments, this conversation breaks down the challenges and the future of fintech in Africa.