https://tech.africa/paypal-nigeria-backlash/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/buAsNnFYDro/maxresdefault.jpg PayPal's Expansion Faces Nigerian Backlash Nigerians reject PayPal's late Africa push via PayPal World, citing past exclusions while local fintechs like Flutterwave filled the gap. Too little, too late? https://www.youtube.com/embed/buAsNnFYDro 2025-12-20T21:13:50+02:00 195 https://tech.africa/uk-revokes-visa-free-access-botswana/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/0jaF2ohZ7BI/maxresdefault.jpg UK Revokes Visa-Free Access for Botswana The UK’s decision to require visas for Botswana citizens marks a significant shift, potentially tied to both asylum trends and the introduction of Botswana’s CBI scheme. https://www.youtube.com/embed/0jaF2ohZ7BI 2025-10-14T19:46:37+02:00 260 https://tech.africa/botswana-cbi-plan/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/Gh1FjfI3jls/maxresdefault.jpg Botswana announces Citizenship by Investment Program Botswana surprises with a Citizenship by Investment program to diversify from diamonds. Explore its strong passport, economic drivers, & potential global impact. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gh1FjfI3jls 2025-09-29T18:27:22+02:00 311 https://tech.africa/revolut-plan-south-africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pe2eoZOC_PE/maxresdefault.jpg Revolut Targets South Africa with Banking Licence Bid Fintech giant Revolut plans to enter South Africa, applying for a banking licence to offer innovative financial services in Africa's biggest economy. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pe2eoZOC_PE 2025-09-29T06:50:51+02:00 96 https://tech.africa/direct-flights-between-nigeria-and-brazil-opportunities-and-impacts/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/fD-hAhIGk1Q/maxresdefault.jpg Direct Flights Between Nigeria and Brazil: Opportunities and Impacts In this article, we discuss the Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASA) between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Federal Government of Brazil https://www.youtube.com/embed/fD-hAhIGk1Q 2025-09-24T06:00:00+02:00 527 https://tech.africa/3-ixps-into-africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/vfShB3m8rYM/maxresdefault.jpg The Big Three Internet Exchanges Expanding into Africa Explore how DE-CIX, AMS-IX, and LINX are transforming Africa's internet with IXPs in Lagos, Nairobi, Mombsa, Kinshasa, Cairo and more! https://www.youtube.com/embed/vfShB3m8rYM 2025-05-06T10:43:13+02:00 465 https://tech.africa/ixpn-1tbps/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/Hi-fdrDzRGg/maxresdefault.jpg IXPN Reaches 1Tbps Milestone: A New Era for Nigeria’s Internet Exchange The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has achieved a significant milestone by hitting a peak traffic of 1 Terabit per second (Tbps) for the first time. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hi-fdrDzRGg 2025-04-29T11:51:42+02:00 210 https://tech.africa/starlink-sa-hope/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/bDMZeKDN24s/maxresdefault.jpg Starlink in South Africa: Hype or Hope? Exploring if South Africa needs Starlink: strong telecom vs. rural gaps. Fast satellite internet's role analyzed by Oluniyi David Ajao. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bDMZeKDN24s 2025-03-31T08:58:40+02:00 228 https://tech.africa/built-web4africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/MYVxlqRPgjE/maxresdefault.jpg How I Built Web4Africa From Scratch: A Journey of Resilience and Innovation Oluniyi David Ajao shares how he built Web4Africa from scratch in 2002, scaled it with no funding, and navigated a pre-digital era to Success. Read and share. https://www.youtube.com/embed/MYVxlqRPgjE 2025-03-26T19:45:50+02:00 671 https://tech.africa/10-starlink-alternatives/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/h9I2nVtEEO4/maxresdefault.jpg 10 Starlink alternatives Following Starlink's relative success, multiple upstarts have emerged aimed at giving Starlink some serious competition. In this video, I will share 10 of https://www.youtube.com/embed/h9I2nVtEEO4 2025-03-15T06:56:36+02:00 334 https://tech.africa/starlink-black-south-africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ss_pdSKqu6U/maxresdefault.jpg Starlink not black enough for South Africa? The premise Elon Musk is getting much pushback over his post on X (formerly known as Twitter) about Starlink not being allowed to operate in South Africa https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ss_pdSKqu6U 2025-03-09T08:43:11+02:00 198 https://tech.africa/brazil-digital-nomad-visa-faq/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/E_ySMr5_lr8/maxresdefault.jpg Brazil Digital Nomad Visa (30 FAQs) Discover the ins and outs of Brazil's Digital Nomad Visa with this comprehensive guide! From eligibility and application to living in Brazil, we cover 30 FAQs. https://www.youtube.com/embed/E_ySMr5_lr8 2025-02-19T12:08:47+02:00 827 https://tech.africa/new-showmax-2/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/W0zrEwQjSDY/maxresdefault.jpg New Showmax 2.0: Worse? Better? Discover the latest on Showmax: new features, user challenges, and improvements. Get insights into the transition to the Peacock platform and more. https://www.youtube.com/embed/W0zrEwQjSDY 2024-02-09T11:47:06+02:00 521 https://tech.africa/starlink-not-sa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/4TZ59u2zzsY/maxresdefault.jpg Why is Starlink not in South Africa? We're exploring SpaceX's Starlink service is NOT available in South Africa. Let's find out! Considering the leader of SpaceX is Elon Musk… Considering https://www.youtube.com/embed/4TZ59u2zzsY 2024-01-17T11:19:06+02:00 https://tech.africa/showmax-new-look/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/1WFHx5OVBv8/maxresdefault.jpg Showmax unveils 2024 Revamp with Exclusive Premier League Streaming and New Originals Showmax's 2024 revamp brings a new app, over 1,300 hours of originals, and an exclusive Premier League mobile plan, transforming African streaming. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1WFHx5OVBv8 2024-01-13T08:38:23+02:00 https://tech.africa/african-digital-nomad-visas/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/iVTZFl_dcow/maxresdefault.jpg African Countries with Digital Nomad Visas Dive into our latest YouTube video where we explore the Digital Nomad Visas of Cape Verde, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia! https://www.youtube.com/embed/iVTZFl_dcow 2024-01-06T16:48:16+02:00 https://tech.africa/starlink-expansion-africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/kXlP5IzaJCI/maxresdefault.jpg How SpaceX's Starlink is expanding into Africa As of December 2023, Starlink has expanded into 8 African countries. Find out which they are. https://www.youtube.com/embed/kXlP5IzaJCI 2023-12-29T14:57:02+02:00 https://tech.africa/digital-realty-teraco/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/SysqnQHDmZA/maxresdefault.jpg Digital Realty acquires 55% stake in Teraco Data Centres Digital Realty has announced a 55% controlling stake in Africa's leading data centre group, Teraco Data Environments. This is Digital Realty's 3rd https://www.youtube.com/embed/SysqnQHDmZA 2022-01-04T12:22:19+02:00 https://tech.africa/soole-movie/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/fVR-U7gtaD0/maxresdefault.jpg Soòlé: the comedy and action thriller Soòlé is one movie I would rate very highly for several reasons. Read on to find out why. Low expectation The only teaser I watched on Facebook that https://www.youtube.com/embed/fVR-U7gtaD0 2021-12-13T19:29:48+02:00 https://tech.africa/africa-data-centres-los1/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/snD5Wz_pcEM/maxresdefault.jpg Africa Data Centres' LOS1 launched in Lagos Nigeria Africa Data Centres' LOS1 data centre was launched at an elaborate event in Eko Hotel Victoria Island on Friday 26 November 2021. Government officials https://www.youtube.com/embed/snD5Wz_pcEM 2021-11-28T12:15:00+02:00 https://tech.africa/toyota-hybrid-2021/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/iq_ynvGu-Pc/maxresdefault.jpg More Toyota Hybrid Vehicles for South Africa Toyota South Africa recently announced the introduction of two new hybrid models into the South African market. The Corolla and RAV4 now have hybrid https://www.youtube.com/embed/iq_ynvGu-Pc 2021-09-15T08:46:00+02:00 https://tech.africa/google-pixel-5a-5g/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/7czvrfzDtp4/maxresdefault.jpg Google Pixel 5a with 5G announced Although Google Store (the tech giant’s official hardware store) is not available in South Africa, it doesn’t hurt to drill over their latest smartphone https://www.youtube.com/embed/7czvrfzDtp4 2021-08-20T15:57:48+02:00 https://tech.africa/wordpress-hosting-advantages/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/pgJ_hf7gxgA/maxresdefault.jpg WordPress Hosting by Web4Africa: 4 Advantages What is WordPress Hosting? WordPress is an open-source platform that powers millions of websites around the globe. It is generally designed for all types https://www.youtube.com/embed/pgJ_hf7gxgA 2021-08-12T14:17:37+02:00 https://tech.africa/blood-red-sky/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/U8M_1eyrBtQ/maxresdefault.jpg Blood Red Sky movie on Netflix Blood Red Sky is an action thriller movie that was directed by Peter Thorwarth and released to Netflix on 23 July 2021. https://www.youtube.com/embed/U8M_1eyrBtQ 2021-07-25T20:40:42+02:00 https://tech.africa/mobile-verification-toolkit/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/2mzJEW4ZJ8g/maxresdefault.jpg Pegasus Spyware: Detection Toolkit released by Amnesty International MVT is a forensic tool to look for signs of the Pegasus spyware (and other) infections in smartphone devices. https://www.youtube.com/embed/2mzJEW4ZJ8g 2021-07-25T15:17:41+02:00 https://tech.africa/ios-14-6/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/R9yNHGJmejk/maxresdefault.jpg Apple releases iOS & iPadOS 14.6 The latest versions of iOS for iPhones from models 6s, iPadOS, WatchOS and TVOS were released on Monday May 24. iPad 14.6 PodcastsSubscription support for https://www.youtube.com/embed/R9yNHGJmejk 2021-05-26T16:05:51+02:00 https://tech.africa/closer-edge/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/DnlwmfGBjpI/maxresdefault.jpg Closer to the edge: how edge computing will drive Industry 4.0 We’ve been in the process of transitioning to Industry 4.0 (aka the fourth industrial revolution) ever since the German government coined the term in https://www.youtube.com/embed/DnlwmfGBjpI 2021-03-05T08:00:31+02:00 https://tech.africa/web4africa-rw-domains/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/t_czd8PKetA/maxresdefault.jpg Web4Africa becomes accredited for .RW Domains Web4Africa has been accredited by the Rwanda Internet Community and Technology Alliance to offer .RW domain names to clients worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/embed/t_czd8PKetA 2021-02-17T20:37:06+02:00 https://tech.africa/south-african-domains/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/fVRarw8JlcY/maxresdefault.jpg Types of South African Domains & which to register Unknown to many, there are several types of South African domain types to choose from when registering one for your website. Find out more. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fVRarw8JlcY 2021-02-04T06:08:55+02:00 https://tech.africa/apple-m1-mac-south-africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/5AwdkGKmZ0I/maxresdefault.jpg Apple M1 MacBook & Mac Mini South Africa: Prices The newly announced Macbooks and Mac Minis that are making use of the new Apple M1 chips are already officially available in South Africa, two weeks after https://www.youtube.com/embed/5AwdkGKmZ0I 2020-11-22T14:46:22+02:00 https://tech.africa/dell-servers-for-sale/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/4RaELFaMlh4/maxresdefault.jpg Dell PowerEdge Servers: R710, R610, R810, R210, T610 for sale A range of some used 11th generation Dell PowerEdge servers is available for sale in Randburg, South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/embed/4RaELFaMlh4 2020-11-18T06:15:30+02:00 https://tech.africa/crowd1-scam/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/M0EjjArvzXA/maxresdefault.jpg BBC Africa Eye reveals Crowd1 to be a scam BBC Africa Eye has published an investigative video report that reveals the European Crowd1 scheme to be a pyramid scam. https://www.youtube.com/embed/M0EjjArvzXA 2020-11-02T11:21:43+02:00 https://tech.africa/ricta-virtual-workshop-2020/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/hWMjBRS5ruE/maxresdefault.jpg Domain Name Branding (RICTA Virtual Workshop) A Domain Name Branding workshop which would be held on 9th October 2020 would be moderated by Mrs Grace M. Ingabire, the CEO of RICTA. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hWMjBRS5ruE 2020-10-05T12:45:48+02:00 https://tech.africa/apple-event-sept-15-2020/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/b13xnFp_LJs/maxresdefault.jpg Apple Event — September 15 Apple Event — September 15 https://www.youtube.com/embed/b13xnFp_LJs 2020-09-15T16:41:20+02:00 https://tech.africa/samsung-galaxy-note20-design/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/IPu35IqevK4/maxresdefault.jpg Samsung Explains the Inspiration Behind the Galaxy Note20’s Design The launch of the first Note created an entirely new product category – the phablet – and laid the foundation for the big and bold designs that have https://www.youtube.com/embed/IPu35IqevK4 2020-09-15T14:58:11+02:00 https://tech.africa/nokia-7-2-features/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/-Zs1ykUKL28/maxresdefault.jpg 7 features I prefer about the Nokia 7.2 over Nokia 7 Plus (Review) Having used the Nokia 7 Plus for 2 years, I decided the Nokia 7.2 which was announced and released in September 2019 was a worthy upgrade. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Zs1ykUKL28 2020-07-11T12:16:22+02:00 https://tech.africa/the-perfect-picture-10-years/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/PuuGRfXOjxo/maxresdefault.jpg The Perfect Picture - 10 Years Later Over 10 years ago, The Perfect Picture was released to much acclaim and raving reviews. The sequel is now available on via streaming. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PuuGRfXOjxo 2020-07-10T06:06:36+02:00 https://tech.africa/lg-velvet-5g-south-africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/HYEkEJlYZ0U/maxresdefault.jpg LG Velvet 5G unveiled by LG South Africa The LG Velvet ThinQ 5G 128GB was officially unveiled by LG South Africa this week and is already working on Vodacom and MTN's respective 5G networks. https://www.youtube.com/embed/HYEkEJlYZ0U 2020-07-09T18:40:50+02:00 https://tech.africa/starlink-satellite-signups/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/giQ8xEWjnBs/maxresdefault.jpg Starlink Satellite Broadband accepting signups The Starlink satellite broadband project is now accepting signups for service updates and notifications from all over the world. https://www.youtube.com/embed/giQ8xEWjnBs 2020-06-24T04:04:05+02:00 https://tech.africa/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-tim/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/XJathTit-Q4/maxresdefault.jpg Interview: The current status and future of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, & Blockchain Technology Interview: The current status and future of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, & Blockchain Technology by Tim Akinbo. Episode 1 of TECH dot AFRICA Interview Series. https://www.youtube.com/embed/XJathTit-Q4 2020-04-23T06:00:33+02:00 https://tech.africa/nokia-announces-new-smartphones-new-services/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/NvDyZLOyD1o/maxresdefault.jpg Nokia 8.3 5G, 5.3, 1.3 Smartphones & HMD Connect by HMD Global HMD Global announced a range of new Nokia smartphones and new services. These include Nokia 8.3 5G, Nokia 5.3, Nokia 1.3 and Nokia 5310 Xpress Music. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NvDyZLOyD1o 2020-03-19T16:44:53+02:00 https://tech.africa/queen-sono/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/1zgxDFEifyI/maxresdefault.jpg Queen Sono debuts on Netflix Queen Sono is the first African TV series commissioned by the global web streaming service Netflix that debuts on 28 February 2020 to a global audience. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1zgxDFEifyI 2020-02-27T18:00:19+02:00 https://tech.africa/netflix-nollywood/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/OspStJSEtG4/maxresdefault.jpg Nollywood (Nigerian) Movies on Netflix Netflix is becoming host to a number of Nollywood movies. We list some of the best Nigerian movies including Merry Men, King of Boys etc. https://www.youtube.com/embed/OspStJSEtG4 2020-02-23T13:32:01+02:00 https://tech.africa/nokia-7-plus/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/OTVuVI2yX0g/maxresdefault.jpg Nokia 7 Plus: Specs, Price, Review, Features, Camera Nokia 7 Plus specs, price, camera review, and features. A mid-range smartphone with 6-inch display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras, and Android One. https://www.youtube.com/embed/OTVuVI2yX0g 2020-02-16T21:32:17+02:00 https://tech.africa/sixty60-by-checkers/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/VWySakronKQ/maxresdefault.jpg Review: Sixty60 by Checkers. A Fast Groceries Delivery App Checkers launched its new smartphone app that promises groceries delivery within 60 minutes. We gave it a spin and share our experience. https://www.youtube.com/embed/VWySakronKQ 2019-11-25T13:51:18+02:00 https://tech.africa/chief-daddy-debuts-on-netflix/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/5iB9aKb_IDI/maxresdefault.jpg “Chief Daddy” debuts on Netflix The movie 'Chief Daddy' would be the 3rd acquired by Netflix, from EbonyLife Films - after Fifty (2015) and the Wedding Party (2016). https://www.youtube.com/embed/5iB9aKb_IDI 2019-03-17T03:47:29+02:00 https://tech.africa/lionheart-netflix/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/v45GprEyM7U/maxresdefault.jpg Genevieve Nnaji's Lionheart debuts on Netflix The widely publicized Nollywood movie, LionHeart, has been released on Netflix today 4th January 2019. It features leading Nollywood actors. https://www.youtube.com/embed/v45GprEyM7U 2019-01-04T13:51:32+02:00 https://tech.africa/africa-tech-summit-kigali/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/btQo76Od50s/maxresdefault.jpg Africa Tech Summit Kigali to provide unrivalled insight, networking and business opportunities Africa Tech Summit Kigali on February 13th – 15th 2019, will once again provide unrivalled insight, networking and business opportunities. https://www.youtube.com/embed/btQo76Od50s 2018-12-31T13:50:54+02:00 https://tech.africa/wordpress-5-released/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/72xdCU__XCk/maxresdefault.jpg WordPress 5.0 has been released WordPress 5.0 has been released, marking a major milestone for the platform that has since evolved from being just a blogging platform into a powerful CMS. https://www.youtube.com/embed/72xdCU__XCk 2018-12-07T13:38:35+02:00 https://tech.africa/web4africa-discount-201811/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/PhOiScMSQWI/maxresdefault.jpg Web4Africa is offering a 50% Discount on Hosting Web4Africa is offering a limited-time 50% off Dedicated Servers, Virtual Servers, Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting and Windows Hosting. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PhOiScMSQWI 2018-11-25T03:52:38+02:00 14 https://tech.africa/google-affordable-smartphones-africa/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/rnx-BEsyvWo/maxresdefault.jpg Google reaffirms its commitment to bring affordable smartphones to Africa Google teamed up with manufacturers and telecommunication services providers and launched over 60 Android (Go edition) smartphones in 49 African countries. https://www.youtube.com/embed/rnx-BEsyvWo 2018-11-13T13:50:46+02:00 https://tech.africa/lelalani-e4/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/IGkiORRq7ts/maxresdefault.jpg Lelalani Primary school benefits from e4 computer centre Fintech company, e4, recently handed over a newly renovated and equipped computer centre to benefit 667 pupils at Lelalani Primary in KwaZulu Natal. https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGkiORRq7ts 2018-11-07T13:51:12+02:00 https://tech.africa/google-patners-pluralsight-and-andela-to-train-african-developers/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/EqYRCU7hTVE/maxresdefault.jpg Google partners Pluralsight and Andela to train African developers Google has partnered Pluralsight and Andela to support aspiring and professional developers in Africa with 4 months access to Android and Mobile web courses https://www.youtube.com/embed/EqYRCU7hTVE 2018-10-24T11:52:12+02:00 https://tech.africa/nokia-phones-announcements-live-from-london/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/SB2n6biiNeg/maxresdefault.jpg Nokia phones announcements live from London Nokia phones announcements live from London https://www.youtube.com/embed/SB2n6biiNeg 2018-10-05T04:24:45+02:00