*As Over 600 Innovators, enterprise leaders grace Innovate Africa By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Africa’s technology conversation is shifting from simply producing digital talent to building the products, businesses and innovation systems capable of solving the continent’s most pressing problems. That was the central message as more than 600 product managers, founders, enterprise executives and […]

By Prince Osuagwu As the world braces for the annual Black Friday shopping frenzy, Nigerian e-commerce giant, Konga, is preparing its own answer to the global retail phenomenon — Konga Yakata 2026 — with a promise to triple the shopping experience for consumers.The month-long retail festival, expected to kick off on November 1, is shaping […]

Cost of 11,000 rural base stations, 40m litres of diesel expose details By Juliet Umeh With more than 11,000 rural telecommunications base stations consuming an estimated 40 million litres of diesel monthly, Nigeria’s drive to connect underserved communities faces a costly infrastructure challenge that extends beyond building network towers. The challenge is compounded by the […]

For Francois Charles, mathematician and department head at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, two separate issues are playing out.

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