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The Banker Who Bet That Africa Wanted to Play

The Banker Who Bet That Africa Wanted to Play

A profile of Carry1st's Cordel Robbin-Coker, the ex-financier who built Africa's best-known games publisher by solving payments, drawn from his public statements.

Zinhle NdlovuJun 21, 2026

African Gaming Is Growing Up, Slowly, and on Its Own Terms

African Gaming Is Growing Up, Slowly, and on Its Own Terms

Jun 21, 2026

African Tech Is Entering Its Consolidation Era. Here's What It Means

African Tech Is Entering Its Consolidation Era. Here's What It Means

Jun 21, 2026

Tunisia's EYST Raises to Make Insurance Claims Pay Out Instantly

Tunisia's EYST Raises to Make Insurance Claims Pay Out Instantly

Jun 21, 2026

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How African Businesses Are Quietly Building Their Own Power Grid

How African Businesses Are Quietly Building Their Own Power Grid

TechCocoon LabJun 20, 2026

Morocco Is Building a Startup Ecosystem on Its Own Money

Morocco Is Building a Startup Ecosystem on Its Own Money

TechCocoon NewsroomJun 20, 2026

The Race to Build AI That Actually Speaks Africa's Languages

The Race to Build AI That Actually Speaks Africa's Languages

Femi OlatunjiJun 20, 2026

The Pan-African Expansion Trap, and Why Founders Should Resist It

The Pan-African Expansion Trap, and Why Founders Should Resist It

Amara NwosuJun 20, 2026

Inside Egypt's EdTech Surge: Why Cairo Is a Learning-Tech Hub

Inside Egypt's EdTech Surge: Why Cairo Is a Learning-Tech Hub

Tariq AbubakarJun 19, 2026

Embedded Finance and the Quiet Rewiring of Africa's Informal Retail

Embedded Finance and the Quiet Rewiring of Africa's Informal Retail

Zinhle NdlovuJun 19, 2026

Why Battery-Swapping Is Winning Africa's Electric-Mobility Race

Why Battery-Swapping Is Winning Africa's Electric-Mobility Race

TechCocoon LabJun 19, 2026

Japan Is Quietly Becoming a Major Backer of African Tech

Japan Is Quietly Becoming a Major Backer of African Tech

Kwame OseiJun 18, 2026

Stablecoins Are Quietly Taking Over African Startup Funding

Stablecoins Are Quietly Taking Over African Startup Funding

Femi OlatunjiJun 18, 2026

Egypt Is Now Africa's Top Startup-Funding Market. What Changed?

Egypt Is Now Africa's Top Startup-Funding Market. What Changed?

TechCocoon IntelligenceJun 18, 2026

GSMA Postpones MWC Kigali Days Before Africa's Biggest Telecom Event

GSMA Postpones MWC Kigali Days Before Africa's Biggest Telecom Event

Kwame OseiJun 14, 2026

Livestock Wealth's Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale for Agri-Fintech

Livestock Wealth's Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale for Agri-Fintech

TechCocoon LabJun 14, 2026

Village Capital Backs Ghana's Rivia Clinics in First Ecosystem Deal

Village Capital Backs Ghana's Rivia Clinics in First Ecosystem Deal

Tariq AbubakarJun 14, 2026

Why Debt, Not Venture Capital, Is Now Driving African Tech Funding

Why Debt, Not Venture Capital, Is Now Driving African Tech Funding

TechCocoon IntelligenceJun 14, 2026

Africa Risks Losing Billions to Satellite Internet, Report Warns

Africa Risks Losing Billions to Satellite Internet, Report Warns

Kwame OseiJun 13, 2026

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

TechCocoon NewsroomJun 13, 2026

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

Femi OlatunjiJun 13, 2026

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Amara NwosuJun 13, 2026

OmniRetail Launches OmniOne to Wire Up West Africa's FMCG Trade

OmniRetail Launches OmniOne to Wire Up West Africa's FMCG Trade

Zinhle NdlovuJun 12, 2026

Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale Electric Motorbikes in Ethiopia

Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale Electric Motorbikes in Ethiopia

Tariq AbubakarJun 12, 2026

Rwanda Advances 12 Youth Agritech Startups in AYuTe Challenge

Rwanda Advances 12 Youth Agritech Startups in AYuTe Challenge

Tariq AbubakarJun 12, 2026

Nigeria's Smartcomply Joins Global Payment-Security Body, Expands to UK

Nigeria's Smartcomply Joins Global Payment-Security Body, Expands to UK

Femi OlatunjiJun 12, 2026

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Amara NwosuJun 11, 2026

CrossBoundary Energy Lands $40m to Expand Africa's Commercial Solar

CrossBoundary Energy Lands $40m to Expand Africa's Commercial Solar

TechCocoon NewsroomJun 11, 2026

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

Femi OlatunjiJun 11, 2026

Angola's ANDA Raises $1.2m to Scale Its Drive-to-Own Mobility Model

Angola's ANDA Raises $1.2m to Scale Its Drive-to-Own Mobility Model

Zinhle NdlovuJun 11, 2026

Ghana's Central Bank Halts MTN's 0.75% Mobile Money-to-Bank Fee

Ghana's Central Bank Halts MTN's 0.75% Mobile Money-to-Bank Fee

Kwame OseiJun 10, 2026

South Africa's AI Diagnostics Raises $5.2m for AI-Powered TB Screening

South Africa's AI Diagnostics Raises $5.2m for AI-Powered TB Screening

Tariq AbubakarJun 10, 2026

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

TechCocoon IntelligenceJun 10, 2026

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

TechCocoon LabJun 10, 2026

Egypt's iSchool Buys Rubikal to Build Its Own AI Layer for Schools

Egypt's iSchool Buys Rubikal to Build Its Own AI Layer for Schools

Zinhle NdlovuJun 09, 2026

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

TechCocoon IntelligenceJun 09, 2026

Spiro Raises $215m to Expand Africa's Battery-Swap Network as Electric Mobility Scales

Spiro Raises $215m to Expand Africa's Battery-Swap Network as Electric Mobility Scales

Tariq AbubakarJun 07, 2026

Ghana’s 5G reset shows why spectrum policy can make or break telecom competition

Ghana’s 5G reset shows why spectrum policy can make or break telecom competition

TechCocoon NewsroomMay 15, 2026

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

Kwame OseiMay 15, 2026

Namibia’s Women in Tech push shows why digital transformation needs social buy-in

Namibia’s Women in Tech push shows why digital transformation needs social buy-in

Tariq AbubakarMay 15, 2026

Termii’s FT ranking shows why transaction messaging is becoming core infrastructure

Termii’s FT ranking shows why transaction messaging is becoming core infrastructure

TechCocoon LabMay 15, 2026

Jumia’s AI-driven job cuts show the harder economics of African e-commerce

Jumia’s AI-driven job cuts show the harder economics of African e-commerce

TechCocoon NewsroomMay 15, 2026

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Tariq AbubakarMay 15, 2026

Trazo’s Lagos plan will test whether small-city execution can scale

Trazo’s Lagos plan will test whether small-city execution can scale

Zinhle NdlovuMay 15, 2026

Heirs Insurance’s Prince AI tests whether generative AI can make insurance easier to understand

Heirs Insurance’s Prince AI tests whether generative AI can make insurance easier to understand

Femi OlatunjiMay 13, 2026

MTN’s Q1 growth shows Africa’s telecom money is moving deeper into data

MTN’s Q1 growth shows Africa’s telecom money is moving deeper into data

Kwame OseiMay 13, 2026

Morocco’s DigiSchool shows why Africa’s EdTech gap is also a teacher-training problem

Morocco’s DigiSchool shows why Africa’s EdTech gap is also a teacher-training problem

TechCocoon LabMay 13, 2026

Africa’s $11bn clean energy push is becoming an industrial strategy

Africa’s $11bn clean energy push is becoming an industrial strategy

Tariq AbubakarMay 13, 2026

Jiji’s Bangladesh deal shows African platforms are looking beyond the continent

Jiji’s Bangladesh deal shows African platforms are looking beyond the continent

TechCocoon IntelligenceMay 13, 2026

African angel investors are paying closer attention to agritech

African angel investors are paying closer attention to agritech

Tariq AbubakarMay 11, 2026

Africa Forward Summit puts AI, infrastructure and capital at the centre of Africa–France reset

Africa Forward Summit puts AI, infrastructure and capital at the centre of Africa–France reset

TechCocoon NewsroomMay 11, 2026

Cameroon’s BleagLee wins $1m prize for AI-powered waste recycling

Cameroon’s BleagLee wins $1m prize for AI-powered waste recycling

Tariq AbubakarMay 10, 2026

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

TechCocoon IntelligenceMay 10, 2026

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

Zinhle NdlovuMay 10, 2026

Kenya’s budget smartphone push is being squeezed by the global AI chip boom

Kenya’s budget smartphone push is being squeezed by the global AI chip boom

TechCocoon LabMay 10, 2026

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Femi OlatunjiMay 10, 2026

Cape Verde wants tech to turn brain drain into a digital economy advantage

Cape Verde wants tech to turn brain drain into a digital economy advantage

Kwame OseiMay 10, 2026

Young Kenyans are putting Sh9bn into StanChart’s digital money market fund

Young Kenyans are putting Sh9bn into StanChart’s digital money market fund

Amara NwosuMay 10, 2026

GWCU’s MTN Liberia deal shows why telecom rails are becoming fintech’s fastest route to scale

GWCU’s MTN Liberia deal shows why telecom rails are becoming fintech’s fastest route to scale

Amara NwosuMay 10, 2026

MiniPay’s 15 million wallets show stablecoin payments are finding a real African use case

MiniPay’s 15 million wallets show stablecoin payments are finding a real African use case

Amara NwosuMay 09, 2026

Africa’s fintech sector is not ready for AI-to-AI payments yet

Africa’s fintech sector is not ready for AI-to-AI payments yet

Femi OlatunjiMay 09, 2026

Airtel Money’s delayed IPO shows Africa’s fintech listing window is still fragile

Airtel Money’s delayed IPO shows Africa’s fintech listing window is still fragile

Amara NwosuMay 09, 2026

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

Amara NwosuMay 08, 2026

The Braintrust breach is a reminder that AI builders cannot treat API keys as an afterthought

The Braintrust breach is a reminder that AI builders cannot treat API keys as an afterthought

Femi OlatunjiMay 08, 2026

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Zinhle NdlovuMay 08, 2026

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

TechCocoon IntelligenceMay 07, 2026