Regulation is part of the market. We track the taxes, licences, privacy rules, and public decisions that change how African tech companies operate.
A joint NCC-CAC directive requires regulator approval before any transfer of 10% or more in a Nigerian telecom company, single or cumulative, is registered.
PolicySenegal's DER/FJ launched a $50m fund for pre-seed and seed startups, public money meant to pull in private capital where Francophone West Africa is thinnest.
PolicyThe Bank of Ghana has suspended MTN's planned 0.75% wallet-to-bank transfer fee before it took effect, an early test for the telco's newly separated fintech unit.
PolicyCape Verde’s digital economy push shows how smaller African markets can use infrastructure, diaspora talent, and policy focus to compete beyond their population size.
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