TechSide Daily — August 27, 2026

TechSide Daily — your briefing on the companies, capital, and policy shaping African technology.

In this episode:

• Lagos Wants to Triple Its Data-Centre Capacity. Count the Megawatts
• Francophone Africa Is Having a Fintech Moment. Why It Was Overlooked
• Proptech’s Quiet Boom: How Startups Are Rewiring African Real Estate
• As Africa Digitises, Its Cyber-Threat Surface Is Growing Fast

Listen above, then read the full reporting on TechCocoon.

Transcript

Amara: This is TechSide Daily, the daily voice of TechCocoon.

Kwame: Your briefing on the companies, the capital, and the policy shaping African technology. Here is what matters on August 27, 2026.

Amara: Lagos Wants to Triple Its Data-Centre Capacity. Count the Megawatts. Lagos says it will triple data-centre capacity to 250MW by 2030. The installed base is 78.6MW, the rest is pipeline, and the grid question remains unanswered.

Kwame: Francophone Africa Is Having a Fintech Moment. Why It Was Overlooked. Long ignored by investors fixated on Nigeria and Kenya, Francophone Africa is producing serious fintech players. A look at why the region is rising now.

Amara: Proptech’s Quiet Boom: How Startups Are Rewiring African Real Estate. African proptech is having a moment, led by Egypt, as startups digitise property search, financing and transactions in markets long defined by cash and opacity.

Kwame: As Africa Digitises, Its Cyber-Threat Surface Is Growing Fast. Rapid digitisation has expanded Africa’s attack surface faster than its defences. A look at the rising fraud and cyber risks, and the startups and rules responding.

Kwame: That has been TechSide Daily from TechCocoon, mapping African innovation from market signal to execution and funding.

Amara: The full reporting is waiting for you at techcocoon dot org. From Amara and Kwame, we will see you tomorrow.

Kwame: TechSide Daily is a production of TechCocoon, founded by Doctor Victor Akaeze.