https://techcocoon.org/media/ African tech, behind the headlines. A daily audio briefing on the companies, capital, and policy shaping African technology — from TechCocoon. en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:00:01 GMT TechCocoon African tech, behind the headlines. A daily audio briefing on the companies, capital, and policy shaping African technology — from TechCocoon. false episodic TechCocoon techcocoonlabs@gmail.com https://techcocoon.org/assets/techside-daily-cover.jpg?v=20260613h2 https://techcocoon.org/media/ https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-17/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-17-230001.mp3 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:00:01 GMT With Amara & Kwame. Your 5 min briefing on African tech: GWCU’s MTN Liberia deal shows why telecom rails are becoming fintech’s fastest route to scale; MiniPay’s 15 million wallets show stablecoin payments are finding a real African use case; Africa’s fintech sector is not ready With Amara & Kwame. Your 5 min briefing on African tech: GWCU’s MTN Liberia deal shows why telecom rails are becoming fintech’s fastest route to scale; MiniPay’s 15 million wallets show stablecoin payments are finding a real African use case; Africa’s fintech sector is not ready 300 false full Fintech https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-16/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-16-230001.mp3 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:00:01 GMT With Kwame. Your 4 min briefing on African tech: Kenya’s budget smartphone push is being squeezed by the global AI chip boom; Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics; Cape Verde wants tech to turn brain drain into a digital economy a With Kwame. Your 4 min briefing on African tech: Kenya’s budget smartphone push is being squeezed by the global AI chip boom; Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics; Cape Verde wants tech to turn brain drain into a digital economy a 240 false full Telecom https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-15/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-15-230002.mp3 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:00:02 GMT With Amara & Kwame. Your 7 min briefing on African tech: GSMA Postpones MWC Kigali Days Before Africa's Biggest Telecom Event; Livestock Wealth's Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale for Agri-Fintech; Village Capital Backs Ghana's Rivia Clinics in First Ecosystem Deal; Why Debt, Not Ven With Amara & Kwame. Your 7 min briefing on African tech: GSMA Postpones MWC Kigali Days Before Africa's Biggest Telecom Event; Livestock Wealth's Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale for Agri-Fintech; Village Capital Backs Ghana's Rivia Clinics in First Ecosystem Deal; Why Debt, Not Ven 420 false full Events https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-14/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-14-230002.mp3 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:00:01 GMT With Amara. Your 4 min briefing on African tech: Africa Risks Losing Billions to Satellite Internet, Report Warns; SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund; BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI; Digital Africa Launches $58m See With Amara. Your 4 min briefing on African tech: Africa Risks Losing Billions to Satellite Internet, Report Warns; SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund; BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI; Digital Africa Launches $58m See 240 false full Venture https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-13/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-13-230003.mp3 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:00:02 GMT With Kwame. Your 3 min briefing on African tech: OmniRetail Launches OmniOne to Wire Up West Africa's FMCG Trade; Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale Electric Motorbikes in Ethiopia; Rwanda Advances 12 Youth Agritech Startups in AYuTe Challenge; Nigeria's Smartcomply Joins Global With Kwame. Your 3 min briefing on African tech: OmniRetail Launches OmniOne to Wire Up West Africa's FMCG Trade; Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale Electric Motorbikes in Ethiopia; Rwanda Advances 12 Youth Agritech Startups in AYuTe Challenge; Nigeria's Smartcomply Joins Global 180 false full E-Commerce https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-12/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-12-230001.mp3 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:01 GMT With Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa; CrossBoundary Energy Lands $40m to Expand Africa's Commercial Solar; Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences; Angola's ANDA Raises $ With Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa; CrossBoundary Energy Lands $40m to Expand Africa's Commercial Solar; Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences; Angola's ANDA Raises $ 120 false full Venture https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-11/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-11-230001.mp3 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:01 GMT With Amara. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Ghana's Central Bank Halts MTN's 0.75% Mobile Money-to-Bank Fee; South Africa's AI Diagnostics Raises $5.2m for AI-Powered TB Screening; Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails; Terra Industries Is Build With Amara. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Ghana's Central Bank Halts MTN's 0.75% Mobile Money-to-Bank Fee; South Africa's AI Diagnostics Raises $5.2m for AI-Powered TB Screening; Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails; Terra Industries Is Build 120 false full Policy https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-10/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-10-230002.mp3?v=2 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:00:02 GMT With Amara & Kwame. Your 3 min briefing on African tech: Egypt's iSchool Buys Rubikal to Build Its Own AI Layer for Schools; Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps; Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need With Amara & Kwame. Your 3 min briefing on African tech: Egypt's iSchool Buys Rubikal to Build Its Own AI Layer for Schools; Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps; Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need 180 false full EdTech https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-09/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-09-041434.mp3 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:14:34 GMT With Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Jiji’s Bangladesh deal shows African platforms are looking beyond the continent; African angel investors are paying closer attention to agritech; Africa Forward Summit puts AI, infrastructure and capital at the centre of Africa–Fra With Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Jiji’s Bangladesh deal shows African platforms are looking beyond the continent; African angel investors are paying closer attention to agritech; Africa Forward Summit puts AI, infrastructure and capital at the centre of Africa–Fra 120 false full E-Commerce https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-08/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-08-011742.mp3?v=2 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:18:30 GMT With Amara & Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Termii’s FT ranking shows why transaction messaging is becoming core infrastructure; Jumia’s AI-driven job cuts show the harder economics of African e-commerce; Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech ne With Amara & Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Termii’s FT ranking shows why transaction messaging is becoming core infrastructure; Jumia’s AI-driven job cuts show the harder economics of African e-commerce; Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech ne 120 false full Telecom https://techcocoon.org/media/techside-daily-2026-06-07/ https://techcocoon.org/media-audio/techside-daily-2026-06-07-013758.mp3 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT With Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Spiro Raises $215m to Expand Africa's Battery-Swap Network as Electric Mobility Scales; Ghana’s 5G reset shows why spectrum policy can make or break telecom competition; Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of d With Kwame. Your 2 min briefing on African tech: Spiro Raises $215m to Expand Africa's Battery-Swap Network as Electric Mobility Scales; Ghana’s 5G reset shows why spectrum policy can make or break telecom competition; Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of d 120 false full Mobility