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African Fintech Startups Are Remaking Everyday Payments

From Lagos markets to Nairobi minibuses, African fintech startups are digitising everyday payments, building credit histories and linking economies.

byJulia Wojcik October 21, 2026

Not every great gaming experience needs an expensive graphics card. Stardew Valley, the farming game that became a global word-of-mouth…

byJulia Wojcik October 21, 2026

Malaria is an ancient disease with a stubborn record. Transmitted by mosquitoes and caused by parasites, it still sickens hundreds…

byJulia Wojcik October 21, 2026

In Lagos, a market trader accepts payment by phone transfer and confirms it in seconds. In Nairobi, a commuter pays…

byJulia Wojcik October 20, 2026

For a disease that still kills a child roughly every minute, malaria has resisted a vaccine for half a century.…