This is the beginning of the new era of modern agency banking in Africa. For decades, banks have struggled on how to serve poorly educated potential customers, through text-based technology. The banks have struggled because the cost of serving these…

Dear Tekedia Readers. I want to thank the community for the responses to my recent book – Africa’s Sankofa Innovation  – which continues to attract great subscriptions daily. We want to reward our subscribers (and future subscribers too) by moving forward the…

Most people want to try clothes before paying for them. Most times, we want to feel the texture and the fabric. Those elements of feel are yet to be solved by advancements in technology. For all the progress we have…

In a very elegant speech, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, challenges the military to focus on its R&D partnerships with local companies. Truth be told, military-business partnerships around the world remain one of the key anchors of any economic…

California, a state in U.S., is largely outlawing the delivery of weed by drones or autonomous vehicles. The state is banning shipments by watercraft, aircraft, railroads, and human-powered vehicles. But one area being left out is the autonomous sector. Sure, a drone…