16 October 2026
African dev and tech trends: 10 updates this week
A roundup of recent African developer, fintech and startup-infrastructure headlines, with sources and dates. Auto-fetched from public tech press.
Recent headlines from across African developer and startup infrastructure. Each item links its original source.
- 15 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): Moniepoint UK made $36,284 after taking on MonieWorld customers
- 15 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): Malatsi wants South Africa’s AI policy back on track after false start
- 15 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): Kaspersky’s African business is profitable. Now it wants bigger clients.
- 15 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): No screens, no server farms: Inside Alchymia’s holographic pocket computer
- 15 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): Kenya’s fintech reforms promise clarity but could delay investment
- 15 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): African startups raise $2.49B in 9 months as Q3 rebounds
- 15 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): 👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Dangote IPO heads south
- 14 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): Nigeria’s identity agency says its database is locally hosted and managed by staff
- 14 Oct 2026 (TechCabal): Why Emmanuel Obiechina ditched dedicated apps to build a bank inside your DMs
- 12 Oct 2026 (TechCabal Fintech): Kenya’s central bank seeks powers to take over struggling fintechs
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