The Gathering
Technology and science
Reported from here rather than about here.
TechCabal
Nigeria
Lagos-based reporting and analysis on African technology and the companies building it. Several substantive pieces a day.
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7 Sep
How PIDG helped 24 Nigerian companies raise $247 million at home
Nigerian companies looking to finance large projects have either had to raise capital abroad and absorb foreign exchange risk in a currency that moves against them…
Muktar Oladunmade
12 min -
7 Sep
Nigeria needs 62.5 million more NINs in six months to hit World Bank deadline
Nigeria has spent years trying to solve a basic problem of the digital economy: proving who people are. It now has 117.5 million people with National…
Frank Eleanya
11 min -
7 Sep
Nigeria’s GDP growth is coming from sectors that don’t create enough jobs
This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs, financial institutions, companies, and governments. A new edition…
Temitayo Jaiyeola
15 min -
7 Sep
African startups hit $2.10 billion in 8 months
Between January and August 2026, African startups raised $2.10 billion across 275 tracked funding deals, slightly edging out the $2.07 billion raised during the same eight-month…
Joseph Oloyede
3 min -
7 Sep
Nigeria’s police Vigilant app raises questions about cycle of duplicate fraud reporting platforms
On September 1, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) launched the Vigilant App, a digital platform that allows Nigerians to report suspected financial fraud, upload evidence, track…
John Adoyi
8 min -
7 Sep
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Nigeria probes Uber exit
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Emmanuel Nwosu
9 min -
6 Sep
Next Wave: Why Uber broke in Nigeria
Cet article est aussi disponible en français <!-- In partnership with --> Published September 06, 2026 Why Uber broke in Nigeria On Wednesday morning, commuters opening…
Kenn Abuya
7 min -
6 Sep
Next Wave: The perfect price discrimination
Cet article est aussi disponible en français <!-- In partnership with --> Published August 30, 2026 The perfect price discrimination Image Source: Corporate Finance Institute Picture…
Kenn Abuya
8 min
SciDev.Net
Pan-African
Science, health and development journalism reported from the continent rather than about it. The Sub-Saharan desk only.
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27 Aug
Science training helps Tanzanian banana farmers curb virus
Tanzanian researchers team up with journalists to protect banana farmers from the destructive banana bunchy top virus.
Syriacus Buguzi
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21 Aug
Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up
After US aid cuts disrupted free HIV treatment, some Nigerian patients turn to unproven ‘cures’.
Yahuza Bawage
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10 Aug
Funding cuts leave Liberian girls without contraception
Donor funding gaps are limiting contraceptive access for Liberian women and girls, raising fears of unsafe abortions.
Tina S. Mehnpaine
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5 Aug
Building African evidence for cancer care
Nigeria's paediatric radiation oncology pioneer says saving children with cancer means saving their caregivers too
Titilope Fadare
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27 Jul
Boko Haram conflict zone hides huge bird haven – study
Researchers use aerial surveys and modelling to study birdlife on one of Africa's least accessible wetlands.
Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo
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22 Jul
New blood test speeds childhood cancer diagnosis
Liquid biopsy test for Burkitt lymphoma proved quick and accurate in East African studies.
Gilbert Nakweya
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13 Jul
Digital tools help Zimbabwe’s HIV migrants stay in care
Zimbabwe is using telehealth and empathy-led care to reconnect deported migrants with HIV treatment.
Michael Gwarisa
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29 Jun
Cryptococcal meningitis: Africa’s neglected HIV killer
Doctors say more diagnostic testing is needed for cryptococcal meningitis a deadly disease affecting people with HIV.
Edith Magak
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