Data & Insights

Techloy’s insightful weekly newsletter on the data around top news topics and trends in Africa.

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Nigerian ex-striker, Odion Ighalo, who made his debut at Manchester United on Monday, February 17, 2020 against Chelsea — after a…

Despite the growing importance of connectivity, there is still a considerable mobile gender gap across several regions in the world…

Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for as much as 45.6% of mobile money activity in the world, with a transaction value of $26.8 billion in 2018.

The mobile money industry added a record 143 million registered customers in 2018, bringing its total to 866 million registered mobile…

According to a report by Canalys released yesterday, vendors shipped a total of 125 million smart speakers worldwide in 2019, 60% more…

With the current population of Africa estimated to be over 1.3 billion, based on the latest United Nations estimates, the continent’s…

In an earlier Techloy infographic, we highlighted the largest retail banking markets in Africa, with South Africa expected to account for…

Africa’s banking markets is the second fastest-growing and second most-profitable of any global region, and a hotbed of innovation…

Fintech company, JUMO announced a new venture funding round of $55 million yesterday from new and existing investors, including Goldman…

Active telecommunication subscriptions across all networks, including mobile, fixed, wireless and VoIP in Nigeria reached 185 million at…

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has spread from China to 25 countries since December 2019, with Egypt and Algeria…

Kenyan Business-to-Business (B2B) e-commerce startup, Sokowatch, which operates in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, has raised $14…

According to UNICEF, four out of ten girls and young women or 41 percent— nearly 60 million — were married before the age of 18 in West…

The year 2014 will always be remembered for the most disastrous outbreak of the Ebola virus around the world, especially in Africa, where…

Togo, a small West African country with a population of over 8 million has witnessed a significant growth with its internet penetration…

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate increased for the fifth straight month to 12.13% in January 2020, representing a 0.15% increase from…

No country in the world is completely safe to live in, but there are still places where people can enjoy relative safety — even in Africa…

Amid the backlash against migrants in the wake of the European migrant crisis (also known as the refugee crisis), which started in 2015…

Egyptian football club, Zamalek won the African Super Cup on Friday by beating Esperance of Tunisia 3–1 to lift the trophy for the fourth…

On January 31, 2020, President Donald Trump of the United States of America expanded his highly controversial travel ban to include six…

As the largest fast-food chain in Africa, with more than 1,250 franchised outlets across 23 countries, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has…

According to the World Bank’s annual report for 2019, the financial institution spent $63 billion in global lending for loans, grants…

Popular messaging service, WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it has reached two billion users, which means that it added 500 million…

African countries are making it easier for Africans to travel across the continent without the need to get visas beforehand, thanks to the…