Kenya’s Senate rejects proposed AI Bill after local startups warned KES 5M fines and heavy penalties would stifle innovation. Also in the Africa B2B Tech Report Daily: 🇿🇦 SA payments reset 💴 Paystack’s post-exit evolution 🏦 Onafriq & Bisedge updates 👉 lnkd.in/gQeReSdy

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The shutdown of Moroccan agritech YoLa Fresh highlights the tough scaling realities facing African tech. We analyze why high-growth B2B supply chain startups hit the funding wall and what it means for the ecosystem: ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21…

Please check out our weekly summary of the top stories on The Business of African Tech for 5-9 October 2026. lnkd.in/p/gRDhRwgs #Africa #AfricanTech #Fintech #VentureCapital #Startups #DigitalEconomy #ArtificialIntelligence #BusinessStrategy #Newsletters #substack

Cloud9 secures $500K from Alliance, scaling stablecoin payments for African merchants. Plus: Africa's "brain gain," PCK's new Guangzhou-Nairobi air freight routes, and Luno's warning on SARB crypto rules. Read the full report: ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21…

Can space-based AI help Africa bypass grid bottlenecks? @satlytai and other software startups show Africa's space role lies in orbital software orchestration—delivering real-time ag and climate insights. Full analysis in The Africa B2B Tech Report Daily: ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21…

Building on rented land always comes with a bill. @Meta's new per-message @WhatsApp Business billing forces African startups to rethink using the app as core infrastructure. Will this trigger a strategic pivot? Our breakdown: 🔗 lnkd.in/gDY4N6Yw #AfricanTech #Startups

Check out our The Business of African Tech Week in Review for 28 September - 2 October linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… #Africa #AfricanTech #TechNews

Brand deals aren't revenue sharing. TikTok launched Creator Marketplace in SA to quiet critics; regulators aren't buying it. Minister @SollyMalatsi is calling out the exclusion of African creators from direct view payouts. Read more on African Tech: ctlaughlin.substack.com

$120M raised, 30k agents, yet Copia Kenya enters final liquidation by order of Nairobi’s High Court. Why did East Africa’s rural e-commerce giant fail? We break down the unit economics, court ruling, and daily B2B tech roundup: lnkd.in/gcTRGuqx

Digital trust is more fragile than money. When viral rumors hit, fintechs face panic withdrawals & evaporating confidence. OPay’s response to recent social media attacks offers a response playbook for African tech. Read our breakdown: lnkd.in/gesQfrdU Subscribe 4 free!

If M-Pesa goes offline, it's mayhem in Kenya 🔥Merchants frozen out of trade 🔥Digital credit & working capital cut off 🔥Ag & logistics payments grind to a halt M-Pesa’s scale lays bare the folly of a single point of failure. ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21… #Africa

PE firm Enko Capital has invested in Côte d’Ivoire’s EVTech, signaling a major push for West Africa's e-mobility infrastructure. 🔌⚡ Scaling in WA faces 2 hurdles: grid reliability & high upfront hardware costs Read more in our newsletter👇 ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21… #Africa

PAYG has put 100k+ African drivers on e-motorcycles. Now, M-KOPA is moving into e-tuk-tuks in Kenya. For drivers, low upfront costs but also high interest & IoT locking— 1 missed payment kills the engine. Is this a sustainable path to asset ownership? ctlaughlin.substack.com/p/be…

After 12 years and $185M+ raised, Kenyan agritech Twiga Foods has officially entered statutory administration. Cash-hungry Twiga couldn’t make the shift from "grow at all costs" to "show us the profits." Read more: ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21…

The FlexPay save now, buy later scandal in Kenya undermines SNBL's essential feature: Trust. SNBL sells itself as a responsible alternative to buy now, pay later. SNBL is savings. BNPL is debt. SNBL collapses without trust. ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21… #BNPL #AfricanTech

There are two playbooks for drone delivery in MEA. In Africa, it's about healthcare In MENA, it's about consumer commerce. Read more and subscribe for your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech: ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21…

All roads lead to WhatsApp when it comes to building an application for African "deskless workers". Think logistics workers, security guards, etc. A proponent of this "WhatsApp-first" approach -- @jem_hrs has raised an $8.4 million Series A. Read more: ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21…

Is a running tally of $1B+ startups still the best benchmark for tech ecosystem growth? 🦄 Nigerian mobility tech Moove has joined Africa’s unicorn club following its recent $250M round. The milestone raises a broader question: Should we care? Our take: ctlaughlin.substack.com/i/21…

Today, we continue to talk about the hidden benefit of Africa’s infrastructure boom for Africa's digital economy. We also cover how Egypt’s anti-inflation measures are pushing BNPL into fee-based services. Join our community & subscribe for free today. ctlaughlin.substack.com/p/ro…