Damilare Dosunmu

2 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu |Munira Mutaher

After conquering Africa’s phones, Transsion wants to own its roads. The Chinese company, which controls about half of Africa’s smartphone market, entered the continent’s electric vehicle race by introducing its TankVolt e-bikes in Uganda in 2023. Two years on, it has expanded into four other markets — Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia — targeting government contracts and partnerships with private fleets.

1 month ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu |Indranil Ghosh

Meta is in trouble in Nigeria. Local authorities have fined Meta $290 million for regulatory breaches, prompting the social media giant to threaten pulling Facebook and Instagram from the country. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said on May 3 that quitting Nigeria won’t absolve Meta of its liability. The showdown is the latest development in a year-long regulatory battle between the social media behemoth and Africa’s most populous nation. Why is Meta being fined?

2 months ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu

In the sprawling electronic market of Lagos’ Computer Village, an item is flying off the shelves: the Starlink kit. These satellite dishes, with their distinctive white faces and plug-and-play simplicity, represent more than just easy internet availability in Nigeria. They symbolize a technological coup in Africa’s most populous nation, where terrestrial broadband or wireless options are unreliable or inaccessible.

2 months ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu |Indranil Ghosh

Tesla is finally set to debut in Saudi Arabia, years after a dramatic fallout between Riyadh and Elon Musk. The electric vehicle company will open showrooms in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam on April 11, entering a market that’s undergoing an energy transition through the ambitious Vision 2030 plan, aimed at veering the economy away from oil.

2 months ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu |Lam Le |Michael Beltran |worse.By Michael Beltran

Message from our Founder & Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Anup Kaphle Editor-in-ChiefSophie Schmidt Founder & Publisher Dear readers:2024 was a year of acceleration, disruption, and reinvention. From the rapid deployment of AI tools to the evolution of electric and autonomous vehicles, technology surged ahead — often outpacing regulation, governance, and even (occasionally) our collective understanding of its consequences. At the same time, global fault lines deepened.