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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?

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

2 months ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu |Jane Seidel

Africa just scored a major tech coup. On March 24, Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies announced a partnership with Nvidia to build Africa’s first artificial intelligence factory. This isn’t just another data center — it’s a specialized powerhouse designed specifically for AI computing. Cassava plans to use Nvidia’s cutting-edge AI technology in South Africa by June 2025, with expansion planned across Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria. It has not given a timeline.