Milcah Lukhanyu

For years, Africa’s digital transformation story has largely centered on cities, where infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and innovation ecosystems have grown rapidly. Yet beyond these urban centers, millions of people across rural and peri-urban communities still remain under-connected, limiting access to education, healthcare, entrepreneurship opportunities, and economic participation. At Mawingu Group, that gap became an opportunity to build something different.

For decades, Africa’s technology story has been centred on major cities such as Nairobi, Lagos, Cape Town, and Kigali. These urban hubs have attracted investment, startups, and digital talent, becoming symbols of the continent’s growing innovation economy. However, a quieter transformation is taking place beyond city limits. Sub-Saharan Africa remains predominantly rural, with an estimated 57% of its population,more than 700 million people,living outside major urban centres.

Israeli software services leader Commit has acquired Savannah, a tech talent recruitment and placement platform focused on connecting African developers with global technology teams. The all-cash deal, estimated to be worth several million dollars, marks a strategic expansion by Commit into Africa’s emerging technology talent market.