Mobile money platforms, like M-Pesa, continued to revolutionize financial transactions, making it easier for Africans to make payments, transfer funds, and access financial services.

In 2013, African music—specifically Nigerian Afrobeats and Ghanaian Azonto—officially transitioned from regional dominance to international obsession. Video was the primary vehicle for this conquest. High-definition music videos became the ultimate showcase for a wealthy, cosmopolitan, and deeply fashionable African lifestyle that defied old, outdated Western stereotypes. Several key video releases in 2013 defined this shift: