Google Engineer Chisom Okwor Builds Automated Braiding Device Google software engineer Chisom Okwor is building Braidiant, a handheld device 3 minute read
Nomba Raises $3M Debt Facility for Africa-Asia Payments Push Nomba has secured a $3 million debt facility from CardinalStone Finance Company 3 minute read
FlexPay Directors Arrested in Kenya Over $242,000 Theft Kenya's DCI arrested two Flexitech Group directors, including FlexPay co-founder 3 minute read
Alan Acquires Senegal’s Tanel, Marking Its First Africa Entry French health insurer Alan has acquired Dakar-based Tanel for an undisclosed 3 minute read
Google Engineer Chisom Okwor Builds Automated Braiding Device Google software engineer Chisom Okwor is building Braidiant, a handheld device byBolu BabalolaSeptember 3, 2026
Nomba Raises $3M Debt Facility for Africa-Asia Payments Push Nomba has secured a $3 million debt facility from CardinalStone Finance Company byGuest PostSeptember 3, 2026
FlexPay Directors Arrested in Kenya Over $242,000 Theft Kenya's DCI arrested two Flexitech Group directors, including FlexPay co-founder byBetty WangariSeptember 3, 2026
Alan Acquires Senegal’s Tanel, Marking Its First Africa Entry French health insurer Alan has acquired Dakar-based Tanel for an undisclosed byBolu BabalolaSeptember 3, 2026
Africa NewsApril 3, 2026 Safaricom Just Merged M-PESA and MySafaricom Into One App. The Super App Era in Africa Is Here. My OneApp is not a UI refresh byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsApril 2, 2026 Africa’s Most Active Startup Investors in Q1 2026 — and Where They Put Their Money $705 million across 59 deals byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsApril 1, 2026 Novastar Secures $147M for Africa Climate Fund as Japanese Corporations Ramp Up VC Investments Mitsubishi byBetty Wangari
Editorial OpinionMarch 31, 2026 Seven Moves That Make VCs Desperate to Fund You in Africa Right Now There is no doubt that the hype cycle is over in African tech byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsMarch 25, 2026 Namibia Blocks Starlink: 51% Local Rule Puts Transformation Before Internet Access Namibia just rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsMarch 24, 2026 Littlefish Raises $9.5M to Sell Infrastructure to Banks Instead of Competing With Them—And That Might Be the Smarter Play South African fintech Littlefish just raised $9 byBetty Wangari
NewsMarch 19, 2026 Kenya’s Big Tech Tax Strategy Collapsed When Trump Killed the Global Deal—But KRA Is Doubling Down Anyway Kenya spent years positioning itself to collect a 15% minimum tax from tech byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsMarch 18, 2026 Windhoek Launches Accelerate36: Can Namibia Build Africa’s Next Startup Hub By Listing Founders on the Stock Exchange? On March 17, 2026, Namibia unveiled Accelerate36—an ambitious initiative to byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsMarch 17, 2026 EIB Commits €40M to Speedinvest’s €200M Africa Fund: Why Vienna Becoming a New Fundraising Corridor Matters More Than the Money On March 16, 2026, EIB Global committed €40 million to Speedinvest's first byBetty Wangari
Editorial OpinionMarch 13, 2026 IWD 2026: The Women Building Africa’s Technical Infrastructure: 5 Female Tech Leaders You Should Know While women hold only 11% of executive tech positions globally—and far less in byBetty Wangari
