Lesaka Pushes Bank Zero Acquisition Deadline to 2027 as Regulators Stall Lesaka Technologies has given itself another five months to close its R1 byBetty WangariJune 19, 2026
DFIs and Philanthropies Back $176M Zafiri Clean Energy Platform A consortium of IFC, the African Development Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation, byBetty WangariJune 19, 2026
Nigeria Targets 70% Digital Literacy by 2027 with New Strategic Roadmap Nigeria has announced a strategic roadmap to achieve 70% digital literacy by byBolu BabalolaJune 18, 2026
Nigeria Launches FreeTV, a Nationwide Subscription-Free Digital TV Platform Nigeria has launched FreeTV, a nationwide subscription-free digital television byFatima OladunniJune 18, 2026
Editorial OpinionMay 21, 2026 Rwanda AI Hub Africa: Kigali’s Quiet Strategy to Own the Continent’s AI Agenda In February 2026, Anthropic signed its first African government deal — not with byBolu Babalola
EditorialMay 21, 2026 Africa’s Data Center Boom: The $4.5 Billion Infrastructure Race Taking Shape Africa's data center construction market is racing toward $4 byBolu Babalola
NewsMay 19, 2026 AFC Commits $100M to Africa-Focused Tech Fund Managers Africa Finance Corporation has committed up to $100 million to invest in byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionMay 19, 2026 The AU’s Continental AI Strategy: Bold on Paper, Fragile in Practice The African Union's continental AI strategy is strategically coherent and byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 14, 2026 Proparco and Equity Group Launch $70M SME Financing Deal Across Africa France's Proparco and Nairobi-based Equity Group have signed a USD 70 million byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionMay 11, 2026 Niche Platforms Are Eating African Mass Media From the Inside The Lagos newspaper that once reached two million readers is printing fewer byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionMay 11, 2026 Telcos Are Back — and African Startups Should Be Worried Africa's telcos — MTN, Airtel, Safaricom — are no longer sleeping byBolu Babalola
EditorialMay 7, 2026 African Startups Going Global: The UK and US Expansion Playbooks That Are Actually Working African startups entering the UK and US are finding that success depends on byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionMay 7, 2026 Africa’s New VC Funds Are Quiet When Early-Stage Founders Need Them Most Africa's new VC funds closed to fanfare in 2023 and 2024 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 6, 2026 Wave Moves Into Healthcare as Senegal Bets on Fintech to Fix Hospital Payments Senegal’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has signed a formal byBolu Babalola
