Egypt’s $5B Startup Charter Wants to Stop the Brain Drain to Dubai—But Can It Actually Deliver? For the past five years, Egypt’s tech ecosystem has operated as an byBolu BabalolaFebruary 11, 2026
Nigeria Just Collected ₦7.2 Billion in Data Privacy Penalties—And It’s Just Getting Started While Silicon Valley debates AI ethics and Brussels refines GDPR, Nigeria has byFatima OladunniFebruary 10, 2026
This Self-Funded Travel Startup Wants You to Plan Trips by Budget, Not Destination—And Lagos Taught Them Why Most travel apps start with “Where do you want to go? byGuest PostFebruary 10, 2026
Google Opens Applications for Accelerator Africa Cohort 10—Now It’s an AI Research Lab, Not Just a Startup Program After nearly a decade of backing African startups, Google is fundamentally byFatima OladunniFebruary 9, 2026
EventsFebruary 28, 2024 Growth4Her Accelerator Program 2024, Applications Now Open. Applications are currently being accepted for Growth4Her, an innovative byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 27, 2024 Egypt’s MoneyHash secures $4.5 million to empower MENA merchants. In the evolving financial landscape of the Middle East and Africa (MEA), byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 26, 2024 South Africa’s Hohm Energy raises $8 million for rooftop solar expansion. Hohm Energy, a pioneering South African startup dedicated to facilitating the byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 26, 2024 Uber commits $100 million to back Moove’s growth. Uber Technologies Inc byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 23, 2024 Landmark collaboration: $7.4 million to expand off-grid solar in Nigeria. d byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 22, 2024 uLesson makes learning more affordable for Nigerians with a 50% price cut. Sim Shagaya, Founder and CEO of uLesson, a prominent digital learning platform, byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 21, 2024 Sawari Ventures launches a $150M fund targeting fintech, edtech, and other growth sectors in Egypt. Sawari Ventures, a leading investment firm, is gearing up to introduce a new byBolu Babalola
Founder's PulseFebruary 20, 2024 The Crypto Vanguard: How Adeniyi Olowoporoku Built Ezyswap.ai to Transform African Finance. Adeniyi Olowoporoku is a trailblazing Nigerian entrepreneur who launched byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 20, 2024 Jumia slashes operating loss by 90% in 2023, eyes growth ahead. Amid global economic uncertainties, Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 19, 2024 Flutterwave-owned Disha to shut down operations next month. Disha, the no-code platform designed for creatives and acquired by Flutterwave byBolu Babalola
