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
Africa NewsFebruary 19, 2024 Twitter (Now X) Ghana Reaches Settlement with Dismissed Staff Over Compensation. X, previously known as Twitter, has settled the outstanding payments with its byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 15, 2024 CBN Bans Cash Payments In Dollars For Personal And Business Travel Allowance. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a mandate to all dealer banks, byBolu Babalola
Rest of the WorldFebruary 15, 2024 Y Combinator announces 20 innovative startup ideas set for investment in the summer of 2024. Y Combinator, a leading startup accelerator, has disclosed its interest in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 14, 2024 Kenya’s electric mobility startup, Roam, secures $24M for African expansion. Kenyan electric mobility startup Roam, initially known as Opibus, has secured byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 14, 2024 Injaro VC secures $17.5M for SMEs in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Injaro Investment Advisors Limited has raised $17 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 13, 2024 Peercarbon Aids Kenyan SMEs in Cutting CO2 and Securing Green Finance. The Kenyan climate-fintech platform, Peercarbon, is on a mission to enable SMEs byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 13, 2024 2 Nigerian Fintech Startups Selected For Y Combinator W24 Batch. Nigerian fintech startups Cleva and Miden have been selected to participate in byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 13, 2024 Bolaji Agbede Named Access Holdings’ Interim CEO After Wigwe’s Death. Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest asset-holding bank, has named Bolaji Agbede byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 9, 2024 Thinkroom Unveils Thinkubate, Disrupting SA’s Entrepreneurial Education. In a bold initiative aimed at transforming the landscape of business education byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 9, 2024 Five African Startups Selected for Tretton37’s Social Impact Initiative. Ten innovative companies, half of which are based in Africa, have been chosen to byBolu Babalola
