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 WangariMarch 31, 2026
Breega Nets €7.5M From AfDB as Development Bank Doubles Down on Africa’s Startup Ecosystem The Paris-based VC just pulled institutional capital from the continent's most byBolu BabalolaMarch 31, 2026
Nigeria Is Betting ₦12 Billion That Better Research Will Fix Its Digital Policy Problem Bosun Tijani just launched the National Digital Economy Research Clusters byFatima OladunniMarch 31, 2026
Nigeria’s Telecom Regulator Just Told MTN, Airtel, and Glo to Pay Subscribers for Bad Service. Will It Actually Work? The NCC's subscriber compensation directive is the most consumer-forward byFatima OladunniMarch 31, 2026
Africa NewsJune 15, 2024 TymeBank seeks $150 million to join the unicorn club. South African fintech startup TymeBank is on the brink of a $150 million Series byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 11, 2024 Adia Sowho departs from her position as CMO of MTN Nigeria. Adia Sowho, a prominent figure in the telecommunications industry, has announced byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 10, 2024 MultiChoice Nigeria disputes regulator’s ruling, appeals ₦150 million fine. MultiChoice Nigeria has announced its intention to appeal the recent ruling by byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 9, 2024 Mal Bazaar bolsters insurtech platform with brokerage acquisition. Egyptian insurtech startup Mal Bazaar has recently achieved a significant byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJune 7, 2024 LAfricaMobile raises $4.6M series A to scale across francophone Africa. Ivory Coast-based cloud communication startup LAfricaMobile has successfully byFatima Oladunni
Women in TechMay 30, 2024 Tech Trailblazer: Meet Faiza Seidu-Adam, a Ghanaian Woman Conquering Cybersecurity. Faiza Seidu-Adam is a rising star in the field of cybersecurity, actively byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 30, 2024 Safaricom picks 9 Kenyan startups for M-Pesa Spark Accelerator. Nine early-stage Kenyan startups have been chosen to participate in the Spark byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 29, 2024 Starlink Obtains Operating License in Botswana. Botswana has granted an operating license to Starlink, the satellite internet byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMay 29, 2024 Paystack acquires Brass, and fires top management. Brass, a Nigerian banking startup, has been acquired by a consortium led by byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 29, 2024 WFF Startup Innovation Awards for Agri-food startups, Applications now open. African agri-food startups are invited to apply for the WFF Startup Innovation byFatima Oladunni
