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 BabalolaMay 14, 2026
Proparco Backs Cauridor With $2M to Fix Africa’s Broken Remittance Rails Africa receives roughly USD 54 billion in remittances annually byBetty WangariMay 14, 2026
MTN Group Posts 21.1% Revenue Growth in Q1 2026, Led by Nigeria Surge MTN Group posted 21 byFatima OladunniMay 14, 2026
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Africa NewsJanuary 17, 2024 RMB Fuels Change: Kenyan Startup KOKO Gets Boost for Bioethanol Expansion. Kenyan climate-tech startup KOKO has secured an undisclosed amount of funding byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 16, 2024 A New Partnership Lets South Africans Withdraw Crypto As Cash At ATMs. CryptoExpress app users in South Africa can now withdraw cash at ATMs thanks to byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 15, 2024 LBS-BOI Business Innovation Accelerator Cohort III Now Open. The LBS-BOI Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA) is a joint initiative of Lagos byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Norrsken Accelerator: 2024 Applications Now Open. Norrsken22, a Pan-African VC firm, has opened applications for its 2024 Norrsken byFatima Oladunni
News Rest of the WorldJanuary 10, 2024 The GPT Store From OpenAI is Now Open For Business. On Wednesday, OpenAI launched the GPT Store, an app store for specialized AI byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 CBN Directs Banks And Mobile Money Operators To Revalidate Customers’ BVN By January 31. As of December 1, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 Digital Portal for Passport Booking, Renewal, and Visa Applications Launched By Ministry of Interior and Nigeria Immigration Service. The Nigerian Immigration Service, under the Ministry of Interior, has introduced byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 Babatunde Irukera Removed as CEO of FCCPC by the President. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has removed Babatunde Irukera from his position byFatima Oladunni
EventsJanuary 8, 2024 Application Now Open For Jasper SME Hub SMEFest2024. Jasper SME Hub Gears Up to Host SMEFest2024 Jasper SME Hub, a startup byFatima Oladunni
News Rest of the WorldJanuary 7, 2024 Samsung To Unveil AI-Powered Phones Later This Month. Samsung has scheduled a news conference in San Jose, California, on Jan byFatima Oladunni
