Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Names Top 100 From 24,000 Applications Africa's Business Heroes has named its largest-ever cohort of entrepreneurs for byBetty WangariJune 15, 2026
Ghana Bans Banks From Backing Crypto-Linked Dollar Accounts Ghana's Bank of Ghana has ordered every bank, electronic money issuer, and byBolu BabalolaJune 15, 2026
MTN and Ant International Partner to Transform MoMo Into a Super App — Nigeria Goes First MTN Group Fintech and Ant International have signed a strategic partnership to byBetty WangariJune 10, 2026
CreditChek Raises $600K to Fix East Africa’s Broken Credit Data Stack Lagos-founded CreditChek has raised $600,000 to expand its credit data byFatima OladunniJune 10, 2026
Africa News StartupMarch 7, 2025 Egyptian AI Startup Widebot Secures $3M Pre-Series A Funding. Egyptian artificial intelligence (AI) startup Widebot has raised $3 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMarch 6, 2025 Kenyan Re-Commerce Startup Badili Secures $400,000 Debt Funding from Proparco to Expand Affordable Smartphone Access. Kenyan re-commerce startup Badili has secured US$400,000 in debt funding from byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 25, 2025 Dabchy Secures Pre-Series A Funding to Expand Sustainable Fashion Marketplace. Tunisian startup Dabchy, an e-commerce platform for second-hand fashion, has byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 25, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Startup Oze Secures Funding from Visa and DEG. Oze, a Ghanaian fintech startup that provides digital recordkeeping tools and byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 21, 2025 MANSA Raises $10M to Transform Cross-Border Payments with Stablecoins. MANSA, a global fintech innovator transforming cross-border payments, today byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 17, 2025 Madica Announces New Investments in Four African Startups. Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed startups in Africa, has byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 12, 2025 Taager Secures $6.75M Pre-Series B to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian social commerce startup Taager has raised a $6 byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 12, 2025 Ghana’s Hurupay Launches Virtual USD Accounts for Remote Workers. Hurupay, a dynamic cryptocurrency wallet platform launched in 2023, is making byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupFebruary 11, 2025 Raenest Secures $11M Series A Investment In QED-Led Funding Round. Global Multi-Currency Accounts Platform Expands Reach as it Simplifies byGuest Post
Africa News StartupJanuary 15, 2025 SA’s The Awareness Company Raises $1.6M for AI Sustainability Solution The Awareness Company, a South African SaaS startup that transforms business byBolu Babalola