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Rwanda Launches National Digital Payment System eKash, Built Entirely by African Engineers Country unveils fully interoperable platform integrating banks and mobile money byBetty WangariDecember 9, 2025
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News Rest of the World StartupJuly 10, 2025 LemFi targets Egypt’s $20.6B remittance goldmine as fintech wars heat up in North Africa. LemFi, the London-based fintech startup that’s been quietly building one byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 9, 2025 Smart Africa unveils unified AI policy framework to help 70% of African nations without AI strategies. At the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, pan-African organization Smart Africa byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 9, 2025 Nigeria NCC Launches New Licensing Framework for International Messaging Services. Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator has introduced a new licensing byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJuly 9, 2025 Nigerian invest-tech Bamboo crosses borders to democratize investing for South Africans. Nigeria’s Bamboo has officially launched in South Africa, bringing byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJuly 7, 2025 BuuPass scores strategic funding from Yango Ventures as mobility startup gears up for African expansion. The Kenyan B2B2C mobility platform has sold over 16 million travel tickets and byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJuly 7, 2025 Nigeria Partners with AWS Academy to Transform Digital Education: Free Cloud Computing Training for Students and Educators. Federal Ministry of Education launches groundbreaking initiative to bridge byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 4, 2025 NUC and AFD Launch €38M Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project to Transform Nigerian Universities. French government backs ambitious digital transformation initiative targeting 10 byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJuly 4, 2025 CAC Launches AI-Powered Business Registration Portal, Targets 30-Minute Registration Process. Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission revolutionizes business registration with byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJuly 4, 2025 Complete Farmer Raises $2.5M from EU-Funded AgriFI to Expand Agricultural Infrastructure Across Ghana. Ghana’s Complete Farmer, an end-to-end digital agricultural marketplace byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJuly 4, 2025 $22,000 SUPERNOVA CHALLENGE Opens at GITEX NIGERIA: Bold Startups Compete for Global Recognition. The highly anticipated SUPERNOVA CHALLENGE at GITEX NIGERIA is now accepting byFatima Oladunni