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Africa’s 2026 Startup Graveyard: Every Major Shutdown So Far KOKO Networks, Brass, Chimoney, FoodCourt, Zeepay and Livestock Wealth headline byBolu BabalolaJuly 28, 2026
Zedcrest Acquires Leatherback in Nigeria’s Latest Fintech Consolidation Play Zedcrest Group has completed its acquisition of Leatherback, folding the byFatima OladunniJuly 28, 2026
10 Cheapest Money Transfer Apps to Send Money to Nigeria from the UK in 2026 Diaspora Nigerians still lose over 7% of every transfer to fees and exchange byFatima OladunniJuly 27, 2026
Nigeria’s Senate Advances Bill Forcing Meta, TikTok to Open Local Offices Nigeria's Senate has advanced SB byBolu BabalolaJuly 27, 2026
Africa NewsOctober 2, 2025 Safaricom Selects 10 Startups for Second Cohort of Spark Accelerator Program. Safaricom has announced the selection of 10 startups as finalists for the second byBetty Wangari
News Nigeria StartupSeptember 24, 2025 Paga Group Launches US Banking Service, Targeting 4.5 Million African Immigrants with FDIC-Insured Accounts. Nigeria-founded and UK-headquartered fintech giant Paga Group has made a bold byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupSeptember 23, 2025 Kenyan Solar Pioneer SunCulture Secures $5M Strategic Investment from WaterEquity’s Climate Fund. Market-leading AgriTech company becomes first investment from new Water & byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupSeptember 23, 2025 Tanzanian AgriTech MazaoHub Secures $2M in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed to Scale AI-Powered Climate-Smart Farming. Tanzanian agricultural technology startup MazaoHub has successfully closed a $2 byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsSeptember 23, 2025 Canal+ Completes $2.8B MultiChoice Takeover, Creating Africa’s Largest Digital Entertainment Platform. What started as a traditional media acquisition has evolved into something far byBolu Babalola
Africa News Nigeria StartupSeptember 23, 2025 Last Chance for African AgriTech Startups to Join the SAIS 2026 Investment Readiness Programme. African agricultural technology startups have less than two weeks remaining to byBetty Wangari
News NigeriaSeptember 18, 2025 MTN Nigeria Secures NCC Approval to Lease Spectrum from T2 Mobile. MTN Nigeria has received regulatory approval from the Nigerian Communications byFatima Oladunni
Fintech News Nigeria StartupSeptember 15, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Kredete Secures $22M Series A to Revolutionize Cross-Border Finance for African Diaspora. Nigerian fintech startup Kredete has closed a substantial $22 million Series A byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 11, 2025 AWIEF Awards 2025 Finalists Represent the Future of Continental Innovation. The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has unveiled byBetty Wangari
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