Nigeria Moves to Establish Fintech Regulatory Commission as Bill Passes Second Reading. Nigeria is one step closer to a major transformation in its fintech oversight byFatima OladunniOctober 29, 2025
GigConnect 2025: Hundreds of Freelancers and Creators Unite at Lagos’ Premier Networking Event. Last Saturday marked a defining moment for Nigeria’s burgeoning freelance byGuest PostOctober 28, 2025
Orange Announces Winners of 15th Anniversary Social Ventures Prize for African and Middle Eastern Entrepreneurs. Orange has unveiled the winners of its landmark 15th anniversary edition of the byBolu BabalolaOctober 28, 2025
Meta Partners with Safaricom to Bring Second Submarine Cable to Kenya. Meta has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Safaricom, Kenya’s byBetty WangariOctober 28, 2025
Africa News Rest of the World StartupOctober 9, 2025 LemFi Launches ‘Send Now, Pay Later’ Credit Service for UK Remittances. LemFi, an AI-powered international payments platform serving immigrant byBolu Babalola
Africa News NigeriaOctober 8, 2025 Google offers African university students free access to Gemini AI tools for one year. Google is giving university students across six African countries free access to byBetty Wangari
News Nigeria StartupOctober 7, 2025 Nigerian fintech startup Rulesbase raises $2.1M to automate customer service with AI agents. Rulesbase, a Nigerian startup building AI agents for financial services byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupOctober 6, 2025 Tagaddod Secures $26.3 Million Series A to Accelerate Regional Expansion and Strengthen Global Biofuel Supply Chains. Tagaddod, the tech-powered renewable feedstocks platform operating across byGuest Post
Africa News StartupOctober 6, 2025 Mawingu raises $20M to bring internet to rural Kenya. Mawingu, a Kenyan internet service provider focused on connecting rural byBetty Wangari
News NigeriaOctober 6, 2025 SMEDAN Partners with CAC to Offer Free Business Registration for 250,000 Nigerian MSMEs. In a country where the hustle is real but the paperwork is daunting, the Small byMuhammed Mustapha
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
