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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 NewsJuly 31, 2025 Sun King Secures $156M in Landmark Securitization to Scale Pay-As-You-Go Solar in Kenya. Kenyan off-grid solar energy company Sun King has closed a landmark $156 million byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 30, 2025 $2 Million Prize Seeks African AI Solutions to Transform Manufacturing. Applications close July 31 for prestigious competition targeting scalable byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJuly 28, 2025 Digital Harassment: Nigerians Cry Out as Opay Floods Phones With Marketing Calls. In what appears to be a disturbing trend, Nigerians across the country are byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa News StartupJuly 28, 2025 Kenyan Startup Sukhiba Rebrands to Flowcart, Eyes AI-Powered Expansion Kenyan conversational commerce startup Sukhiba has rebranded to Flowcart, byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 28, 2025 Africa’s Pay-TV Giant MultiChoice Plans ‘Wholesale Overhaul’ As DStv Loses 1.2 Million Subscribers. MultiChoice CEO Byron du Plessis has announced plans for substantial changes byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 26, 2025 Africa’s Business Heroes Names Top 50 Finalists For $1.5M Competition. Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic initiative of byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 24, 2025 Canal+ Secures $3B MultiChoice Takeover, Creating Africa’s Largest Pay-TV Powerhouse. French media giant gains full control of DStv parent company after South African byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJuly 24, 2025 54 Collective Shuts Down After Court Orders Liquidation Over $106M Mastercard Foundation Grant Dispute. 54 Collective, the venture firm formerly known as Founders Factory Africa, has byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJuly 24, 2025 Africa’s First Digital SEZ Launches Full-Stack AI Growth Zone to Bridge Continental Infrastructure Gap. Itana aims to keep African AI talent from relying on expensive foreign GPU byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJuly 24, 2025 Egyptian Fintech Flend Raises $3M Seed Round to Digitize SME Lending Across MENA Egyptian digital SME lending platform Flend has closed a $3 million seed funding byBolu Babalola
