Kenyan Solar Pioneer SunCulture Secures $5M Strategic Investment from WaterEquity’s Climate Fund. Market-leading AgriTech company becomes first investment from new Water & byBetty WangariSeptember 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 WangariSeptember 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 BabalolaSeptember 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 WangariSeptember 23, 2025
Africa NewsMay 9, 2024 Tappi joins forces with KNCCI to launch new digital services. Kenyan e-commerce startup Tappi has teamed up with the Kenya National Chamber of byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 8, 2024 Microsoft to shut down its Lagos-based Africa Development Center. Microsoft is reportedly set to close its African Development Centre (ADC) in byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaMay 8, 2024 Google and the African Union partner for #DiscoverMyAfrica, a month-long showcase of African ingenuity. The Office of the African Union Chairperson’s Youth Envoy and Google are excited byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 8, 2024 Nigerian biotech startup Syndicate Bio launches new liquid biopsy test for cancer. Nigerian biotech startup Syndicate Bio has partnered with SOPHiA GENETICS, a byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 Digital ID startup Seamfix secures $4.5M for African expansion. Seamfix, a leading global provider of digital identity solutions, has byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 FUTO alumna Dr. Ekeng-Itua: 1st Black woman with a Cybernetics PhD Nigerian Professor of Engineering, Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, has made history as byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 CBN introduces 0.5% cybersecurity levy on bank and fintech transactions. Nigerians using digital payment systems will soon incur a new levy, as the byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 Mastercard Foundation Fellowship selects 12 Nigerian EdTech ventures. Co-creation Hub (CcHub), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 FG moves to delist naira from P2P platforms in Nigeria. The Nigerian government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 6, 2024 Kenya’s iProcure undergoes court-appointed administration due to financial difficulties. The Kenyan agri-tech startup iProcure has been placed under administration due byBolu Babalola
