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Nigeria Just Launched a Government App to Bring Citizens Closer to Power. It Went Down Within 24 Hours. The NOA's CLHEEAN app has the right instincts byFatima OladunniApril 1, 2026
Seven Moves That Make VCs Desperate to Fund You in Africa Right Now There is no doubt that the hype cycle is over in African tech byBetty WangariMarch 31, 2026
Breega Nets €7.5M From AfDB as Development Bank Doubles Down on Africa’s Startup Ecosystem The Paris-based VC just pulled institutional capital from the continent's most byBolu BabalolaMarch 31, 2026
News NigeriaFebruary 6, 2026 SouthWest Innovation & Tech Co. Launches Inaugural Pre-Accelerator, Backing 28 African Deep Tech Startups Nigeria’s innovation landscape just got a structural upgrade byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 4, 2026 TymeBank rebrands as GoTyme Bank, signaling global ambitions beyond South Africa South Africa–based digital lender TymeBank has officially rebranded as GoTyme byBolu Babalola
Africa News NigeriaFebruary 4, 2026 Afreximbank backs eight African startups in first accelerator cohort, offering up to $250k The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has selected eight African startups byFatima Oladunni
Africa News NigeriaFebruary 4, 2026 LemFi secures AUSTRAC approval, deepening its push into Australia’s remittance market African fintech LemFi has received formal approval from AUSTRAC to operate as an byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 4, 2026 Kenya’s National E-Mobility Policy Finally Arrives After Four Years of “Coming Soon”—And It’s More Revolutionary Than Anyone Expected With 3,000% EV growth since 2022 and green number plates launching immediately, byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsFebruary 4, 2026 Lula Raises R340M ($21M) to Attack South Africa’s $20 Billion SME Credit Gap—While the Big Four Banks Watch From the Sidelines Dutch development bank FMO bets on local-currency lending to unlock South byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsFebruary 3, 2026 Africa’s $146.75m January: What Startup Funding Says About a Continent in Transition African startups raised at least $146 byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 3, 2026 GoCab Raises $45M to Build the Financial Plumbing for Africa’s Gig Economy—And It’s Already Profitable London-based startup scales drive-to-own vehicle financing across West Africa, byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 2, 2026 Fired Paystack Co-Founder Ezra Olubi Sues Investigative Journalist David Hundeyin for $100K Over Social Media Posts When Ezra Olubi, the former chief technology officer and co-founder of Nigerian byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaFebruary 2, 2026 Nigeria’s Telecom Regulator Hits Operators with $8.85M in Fines Over Chronic Service Failures After years of dropped calls, mysterious data depletion, and network outages byFatima Oladunni
