How Bokku Beat Shoprite: The Story of Nigeria’s Retail Revolution. A two-year-old startup with 124 stores is crushing a retail giant that operated byMuhammed MustaphaNovember 30, 2025
FSD Africa Commits $30M to Insurtech Innovation as 80% of Disaster Losses in Africa Remain Uninsured. As climate shocks intensify and 97% of Africans remain unprotected, a new byBetty WangariNovember 28, 2025
Lagos fastest growing tech ecosystem – Dealroom 2025 Report. The Nigerian megacity leapfrogged Istanbul, Mumbai, and São Paulo to claim the byFatima OladunniNovember 27, 2025
UAE Commits $1 Billion to Build Africa’s AI Infrastructure in Historic G20 Announcement. In a move that could reshape Africa's digital landscape, the United Arab byBolu BabalolaNovember 26, 2025
EventsJune 18, 2024 Timbuktoo Africa Fintech Accelerator Applications Ends This Week. Founders of fintech startups across Africa are invited to apply to the byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 2, 2024 Africa’s new accelerator, Accelerate Africa, selects its inaugural class of 10 promising ventures. Four months post-launch, Accelerate Africa, a budding accelerator program with byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 30, 2024 16 African Fintech Startups Selected for Visa’s Fintech Accelerator Program. Visa has announced the African startups chosen to participate in the second byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 30, 2024 Safaricom picks 9 Kenyan startups for M-Pesa Spark Accelerator. Nine early-stage Kenyan startups have been chosen to participate in the Spark byFatima Oladunni
News Rest of the WorldMay 24, 2024 David Cohen returns as Techstars CEO, after Maëlle Gavet’s departure. David Cohen, co-founder of Techstars, has announced his return as Chief byBolu Babalola
EventsMay 13, 2024 Google’s Hustle Academy for African SMBs, Applications Now Open. Google has announced the opening of applications for its 2024 Hustle Academy byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 9, 2024 South Africa’s Grindstone and USAID launch a 2-year program to support startups. South African accelerator Grindstone, in partnership with USAID Southern Africa byBolu Babalola
EventsMay 8, 2024 Future Africa and CatalyzU team up to offer a “How to Startup” fellowship for African founders. Future Africa and CatalyzU have teamed up to launch the “How to byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsApril 30, 2024 Google’s Startups AI Accelerator Africa program, Applications Now Open. Google on Monday announced that applications are now open for the 8th cohort of byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsApril 29, 2024 Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Education, Applications Now Open. The Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Education is a specialized byMuhammed Mustapha
