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Nigeria Bets $170.6M on Home-Grown Tech Talent With Landmark iDICE Fund of Funds The Bank of Industry has tapped Kuramo Capital to manage the iDICE Fund — one of byBolu BabalolaJuly 2, 2026
Nigeria Deepens Digital Economy Drive Through Finance Ministry–NIGCOMSAT Partnership Nigeria’s push to build a $1 trillion digital economy is increasingly byFatima OladunniJuly 2, 2026
Grey Launches Local Currency Deposits in Ghana and Kenya Grey just removed a step Ghanaian and Kenyan users have been working around for byBetty WangariJuly 2, 2026
Nigeria’s Central Bank Revokes Licences of 46 Microfinance Banks in Sweeping Regulatory Crackdown Nigeria's apex bank has shut down 46 microfinance banks in one of its most byFatima OladunniJuly 1, 2026
EventsJune 29, 2024 UCT GSB Solution Space and Ayoba launch a new e-Track program to support African entrepreneurs. UCT GSB Solution Space and Ayoba have opened applications for the latest edition byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaJune 25, 2024 NSIA selects finalists for the NPI 2.0 accelerator program. The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced the start-ups byMuhammed Mustapha
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