Nigeria’s SEC Just Killed Its Startup Ecosystem: A 3,900% Capital Hike and the Death of Innovation On January 16, 2026, Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission enacted byMuhammed MustaphaJanuary 23, 2026
Applications Open for Startup World Cup May Showdown in Abuja Africa’s vibrant startup ecosystem is gearing up for a major international byFatima OladunniJanuary 22, 2026
Olasupo Funke on Designing API Documentation for Developers at Global Scale. Olasupo Funke is a technical writer and documentation specialist whose path into byMuhammed MustaphaJanuary 21, 2026
African Impact Challenge Opens Cohort 6: $25,000 CAD, Toronto Residency, and Four Tracks to Transform African Innovation The gatekeepers of African innovation just opened their doors again byBolu BabalolaJanuary 21, 2026
EventsJune 18, 2024 Win $1 Million to Change African Agriculture! Apply for the THRIVE Challenge. African agrifood startups are invited to apply for the US$1 million THRIVE 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 29, 2024 WFF Startup Innovation Awards for Agri-food startups, Applications now open. African agri-food startups are invited to apply for the WFF Startup Innovation byFatima Oladunni
EventsMay 14, 2024 RaiseReady seeks female-led startups in South Africa & Kenya. Female-led or “female-empowering” startups in South Africa and Kenya byFatima Oladunni
EventsMay 13, 2024 TotalEnergies Startupper of the Year Challenge 2024, Applications Now Open. To celebrate its 100th anniversary and build on the success of previous byFatima Oladunni
EventsMay 7, 2024 LEAP Africa Social Innovators Fellowship 2024, Application Now Open. Applications are now open for LEAP Africa’s 2024 Social Innovators byFatima Oladunni
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 30, 2024 The Tech Circle Pitch2Win competition is open for applications. Early-stage Nigerian startups are invited to participate in the much-anticipated 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
