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Ethiopia Hosts First African Social Media Influencers Summit in Addis Ababa Ethiopia hosted the first African Social Media Influencers Summit in Addis byBetty WangariMay 11, 2026
Redtech, MoMo PSB and UBA Expand Merchant Payment Access Across Nigeria Redtech, MoMo PSB, and United Bank for Africa (UBA) have launched a payment byGuest PostMay 8, 2026
Africa NewsApril 29, 2026 Dodai Raises $13M Series A to Build Ethiopia’s Electric Motorcycle Infrastructure Ethiopian electric mobility startup Dodai has raised $13 million in Series A byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsApril 14, 2026 Ghana’s GIP Raises $20M From Norfund and Axis Pension to Scale SME Financing Growth Investment Partners (GIP), the Accra-based SME financing platform seeded byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 18, 2026 BII Invests $15M in Starsight Energy: Why Mezzanine Debt for Nigerian Solar Companies Signals That Clean Energy Financing Is Finally Maturing Beyond Donor Grants On March 16, 2026, British International Investment committed $15 million in byBolu Babalola
