Now Open: Founders Fund Africa Opens $50K Creative Economy Accelerator Founders Fund Africa, backed by Chocolate City Group, Argentil Capital 2 minute read
Nigeria Crosses $250 Million Startup Funding Mark For First Time Since 2022 Nigerian startups raised $254 million in H1 2026, crossing the $250 million mark 3 minute read
Court Upholds FCCPC’s Power To Regulate Nigeria’s Digital Lending Market A Lagos Federal High Court has dismissed WASPAN's challenge to FCCPC's digital 3 minute read
South Africa Wants Every SIM Card To Become A Digital ID South Africa is overhauling SIM card registration to introduce real-time 3 minute read
Now Open: Founders Fund Africa Opens $50K Creative Economy Accelerator Founders Fund Africa, backed by Chocolate City Group, Argentil Capital byBolu BabalolaJuly 22, 2026
Nigeria Crosses $250 Million Startup Funding Mark For First Time Since 2022 Nigerian startups raised $254 million in H1 2026, crossing the $250 million mark byBolu BabalolaJuly 21, 2026
Court Upholds FCCPC’s Power To Regulate Nigeria’s Digital Lending Market A Lagos Federal High Court has dismissed WASPAN's challenge to FCCPC's digital byFatima OladunniJuly 21, 2026
South Africa Wants Every SIM Card To Become A Digital ID South Africa is overhauling SIM card registration to introduce real-time byBetty WangariJuly 21, 2026
News NigeriaJune 16, 2026 WATT and MTN Nigeria Partner on 34MW Renewable Energy Rollout for Telecom and EV First WATT, a renewable energy infrastructure company, has signed a partnership byFatima Oladunni
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
Africa NewsFebruary 25, 2026 Spiro Just Raised $50M in Debt to Flood Africa With Electric Motorcycles. The Real Question: Can Battery Swaps Actually Scale? With 80,000 e-bikes deployed, 30 million battery swaps completed, and $230 byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupOctober 20, 2025 Nigerian Cleantech Rana Energy Raises $3M Pre-Seed to Scale AI-Powered Solar Platform Across Africa. Startup Targets 10 MW Capacity Expansion with Hybrid Equity and Green Debt byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaOctober 17, 2025 Lagos State Launches Òmì Èkó: Africa’s Largest Electric Ferry Network with EU Support. 75 electric ferries to transform water transportation across Lagos, reducing byFatima Oladunni
Editorial ReportsOctober 14, 2025 Clean Energy & Renewable Infrastructure: Europe’s $600M Pledge and Africa’s Green Tech Transition. The European Union has taken a major step in supporting Africa’s clean energy byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Plentify introduces new home energy solution: Solarbot. Plentify, a leading innovator in home energy management, has announced a byFausat Abiola
Africa Consumer Tech News StartupSeptember 20, 2024 Ghana’s Kofa expands battery-swapping network via $8m SPV Kofa Technologies is a Ghanaian company transforming energy access through byBetty Wangari
Founder's PulseSeptember 5, 2024 Building a Sustainable Future: Chioma Okotcha on Payhippo’s Mission to Finance Clean Energy in Nigeria. Chioma Okotcha is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Payhippo, a Y byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsAugust 21, 2024 AfDB Invests $10 Million in KawiSafi Fund II to Drive Africa’s Clean Energy Revolution. The KawiSafi Fund II, a venture capital fund dedicated to supporting African byFausat Abiola