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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
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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 byChisom Muojindu
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
