When Creator Economy Rivals Go to War: Inside the Selar-Mainstack Billboard Battle That Turned a Lagos Conference Into Nigeria’s Messiest Tech Feud of 2026 If you missed it, one of the most explosive tech rivalries of 2026 just played byBolu BabalolaMarch 19, 2026
Kenya’s Big Tech Tax Strategy Collapsed When Trump Killed the Global Deal—But KRA Is Doubling Down Anyway Kenya spent years positioning itself to collect a 15% minimum tax from tech byBetty WangariMarch 19, 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 BabalolaMarch 18, 2026
Windhoek Launches Accelerate36: Can Namibia Build Africa’s Next Startup Hub By Listing Founders on the Stock Exchange? On March 17, 2026, Namibia unveiled Accelerate36—an ambitious initiative to byBetty WangariMarch 18, 2026
Africa NewsFebruary 17, 2026 Flextock Just Raised $12.6M to Fix the Broken Backbone of Middle East E-Commerce. With a modular suite spanning fulfillment, shipping, cross-border trade, byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 20, 2026 12 Startups Set to Battle for Capital at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi’s Investment Showcase From AI-powered humanoid robots to blockchain payment rails, the February pitch byBetty Wangari
Editorial OpinionJanuary 12, 2026 Egypt’s Government Is Backing More Startups Than Kenya and Nigeria Combined—And It’s Working While Kenya and Nigeria compete for venture capital headlines, Egypt has quietly byBolu Babalola
Editorial MoonsightsJanuary 8, 2026 The Unstoppable 50: Africa’s Most Promising Emerging Startups to Watch in 2026. From AI language models to electric motorcycles, these young companies are byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsDecember 9, 2025 Egypt Forces Government Insurance Funds Into Stock Market in Controversial Capital Market Push Financial regulators mandate state-affiliated portfolios shift from treasury byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsDecember 2, 2025 Egypt Issues Its First VAT Guide and Declares Remote Tech Talent Exports Tax-Free — A Major Move as $4.8B in Tech Exports Hang in the Balance. After years of regulatory ambiguity that left service exporters trapped between byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsNovember 25, 2025 Revibe, the Refurbished Electronics Marketplace, Secures $17M Series A Funding Led by Partech. Dubai-Egypt startup exemplifies new wave of cross-border African tech plays byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupAugust 27, 2025 Egyptian Super-App Breadfast Raise $10M at $400M Valuation as Fintech Expansion Accelerates. Egyptian on-demand delivery startup Breadfast has secured a significant funding byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJuly 24, 2025 Egyptian Fintech Flend Raises $3M Seed Round to Digitize SME Lending Across MENA Egyptian digital SME lending platform Flend has closed a $3 million seed funding byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the World StartupJuly 10, 2025 LemFi targets Egypt’s $20.6B remittance goldmine as fintech wars heat up in North Africa. LemFi, the London-based fintech startup that’s been quietly building one byFatima Oladunni
