Nairobi’s Stock Exchange Is Finally Building a Tech Board. Can It Compete With Johannesburg — Or Will It Join Nigeria’s Zero-IPO Club? After decades as a home for banks, telcos, and brewers, the NSE is creating a byBetty WangariFebruary 20, 2026
Anthropic Just Signed Its First African Government Deal — And Rwanda Is Betting Its Digital Future On It In a three-year MOU covering health, education, and public services, Rwanda byFatima OladunniFebruary 20, 2026
South Africa’s Araxi Just Dropped R1 Billion on Pay@ — And It’s a Bet on the End of Fragmentation In the biggest payments consolidation deal South Africa has seen in years, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 18, 2026
Gabon Just Flipped the Kill Switch on Social Media — Indefinitely. Here’s What That Actually Costs. The Central African nation joins a growing list of governments using internet byBetty WangariFebruary 18, 2026
Africa NewsDecember 20, 2024 Entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income Commonwealth nations to benefit from new Imperial College London fellowship. Imperial College London has announced the launch of the Commonwealth Startup byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsDecember 19, 2024 Tyme becomes Africa’s ninth unicorn with $250M Series D. South African fintech Tyme Group has joined the prestigious ranks of Africa’s byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaDecember 17, 2024 Payment startup Juicyway secures $3 million in pre-seed funding Juicyway, a Nigerian fintech startup solving cross-border FX liquidity byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsDecember 17, 2024 Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan announces its entry into the UAE market. MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech company and first unicorn, has officially byFausat Abiola
NewsDecember 14, 2024 Senegalese startup Eyone raises $1 million to improve healthcare access and quality across Africa. Senegalese e-health startup Eyone has successfully secured $1 million in funding byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaDecember 14, 2024 Moroccan startup Z, focused on B2B retail-tech, raises $1.05M. Moroccan B2B retail-tech startup Z has successfully raised $1 byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsDecember 11, 2024 South Africa’s The Good People Data Company raises an undisclosed amount of funding. South Africa’s The Good People Data Company (TGPDC), a trailblazer in digital byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsDecember 11, 2024 Seedstars Africa Venture Capital fund successfully closes its first close, raising $42 million. Seedstars Africa Ventures I, a venture capital fund dedicated to early-stage byFausat Abiola
NewsDecember 9, 2024 Francophone fintech HUB2 raises $8.4M in Series A for growth. Francophone-focused fintech startup HUB2 has successfully raised €8 million byFausat Abiola
NewsDecember 9, 2024 Egyptian logistics startup Nowlun secures $1.7M in seed funding. Egyptian logistics startup Nowlun has raised $1 byFausat Abiola
