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 NewsNovember 12, 2024 Four African Startups Receive Strategic Investment from Visa. Visa, a leading global payments technology company, has announced a strategic byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsNovember 8, 2024 African Startups Can Win $55,000 in HBS New Venture Competition – Applications Now Open. Applications are now open for the highly anticipated 26th Annual Harvard byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupNovember 1, 2024 Moroccan Logistics Startup Colis Raises $300K Pre-Seed Funding Colis, a Moroccan cross-border logistics startup, has recently raised $300,000 byFausat Abiola
NewsOctober 29, 2024 Moniepoint Hits Unicorn Valuation with $110M Funding Nigerian fintech startup Moniepoint has raised $110 million in a Series C byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 28, 2024 Egyptian Mobility Startup Rabbit Mobility Raises $1.3M Egyptian micromobility startup Rabbit Mobility has successfully raised a US$1 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsOctober 28, 2024 South Africa VisionAI Secures Funding for AI Expansion. South Africa’s VisionAI, a pioneering company in artificial intelligence and byBolu Babalola
ReportsOctober 22, 2024 Is Funding Winter Over in Africa? A Thorough Analysis of Deals in Africa So Far. In 2024, the African startup ecosystem witnessed a wave of investments, byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa News StartupOctober 18, 2024 Kenyan direct air capture startup Octavia Carbon closes $5m seed round to remove more carbon out of Africa. Kenyan direct air capture (DAC) startup Octavia Carbon has successfully closed a byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupOctober 13, 2024 South African fintech company Scale raises $700,000 pre seed. Scale, a South African fintech startup, has successfully raised $700,000 in byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 9, 2024 WiASSUR Partners with AXIAN Group for Strategic Growth in Ivory Coast’s Insurtech Sector. Ivorian insurtech startup WiASSUR has secured a significant equity investment byBolu Babalola