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 NewsMay 9, 2024 South Africa’s Grindstone and USAID launch a 2-year program to support startups. South African accelerator Grindstone, in partnership with USAID Southern Africa byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 Digital ID startup Seamfix secures $4.5M for African expansion. Seamfix, a leading global provider of digital identity solutions, has byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 2, 2024 Nigerian logistics startup Renda raises $1.9M for growth. Renda, a Nigerian logistics startup, has secured $1 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 2, 2024 Ethiopia’s Kubik raises $1.9M to fight plastic waste. Ethiopian plastic waste upcycling startup Kubik has secured an additional $1 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 1, 2024 Kenyan agri-tech startup Farm to Feed secures funding for growth. Kenyan agri-tech startup Farm to Feed, which has developed a byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaApril 30, 2024 Nigerian food-tech startup Chowdeck secures $2.5 million seed funding. Chowdeck, an on-demand delivery service based in Nigeria, has successfully byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsApril 30, 2024 Google’s Startups AI Accelerator Africa program, Applications Now Open. Google on Monday announced that applications are now open for the 8th cohort of byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsApril 30, 2024 The Tech Circle Pitch2Win competition is open for applications. Early-stage Nigerian startups are invited to participate in the much-anticipated byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsApril 29, 2024 HyperionDev Secures $5 Million to Empower South African Learners South African tech education provider HyperionDev has successfully secured R95 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsApril 26, 2024 Egypt’s Waffarha, a deal-saving platform, raises millions in seed funding. Egyptian group-buying platform Waffarha has successfully secured a seven-figure byBolu Babalola
