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
Dutch Government Bets $3M on Female-Led African Fintech Fund — In a Market Where Women Get Just 10% of VC Dollars First Circle Capital's DGGF partnership is part of a $30 million fundraise byBolu BabalolaFebruary 18, 2026
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Brand PressNovember 3, 2025 Stream Raises $4M to Redefine Payments for Businesses in MENA. Stream, the Saudi-born platform streamlining modern billing and payments for byGuest Post
Africa News StartupOctober 24, 2025 Kotani Pay Secures Strategic Funding from Tether to Expand Blockchain Access Across Africa. Kenya’s Kotani Pay, a leading on-ramp/off-ramp infrastructure connecting byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupOctober 23, 2025 Spiro Secures $100M to Accelerate Electric Motorcycle Revolution Across Africa. Kenya-based electric mobility pioneer expands battery-swapping network with byBetty Wangari
News Nigeria StartupOctober 22, 2025 Moniepoint Raises Additional $90M, Closing $200M Series C to Power Africa and Europe Expansion. Visa, IFC, and LeapFrog Join Nigerian Fintech Unicorn's War Chest as Company byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupOctober 20, 2025 Madica Invests $400K in North African AI Startups, Forges Strategic Partnership with ABAN. Pan-African Investment Initiative Backs Morocco's Hypeo AI and Tunisia's Anavid byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsOctober 14, 2025 IFC Backs Catalyst Fund with $6 Million Investment to Accelerate African Climate-Tech Innovation. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupOctober 13, 2025 Affinity Africa Surpasses 100K Customers in Ghana Digital Banking Push. Ghanaian digital banking startup Affinity Africa has crossed the 100,000 byBetty Wangari
News Nigeria StartupOctober 7, 2025 Nigerian fintech startup Rulesbase raises $2.1M to automate customer service with AI agents. Rulesbase, a Nigerian startup building AI agents for financial services byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupOctober 6, 2025 Tagaddod Secures $26.3 Million Series A to Accelerate Regional Expansion and Strengthen Global Biofuel Supply Chains. Tagaddod, the tech-powered renewable feedstocks platform operating across byGuest Post
Africa NewsOctober 2, 2025 Safaricom Selects 10 Startups for Second Cohort of Spark Accelerator Program. Safaricom has announced the selection of 10 startups as finalists for the second byBetty Wangari
