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
Unilever Just Bet the Future of Dove, Hellmann’s, and Vaseline on Google’s AI — Here’s Why In a five-year partnership, the CPG giant is migrating its entire data and cloud byMuhammed MustaphaFebruary 18, 2026
Africa NewsFebruary 10, 2025 ToumAI Raises €1M to Revolutionize Customer Experience with AI. ToumAI, a cutting-edge AI technology company based in Morocco, has secured EUR1 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 29, 2025 Egypt’s Fincart Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Enhance Logistics for SMBs. Fincart, an Egyptian startup focused on helping e-commerce SMBs improve shipping byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 28, 2025 Kenyan Fintech Startup Sevi Secures Funding from Renew Capital to Scale Its “Stock Now, Pay Later” Platform Kenyan fintech startup Sevi, which is transforming stock financing for byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 28, 2025 SA Climate-Tech Startup Insight Terra Raises $5.7m to Scale. South African startup Insight Terra has raised $5 byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJanuary 24, 2025 Accrue Raises $1.58M to Revolutionize African Cross-Border Payments Accrue, a trailblazing cross-border payment platform, has secured $1 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 24, 2025 Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M to Drive Innovation in Kenyan Tourism. Nairobi-based tourism venture studio Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV) has secured byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 23, 2025 Naked Secures $38M in Series B2 Funding to Fuel Expansion. South African insurtech startup Naked has raised an impressive US$38 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 22, 2025 MoneyHash Raises $5.2M to Optimize Payments in the MEA Region MoneyHash, a groundbreaking payment orchestration platform focused on the Middle byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 21, 2025 Successful Commercial Paper Issuance: MTN Nigeria Raises N42.20 Billion MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has announced the successful conclusion of its byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 16, 2025 $100 Million Women Empowerment Climate Fund The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, in partnership with Beyond Finance and byBolu Babalola
