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Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru Named Tech Minister Frehiwot Tamiru spent eight years turning Ethio Telecom into a $1 byBetty WangariOctober 9, 2026
Moove Exits Nigeria, Handing Drivers ₦35bn Worth of Cars Moove built its business financing cars for Nigeria's ride-hailing drivers byFatima OladunniOctober 9, 2026
Safaricom Launches Ziidi Shari’ah Money Market Fund Safaricom has launched Ziidi Shari’ah, a money market fund that lets M-Pesa byBetty WangariOctober 8, 2026
Kenya and UK Strengthen Cybersecurity Partnership Britain’s top cyber technologist has visited Nairobi to deepen the UK-Kenya byBetty WangariOctober 8, 2026
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NewsApril 9, 2026 European VC Breega Bets on Nigerian Energy Startup PowerLabs in Latest Africa Push The Lagos-based startup is building the intelligence layer for Africa's byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 18, 2026 BII Invests $15M in Starsight Energy: Why Mezzanine Debt for Nigerian Solar Companies Signals That Clean Energy Financing Is Finally Maturing Beyond Donor Grants On March 16, 2026, British International Investment committed $15 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 18, 2026 Windhoek Launches Accelerate36: Can Namibia Build Africa’s Next Startup Hub By Listing Founders on the Stock Exchange? On March 17, 2026, Namibia unveiled Accelerate36—an ambitious initiative to byBetty Wangari
News NigeriaMarch 17, 2026 Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant: Three Years, $618M Pledged, and the First Check Is ₦1 Billion for 100 Founders Three years after Nigeria launched one of Africa's most ambitious digital byFatima Oladunni
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Africa News StartupFebruary 26, 2026 Ghana’s Fido Just Raised $5.5M to Prove AI Can Underwrite Africa’s ‘Unbankable’ — Without a Credit Score in Sight With over 1 million customers, $500 million disbursed, and a proprietary AI byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 25, 2026 Spiro Just Raised $50M in Debt to Flood Africa With Electric Motorcycles. The Real Question: Can Battery Swaps Actually Scale? With 80,000 e-bikes deployed, 30 million battery swaps completed, and $230 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 24, 2026 Morocco’s WafR Just Raised $4M to Turn 100,000 Corner Stores Into Digital Banks. Here’s Why That Actually Works With 20,000 neighborhood shops already processing mobile top-ups, bill payments, byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 17, 2026 Flextock Just Raised $12.6M to Fix the Broken Backbone of Middle East E-Commerce. With a modular suite spanning fulfillment, shipping, cross-border trade, byBolu Babalola
