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OPay Plans NGX Listing Ahead of Its $4bn US IPO Push OPay is preparing a Nigerian Exchange listing alongside its long-rumoured $4 byBolu BabalolaAugust 28, 2026
Kenya’s Stalled Competition Tribunal Traps Koko Networks’ Appeal Kenya's Competition Tribunal has been unable to hear appeals since September byBetty WangariAugust 28, 2026
Ventures Platform Closes Pan-African Fund II at $84M Final close exceeds $75 million target, with new institutional backing from byGuest PostAugust 26, 2026
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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 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
Africa News NigeriaFebruary 16, 2026 African Defence-Tech Startup Terra Industries Raises $22M in Seed Extension, Bringing Total Funding to $34M Terra Industries, the Nigerian defence technology startup building autonomous byFatima Oladunni
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