500 Global’s Africa Partner Mareme Dieng Departs After Five Years, Leaving Gap in Firm’s Continental Strategy. The Senegalese investor's exit comes just over a year after her promotion to byBetty WangariDecember 3, 2025
Impact Investor I&P Closes €41M for Third Fund Targeting Africa’s ‘Missing Middle’ SMEs. Paris-based Investisseurs & Partenaires aims to bridge the financing gap for byBetty WangariDecember 2, 2025
Egypt Issues Its First VAT Guide and Declares Remote Tech Talent Exports Tax-Free — A Major Move as $4.8B in Tech Exports Hang in the Balance. After years of regulatory ambiguity that left service exporters trapped between byBolu BabalolaDecember 2, 2025
How Bokku Beat Shoprite: The Story of Nigeria’s Retail Revolution. A two-year-old startup with 124 stores is crushing a retail giant that operated byMuhammed MustaphaNovember 30, 2025
Africa NewsFebruary 5, 2024 2nd Accelerate Africa Startup Support Programme, Applications Now Open. Early-stage founders, brimming with innovative solutions to tackle some of the byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 5, 2024 Nigerian Startup alGROWithm Scales Growth Talent Program with New Funding. Nigerian startup alGROWithm has recently obtained funding to expand its byMuhammed Mustapha
ReportsFebruary 5, 2024 Startup Funding Drought Continues Despite $85m Raised in January. African startups faced continued funding challenges into 2024, securing $85 byFatima Oladunni
EventsFebruary 3, 2024 Innovest Ignite Lagos offers $20k Funding, Applications Now Open. In a move to nurture innovation and bolster early-stage startups in Nigeria, byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsFebruary 1, 2024 Village Capital, Standard Chartered back women-led startups. Kenyan e-health startup Bena Care and Zambian fintech Mighty Finance have byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 26, 2024 Kenyan Shamba Pride Secures $3.7 Million in Pre-Series A Funding. Kenyan agri-tech startup Shamba Pride has secured US$3 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 17, 2024 Canza Finance Raises $2.3 Million to Scale Its FX Platform. Canza Finance, a Web3 neobank dedicated to facilitating cross-border payments byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 16, 2024 Ezdehar Invests $10M in Egyptian Yodawy, Securing a Minority Stake. Ezdehar, an Egyptian private equity firm, has successfully acquired a minority byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 16, 2024 Egyptian Fintech Zeal Secures $4m For Tech Expansion. Zeal, the Egyptian customer loyalty fintech, has secured a significant $4 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Norrsken Accelerator: 2024 Applications Now Open. Norrsken22, a Pan-African VC firm, has opened applications for its 2024 Norrsken byFatima Oladunni
