Nairobi’s Stock Exchange Is Finally Building a Tech Board. Can It Compete With Johannesburg — Or Will It Join Nigeria’s Zero-IPO Club? After decades as a home for banks, telcos, and brewers, the NSE is creating a byBetty WangariFebruary 20, 2026
Anthropic Just Signed Its First African Government Deal — And Rwanda Is Betting Its Digital Future On It In a three-year MOU covering health, education, and public services, Rwanda byFatima OladunniFebruary 20, 2026
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
News NigeriaFebruary 15, 2024 50 final-year students in Nigeria to receive N100,000 each in tuition aid from Selar. Selar, Africa’s premier platform for creators, is excited to announce the byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 14, 2024 Kenya’s electric mobility startup, Roam, secures $24M for African expansion. Kenyan electric mobility startup Roam, initially known as Opibus, has secured byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 14, 2024 Injaro VC secures $17.5M for SMEs in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Injaro Investment Advisors Limited has raised $17 byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 13, 2024 Catalyst Fund Backed Six African Climate-Tech Startups In 4 Months. The Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital fund and accelerator, has invested byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaFebruary 13, 2024 2 Nigerian Fintech Startups Selected For Y Combinator W24 Batch. Nigerian fintech startups Cleva and Miden have been selected to participate in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 13, 2024 Ilara Health gets $4.2M to grow in East Africa and improve healthcare access. Ilara Health, a health-tech startup based in Kenya that provides private clinics byFatima Oladunni
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