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 Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 PaidHR Raises $1.8M Seed Funding to Revolutionize Payroll and HR Management in Africa. Nigerian startup PaidHR has secured $1 byFatima Oladunni
Fintech News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Startup Hizo Raises $100,000 to Simplify Intra-African Money Transfers. Lagos-based fintech startup Hizo has raised $100,000 in a friends-and-family byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 18, 2025 Egyptian FleetTech Startup Octane Raises $5.2M to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian fintech startup Octane, a digital platform focused on fleet and on-road byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJune 18, 2025 DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigerian Agri-Fintech Startup Winich Farms in First Pan-African Investment. DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s leading early-stage fintech venture capital byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 11, 2025 Senegalese E-Health Startup KERA Health Secures US$10M Investment from IFC. KERA Health Platforms, a Senegalese e-health startup, has raised US$10 million byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 10, 2025 South African AgriTech Startup Nile Secures ZAR200 Million (US$11.3M) to Expand Across Southern Africa. South African agri-tech startup Nile has raised ZAR200 million (US$11 byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 2, 2025 South African Recycling Startup Regenize Secures Funding for Growth Expansion. Regenize, a South African startup championing zero waste and recycling byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupMay 29, 2025 Nigerian Construction Tech Startup CutStruct Raises $1.5M to Scale Operations CutStruct, a Nigerian constru byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 15, 2025 Egypt’s Nawy Secures $75M to Transform Real Estate Across MENA with AI-Driven Proptech Ecosystem. Egyptian proptech startup Nawy has raised a total of $75 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMay 7, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Zeepay Secures US$18 Million in Debt Financing to Boost Expansion and Strengthen Liquidity. Ghanaian financial technology company Zeepay has announced the successful close byBolu Babalola
