MTN and Ant International Partner to Transform MoMo Into a Super App — Nigeria Goes First MTN Group Fintech and Ant International have signed a strategic partnership to byBetty WangariJune 10, 2026
CreditChek Raises $600K to Fix East Africa’s Broken Credit Data Stack Lagos-founded CreditChek has raised $600,000 to expand its credit data byFatima OladunniJune 10, 2026
MNT-Halan Hits $1.4bn Valuation as Egypt’s Biggest Bank Buys In Egypt's first fintech unicorn MNT-Halan has raised a new funding round led by Al byBolu BabalolaJune 10, 2026
Best Gadgets Solving Everyday Problems in Nigeria in 2026 Nigeria's most important consumer gadgets in 2026 are not status symbols — they byFatima OladunniJune 8, 2026
Africa App NewsAugust 28, 2024 Kenya’s Sukhiba raises $1.5m seed extension to scale WhatsApp-based e-commerce in emerging markets Kenya’s Sukhiba, a conversational commerce platform leveraging WhatsApp, byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsJuly 18, 2024 d.light Secures $176 Million for Solar Power in East Africa. d byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 16, 2024 Uncover secures $1.4 million to serve new markets in Ghana and Uganda. Uncover, a Kenyan innovator in personalized skincare, has secured $1 byBolu Babalola
EventsJune 20, 2024 Kenya to Host 11th Angel Fair Africa in November. The eleventh edition of the Angel Fair Africa event will take place in Nairobi, byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 15, 2024 Kenyan farmers get a boost as Visa teams up with ThriveAgric for expansion. ThriveAgric, a leading Nigerian agritech startup, has announced a strategic byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMay 30, 2024 Safaricom picks 9 Kenyan startups for M-Pesa Spark Accelerator. Nine early-stage Kenyan startups have been chosen to participate in the Spark byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 29, 2024 Copia Kenya’s parent company enters administration after funding failure. B2C e-commerce company Copia Global, the parent company of Copia Kenya, has byBolu Babalola
EventsMay 14, 2024 RaiseReady seeks female-led startups in South Africa & Kenya. Female-led or “female-empowering” startups in South Africa and Kenya byFatima Oladunni
EventsMay 13, 2024 Google’s Hustle Academy for African SMBs, Applications Now Open. Google has announced the opening of applications for its 2024 Hustle Academy byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsMay 9, 2024 AfriLabs and Intel join forces to nurture Kenya’s deep-tech startups. AfriLabs, a leading African hub network, has joined forces with Intel to byMuhammed Mustapha
