Proparco and Equity Group Launch $70M SME Financing Deal Across Africa France's Proparco and Nairobi-based Equity Group have signed a USD 70 million byBolu BabalolaMay 14, 2026
Proparco Backs Cauridor With $2M to Fix Africa’s Broken Remittance Rails Africa receives roughly USD 54 billion in remittances annually byBetty WangariMay 14, 2026
MTN Group Posts 21.1% Revenue Growth in Q1 2026, Led by Nigeria Surge MTN Group posted 21 byFatima OladunniMay 14, 2026
Africa’s Next Fintech Wave: Lending, Wealth, and Embedded Finance Payments are no longer the prize byBetty WangariMay 12, 2026
Africa NewsMay 6, 2024 Kenya’s iProcure undergoes court-appointed administration due to financial difficulties. The Kenyan agri-tech startup iProcure has been placed under administration due byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 1, 2024 Kenyan agri-tech startup Farm to Feed secures funding for growth. Kenyan agri-tech startup Farm to Feed, which has developed a byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 1, 2024 Kenyan BuuPass buys QuickBus to expand in Nigeria, SA. Kenyan mobility startup BuuPass has recently completed the acquisition of byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsApril 29, 2024 Bolt and MKOPA Partner to Launch E-bikes in Kenya. Ride-hailing service Bolt has introduced electric motorcycles to its Kenyan byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 22, 2024 BasiGo Unveils Kenya’s First Electric Bus Assembly Line. BasiGo, a leader in Kenya’s electric mobility sector, has unveiled the country’s byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsApril 19, 2024 Kenyan SunCulture lands $27.5 million to empower smallholder farmers with climate-smart tech. SunCulture, a leader in solar-powered irrigation and agricultural technology for byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 4, 2024 LemFi Gets Green Light for Remittance Services in Kenya. LemFi, a pioneering cross-border payment solution catering to the diaspora byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsApril 2, 2024 Kenya’s Triply joins Y Combinator Winter ’24 (3rd African startup) In January, we broke the news that Y Combinator’s (YC) winter batch for byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 29, 2024 BasiGo gets a $3 million boost from CFAO Group. Kenyan-based e-mobility innovator, BasiGo, has successfully secured a byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 24, 2024 MTN partners with Tappi to bring easy online tools to Ivorian small businesses. Kenyan startup Tappi, specializing in helping SMEs establish their online byFatima Oladunni
