Lagos Is Getting a $250 Million Hyperscale Data Center. Here’s Why Nigeria Still Can’t Power the Cloud. Kasi Cloud just broke ground on what will become one of Africa's largest data byFatima OladunniFebruary 26, 2026
Ghana’s Fido Just Raised $5.5M to Prove AI Can Underwrite Africa’s ‘Unbankable’ — Without a Credit Score in Sight With over 1 million customers, $500 million disbursed, and a proprietary AI byBolu BabalolaFebruary 26, 2026
Spiro Just Raised $50M in Debt to Flood Africa With Electric Motorcycles. The Real Question: Can Battery Swaps Actually Scale? With 80,000 e-bikes deployed, 30 million battery swaps completed, and $230 byBolu BabalolaFebruary 25, 2026
Morocco’s WafR Just Raised $4M to Turn 100,000 Corner Stores Into Digital Banks. Here’s Why That Actually Works With 20,000 neighborhood shops already processing mobile top-ups, bill payments, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 24, 2026
Africa NewsNovember 3, 2025 Safaricom Launches ‘Shangwe @25’ Nationwide Promotion to Celebrate 25 Years of Transforming Kenya. Safaricom, Kenya’s telecommunications giant, has launched a major byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsOctober 31, 2025 M-PESA Foundation Launches Ambitious “Citizens of the Future” Education Programme to Transform Kenyan Learning. The M-PESA Foundation has launched Citizens of the Future, a groundbreaking byBetty Wangari
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 NewsJanuary 23, 2024 Kenyan Tech Gets A Boost With Spark Accelerator. Safaricom, M-PESA Africa, and Sumitomo Corporation are currently accepting byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsDecember 18, 2023 M-Pesa Partner With Visa To Start Issuing Debit Cards. As of now, M-PESA provides virtual payment cards to a vast user base of over 60 byMuhammed Mustapha
