Egypt Issues Its First VAT Guide and Declares Remote Tech Talent Exports Tax-Free — A Major Move as $4.8B in Tech Exports Hang in the Balance. After years of regulatory ambiguity that left service exporters trapped between byBolu BabalolaDecember 2, 2025
How Bokku Beat Shoprite: The Story of Nigeria’s Retail Revolution. A two-year-old startup with 124 stores is crushing a retail giant that operated byMuhammed MustaphaNovember 30, 2025
FSD Africa Commits $30M to Insurtech Innovation as 80% of Disaster Losses in Africa Remain Uninsured. As climate shocks intensify and 97% of Africans remain unprotected, a new byBetty WangariNovember 28, 2025
Lagos fastest growing tech ecosystem – Dealroom 2025 Report. The Nigerian megacity leapfrogged Istanbul, Mumbai, and São Paulo to claim the byFatima OladunniNovember 27, 2025
Africa NewsJune 2, 2024 Africa’s new accelerator, Accelerate Africa, selects its inaugural class of 10 promising ventures. Four months post-launch, Accelerate Africa, a budding accelerator program with byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaMay 29, 2024 Paystack acquires Brass, and fires top management. Brass, a Nigerian banking startup, has been acquired by a consortium led by byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMay 15, 2024 Nigeria opens Startup House in Silicon Valley to boost tech scene. Four in five Nigerian startups, including Paystack, Flutterwave, Moniepoint, and byMuhammed Mustapha
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
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 Digital ID startup Seamfix secures $4.5M for African expansion. Seamfix, a leading global provider of digital identity solutions, has byBolu Babalola
EventsMay 7, 2024 LEAP Africa Social Innovators Fellowship 2024, Application Now Open. Applications are now open for LEAP Africa’s 2024 Social Innovators byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMay 7, 2024 CBN introduces 0.5% cybersecurity levy on bank and fintech transactions. Nigerians using digital payment systems will soon incur a new levy, as the byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaMay 2, 2024 Nigerian logistics startup Renda raises $1.9M for growth. Renda, a Nigerian logistics startup, has secured $1 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
News NigeriaApril 30, 2024 Nigerian food-tech startup Chowdeck secures $2.5 million seed funding. Chowdeck, an on-demand delivery service based in Nigeria, has successfully byMuhammed Mustapha
